Final Environmental Impact Report for the Traver Community Wastewater System Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017081024
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Final Environmental Impact Report for the Traver Community Wastewater System Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/26/2017
Present Land Use
LU: Community of Traver, including residential, commercial, and industrial properties
Z: AE-40 (Exclusive Agriculture - 40 acre minimum); C-2 (General; C-3 (Service Commercial); M-1 (Light Manufacturing);
R-A (Rural Residential); R-1 (Single Family Residential; R-2 (Two Family Residential)
GPD: Valley Agriculture; Residential, Mixed Use, Light Industrial
Document Description
The project includes improvements to the Traver Community Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as described in the Traver Community Waste Water Systems Improvement Plan of Study. The proposed improvements to the WWTP add reliability to the system while increasing its efficiency and effectiveness. The improvements are also needed to expand capacity to accommodate existing un-sewered and planned and future proposed residential, industrial and commercial developments. The RWQCB will require modifications to the Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) permit of the project is completed. With the WWTP improvements, the treatment process will need to be changed to meet the new effluent limits. Including the updated WDR, it is anticipated that the Monitoring and Reporting Requirements that would be issued with the WDR would include groundwater monitoring requirements. The groundwater monitoring requirements would be used by the RWQCB to verify the effluent discharges via percolation or irrigation do not degrade the underlying groundwater. The monitoring would involve sampling from monitoring wells. This Project considers two alternative treatment solutions: a Biolac system and a package treatment plant. Alternative I - Construction of a redundant aeration pond. The new pond would be designed to be compatible with future treatment options. Alternative II - An expansion to the WWTF would occur leading to the construction of two 100,000 gpd capacity package treatment plants. A package treatment plant will provide the process necessary to address treatment needs in a reliable manner.
Contact Information
Name
Hector Guerra
Agency Name
Tulare County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tulare
Cross Streets
Rd 44/Merritt Dr. and Old SR99/Merritt Dr
Zip
93673
Parcel #
045-010-26 (WWTF) various
State Highways
SR 99
Railways
UPRR
Schools
Traver ES
Waterways
Traver Canal, McClanahan Ditch, Clough Ditch, Banks Ditch, King Ditch, Cross Creek Waterway
Township
17S
Range
23E
Section
15,16
Base
MDBE
Other Location Info
Traver
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Tulare County
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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