EXHIBIT 13-B
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The following scope of work summarizes the tasks and assumptions that the project team will use to prepare the environmental impact report (EIR)/environmental assessment (EA) on the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (ASR). The scope of work has been divided into the following 15 tasks. Shaded text denotes new information as compared to the original October 2004 scope.
Task 1. Initiate Project
Task 2. Prepare Project Description and Alternatives
Task 3. Prepare Notice Of Preparation (NOP)
Task 4. Participate in Public and Agency Scoping Meetings
Task 5. Finalize Project Description and Alternatives
Task 6. Prepare Administrative Draft EIR/EA
Task 7. Prepare Draft EIR/EA
Task 8. Participate in Public Hearings on Draft EIR/EA
Task 9. Prepare Administrative Final EIR/EA
Task 10. Prepare Final EIR/EA
Task 11. Participate in CEQA Certification Hearings
Task 12. Prepare and File Notice of Determination
Task 13. Attend Board Meeting/Workshops and Quarterly Updates
Task 14. Attend NEPA Coordination Meetings
with the Army BRAC Office
Task 15. Coordinate with Cal Am CWP Consultants
This scope and attached cost estimate are based on
conversations with Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) staff,
work previously completed on the ASR in 2003
(Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project – Final Phase I Technical
Memorandum, March 2003), conversations with the Fort Ord Army Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) office, and information contained in the Administrative
Draft EIR on the MPWMD Water Supply Project (December 2003). The scope and cost estimate reflects the
level of effort required to comply with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA).
The EIR/EA will disclose the environmental impacts of constructing and operating the ASR . The ASR would divert, transport, and store up to 2,022 acre-feet annually (AFA) of water from the Carmel River. The purposes of the EIR/EA include:
(1) support for MPWMD’s petition to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for a change in the diversion of water from the Carmel River for a permanent Seaside Groundwater Basin ASR injection/recovery project; and (2) support for MPWMD’s application to the Army for an easement to construct the expanded ASR facilities on Army-owned property.
The purposes of the proposed project include: (1)better coordination of existing MPWMD water supply resources through construction of a new well and testing of a well couplet at the existing Santa Margarita Test Well site; and (2) provide facilities that will improve the reliability of California American Water (Cal Am) water supply infrastructure in the Seaside area. The project is not intended to provide full compliance with SWRCB Order 95-10 and is independent of any long-term water supply program, including Cal-Am’s Coastal Water Project.
· MPWMD will develop the project description information for the EIR/EA based on engineering studies and current operations experience.
· MPWMD will be responsible for preparing the analysis of Carmel River hydrologic and fisheries effects.
· Much of the background and setting information collected for the Water Supply Project EIR and the Cal Am Coastal Water Project Proponent’s Environmental Assessment (PEA) can be incorporated into the ASR EIR/EA.
· The ASR is a stand-alone project and is not considered an element of the pending Coastal Water Project or any other long-term water supply program for Monterey area cities.
Project initiation will include a meeting with MPWMD staff. To initiate the project, the Jones & Stokes’ project director and project manager, will meet with MPWMD staff to obtain existing materials, determine project elements, formulate alternatives, determine data collection protocol, and review the project schedule.
n Jones & Stokes project management staff will attend one project initiation meeting with MPWMD staff.
Task 2 includes developing the project description and description of project alternatives. The project description will include a discussion of the location of each project element (e.g., pipelines, extraction wells, and injection/extraction wells) and how the project will be constructed and operated.The project description will be revised and incorporated into the Notice Of Preparation (NOP).
n MPWMD will be responsible for developing the project description.
n Jones & Stokes will work with MPWMD to identify and describe alternatives.
Jones & Stokes will prepare the NOP. The NOP will include a summary of the project description and identify alternatives, a project area map, and description of major issues. An administrative draft of the NOP will be provided to MPWMD for review and comment. Once comments are received, Jones & Stokes will revise the NOP and forward to the Monterey County Recorders Office for posting, and the State Clearinghouse for filing. Jones & Stokes will prepare a public meeting notification for publication in local newspapers.
During this period, the project team will initiate informal consultation with regulatory and land planning agencies as necessary. This may include the following entities—California Department of Fish and Game (DFG); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA Fisheries); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM); the U.S. Army Presidio of Monterey Annex; California Department of Transportation; Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District; California Coastal Commission; Monterey County; the Fort Ord Reuse Authority; and the Cities of Monterey, Seaside, Marina, Del Rey Oaks, and Sand City.
n MPWMD will be responsible for distributing the NOP.
Jones & Stokes will participate in public and agency scoping meetings. Jones & Stokes will provide an overview of the proposed project, potential environmental issues, and project schedule. Jones & Stokes will prepare a report that summarizes the issues raised during the scoping period. The report will include a list of agencies, interest groups, and individuals that commented during the scoping period and will summarize their comments.
n Two scoping meetings will be held in the Monterey area.
Under Task 5, the project description and description of alternatives will be revised based on input received during the public and agency scoping process. Task 5 is also a milestone for review of the project work plan. This review will provide an opportunity to modify the scope of services and budget as knowledge of issues associated with the project increases. Jones & Stokes will modify the work plan and discuss changes with the MPWMD if needed.
n The project will not include a pipeline connecting the ASR wells to Cal Am facilities at the southern end of General Jim Moore Boulevard; it is assumed that a temporary pipe will be constructed as part of an ongoing emergency connection project.
n MPWMD will be responsible for finalizing the project description and description of alternatives..
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The alternatives will be described at the level needed
for a comparative analysis to the proposed project. With the exception of one alternative well
location, the alternatives will not be evaluated in equal level of detail.
n Potential alternatives include a small desalination plant, wastewater reclamation, side-stream storage, stormwater detention, and alternative well locations.
Under this task, Jones & Stokes will prepare the Administrative Draft EIR/EA. This will include a final version of the project description and description of alternatives, a description of existing conditions, and the results of the impact assessment. Jones & Stokes will provide MPWMD an outline of the EIR/EA for approval before drafting the existing conditions and impact sections. Once MPWMD approves the outline, Jones & Stokes will begin drafting the EIR/EA sections. Jones & Stokes will provide a completed Administrative Draft EIR/EA to MPWMD for review and comment. If requested, the project team will meet with MPWMD to receive comments and discuss issues. Jones & Stokes then will revise the Administrative Draft EIR/EA and forward a copy to the Army BRAC office for review and comment.
n Five copies of the Administrative Draft EIR/EA will be provided to MPWMD.
n Two copies of the revised Administrative Draft EIR/EA will be provided to the Army BRAC office.
n Model runs of CVSIM and a description of potential hydrologic effects will be provided by MPWMD staff.
n MPWMD will be responsible for evaluating effects on Carmel River fisheries.
n MPWMD will be responsible for assessing changes in the hydrologic characteristics of the Seaside Groundwater Basin as a result of operating the ASR.
n MPWMD will be responsible for assessing water quality effects of injecting water into the Seaside Groundwater Basin.
n Stand-alone technical reports for the resource topics will not be produced.
n Cultural resource and biological resource surveys, to a limit of 4 person-days, will be conducted (this will include surveys at the proposed well location and one alternative location).
n For the planning topics (i.e., land use, agricultural production, public services, recreation, visual resources, utilities, economics, population and housing, environmental justice) existing information will be supplemented as necessary.
n For the traffic analysis, no modeling will be conducted. A qualitative discussion of circulation issues and construction traffic will be provided.
Jones & Stokes will incorporate comments received from the Army BRAC office on the Administrative Draft EIR/EA. Once the comments have been incorporated, Jones & Stokes will provide MPWMD with a “screen check” Draft EIR/EA for final review and approval before completing a “camera-ready” Draft EIR/EA.
Commensurate with producing the Draft EIR/EA, Jones & Stokes will draft the Notice Of Completion (NOC). Jones & Stokes will revise the NOC based on comments from the MPWMD.
n Jones & Stokes will provide one camera-ready Draft EIR/EA, 10 bound copies, and an electronic version. .
n MPWMD will be responsible for reproduction and distribution of the Draft EIR/EA.
Jones & Stokes will participate in the public hearings on the Draft EIR/EA. We will assist MPWMD in preparing informational and presentation materials for the meetings, including fact sheets, presentation boards, and a PowerPoint presentation. We will prepare talking points for the meeting presenters.
n Two public hearings on the Draft EIR/EA will be held.
n MPWMD will be responsible for meeting logistics.
When the public comment period closes, Jones & Stokes
will review and categorize written comments and public hearing oral comments.
Jones & Stokes will meet with MPWMD staff to discuss approaches to
responding to the comments and to agree on a format for the Final EIR/EA. Once this
coordination has been completed with MPWMD, Jones & Stokes will coordinate
with the Army BRAC office regarding format and approaches to responding to
comments. This step will also
serve as a milestone for review of project budget and scope. On completion of the Administrative Final
EIR/EA, Jones & Stokes will meet with MPWMD staff to discuss responses and
changes made to the Draft EIR/EA. Once MPWMD
comments are incorporated into the document, the Administrative Draft EIR/EA
will be forwarded to the Army BRAC office for review and comment.
Task 9 also includes preparation of the draft mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMP). The MMP will identify and describe project mitigation features that will ensure the protection of environmental resources present in the project area. We will provide the draft MMP to MPWMD for review and comment.
n Seven copies of the Administrative Final EIR/EA will be produced for internal review (five for MPWMD and two for the Army BRAC office).
n Comments of similar nature will be responded to in a single, general common response.
n No major reevaluation of issues will be required, and no new modeling will be undertaken.
n MPWMD will respond to comments on the Carmel River hydrology and fisheries, and Seaside Basin groundwater hydrology and quality sections of the Draft EIR.
n MPWMD will be responsible for preparing elements of the MMP that address effects on Carmel River fisheries and groundwater quality.
Upon completion of Task 9, Jones & Stokes will prepare the Final EIR/EA (including changes to reflect Army comments on the Administrative Draft EIR/EA), prepare findings, and complete the MMP. A “screen check” draft of the Final EIR/EA will be provided to the MPWMD for review and approval before forwarding the document to the Army for final approval. Once the “screen check” version has been approved, Jones & Stokes will produce a “camera-ready” version of the document.
Under this task, the MMP will be finalized based on comments received from the MPWMD staff. Jones & Stokes also will prepare draft findings of fact and a draft statement of overriding considerations if necessary. The findings will describe how MPWMD will address each significant impact identified in the EIR/EA. A draft statement of overriding considerations will be developed in the event some mitigation is not available to reduce a significant impact to a less-than-significant level. Jones & Stokes will assist MPWMD in preparing a fact sheet summarizing the Final EIR/EA, and will also prepare talking points to aid in answering questions from the media or others about the final document.
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Jones & Stokes will produce one “camera-ready”
version, 12 bound copies, and an electronic version of the Final EIR/EA. The Army
BRAC office will receive two of the bound copies.
n MPWMD will be responsible for reproducing and distributing the Final EIR/EA.
n The Army BRAC office will prepare the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) needed to complete the NEPA process.
Jones & Stokes will assist MPWMD staff in preparing for the CEQA certification hearings on the EIR. Jones & Stokes project managers will attend the hearings.
n One public hearing will be held to certify the EIR.
n Jones & Stokes will not be asked to attend separate hearings to support the EA/FONSI.
Jones & Stokes will prepare a draft Notice Of Determination (NOD) if MPWMD decides to certify the EIR and approve the project. The NOD will summarize the project’s significant impacts and state if mitigation measures were adopted, if findings were prepared, and if a statement of overriding considerations was prepared. We will provide the draft NOD to the MPWMD for review and comment. Jones & Stokes will revise the NOD based on MPWMD comments. Jones & Stokes will file the NOD with Monterey County and the State Clearinghouse.
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Jones & Stokes will attend up to six MPWMD Board meetings/workshops/quarterly updates. Jones & Stokes will coordinate with MPWMD staff to develop topics to be discussed at the meetings and supporting materials and presentations. The objective of the meetings will be to ensure that the MPWMD Board is apprised of the status of the environmental analysis.
Jones & Stokes will attend up to four coordination meetings with Army BRAC office staff at Fort Ord to ensure that the EIR/EA is satisfactory for the Army’s use in NEPA compliance. Administrative draft documents will be discussed and comments will be received at these meetings.
n Army staff will be available in a timely fashion to meet and to provide comments on administrative draft documents.
n The meetings will occur in the Monterey Peninsula area.
Jones & Stokes will meet with Cal Am Coastal Water Project (CWP) consultants during the course of EIR/EA preparation to share information and insure that the MPWMD ASR project is consistent with CWP project elements.
n Jones & Stokes staff will meet with Cal Am CWP consultants in the Monterey Peninsula area on three occasions.
n The Cal Am CWP meetings will be scheduled to occur on the same days as meetings with Army staff to reduce travel costs.
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