EXHIBIT 18-A
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OPTION |
WHAT IT MEANS |
PROS |
CONS |
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1. Receive BRDEIR on 12/15/03 and circulate
DEIR for public comment. Complete Phase 2 aquifer reports. |
Consultant
prepares formal DEIR for public distribution and submits to State
Clearinghouse. Board sets workshop and public hearing dates in Jan-Feb 2004,
sets written comment period. Cost:
$80,000
(50+30K) |
Phase
2 contract is in place and no new funding is needed. CEQA
process moves forward; public and agency input is received sooner. |
EIR
release may be considered premature if results of current aquifer testing are
not included. EIR may need to be
recirculated if new info arises from test results. |
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2. Do not receive BRDEIR on 12/15/03. Delay
action on EIR until aquifer test reports are finalized in March 2004. |
Board
delays action on EIR until March 2004 meeting, and determines future action
at that time (consider Options 1, 3, 4, 5 or other action in March 2004). Cost:
$50,000
(aquifer reports) |
No
new funding needed (part of Phase 2 contract). Best
information on feasibility of HDD wells is available for fully informed
decisions on EIR. |
DEIR
circulation is delayed until March-April 2004. |
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3. Do not receive BRDEIR on 12/15/03. Develop new information on 11,000 AFA Sand City desal plant, then circulate Draft EIR to public. |
Consultants develop detailed scope of work and cost estimate to assess 11,000 AFA Sand City desal plant; Board considers contract amendment in January 2004. Consultants
integrate testing results and develop new information on larger desal plant;
amend Dec. 2003 EIR for Board receipt in June 2004. Cost:
$185,000
(50+30+105K) |
EIR
will be considered more complete and will facilitate more direct comparison
of Sand City concept to “Plan B” Coastal Water Project as currently
proposed. |
Additional
$105,000 for engineering and environmental impact for 11,000 AF project; need
to do growth analysis; DEIR circulation is delayed until June 2004. |
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4. Receive BRDEIR on 12/15/03 and circulate to public. Also develop 11,000 AF desal information and re-circulate revised DEIR to public. |
Combined
action in Options #1 and #3.
Circulate Dec. 2003 EIR and also develop new information on larger
desal plant. Revise EIR and
recirculate a new Draft EIR again for comment in mid-2004. Cost:
$215,000
(50+30+105+30K) |
Early
public and agency reaction to Dec. 2003 EIR is received and can be
incorporated into revised DEIR in mid-2004. |
Two EIR circulation periods increase time and expense; not much gained compared to Option #3. Additional $135,000 for 11,000 AF desal analysis and second DEIR circulation. |
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5. Receive BRDEIR on 12/15/03, but do not circulate. Direct consultants to complete Phase 2 aquifer reports. |
Receive
Dec 2003 “Board Review Draft” EIR, but do not circulate for public comment;
end CEQA process. Consultants complete contracted Phase 2 reports (e.g., aquifer field tests carried out in Nov-Dec 2003). Option
5 reflects desire to not pursue Sand City desalination project. Cost: $50,000 (aquifer reports) |
Phase
2 contract is in place and no new funding is needed. BRDEIR and engineering/geotechnical reports will be available for
reference. |
Termination
of CEQA process stops project option that may be desired in the future. No benefit from official comment by
agencies. Over $1.3 mil expended, but no Final EIR. |
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