PURE WATER MONTEREY GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PURE WATER MONTEREY GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT, APRIL 2015

ABSTRACT: “Pure Water Monterey is an advanced water recycling project, jointly developed by two public agencies – Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) and the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA.)  Pure Water Monterey is a multi-benefit, integrated, regional solution that will provide a water recycling model for other regions in California.” Project Technology: “Pure Water Monterey will utilize secondary treated water pumped into the Advanced Treatment Plant which would be put through an additional four-step Advanced Water Treatment (AWT) purification process of Ozone (O3) Pre-Treatment, Membrane Filtration (MF), Reverse Osmosis (RO), and Oxidation with Ultra Violet Light (UV) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2). These methods are commonly used in processing strictly regulated items for public consumption like baby food and bottled water. The purified water is near distilled quality and exceeds all drinking water standards.” 

PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD: The public review and comment period for the Draft EIR runs for 45 days, beginning April 22, 2015 and ending June 5, 2015.
Comments on the Draft EIR must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2015 to the mailing address, fax number, or email address listed below:

By Mail:  Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency Administration Office
ATTN: Bob Holden, Principal Engineer
5 Harris Ct., Bldg D
Monterey, CA 93940

By Email: gwr@mrwpca.com

By Fax: 831-372-6178 (please also send a physical copy of the correspondence to ensure receipt).
The DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PURE WATER MONTEREY GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT document (without VOLUME 1 APPENDICES, Appendix A – Appendix Z) APRIL 2015 is embedded.

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Deir Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project 04-15-No-Appendix

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PURE WATER MONTEREY GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT

(without VOLUME 1 APPENDICES, Appendix A – Appendix Z) (1247 pages)
APRIL 2015
Prepared for:
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency in partnership with Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

REFERENCE:

Document/Report	Size	Date
Copy of the Full Draft EIR – (Without Appendices)	64.5MB	04/22/15
Table of Contents	451kb	04/22/15
S. SUMMARY	3.33MB	04/22/15
1. INTRODUCTION	2.32MB	04/22/15
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION	26.1MB	04/22/15
3. WATER QUALITY STATUTORY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW	415kb	04/22/15
4.  ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES
4.1 Introduction to Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures	1.74MB	04/22/15
4.2 Aesthetics	3.97MB	04/22/15
4.3 Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas	736kb	04/22/15
4.4 Biological Resources: Fisheries	3.02MB	04/22/15
4.5 Biological Resources: Terrestrial	2.36MB	04/22/15
4.6 Cultural and Paleontological Resources	1.64MB	04/22/15
4.7 Energy and Mineral Resources	1.21MB	04/22/15
4.8 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity	7.62MB	04/22/15
4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials	1.68MB	04/22/15
4.10 Hydrology/Water Quality: Groundwater	3.73MB	04/22/15
4.11 Hydrology/Water Quality: Surface Water	7.95MB	04/22/15
4.12 Land Use, Agriculture and Forest Resources	2.64MB	04/22/15
4.13 Marine Biological Resources	1.21MB	04/22/15
4.14 Noise and Vibration	1.60MB	04/22/15
4.15 Population and Housing	467kb	04/22/15
4.16 Public Services, Recreation, and Utilities	606kb	04/22/15
4.17 Traffic and Transportation	2.52MB	04/22/15
4.18 Water Supply and Wastewater Systems	1.52MB	04/22/1
5. GROWTH AND IRREVERSIBLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES	210kb	04/22/15
6. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT	2.31MB	04/22/15
7. LIST OF PREPARERS	217kb	04/22/15
Appendices – Cover
Appendix A: Scoping Report for the Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project Environmental Impact Report	35.3MB	04/22/15
Appendix B: Source Water Assumptions Memorandum	963kb	04/22/15
Appendix C: Source Water Rights White Paper	582kb	04/22/15
Appendix D: Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project Water Quality Statutory and Regulatory Compliance Technical Report	3.89MB	04/22/15
Appendix E: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Analyses	1.06MB	04/22/15
Appendix F: Memorandum Regarding Steelhead Habitat and Passage Effects Assessment: Salinas River	2.18MB	04/22/15
Appendix G: Fisheries Impact Assessments: Reclamation Ditch/Tembladero Slough Diversions	5.48MB	04/22/15
Appendix H: Supporting Information for the Biological Resources: Terrestrial Section	94.2MB	04/22/15
Appendix I: Delineation of Potential Jurisdictional Wetlands and Other Waters Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the California Coastal Act	58.0MB	04/22/15
Appendix J: Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project, Northern Monterey County, California	9.22MB	04/22/15
Appendix K: Preliminary Geotechnical Evaluation Groundwater Replenishment Project EIR Monterey County, California	20.8MB	04/22/15
Appendix L: Recharge Impacts Assessment Report for the Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project	8.92MB	04/22/15
Appendix M: Memorandum Regarding GWR Project EIR – Cumulative Projects Modeling Results for Seaside Groundwater Basin	2.63MB	04/22/15
Appendix N: Memorandum Regarding Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project – Impacts of Changes in Percolation at the Salinas Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility on Groundwater and the Salinas River	997kb	04/22/15
Appendix O: Salinas River Inflow Impacts Report	16.9MB	04/22/15
Appendix P: Reclamation Ditch Yield Study	21.7MB	04/22/15
Appendix Q: Blanco Drain Yield Study	4.56MB	04/22/15
Appendix R: Groundwater Replenishment Project Urban Runoff Capture at Lake El Estero	15.0MB	04/22/15
Appendix S: Memorandum Regarding Predicted Impact on Farming from Use of Recycled Water with Higher Salinity	1.46MB	04/22/15
Appendix T: MRWPCA GWR Discharge Dilution Analysis	1.0MB	04/22/15
Appendix U: Ocean Plan Compliance Assessment for the Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project	3.46MB	04/22/15
Appendix V: Ocean Plan Compliance Assessment for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Project Variant	3.35MB	04/22/15
Appendix W: Noise Study Report	2.64MB	04/22/15
Appendix X: Regional Treatment Plant Wastewater Flow Projection Report	2.57MB	04/22/15
Appendix Y: Overview of Combined MPWSP with 6.4-mgd Desalination Plant and GWR Project	1.75MB	04/22/15
Appendix Z: Alternatives to CalAm Distribution System: Monterey and Transfer Pipelines	3.46MB	04/22/15
Other
List of Acronyms	224kb	04/22/15