California High-Speed Rail: San Jose to Merced Project Section Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009022083
Lead Agency
California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Title
California High-Speed Rail: San Jose to Merced Project Section Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
Mix of urbanized uses (residential/commercial/industrial), transportation uses, and rural uses (agriculture, open space)
Document Description
The San Jose to Merced Project Section: Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement was prepared as a joint document to meet all pertinent requirements of both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Following NEPA assignment in July 2019, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has assumed the role of federal lead agency on the project. Specifically, the environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by the State of California pursuant to 23 U.S.C § 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated July 23, 2019, and executed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the State of California. Prior to the July 23, 2019 MOU, the FRA was the federal lead agency. Accordingly, and per the above, the Authority is both the CEQA and NEPA lead agency for this project. Volume 4 of this Final EIR/EIS considers all comments received during the comment period for the Draft EIR/EIS and Revised Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS and provides responses to those comments. This document considers, describes, and summarizes at a project level of analysis the environmental impacts of a proposed high-speed rail (HSR) system for intercity travel between San Jose and the Central Valley of California, that connects to the larger statewide HSR system. Four end-to-end project alternatives and a no project alternative are analyzed. Impact Avoidance and Minimization Features, along with mitigation measures, are described to guide HSR environmental review to avoid or minimize potential impacts.
Contact Information
Name
Serge Stanich
Agency Name
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Job Title
Director of Environmental Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Gilroy, Los Banos, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara
Counties
Merced, San Benito, Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
SR-33,152,165,US101,I-5,280,880
Railways
Caltrain, UPRR
Airports
SJC, E16, Frazier Lak, Los Banos
Notice of Completion
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Transportation:Rail (High-Speed Rail)
Local Actions
Public Works
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Vibration, EMF/EMI, Safety & Security
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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