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` j' j' A3X JA_ 0AUUQjNIA_fAJ.11'�f.�.tr \9TA1'G <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />DISTRICT 12 ° <br />3347 MICHB SON DRIVE., Stll'1'8 10 <br />IRVINE„ CA 92612 -8894 Serloas Droaght. <br />PHONE (949) 724 -2086 5'erlons• drought. <br />PAX (9,19) 724 -2592 help save. water! <br />Try 711 <br />W W W.tlot.ca.gov <br />February 23, 2016 <br />Mr. Tyrone Cllesanke PE <br />File: IGR /CEQA <br />City of Santa Ana <br />SC.H #: 2016011069 <br />Planning Division <br />Log #: 4621 <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />SR -73, SR-55,1405 <br />Santa Ana, CA. 92701 <br />Dear Mr. Chesanke: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Santa Ana Delhi Channel <br />Diversion Project Mitigated Negative Declaration. The City of Santa Ana in association with <br />the Cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa is proposing a low flow diversion project in the Santa <br />Ana -Delhi Channel that is intended to capture and divert low -flow urban discharges into the sanitary <br />sewer system to address surface water duality issues in accordance with the Orange County <br />Municipal Separate Storm. Sewer System (MS4) permit (Order No. R8- 2009.00:50, Amended by <br />Order No. R8. 2010.0062) as well as the Total Maximum Daily Load (TM'DL) for selenium <br />discharge to the Upper Newport Bay. <br />The proposed Santa Ana Delhi Diversion Project (Project) will remove dry weather flows and lows <br />flows during the wet season from the Santa Ana Delhi Channel and divert the flows to the Orange <br />County Sanitation' District (OCSD) sewer collection system for treatment prior to discharge into the <br />ocean or utilization as source water for the OCSD /Orange County Water District (OCWD) regional <br />Ground Water Replenishment System. The proposed Project consists of three major components: 1) <br />dry - weather diversion component; 2) floatable debris removal system; and 3) pumping facilities, <br />force main, and pipeline connection to the OCSD sewer system, <br />Caltrans Local Development - Intergovernmental Review program reviews impacts of local <br />development to the transportation system, including the State Highway System. The Department <br />works to ensure that local land use planning and development decisions include the provision of <br />transportation choices, including transit, intercity rail passenger service, air service, walking and <br />biking, when appropriate. The Department advocates community design (c.g, urban infill, mixed <br />"Provide a sale, suslainahle, f nnnspa7aRan sys•!Wn <br />to enhance `20C -106 r,"abdiry <br />