Correspondence - #22 - Response to Late Comments

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requirements, and would provide for high performance solar panels and installation of solar battery systems to provide storage of energy generated onsite. In regard to water demands resulting from the Project, an analysis of potential water demand resulting from the Project was conducted as part of the Draft Supplemental EIR as a Water Supply Assessment (Appendix P to the Draft Supplemental EIR). As discussed on page 5.15-1 1 of the Draft Supplemental EIR, the Water Supply Assessment determined that the proposed Project would result in an increase of 802,359 gallons per day or 899 acre-feet per year. This volume of water supply was accounted for in the City's 2015 UWMP (as determined by the GPU FEIR). Additionally, as detailed in Table 5.15-5 of the Draft Supplemental EIR, the City has an additional supply of 5,500 to 6,500 AFY beyond that anticipated to be needed by the 2020 UWMP projections. Therefore, the City would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the Project and projected growth. Regarding sewer demands resulting from the Project, Section 5.15, Utilities and Service Systems, details on page 5.15-5 that a Sewer Analysis Report (Draft Supplemental EIR Appendix Q) was prepared to determine whether the sewer system would be able to adequately handle the wastewater flows from the proposed Project in addition to existing flows. The analysis determined that the existing commercial development on the Project site generates an average flow of 0.0534 cubic feet per second (cfs) with a peak flow of 0.160 cfs. The proposed Project would generate an average flow of 1.177 cfs with a peak flow of 3.530 cfs. Thus, the proposed Project would result in an increase of flows by an average daily flow of 1.1236 cfs and a peak flow of 3.370 cfs. Based on results of the Sewer Analysis Report (Appendix Q), the proposed Project would install a new onsite sewer system that would connect to the existing 78-inch OCSD sewer main within the Sunflower Avenue right-of-way. The Sewer Analysis Report determined that the Sunflower Avenue OCSD sewer main has a maximum capacity of 96.8 cfs and has adequate capacity to accommodate the additional wastewater flows from the proposed Project. Also, each specific infrastructure improvement would be further verified through the City's development review and permitting process to ensure appropriate design capacities. Comment CC5.3: This comment states that the commenter never got a chance to ask the previous questions at the meeting at Saddleback High School. The comment asks if the Project is a great step forward or if it is just a chance for property owners to make money. Response CC5.3: The comment does not raise a specific issue with the adequacy of the Draft Supplemental EIR or raise any other CEQA issue. Therefore, no further response is required or provided. This comment will be forwarded to City decisionmakers as part of the Staff Report for the Project. 32