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a 4- lTLQ'_ �'-ASIFORNJA- :CALIIORNIA5.f&.lI:i_IRANa COR1;ATIONA6ENCY EDMUND G. MO NJ1 GGnv mor <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />DISTRICT 12 " <br />3347 MICHEI SON DRIVE, SUITE 100 <br />IRVINE, CA 92612 -8894 Serials Drought. <br />PHONE (949) 724 -2086 Serions drought. <br />FAX (949) 724 -2592 Help save water! <br />TTY 711 <br />W W W.(Iot,ca.gov <br />February 23, 2016 . <br />Mr. Tyrone Chesanke PE <br />File: IGR /CEQA <br />City of Santa Ana <br />SCH #: 20160.11069 <br />Planning Division <br />Log #: 4621 <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />SR -73, SR- 55,1405 <br />Santa Ana, CA. 92701 <br />Dear Mr. Chesanke: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Santa Ana Delhi Channel <br />Diversion Project Mitigated Negative Declaration. The City of Santa Ana in association with <br />the Cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa is proposing a'low flow diversion project in the Santa <br />Ana -Delhi Channel that is intended to capture and divert low -flow urban discharges into the sanitary <br />sewer system to address surface water quality issues in accordance with the Orange County <br />Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit (Order No. R8- 2009 -0030, Amended by <br />Order No. R8 -2010 -0062) as well as the Total Maximum Daily load (TMDL) for selenium <br />discharge to the Upper Newport Bay, <br />The proposed Santa Ana Delhi. Diversion Project (Project) will remove dry weather flows and lows <br />flows during the wet season from the Santa Ana Delhi Channel and divert the flows to the Orange <br />County Sanitation District (OCSD) sewer collection system for treatment prior to discharge into the <br />ocean or utilization as source water for the OCSD /Orange County Water District (OCWD) regional <br />Ground Water Replenishment System. The proposed Project consists of three major components: 1; <br />dry- weather diversion component; 2) floatable debris removal system; and 3) pumping facilities, <br />force main, and pipeline connection to the OCSD sewer system. <br />Caltrans Local Development- Intergovernmental Review program reviews impacts of local <br />development to the transportation system, including the State Highway System. The Department <br />works to ensure that local land use planning and development decisions include the provision of <br />transportation choices, including transit, intercity rail passenger service, air service, walking and <br />biking, when appropriate. The Department advocates community design (e.g. urban infill, mixed <br />Provide a sq/e, sasialnable,. �� 11 -ml transpoiladon system <br />to enhance Cal( s Ilvahilii )'" <br />