Laserfiche WebLink
<br />e <br /> <br />California R( ~onal Water Quality ( )ntrol Hoard <br />Santa Ana Region <br /> <br /> <br />Terry Tamminen <br />Secretary for <br />Environmental <br />Protection <br /> <br />December 15, 2003 <br /> <br />3737 Main Street, Suite 500, Riverside, California 92501-3348 <br />(909) 782-4130. Fax (909) 781-6288 <br />http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb8 <br /> <br />Q ~ @ ~ D ~ ~ ~\ <br />\~<\ ~\~\ <br />\l\JU \, DEe 1 9 ZUiJ \0 <br />- , \ <br />- \ .- (II ...." nlt',if' L.:IOLIC:'-t <br />f; \ l\Tt. )~.~!;~).-\r\~i~\J r- '- 1\.) <br /> <br />Arnold Schwarzenegger <br />Governor <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Bott, Environmental Coordinator <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />P.O. Box 1988, M-20 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br /> <br />C\.elil'i" <br />11-- \ \-0, <br />\ o.~e. <br /> <br />NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, GENEVA COMMONS, <br />MACARTHUR PLACE, CITY OF SANTA ANA, STATE CLEARING HOUSE NUMBER <br />2003111068 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Bott: <br /> <br />Staff of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region (RWQCB), have reviewed <br />the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the above-referenced project, a <br />mixed-use development primarily consisting of two residential towers (278 multiple-family dwelling <br />units). The Geneva Commons project will replace an earlier plan to construct 384,601 square <br />feet of commercial office area at the MacArthur Place site, located at the corner of Imperial <br />Promenade and MacArthur Boulevard in Santa Ana. The mitigations identified in the IS/MND <br />relate to traffic and compliance with requirements of the Orange County Airport Land Use <br />Commission. <br /> <br />There is widespread experience that urban development activity impacts water quality. This <br />development has the potential to substant'ially impact water quality and associated beneficial <br />uses, that is, water quality standards, in this area. To lessen impacts to water quality standards <br />and protect beneficial uses, the following comments need to be considered for this project. <br /> <br />1. A National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any discharge of <br />wastes to surface waters, or Waste Discharge Requirements for any discharge of <br />wastes to land, is required by the California Water Code. In the past, dewatering <br />activities at MacArthur Place were initially covered under Order No. 98-67, the Santa <br />Ana Regional Board's general de minim us permit for insignificant threat discharges. <br />The discovery of slugs of hydrocarbon contamination in the soil and groundwater <br />necessitated revision of the discharger's monitoring program, and treatment program to <br />coverage under the Board's general groundwater cleanup permit, Order No. 96-18. <br />Such residual contamination is known to exist at sites in the immediate vicinity of the <br />project. If further construction dewatering activities are expected to occur within the <br />scope of the Geneva Commons project, including discharges of wastewater to a storm <br />drain, the applicant must submit a Notice of Intent for appropriate NPDES permit <br />coverage, along with an analytical characterization of the site's groundwater, to the <br />Board. For information, please contact Susan Beeson at (909) 782-4902 and review <br />Order Nos. R8-2002-0007 and R8-2003-0061 under the Adopted Orders link at the <br />Region 8 website (www.swrcb.ca.qov/rwqcb8). <br /> <br />2. As a result of the proposed construction activity occurring in an area over five acres, a <br />General Construction Activity Storm Water Runoff Permit must be obtained by the <br /> <br />California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> <br />C~5C:a1e52 <br />