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Agenda History of Board/Committee meetings Approach to BDCP document review Environmental review process Initial subject areas for comment letter Staff recommendation
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Prior Board Briefings 14 meetings since January 2013
Bay Delta issues and alternatives Scope of alternatives for staff review Demand assumptions, export yields Economic study, cost and funding BDCP process and timeline, CEQA/NEPA process, baselines Water supply/demand/yield analysis Physical facilities, supply/demand risk assessment Financing risk assessment, MWD costs Engineering risk assessment, BDCP governance Economic and financial risk to Water Authority
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BDCP Document Review BDCP analyses contained in detailed
planning and technical documents exceeding 30,000 pages
Inter-departmental team Documents Reviewed
Draft BDCP Draft EIR/EIS Draft Conceptual Engineering Report
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Bay Delta Conservation Plan 22 Conservation Measures (CMs) Allows issuance of Endangered Species Act permits
for 56 species over a 50-year term State Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) Federal Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
BDCP is the “project” for environmental review
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Environmental Review Process BDCP addresses:
Delta ecosystem health and productivity Species/habitat decline
Water supply reliability Volume and timing Seismic and climate change
Delta hydrology and water quality Salinity, nutrients, PCBs, metals, and pesticides
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Environmental Review Process EIR/EIS is a joint CEQA (state) and NEPA (federal)
document Common practice to issue a combined EIR/EIS Regulations require very similar analyses
Review the environmental effects of proposed project and a reasonable range of alternatives
Completion of EIR/EIS required for execution of Implementing Agreement and HCP/NCCP permit issuance
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CEQA and NEPA as Parallel Processes
EIR
CEQA
Notice of Preparation
Public and Agency Review
Scoping
Draft EIR
State Clearinghouse
Final EIR
Review of Response by Commenting Agencies
Agency Decision/ Findings, Statement of Overriding
Consideration, Mitigation Monitoring
Preparation of Response to Comments
NEPA
EIS
Notice of Intent
Public and Agency Review
Scoping
Draft EIS
EPA Filing: Federal Register
Final EIS
EPA Filing: Federal Register
Agency Decision/ Record of Decision
Circulate Final EIS
Preparation of Response to Comments
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Subject Areas for Comment Draft BDCP & EIR/EIS Conceptual Engineering Report Governance
organization and authority Implementation
schedule and agreements Funding
allocation and commitments Economic Benefits
water costs and alternatives Environmental Analysis
models and conclusions Environmental Baseline
multiple approaches Decision Tree
studies and operations
Schedule inconsistent and constrained dates
Cost Estimate Accuracy contingency estimates and level of
design
Project Risks land acquisition, project delivery,
construction methods and equipment , geotechnical, and adequate specialized resources
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