Regional Seawater Desalination Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010112038
Lead Agency
City of Santa Cruz
Document Title
Regional Seawater Desalination Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
GP: Industrial & Low Density Residential.
Z: General Industrial & Single Family Residential/Various
Document Description
Note: Review Extened
The proposed project entails the construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant and related facilities with a capacity of 2.5 million gallons per day (mgd) and potential expandability to 4.5 mgd that would be shared by the City of Santa Cruz and the Soquel Creek Water District. The project includes: (1) a seawater intake and conveyance system consisting of an intake structure, intake pipeline, pump station, and transfer piping; (2) a seawater desalination plant that would provide for pre-treatment processing, desalination treatment, post-treatment processing and distribution, brine storage and disposal, residuals handling and disposal, chemical systems, and their associated support facilities; (3) a brine disposal and conveyance system consisting of brine storage at the desalination plant, a new pipeline to the City's Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) outfall, and outfall improvements; (4) potable water distribution system improvements; and (5) environmental design, construction, and operational features.
Contact Information
Name
Heidi Luckenbach
Agency Name
City of Santa Cruz/Soquel Creek Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Cruz
Counties
Santa Cruz
Cross Streets
Natural Bridges Dr., & Delaware Ave., Shaffer Rd., & Delaware Ave.,
Zip
95060
Total Acres
<10
Parcel #
003-061-09;003-022-14;003-071-18;003-111-06;003-022-14,15;003-071-11,12
State Highways
Hwy 1
Railways
Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line
Schools
Pacific Collegiate
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Antonelli Pond, San Lorenzo River
Township
11S
Range
2W
Section
22,23
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Type SeawaterDesalina, MGD 2.5)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Coastal Permit, Design Review
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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