POM Wonderful, LLC Whole Fruit and Juice Extraction Plant Expansion
Summary
SCH Number
2012061095
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley)
Document Title
POM Wonderful, LLC Whole Fruit and Juice Extraction Plant Expansion
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
AE-20 (exclusive agricultural, 20-acre min); AL-20 (limited agriculture, 20-acre min); M-3 (heavy industrial district)
Document Description
POM Wonderful, LLC proposes to expand its whole fruit and juice extraction activities at its plant located at 5286 South Del Rey Avenue in Del Rey, Fresno County. Expansion will include an increase in pomegranate fruit production resulting in an increase of wastewater, construction of up to two wastewater storage ponds (total of 18 acres in size), planting up to 291 acres with alfalfa to receive wastewater for irrigation, and constructing a new building (37,180 sf) for existing arils processing (recovery of pomegranate seeds for retail instead of sending to waste streams).
Contact Information
Name
Scott Hatton
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Fresno
Cross Streets
South Del Rey Avenue and East American Avenue
Zip
93616
Total Acres
425
Parcel #
350-230-08
Schools
Del Rey School
Township
15S
Range
22E
Section
4
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Del Rey
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), Department of Water Resources
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 37180), Other (Wastewater storage pond(s) - 18 acres)
Local Actions
Site Plan, WDRs
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation
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