FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
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BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAINS REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 5-67
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Consider, approve, and adopt Addendum No. 2 to the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project No. 5-67; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 25-18 titled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Approving and Adopting Addendum No. 2 to the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project (Project No. 5-67) Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act".
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BACKGROUND
The Bay Bridge Pump Station and associated force mains were constructed in 1966 on Pacific Coast Highway just east of the Lower Newport Bay Channel. The pump station and force mains are critical to the Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) infrastructure as it conveys over half of Newport Beach's wastewater. The pump station is over 50 years old and at the end of its useful life. The pump station and force mains are currently being upgraded to ensure continuous service.
In February 2021, OC San certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement, Project No. 5-67 (State Clearinghouse No. 2016111031). Modifications to the project construction area have been proposed and analyzed with respect to a Court Ruling issued in January 2023 with the Revised Order for Prejudgment Possession. In July 2023 Addendum No. 1 to the EIR was prepared with these modifications analyzed. The modifications did not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant environmental impacts. No new mitigation was required as a result of the p...
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