Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade Project

SCH Number: 2006062002
Lead Agency: San Francisco, City and County of (City and County of San Francisco)
Document Title: Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade Project
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 2/4/2010

Document Description: A 7 mi. steel pipeline extending from MissionBlvd. in Fremont to the Newark Valve Lot, located within the existing SFPUC ROW of BDLP Nos. 1 & 2; A 5 mi. tunnel from the Newark Valve Lot to the Ravenswood Valve Lot, crossing under the Bay and the adjacent marshlands; BDPL Nos. 1 & 2 would tie into the tunnel at both ends and would be decommissioned between the Newark and Ravenswood Valve Lots; A 9 mi. steel pipeline extending from Ravenswood Valve Lot to Pulgas Tunnel Portal, located within existing ROW of BDPL Nos. 1 & 2.

Contact Information: Paul D. Thayer
California State Lands Commission
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 south
Sacramento, CA 95828-8202
916-574-1800
916-574-1810

Cities: San Carlos Redwood City Newark Menlo Park Fremont East Palo Alto
Counties: San Mateo Alameda
Cross Streets: Various
Airports: Palo Alto Airport
Other Location Info: North Fair Oaks and Palomar Park
Other Information: HWY: I-880, SR-238, SR-109, SR-114, US 101, SR-82, SR-84, I-680, I-280 Waterways: San Francisco Bay, Newark Slough, Mission Creek, Muskrat Creek, Irvington Creek, realigned surface to tributary Mowry Slough, two realigned surface tributaries to Plummer Creek, three excavated urban flood control channels, two urbanized flood control channels, one perennial stream, eight unnamed ephemeral tributaries and one unnamed intermittent tributary to Cordilleras Creek. Several unnamed creeks and flood control channels that flow to Newark Slough, and Mowry Slough, Mid Slough, Coyote Creek, and Plummer Creek Railways: Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Caltrain, Altamont Commuter Express Schools: James L. Bunker ES, Joseph Azevada ES, G.M. Walters MS, St. Leonard-Santa Paula ES, William Hopkins MS, Joshua Chadbourne ES, Mission San Jose HS, Saint Matthia ES, West Bay Christian Academy, John Fill ES, Hawes ES, James Flood ES, Belle Haven ES, Mid-Peninsula HS, Costano ES, Green Oaks Academy, J. Haley Durham ES, Beechwood School, Conrad Noll School, Newark Community Church, Sequoia and Redwood HS

Approving Agency: California State Lands Commission
Approving Agency Role: Responsible Agency
Approved On: 2/1/2010
Final EIR Available Location: California State Lands Commission 100 Howe Ave, Suite 100 South Sacramento, CA 95825-8202

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: Yes
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes