55A - SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Alternathas Attachment "A" Chapter 3 - Findings Regarding Project Alternatives 3.1 Introduction The RDEIR prepared for the Project considered numerous alternatives to the Project and ultimately analyzed twenty -one (21) of these alternatives in detail. This chapter describes the Project's objectives and design criteria used to develop and evaluate the project alternatives presented in the RDEIR. A description of the alternatives compared to the Project and the findings regarding the feasibility of adopting the described alternatives are presented below. 3.2 Project Objectives The project objectives of the proposed San Lorenzo Sewer Lift Station Project are as follows: • To construct a new sewage lift station (the San Lorenzo Lift Station) near the intersection of South Bristol Street and West Segerstrom Avenue to replace an existing lift station that has exceeded its design life (the Segerstrom Lift Station). • To install modern lift station equipment and associated wastewater conveyance infrastructure to reduce the potential of a sewer spill or equipment failure. • To provide a lift station facility in which electrical components of the facility are housed above ground so as to preclude the potential for electrical failure during peak storm events (due to flooding). • To construct a lift station facility that provides sufficient access space for maintenance of the lift station facility. • To avoid detrimental effects to existing businesses during construction and long -term operation of the lift station facility to the extent feasible. • To improve safety for both motorists and City workers by providing for an above - ground lift station facility located outside of existing roadway rights -of -way. • To minimize odor - related nuisances to land uses in close proximity to the new sewage lift station through the installation of a gravity odor control system. • To install landscape and hardscape improvements in areas that will be disturbed by lift station construction. • To safely demolish and abandon the existing Segerstrom Lift Station in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. 3.3 Selection of Alternatives The RDEIR evaluated twenty -one (21) alternatives, including the No Project Alternative, in Chapter 5.0. This evaluation compared the environmental advantages and disadvantages of each alternative to the Proposed Project. The No Project Alternative, as required by CEQA, considers a scenario in San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06 -3510) 3 -1 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 1