Addendum to the Tahoe Cross-County Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

Addendum to the Tahoe Cross-County Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

In February 2021, the Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) Board of Directors certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project (approved project) and approved the project. During the final design conducted in support of project permitting, the design team incorporated required mitigation measures identified in the certified EIR and completed additional consultation with utility providers. As the final design elements progressed, it was identified that the primary change to the approved project would require an alternate route for a utility conduit connecting the project site to an existing utility conduit to accommodate operation of the project. The route of this utility corridor was selected because it would avoid the need to make substantial service upgrades in Polaris Road to make the new connection, it would cost less, and based on discussions with Liberty Utilities would be easier to maintain and would involve less disturbance than the original route considered in the certified EIR. This is to advise that TCPUD as the lead agency approved the above-described modifications to the project on September 8, 2024 and have made the following determinations regarding the above-described project: 1. An EIR was not prepared for this project. An addendum to the certified Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project EIR was prepared. 2. The project will have a significant effect on the environment. 3. Mitigation measures were made a condition of approval of the project. 4. A mitigation reporting/monitoring plan (MMRP) was not adopted for this project. Applicable, adopted mitigation measures of the Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project EIR would be implemented. 5. A Statement of Overriding Consideration was not adopted for this project. 6. Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the Addendum to the Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge Replacement and Expansion Project EIR is available to the General Public and can be viewed online at https://www.tcpud.org/capital-improvement-projects/tahoe-cross-country-lodge-replacement-and-expansion.

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