Brackish Water Desalination Project

SCH Number: 2017082044
Lead Agency: Antioch, City of (City of Antioch)
Document Title: Brackish Water Desalination Project
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 1/22/2019
Posted: 1/22/2019
Present Land Use: Open Space, Neighborhood Commercial, Medium Low Density Residential

Document Description: The proposed project consists of the construction of a desalination facility at the city's WTP with the capacity to produce up to 6 mgd of finished water; demolition of the existing San Joaquin River intake pump station; construction of a new intake pump station; approx 3,000 ft of pipeline from the existing raw water pipeline underneath Long Tree Way to the city's WTP to allow a direct connection to max use of existing infrastructure; and approx 4 mi of pipeline from the desalination facility to the Delta Diablo WTP to discharge brine with the WWTP effluent through the existing Delta Diablo outfall to New York Slough. The main objectives of the proposed project are to improve water supply reliability and water quality for its customers; develop a reliable and drought-resistance water source to reduce dependency on purchased water supplies; maximize and preserve the use of the city's pre-1914 water rights; and provide cost effective operational flexibility for the city.

Contact Information: Scott Buenting
City of Antioch
200 H Street
Antioch, CA 94509
Phone : (925) 779-7050

Cities: Antioch Pittsburg
Counties: Contra Costa
Cross Streets: Putnam Street between D Street, G Street, McElheny Road, Fulton Shipyard Road,Pittsburg-Antioch
Zip: 94509
Parcel #: Varies
State Highways: 4
Railways: Amtrak
Airports: No
Schools: Multiple
Waterways: San Joaquin River
Township: 2N
Range: 1E
Section: 25
Base: MDB&M

Final Environmental Document Available at: 3rd and H Street, Second Floor, Antioch, CA 94531

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(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
(2c) An other document type 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 mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project: N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes