WHAT: Scoping Meeting for the Environmental Impact Report
WHEN: March 29, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Online via Zoom at: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/94477342812
The proposed Project would include the construction of a new advanced water purification facility (AWPF), water conveyance pipelines to the existing Los Gatos Recharge System complex located in the City of Campbell, lateral pipelines, and associated facilities in Santa Clara County. The AWPF would be located at the existing Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center on Zanker Road in San José or located at an alternate site location at the Former Los Altos Treatment Plant (FLATP) in Palo Alto. The proposed Project would use advanced water purification processes, including reverse osmosis (RO) treatment and would generate purified water for ground water recharge.
The purpose of the proposed Project is to establish greater water supply reliability for Santa Clara County and to help ensure continued groundwater sustainability. The proposed Project’s objectives to meet this purpose are as follows:
- Support Valley Water’s water supply reliability goals, including the provision of at least 10% of all water supplies through recycled water
- Develop the use of purified water, consistent with Valley Water’s adopted Water Supply Master Plan 2040.
- Implement a potable reuse supply project that provides 10 MGD to 12.5 MGD production capacity for an annual yield of approximately 11,200 AFY of sustainable purified water supply for long-term/future demands.
Valley Water, acting as lead agency for the proposed project, has determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required to satisfy the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A draft EIR will evaluate the proposed Project’s environmental conditions, range of alternatives, potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed Project implementation, and provide mitigation measures.
A Notice of Preparation (NOP) has been prepared and circulated to local, state, and federal responsible for the proposed Project’s approval and permitting for a 30-day review period for the purpose of defining the scope and content of the draft EIR. The NOP can be accessed online at: http://www.valleywater.org/PublicReviewDocuments.aspx
A scoping meeting will be held on Monday, March 29, 2021 via Zoom and will provide an opportunity for the public to learn about the proposed Project, ask questions, and provide some comments. If you are not able to attend the meeting but would like to provide written comments for consideration during preparation of the draft EIR, please send comments no later than Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 5 p.m. to:
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Attention: Elise Latedjou-Durand
Senior Environmental Planner
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose. CA 95118 or
[email protected]
For further information please contact Elise Latedjou-Durand at (408) 630-3205 or by email.