1. Public Scoping Meeting December 3, 2012
Beaumont Avenue Recharge Facility and Pipeline Project San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
Public Scoping Meeting
December 3, 2012

2. Outline of Scoping Meeting
Purpose of the Scoping Meeting
Description of the Proposed Project
CEQA Document
Potential Environmental Issues
CEQA Process
Schedule

3. Purpose of Scoping Meeting
Describe Project
Explain CEQA Process
Identify Environmental Issues
Record Public Comments

4. Project Background
The Beaumont Basin presently experiences an overdraft condition
The estimated safe yield for Beaumont Basin is 6,100 afy, while the current overdraft is approximately 7,369 afy
The Agency can presently import a maximum of 12,000 afy of their 17,300 afy annual allotment with their existing infrastructure
The proposed Project, along with increased capacity following completion of Phase II of the SWP EBX (estimated 2014), would enable the Agency to obtain its full allotment of SWP Water

5. Proposed Project
The proposed project includes three primary onsite components:
Recharge Facility
Underground Pipeline
Service Connection Facility
The proposed project also includes an offsite parcel to be potentially used for a temporary staging area and/or excess soil disposal site

6. The Proposed Project

7. Recharge Facility

8. Recharge Facility
44-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Beaumont Avenue and Brookside Avenue
Consisting of a series of five tiers, separated by berms
Raised embankments along the perimeter would be a maximum of eight feet above existing surrounding grade
The basins would be unlined to allow groundwater replenishment

9. Recharge Facility

10. Pipeline
24-inch underground pipeline extending north along Beaumont Avenue from the recharge facility and west along Orchard Street toward the service connection facility
Approximately 7,000 linear feet in length and would extend under Noble Creek and Mountain View Channel
Proposed for the western side of the Beaumont Avenue centerline and the southern side of the Orchard Street centerline
Would transfer raw, imported water from the service connection site to the recharge facility

11. Service Connection Facility

12. Service Connection Facility
3.5-acre parcel south of Orchard Street and west of Mountain View Channel
Up to half of the parcel would be disturbed due to construction, staging, and soil distribution activities
Would connect to the existing 36-inch EBX pipeline located at the intersection of Orchard Street and Mountain View Avenue
Would consist of a 120 foot by 110 foot project site that includes the service connection facility control building control various below- and above-grade pipelines and ancillary infrastructure

13. Offsite Staging Area/Soil Discharge Location

14. Offsite Staging Area/Soil Discharge Location
3.4-acre triangular parcel located south of Brookside Avenue, north of Noble Creek, and east of the Mountain View Channel
Could potentially be used, along with three other locations, as a staging area during construction of the proposed project.
Additionally, this parcel could potentially be used for depositing excess excavated soil as a result of excavation of the pipeline.

15. CEQA Document Project-Level Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Evaluates the potential environmental effects of a specific development project
Focuses primarily on the changes in the environment that would result from development of a project
Examine all phases of the project, including construction and operation

16. CEQA Document Initial Study
An Initial Study was prepared and circulated for the 30-day public review period starting November 13, 2012
Includes a preliminary environmental review of the proposed project designed to focus the scope of environmental review and to determine the environmental issues that will and will not require further evaluation in the EIR

17. Potential Environmental Issues
Air Quality
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Geology and Soils
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Hydrology and Water Quality
Population and Housing
Noise
Transportation and Traffic

18. Potential Environmental Issues
Air Quality
Short-term Emissions
Long-term Emissions
Conflict with Applicable Plans
Sensitive Receptors
Odors

19. Potential Environmental Issues
Biological Resources
Sensitive Plant Species
Sensitive Wildlife Species
Migratory Species
Sensitive Habitats
Wetlands
Western Riverside MSHCP

20. Potential Environmental Issues
Cultural Resources
Historical
Archaeological
Paleontological
Burials

21. Potential Environmental Issues
Geology and Soils
Seismic Ground Shaking
Seismic-Related Ground Failure

22. Potential Environmental Issues
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Short-Term Emissions
Long-Term Emissions
Conflict with Applicable Plans

23. Potential Environmental Issues
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Reasonable Foreseeable Upset and Accident Conditions
Handling Hazardous Material within One-Quarter Mile of Existing or Proposed Schools
Hazardous Materials Sites

24. Potential Environmental Issues
Hydrology and Water Quality
100-Year Flood Hazard Areas
Flooding
Noise
Short-term Stationary Noise
Long-term Stationary Noise
Long-term Mobile Noise
Groundborne Vibration

25. Potential Environmental Issues
Population and Housing
Inducement of Population Growth
Transportation/Traffic
Increase in Construction Traffic

26. CEQA Process Final EIR Agency Board Meeting Scoping Draft EIR
Notice of Preparation
Public Scoping Meeting
Draft EIR
Public Review and Comment Period
Final EIR
Public Review
Agency Board Meeting
Decision on EIR

27. Beaumont Avenue Recharge Facility and Pipeline Project EIR
CEQA Schedule
Beaumont Avenue Recharge Facility and Pipeline Project EIR
Scoping
November 2012 – December 2012
Draft EIR Preparation
October 2012 – February 2013
Public Review of Draft EIR
February 2013 – March 2013
Final EIR Preparation
March 2013 – April 2013
Public Review of Final EIR
May 2013
Agency Board Meeting

28. Public Comments on Scope of the EIR
Fill Out Comment Card
Write Letter to Jeff Davis, P.E., at the SGPWA, 1210 Beaumont Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223
Send to Jeff Davis at