River Islands At Lathrop, Phase 2B and Appendices

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DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
RIVER ISLANDS AT LATHROP, PHASE 2B
VOLUME 2
October 2014
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Appendix A – EIS Distribution, Noticing, and Scoping
Appendix A-1
EIS Distribution and Noticing
Appendix A‐1. EIS Distribution and Noticing 1 of 2
Name Title Organization Address PO Box City, Zip Code Phone E‐mail
Community Development Agency Alameda County 399 Elmhurst Street, Room 136 Hayward, CA 94544
Planning Department Amador County 500 Argonaut Lane Jackson, CA 95642
AT&T 44 West Yokuts Stockton, CA 95205
Bill Draa Superintendent Banta Elementary School District 22375 El Rancho Rd Tracy, CA 95304 209‐835‐0843
Baykeeper, Deltakeeper Chapter 785 Market Street, Suite 850 San Francisco, CA 94103
Alicia Guerra Briscoe Ivester & Bazel 155 Sansome St, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 415‐402‐[email protected]
Building Association of the Delta 509 Weber #410 Stockton, CA 95203
Mid California Office Bureau of Reclamation 7794 Folsom Dam Road Folsom, CA 95630
Planning Department Calaveras County 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249
Ramon Batista Califia LLC (dba River Islands at Lathrop) 73 W. Stewart Road Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐879‐[email protected] 
Susan Dell'Osso Project Director Califia LLC (dba River Islands at Lathrop) 73 W. Stewart Road Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐879‐[email protected]
California Air Resources Board PO Box 2815  Sacramento, CA 95812
School Facility Planning California Department of Education 1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814
California Department of Fish and Game 1416 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814
California Department of Toxic Substances Control PO Box 806 Sacramento, CA 95812
Tom Dumas Chief California Department of Transportation 1976 East Charter Way PO Box 2048 Stockton, CA 95201 209‐941‐1921
California Department of Water Resources PO Box 942836Sacramento, CA 94236
Bill Jennings Executive Director California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 3536 Rainier Avenue Stockton, CA 95204
Bill Martin Central Valley Farm Trust 8788 Elk Grove Blvd, Building 1, Suite 1 Elk Grove, CA 95624
Jay Punia General Manager Central Valley Flood Protection Board 3310 El Camino Avenue, Room 151 Sacramento, CA 95821 916‐574‐[email protected]
Patricia Leary Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 3443 Routier Road, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95827‐3003 916‐255‐3000
Timothy R. O'Brien Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 3443 Routier Road, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95827‐3003 916‐255‐3000
Cary Keaton City Manager City of Lathrop 390 Towne Centre Dr Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐941‐[email protected]
Charlie Mullen Principal Planner City of Lathrop 390 Towne Centre Dr Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐941‐[email protected] 
Steve Salvatore Community Development Director City of Lathrop 390 Towne Centre Dr Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐941‐[email protected]
Tom Ruark City Engineer City of Lathrop 390 Towne Centre Dr Lathrop, CA 95330 [email protected] 
Planning Department City of Ripon 259 North Wilma Avenue Ripon, CA 95366
Community Development Department City of Tracy 520 Tracy Boulevard Tracy, CA 95376
Community Development Department Contra Costa County 651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, North Wing Martinez, CA 94533
Linda Fiack Executive Director Delta Protection Commission 14215 River Road PO Box 530 Walnut Grove, CA 95690 916‐776‐[email protected]
Dennis J. O'Bryant Acting Assistant Director Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection 801 K Street, MS‐1801 Sacramento, CA 95814 916‐324‐0850
Dr. Tom Williams Managing Director Dubai Isles Development 700A Howe Street San Mateo, CA 94401 650‐558‐[email protected]
FEMA Region IX 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94602
Steve Herum Herum Crabtree Brown 2291 West March Lane, Suite B100 Stockton, CA 95207
Susan Dell'Osso President Island Reclamation District No. 2062 16976 S. Harlan Road Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐858‐2040
Lathrop Chamber of Commerce 16976 S. Harlan Road Lathrop, CA 95330
Fred Manding Fire Marshal Lathrop‐Manteca Fire District 800 J Street Lathrop, CA 95330 209‐858‐2331
Dennis L. Hay Law Offices of Mehlhaff & Hay 23950 South Chrisman Road, Suite A PO Box 1129 Tracy, CA 95378‐1129
Benjamin J. Cantu Advanced Planning Manager Manteca Community Development Department 1001 West Center Street Manteca, CA 95337
Ric Reinhardt Principal MBK 1771 Tribute Way Sacramento, CA 95815 916‐456‐[email protected]
Thomas J. Rosten District Engineer Mossdale Reclamation District No. 2107 227 Alvarado Way Tracy, CA 95376 209‐836‐0829
National Marine Fisheries Service 501 Ocean Blvd Long Beach, CA 90802
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1401 Constitution Ave, Room 5128 Washington, DC 20230
Richard Roos‐Collins Senior Attorney Natural Heritage Institute 100 Pine Street, Suite 1550 San Francisco, CA 94111
Monte Schmidt San Joaquin River Project Manager Natural Resources Defense Council 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104
Northern California Water Agencies 455 Capitol Mall #335 Sacramento, CA 95814
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 2730 Gateway Oaks Dr, Suite 220 Sacramento, CA 95833
Henry Long President Reclamation District No. 17 1812 Burnside Way Stockton, CA 95207 209‐478‐1696
Community Development Department Sacramento County 827 7th Street, Room 230 Sacramento, CA 95814
San Joaquin Audubon Society PO Box 7755  Stockton ,CA 95217
Planning Division San Joaquin County Council of Governments 222 East Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 209‐235‐0600
San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department 304 Weber Avenue, Third Floor Stockton, CA 95202
San Joaquin County LAFCO 1860 East Hazelton Ave Stockton, CA 95205
Wendy Johnson Environmental Coordinator San Joaquin County Public Works 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 209‐468‐3085
San Joaquin Partnership 2800 W. March Lane #470 Stockton, CA 95219
Stacey Mortensen San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission 949 East Channel Street Stockton, CA 95202
John Cadrett Air Quality Planner, Northern Region San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 4230 Kiernan Avenue, Suite 130 Modesto, CA 95356 209‐557‐6400
Planning and Development Department Santa Clara County 70 West Hedding, 7th Floor, East Wing San Jose, CA 95110
Eric Parfrey Chair Sierra Club, Mother Lode Chapter 1421 W. Willow Street Stockton, CA 95203 209‐462‐7079Eric@baseline‐env.com
Resource Management Department Solano County  675 Texas Street #550 Fairfield, CA 94533
John Herrick South Delta Water Agency 4255 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2 Stockton, CA 95207 209‐956‐[email protected]
South San Joaquin Irrigation District PO Box 747 Ripon, CA 95366
Planning and Community Development Department Stanislaus County 1010 Tenth Street, Suite 3400  Modesto, CA 95350
State Department of Conservation 801 K Street, 24th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
State of California Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916‐445‐0613
Appendix A‐1. EIS Distribution and Noticing 2 of 2
Name Title Organization Address PO Box City, Zip Code Phone E‐mail
Stockton East Water District 6767 E. Main Street Stockton, CA 95215
Stockton Planning Department 345 N. El Dorado Street Stockton, CA 95202
F. Allan Chapman The Cambay Group Inc. 2990 Oak Road, Suite 400 Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Jim Franco Superintendent Tracy Unified School District 1875 W. Lowell Avenue Tracy, CA 95376 209‐830‐3245
Public Works Department Tuoloumne County, A.N. Francisco Building 48 W. Yaney Ave, 3rd Floor Sonora, CA 95370
Bill Guthrie Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street, Regulatory Division Sacramento, CA 95814‐2922 916‐557‐[email protected] 
Claire Marie Turner Section 408 Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814‐2922 916‐557‐[email protected] 
Lisa Clay Legal Counsel U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814‐2922 916‐557‐[email protected] 
Mark Finan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street, Room 1480 Sacramento, CA 95814‐2922
Patti Johnson Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 1325 J Street, Regulatory Division Sacramento, CA 95814‐2922 [email protected] 
Regulatory Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105‐1905
David H. Solouff Chief, Bridge Section U.S. Coast Guard, District Eleven U.S. Coast Guard Island  Building 50‐3 Alameda, CA 94501‐5100 510‐437‐3514
Nova Blazej Acting Manager U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105‐3901 415‐972‐3847
David L. Harlow Acting Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2800 Cottage Way, Room W‐2605 Sacramento, CA 95825‐1846 916‐414‐6520
State Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2800 Cottage Way, Room E‐1823 Sacramento, CA 95825‐1846
Patrick Kerr Manager of Industry and Public Projects Union Pacific Railroad 10031 Foothills Blvd Roseville, CA 95747
Fleener Richards 701 Bobcat Ln Manteca, CA 95336
Robert C. & Eileen R. Young 2107 Terraza Place Fullerton, CA 92835
Appendix A-2
Notice of Intent
Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 111/Friday, June 10, 2005/Notices 33885
prepare a Draft Second Supplemental and times will be announced in public operation and maintenance of a Federal
Environmental Impact Statement notices and local newspapers. A Public flood control project, navigation,
(DSEIS) for the Tamiami Trail feature of meeting will be held after release of the hydrology, water quality, wetlands,
the Modified Water Deliveries to Draft RGRR/SEIS; the exact location, endangered species, agricultural
Everglades National Park (MWD) project date, and times will be announced in a resources, transportation, cultural
in Miami-Dade County. The study is a public notice and local newspapers. resources, and air quality.
cooperative effort between the U.S. g. Coordination: The proposed action DATES: The projected date for public
Army Corps of Engineers, Everglades is in accordance with the Fish and release of the DEIS is November, 2006.
National Park (ENP), the Florida Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) of Two public scoping meetings will be
Department of Transportation, and the 1958 and the Endangered Species Act held on June 29, 2005, to receive
South Florida Water Management (ESA) of 1973. The coordinating comments on the proposed contents of
District. agencies include the U.S. Fish and the DEIS. One meeting will be held
FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT: Jon Wildlife Service, Everglades National during business hours at 1:30 p.m. and
Park, the Florida Fish and Wildlife the second will be held in the evening
Moulding, U.S. Army Corps of
Conservation Commission, the Florida at 7 p.m. to accommodate the schedules
Engineers, Planning Division,
Department of Transportation, and the of participants.
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019, by e-mail, South Florida Water Management ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will
[email protected], or by District. be held at the Lathrop Community
telephone at 904–232–2286. h. Other Environmental Review and Room, 15453 7th Street, Lathrop, CA
Consultation: The proposed action 95330. Written comments may be
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: would involve evaluation for mailed to Ms. Patti Johnson at, 1325 J
a. Authorization: The MWD project in
compliance with guidelines pursuant to Street, Room 1480, Sacramento, CA
South Florida was authorized by the
Section 404(b) of the Clean Water Act 95814–2922. All comments must be
Everglades National Park Protection and
and the National Historic Preservation received on or before July 29, 2005.
Expansion Act of 1989. Prior to the
current study, a Final GRR/SEIS on the Act. FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:
i. Agency Role: As cooperating
Questions about the proposed action
project was coordinated with the public
agency, Everglades National Park will
and the DEIS can be answered by Ms.
in December 2003. The document was
provide extensive information and
Patti Johnson, telephone (916) 557–
withdrawn without a Record of Decision
assistance on the resources to be
6611, or e-mail at
because additional information on costs
impacted and alternatives.
[email protected]. Please
and benefits required a revision of plan j. DSEIS Preparation: The integrated
refer to Identification Number
formulation and evaluation. draft RGRR, including a DSEIS, is
199500412.
b. Project Scope: The primary goal of
currently estimated for publication in
the MWD project is to improve water August 2005. SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: River
deliveries to ENP from the Central and Islands, LLC, (applicant) has applied for
Southern Florida project. The Tamiami Dated: June 3, 2005. Corps authorization under section 404
Trail feature involves means to convey Stuart J. Appelbaum, of the Clean Water Act. The applicant is
water south under Tamiami Trail, U.S. Chief, Planning Division. also requesting the State of California
Highway 41, into Northeast Shark River [FR Doc. 05–11498 Filed 6–9–05; 8:45 am] Reclamation Board to seek permission
Slough of ENP. Specific Objectives BILLING CODE 3710–AJ–M from the Corps Chief of Engineers under
include passing peak MWD flows under 33 U.S.C. 408 to permanently alter
the highway in as natural a way as federal flood control project levees. The
practicable without adversely affecting DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE project as proposed would also require
the roadbed and public safety. Corps authorization under Section 10 of
c. Preliminary Alternatives: The Department of the Army; Corps of the Rivers and Harbors Act. The project
previously examined alternatives will Engineers may also require other Federal, State or
be reevaluated in light of new local authorizations, including bridge
Intent To Prepare a Draft
hydrologic modeling that indicates the permit(s) from the U.S. Coast Guard
Environmental Impact Statement for
need for a higher design water elevation, under Section 9 of the Rivers and
the Proposed River Islands Project, in
greater construction costs resulting from Harbors Act.
San Joaquin County, CA
increases in market costs of material, The proposed project site currently
concerns for public safety, and the need AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. includes agricultural land, forested
to raise the profile of any portion of the Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. riparian habitat, and rip-rapped flood
road that would not be bridged. ACTION: Notice of intent. control levees. It is in the area known
d. Issues: The RGRR/SEIS will as West Lathrop, which was annexed to
consider impacts on health and safety, SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of the City of Lathrop in 1997. Stewart
aesthetics and recreation, cultural Engineers, Sacramento District (Corps), Tract is an island in the Sacramento-San
resources, socio-economic resources, will prepare a Draft Environmental Joaquin River Delta bounded by the San
hydrology, water quality, ecosystem Impact Statement (DEIS) for Corps Joaquin River on the north and east, Old
habitat, fish and wildlife resources, authorization actions for the proposed River on the west, and Paradise Cut on
threatened and endangered species, and River Islands project. The overall project the south. Union Pacific Railroad
construction costs. purpose is to construct a large-scale, (UPRR) tracks are located along the
e. Scoping: As the nature of the issues mixed-use project consisting of eastern boundary of the largest portion
have not changed since the previous residential development, a commercial of the project site. Paradise Cut is used
document was issued, no additional complex, and which may include open for irrigation and as a flood control
scoping is planned. space and recreational amenities, bypass channel carrying flood waters
f. Public Involvement: Public located in San Joaquin County or the from the San Joaquin River to Old River.
workshops may be held over the course south delta area. The DEIS will address The area adjacent to the project site is
of the study; the exact location, dates, impacts such as major changes in the largely agricultural. However, the
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33886 Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 111/Friday, June 10, 2005/Notices
Mossdale portion of West Lathrop of Lathrop in January, 2003. A General the DEIS in accordance with NEPA and
immediately north of the project is Plan Amendment, West Lathrop the Section 404(b)(1) guidelines.
currently undergoing urban Specific Plan amendment, rezoning and Potentially significant issues to be
development. Developed portions of the an Urban Design Concept have also been analyzed in depth in the DEIS include,
City of Lathrop are east of Interstate approved by the City. but are not limited to, wetlands and
Highway 5 and the proposed project A delineation which identifies terrestrial biology, cultural resources,
site. approximately 379 acres of waters of the water quality, hydrology and flood
The proposed project area covers United States, including 41.18 acres of protection, floodplain management,
approximately 4,905 acres of Stewart emergent wetlands, 55.23 acres of scrub/ navigation, agricultural resources,
Tract, which flooded in 1997, and shrub wetlands, 60.92 acres of forested transportation and traffic and air
surrounding waterways. The project wetlands, 2.77 acres of pond, and quality.
would include work in the San Joaquin 218.51 acres of riverine/channel aquatic The above determinations are based
River, Old River, Paradise Cut, an habitat, within the approximately 5,546- on information provided by the
unnamed drainage channel, pond and acre area surveyed for the project site, applicant and upon the Corps’
adjacent wetlands on Stewart Tract, for was verified by the Corps on January 30, preliminary review. The Corps is
the purpose of rebuilding and 2004. The applicant asserts that soliciting verbal and written comments
strengthening existing levees, approximately 32-acres of waters, from the public, Federal, State and local
constructing a series of setback levees, including wetlands, would be lost to agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and
and constructing residential and project construction under their other interested parties in order to
commercial development, including preferred alternative. The proposed consider and evaluate the impacts of
recreation facilities, back bays and an project would also directly and this proposed activity. The Corps’
interior lake. Excavation and expansion indirectly impact other waters, public involvement program includes
of Paradise Cut would be undertaken to including wetlands, in and around the several opportunities to provide oral
increase its storage and flow capacity. project. and written comments. Affected
Levees along Old River and the San The applicant’s proposed conceptual Federal, State, local agencies, Indian
Joaquin River would be reconfigured mitigation for the project’s impacts to tribes, and other interested private
and strengthened by the addition of soil waters consists of creation of organizations and the general public are
on the landward side of the levees to approximately 140 acres of new waters invited to participate.
create high-ground corridors along the in Paradise Cut and approximately 85
Dated: May 31, 2005.
river edges. A new cross-levee would be acres of new waters in the proposed
Ronald N. Light,
build immediately west of, and back bays. These would include
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
paralleling, the existing UPRR right-of- approximately 46 acres of emergent
way. The applicant asserts levee work wetland and shallow water habitat (less [FR Doc. 05–11499 Filed 6–9–05; 8:45 am]
along the San Joaquin River and Old than 10-feet deep) for various fish BILLING CODE 3710–EH–M
River afford the opportunity for back species and restoration of approximately
bays which would create limited flood 10 acres of wetlands at the Paradise
control storage, habitat for various Delta Weir bench. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
fisheries and sites for recreational The proposed project may affect
facilities, including marinas. federally-listed endangered or Notice of Proposed Information
Under the applicant’s proposed threatened species or their critical Collection Requests
alternative, approximately 11,000 habitat including delta smelt, steelhead,
AGENCY: Department of Education.
homes, five million square feet of spring-run chinook salmon, winter-run
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information
commercial and retail space and a chinook salmon, giant garter snake,
Management Case Services Team,
variety of other community facilities riparian brush rabbit, and valley
Regulatory Information Management
and associated infrastructure would be elderberry longhorn beetle. Other
Services, Office of the Chief Information
constructed. The mixed-use special status species may occur in the
Officer, invites comments on the
development would cover project area. The proposed project may
proposed information collection
approximately 4,115 acres and include adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat
requests as required by the Paperwork
a town center district, an employment (EFH) as defined in the Magnuson-
Reduction Act of 1995.
center, public service facilities, retail Stevens Fishery Conservation and
and commercial uses, residential Management Act. Once a biological DATES: Interested persons are invited to
neighborhoods, lakes and water assessment has been completed, the submit comments on or before August 9,
features, schools, parks and trails, golf Corps will initiate formal consultation 2005.
courses, open space and habitat areas. with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: Section
Two bridge crossings over the San and NOAA Fisheries, under Section 7 of 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
Joaquin River and two bridge crossings the Endangered Species Act, for 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
over Paradise Cut would be constructed federally-listed threatened or that the Office of Management and
to provide access to and from the endangered species and for EFH that Budget (OMB) provide interested
developed areas. Water-oriented would be affected by the project. The Federal agencies and the public an early
recreational facilities would include Corps will also consult with the State opportunity to comment on information
boat docks, ramps and piers. Docks Historic Preservation Officer under collection requests. OMB may amend or
sufficient to provide 921 total berths Section 106 of the National Historic waive the requirement for public
would be constructed. The applicant Preservation Act for properties listed or consultation to the extent that public
also proposes to create approximately potentially eligible for listing on the participation in the approval process
280 acres of open water habitat and 35 National Register of Historic Places, as would defeat the purpose of the
acres of wetlands in the central lake. appropriate. information collection, violate State or
A Subsequent Environmental Impact A number of on-site and off-site Federal law, or substantially interfere
Report (EIR) for the River Islands at project alternatives, including the no- with any agency’s ability to perform its
Lathrop Project was certified by the City action alternative, will be evaluated in statutory obligations. The Leader,
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Appendix A-3
Public Scoping Meeting Transcript
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
SACRAMENTO DISTRICT
RIVER ISLANDS AT LATHROP
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
June 29, 2005
Lathrop Community Room
15453 7th Street
Lathrop, CA
Clark Reporting
2161 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 201
Berkeley, CA 94704
[phone]
Reporter: Freddie Reppond
(cid:31)
2
Clark Reporting
[phone]
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