Torres-Martinez Indian Health Clinic Replacement Project

SCH Number: 2019049074
Lead Agency: Indian Health Service (Indian Health Service )
Document Title: Torres-Martinez Indian Health Clinic Replacement Project
Document Type: EA - Environmental Assessment
Received: 4/12/2019
Project Applicant: Riverside-San Bernardino Indian Health Inc
Present Land Use: Torres Martinez Land Use Plan (1999) designates project site as "Central Business"

Document Description: The California Area Indian Health Service an agency with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposes to provide financial assistance to the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., under the Small Ambulatory Grant Program, to construct a replacement health care facility on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation in Thermal, California. The Torres-Martinez Indian Health Clinic Replacement Project will be located on a 2.5 acre parcel, approximately 0.45 kilometers (0.28 miles) south of 66th Avenue and immediately west of Martinez Road, near the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Administration Complex. This site had previously supported a date palm orchard, which was destroyed in a fire more than 10 years ago. The replacement clinic will consist of a single building, 1,078.1 square meters (11,605 square feet) in size, parking for 62 vehicles, landscaping, parking lot lights and a pedestrian path to connect the new health clinic to the adjacent senior housing center.

Contact Information: Donna Meyer
Indian Health Service
650 Capitol Mall Suite 7-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : 916-930-3981 x 342

Review Period Start: 4/12/2019
Review Period End: 5/13/2019
Development Type: Other (Health Clinic)
Local Action: Grant
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Geologic/Seismic Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Septic System Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Land Use Cumulative Effects
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office California Department of Parks and Recreation Caltrans, District 8 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 7 Resources Agency State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water Statewide Health Planning

Environmental Document: NOA PDF 221 K summary form PDF 55 K Torres Martinez Draft Amended EA Vol 1 PDF 36075 K Torres Martinez Draft Amended EA Vol 2 Tech Apps PDF 18588 K
NOC: noc PDF 876 K