2012-001 - Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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• • Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project AltematAes Attachment 'A' 3.4.1.2 Comparison of Environmental Effects The impacts of this alternative were evaluated and compared to those of the Project. As concluded in the Final EIR, implementation of the No Project Alternative would eliminate all of the Project's near- term construction-related impacts. However, several long-term impacts would increase with implementation of this alternative, including increased impacts to air quality, hazards/hazardous materials, transportation/traffic, and water quality/hydrology. Long-term impacts from noise would be slightly reduced under this alternative due to the increased distance between the existing lift station facility and nearby sensitive receptors. 3.4.1.3 Finding and Rationale for the No Project Alternative The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make the No Project Alternative infeasible. Although the No Project Alternative would avoid all of the Project's near-term construction-related environmental effects, including the Project's significant an unavoidable impact to the intersection of South Bristol Street/West Segerstrom during the implementation of Construction Configuration C.2, this alternative would not meet any of the Project's basic objectives. Specifically: • The No Project Alternative would not result in the construction of a replacement lift station to replace the existing lift station that has exceeded its design life. • The No Project Alternative would not allow for the installation of modern lift station equipment and associated wastewater conveyance infrastructure that would reduce the potential for sewer spills or equipment failure. • The No Project Alternative would not provide for a replacement lift station facility in which electrical components are housed above ground to preclude the potential for electrical failure during peak storm events, as the existing lift station facility houses all of its electrical equipment underground and is subject to flooding. • The No Project Alternative would not provide for a facility that accommodates sufficient access space for maintenance workers, as the existing facility is located beneath the crown of South Bristol Street and affords very little space for maintenance workers. • The No Project Alternative would not avoid detrimental effects to existing businesses, as the existing lift station would continue to require frequent maintenance to clear blockages due to debris collected in the system and the risk from a sewage spill under the No Project Alternative would be increased in comparison to the proposed Project. • The No Project Alternative would not improve safety for motorists and City workers, as the existing lift station is located within the right-of-way of South Bristol Street, a major City thoroughfare. • The No Project Alternative would not reduce the potential for odor-related nuisances to land uses in close proximity to the facility, as no new odor-control systems would be installed. • The No Project Alternative would not provide for hardscape and landscape improvements and would not result in the demolition of the existing outdated facility. The No Project Alternative would not meet the basic Project objectives and therefore would not provide the numerous benefits of the Project, as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, including the installation of a replacement lift station facility that reduces the San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 3-4 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations