Escondido Sewer Outfall Operations and Maintenance Activities (ER-2004-43)
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Summary
SCH Number
2005111069
Lead Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
Escondido Sewer Outfall Operations and Maintenance Activities (ER-2004-43)
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The existing outfall generally follows the alignment of Escondido Creek. Abutting properties include undeveloped land, agriculture, residential uses, public lands and limited commercial and industrial uses The alignment is within the jurisdiction of the cities of Escondido and Encinitas and the County of San Diego. General Plan designations generally include rural residential, agricultural, impact sensitive, extractive, and ecological resource/open space/parks. The portion within the City of Encinitas is also within the Coastal Zone.
Document Description
The existing Escondido Sewer Outfall extends for approximately 14.2 miles from the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility (HARRF) in the City of Escondido, through an unincorporated County area, to the San Elijo Ocean Outfall, in the City of Encinitas. The project involves Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities associated with the Escondido Sewer Outfall alignment as necessary to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the City of Escondido's sewer outfall and to ensure compliance with federal and state laws for O&M and emergency procedures and standards. Typical O&M activities include, but are not limited to:
- Protection and maintenance of the sewer outfall where it crosses Escondido Creek
- Repair of channel banks or bottoms where the pipeline is exposed
- Repair of broken culverts
- Removal of debris clogs from the riparian corridor, including fallen trees
- Periodic vegetation clearing to maintain pedestrian or vehicle access at key locations
- Protection or repair of cathodic protection devices (i.e., rectifiers and test stations)
- Maintenance of existing access roads
O&M activities will be conducted in accordance with protocols established to avoid and minimize impacts to environmental resources.
Contact Information
Name
Barbara Redlitz
Agency Name
City of Escondido
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Encinitas, Escondido, San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Cross Streets
Approx. Harmony Grove Road to Interstate 5
Zip
92024...
Total Acres
14.2
State Highways
I-5
Railways
SDNR Coaster
Schools
Mira Costa Comm. College
Waterways
Escondido Creek
Section
Multip
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Maintenance activities for existing facility)
Local Actions
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Permit
Project Issues
Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.