55A - RESOLUTION CERTIFYING EIR SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Exhibit 3 ON SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION ■E] ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT S.O ExECUTIVE SUMMARY S.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY S.1 INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq. requires that before a public agency makes a decision to approve a project that could have one or more adverse effects on the physical environment, the agency must inform itself about the project's potential environmental impacts, give the public an opportunity to comment on the environmental issues, and take feasible measures to avoid or reduce potential harm to the physical environment. This Environmental Impact Report (EIR), having California State Clearinghouse No. 2010041028, has been prepared in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Article 9, Sections 15120 to 15132, to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with planning, constructing, and operating the proposed San Lorenzo Sewer Lift Station Project (herein, the Project). This EIR does not recommend either approval or denial of the proposed Project; rather, it is a source of impartial information regarding potential impacts that the Project may cause to the physical environment. The Draft EIR will bewas initially made available for public review for a period of 4-5--58 days (from July 14 through September 10, 2010). In response to the public review period for the Draft EIR, the City of Santa Ana received seven (7) comment letters. The City also received a public comment letter just prior to final consideration of the FEIR, which contained new information that the City decided to evaluate further. Based on a review of the comments provided, the City opted to expand the EIR's analysis of alternative locations for the proposed project and incorporate other minor revisions into the Draft EIR. The City also decided to recirculate the EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15088.50. Accordingly, the Recirculated Draft EIR (RDEIR) will be made available for an additional 45 -day public review period. After consideration of public comments received in response to the RDEIR, the City of Santa Ana will consider certifying the Final EIR and adopting required findings in conjunction with Project approval. In the case that there are any adverse environmental impacts that cannot be fully mitigated, the City of Santa Ana must adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations prior to Project approval, stating why the Project is being approved despite its unavoidable impacts. This Executive Summary has been prepared in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15123. This EIR includes a description of the proposed Project and evaluates the physical environmental impacts that could result from planning, constructing, and operating the Project. The scope of this EIR has been narrowed to six subject areas through the completion of an Initial Study prepared by the City of Santa Ana pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, and in consideration of public comment received by the City in response to this EIR's Notice of Preparation (NOP). The Initial Study, NOP, and written comments received by the City in response to the NOP, are attached to this EIR as Appendix A. As determined by the Initial Study and in consideration of public comment on the NOP, the six environmental subject areas that could be reasonably and significantly affected by the Project are analyzed herein, including: 1. Air Quality 4. Transportation and Traffic 2. Hazards and Hazardous Materials 5. Utilities and Service Systems (Wastewater) 3. Noise 6. Water Quality and Hydrology Refer to Section 3.0, Environmental Analysis, for a full account and analysis of the subject matters listed above. As mentioned, the scope of this EIR has been narrowed to these six subject areas through the completion of an Initial Study pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, and in consideration of public comment to this EIR's NOR Subject areas for which the Initial Study concluded that impacts would be PAGE S -1 55A -101