ENV19-0002 (Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility - MFRO)

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Summary

SCH Number: 2020039020
Lead Agency: Escondido, City of (City of Escondido)
Document Title: ENV19-0002 (Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility - MFRO)
Document Type: NEG - Negative Declaration
Received: 3/6/2020
Project Applicant: City of Escondido
Present Land Use: The City of Escondido General Plan classifies the project site and surrounding areas as General Industrial Land Use with an underlying zoning designation of General Industrial (M-2). The site is currently developed with one single wide trailer used by the City's recycling group, one quadruple wide trailer previously used for training by various City departments, a metal storage building and an asphalt paved parking lot. The remainder of the site is used by the City Public Works and Utilities Departments for storage and heavy equipment training, except for a location on the west side that is used by EDCO, a waste disposal corporation, for the storage of empty roll-off bins. An asphalt construction company and waste disposal site are located to the north of the project site; Escondido City Public Works Yard and a mix concrete supplier to the east; Sprinter maintenance yard, heavy industrial and a variety of commercial retailers to the south; and industrial uses and a mix of commercial retailers and Interstate 15 to the west. The project site is accessible via a driveway along West Washington Avenue and a shared access driveway with two gated entrances on the west side. The site also is accessible towards the southeastern corner of the property from a bridge across the concrete flood control channel that connects the site to the City's Public Works Yard.

Document Description: The City currently produces tertiary-treated recycled water (recycled water), which is used for landscape and industrial purposes. Recycled water provided by the City is produced at the Hale Avenue Resources Recovery Facility (HARRF), a recycled water treatment and disposal facility that is owned and operated by the City. The HAR RF provides recycled water to other agencies as well as the City and excess recycled water that is not used by the City or sold to other recycled water customers, is disposed of via an ocean outfall. The City has in the past several years expanded the recycled water conveyance system towards the eastern areas of the City (recycled water pipelines, brine disposal pipeline and fiber optic conduits, recycled wate'r pump station and recycled water storage tank). The City expanded its recycled water system to result in a more dependable and sustainable water supply and to be less dependent on imported water for the City. The Escondido MFRO Facility would provide advanced treatment for Title 22 quality reuse water produced at the HARRF. The facility would utilize membrane filtration (MF) (i.e., microfiltration or ultrafiltration membranes) and reverse osmosis (RO) technologies sized for a total production capacity of 2.0 million gallons per day (mgd). High quality treated water would be blended with Title 22 recycled water within an on-site blend tank. The water would then be sent through the existing non-potable reuse water/agriculture pipelines and distributed to growers. This project component was originally conceptualized as part of the City's Potable Water Reuse Program (Reuse Program) identified in the Recycled Water Master Plan. See NOC for full project description.

Contact Information: Adam Finestone
City of Escondido Planning Division
201 N. Broadway
Escondido, CA 92025
Phone : (760) 839-6203

Location

Coordinates: 33°7'18.3"N 117°5'49.7"W
Cities: Escondido
Counties: San Diego
Cross Streets: Rock Springs Road
Zip: 92025
Total Acres: Approx.10.3 acre
Parcel #: 232-090-72-00
State Highways: I-15, SR 78
Railways: NCTD Inland Rail Line
Schools: Central Elementary, Del Rios Middle School, Classical Academy
Waterways: Escondido Creek
Township: 12S
Range: 2W
Section: 21
Base: Esc.Quad
Other Location Info: Within the City of Escondido, on the southern side of W. Washington Avenue, between Rock Springs Road and Metcalf Avenue, addressed as 901 West Washington Avenue, Assessor's Parcel No. (APN 232-090-72-00).

Notice of Completion

Review Period Start: 3/6/2020
Review Period End: 4/6/2020
Development Type: Water Facilities (Filtration Type, 2.0 MGD) Other (Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility Project)
Local Action: Water Filtration Project
Project Issues: Archaeologic-Historic Geologic/Seismic Noise Sewer Capacity Toxic/Hazardous Water Supply Wildlife
Reviewing Agencies: California Air Resources Board California Department of Conservation California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Water Resources California Highway Patrol California Native American Heritage Commission California Natural Resources Agency California Public Utilities Commission California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 Department of Toxic Substances Control Office of Historic Preservation State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 14 State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance California Department of Transportation, District 11

Attachments

Environmental Document: 1-Draft IS-MND_ PDF 133081 K 2-AQGHG_Report_MFRO_ PDF 5147 K 3-Biology Report_MFRO_ PDF 4966 K 4-Cultural_Report_MFRO_ PDF 7264 K 5-Hazards_Report_MFRO_ (1) PDF 111004 K NOI PDF 109 K
NOC: NOC PDF 1308 K
State Comments: 2020039020_Caltrans Comment PDF 289 K 2020039020_SWRCB Comment PDF 258 K

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