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o11'�programs to control pollutants in storm water discharges from municipal activities, existing development, co mew development and illegal discharges/illicit connections. URS prepared responses to comments that were e County Board of Supervisors. The Board was able to certify the Negative Declaration with little surrounding " versy. URS also assisted with required state clearinghouse forms and filings with the County clerk. Furthermore, to help meet requirements of the NPDES municipal storm water permit, URS developed a model program to revise the County and 36 permittee cities' planning and development permit processes to incorporate storm water quality protection principles. This included developing: ■ A revised project application for environmental review that incorporates storm water quality considerations • A revised CEQA checklist that incorporates storm water quality considerations • Guidance document for preparing water quality sections of CEQA documents • Building permit processing procedures, forms and checklists to incorporate storm water quality requirements for new development The model program has been incorporated into the County DAMP. URS also provided training on the model program to city/county managers, staff and private sector. MS4 NPDES Permit Support Client: City of Santa Ana Reference: Sour; Amirani, 114,647,1140 Completion Date: 2004 URS developed and prioritized an inventory of industrial and commercial facilities within the City's jurisdiction as required by the City's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) NPDES permit. "Windshield surveys" were conducted for more than 1,000 facilities. Inspections were conducted for more than 640 facilities and reports were prepared summarizing the results. Enforcement documentation was prepared for the City, including 125 notifications to the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board for facilities that were potentially in violation of the General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity. URS also provided general storm water program compliance assistance, including review of model compliance programs developed by the County of Orange. I-215/Los Alamos Road Interchange Improvement Project Client: City of Murrieta, Department of Public Works and Engineering Reference: Roger Cunliffe-Owen, PE, 951.461.6001 Completion Date: Ongoing The City of Murrieta retained URS to prepare the necessary CEQA documentation and supporting technical studies to meet Caltrans requirements. This included the Natural Environment Study (including Multiple -Species Habitat Conservation Plan [MSHCP] consistency finding), Historical Resources Compliance Report and Archaeological Survey Report, Noise Study Report, Air Quality Study, and Initial Site Assessment for hazardous materials. During the course of this particular project, the URS team interacted closely and regularly with Caltrans District 8 staff to effectively streamline the approval process. In the end, the project team worked closely with the City and Caltrans to approve the project as a CEQA Categorical Exemption. I-15/Clinton Keith Road Interchange Improvement Project Client: County of Riverside Transportation Department Reference: Tayfun Saglam, PE, 951.955.2871 Completion Date: Ongoing URS is supporting the County of Riverside by preparing the necessary environmental documentation and permitting to support the proposed design improvements for this interchange reconstruction project. This project requires CEQA and NEPA compliance through Caltrans and FHWA, and also requires preparation of reports pursuant to County guidelines (i.e., MSHCP Consistency report). This project also requires preparation of a Caltrans PEAR, Natural Environment Study and MSHCP consistency report, Historic Property Survey Report and Archaeological Survey Report, Noise Study Report, Air Quality Study, and Initial Site Assessment to meet Caltrans and FHWA requirements. URS also has conducted a habitat assessment for burrowing owl in accordance with County -prescribed survey guidelines. URS' biologists also have conducted 9