Date November 1, 2017
To: Interested Parties
Subject: Announcement of the Availability of the Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
Project: Ventura Water Supply Projects
Review Period: November 1, 2017, through December 1, 2017
The City of San Buenaventura (City of Ventura/City) has prepared a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to notify the public, responsible and trustee agencies that as the Lead Agency the City will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for implementation of the Ventura Water Supply Projects. The NOP is available for review at the City’s Clerk Office located at 501 Poli Street, Room 204, Ventura, CA 93002 or download and print.
The City is proposing to develop new water supplies to augment its water supply portfolio consistent with the City’s recently completed 2017 Comprehensive Water Resources Report (CWRR) and 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The EIR will analyze certain water supply alternatives outlined in the CWRR and UWMP including maximizing potable reuse of recycled water through implementation of the VenturaWaterPure Project, accessing imported water through the State Water Interconnection Project, providing groundwater treatment, and implementing an ocean desalination facility.
The City of Ventura is soliciting the views of responsible and trustee agencies, as well as other members of the public, including interested persons, organizations, and agencies, as to the scope and content of the environmental information to be evaluated in the EIR. The complete NOP contains more information on the project including figures showing the general location of the proposed facilities. The EIR will be used by the City Council when considering approval of the projects and any related discretionary approvals, as well as by state and federal agencies in considering discretionary permits and approvals for project(s) implementation.
All comments to the NOP are due no later than December 1, 2017. Please send your comments to the mailing address or email address shown below. Include a return address or email address and a contact name in your agency or group with your comments.
City of Ventura
Gina Dorrington,
501 Poli Street, Room 120
Ventura, CA 93002-0099
[email protected]
A scoping meeting will be held to receive comments regarding the scope and content of the EIR. The scoping meeting will include a brief presentation providing an overview of the proposed water supply projects and the CEQA process. After the presentation, oral comments will be accepted. Written comment forms will be supplied for those who wish to submit comments in writing at the scoping meetings. Written comments also may be submitted any time prior to the NOP comment due date. The scoping meeting will be held at City Hall Council Chambers, 501 Poli Street, Ventura, CA 93001 on November 15, 2017 at 6:00 P.M.