2019-090 - Adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration

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*:/ :11-3 It WA consist of five or more units. Organic waste means food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and foodsoiledpaper waste that is mixed in with food waste. Water Efficiency Regulations The 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan was issued by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) in 2010 pursuant to Senate Bill 7, which was adopted during the 7th Extraordinary Session of 2009-2010 and thuefore dubbed "SBX7-7." SBX7-7 mandated urban water conservation and authorized the DWR to prepare a plan implementing urban water conservation requirements (20x2020 Water Conservation Plan). In addition, it required agricultural water providers to prepare agricultural water management plans, measure water deliveries to customers, and implement other efficiency measures. SBX7-7 requires urban water providers to adopt a water conservation target of 20 percent reduction in urban per capita water use by 2020 compared to 2005 baseline use. The Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881) requires local agencies to adopt the updated DWR model ordinance or equivalent. AB 1881 also requires the CEC to consult with the DWR to adopt, by regulation, performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation equipment, including irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and valves to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy or water. City of Santa Ana Climate Action Plan The City of Santa Ana adopted its Climate Action Plan (CAP) in December 2015. The CAP provides an inventory of GHG emissions and set 2008 as its baseline for AB 32 emission reduction goals. In 2008, activities within the city contributed an estimated total of 1,959,431 MTCO2e of GHG emissions with transportation and land use as the largest source of emissions at 48 percent In addition to an inventory, the CAP sets forth measures to guide the City in meeting community -wide and government operation reduction goals in transportation and land use, energy use, and solid waste, water, and wastewater. The City's CAP identifies the following community -wide GHG reduction targets: • Reduce emissions to 15 percent below 2008 levels by 2020 • Reduce emissions by 30 percent below 2008 levels by 2035 In addition, the following government operation GHG reduction targets are identified: • Reduce emissions by 30 percent below 2008 levels by 2020 • Reduce emissions by 40 percent below 2008 levels by 2035 Thresholds of Significance The CEQA Guidelines recommend that a lead agency consider the following when assessing the significance of impacts from GHG emissions on the environment: 75C-167