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Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) released
June
13, 2006
(pdf
/ 12.5 Mb / requires Acrobat reader)
(technical
appendices not provided here)
What
is an EIR? (adapted from the UC
CEQA Handbook)
According
to the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), public agencies must prepare
an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) whenever a proposed project
may cause significant effects on the environment. According to CEQA
Statutes Section 21002.1(a): “The purpose of an environmental
impact report is to identify the significant effects on the environment
of a project, to identify alternatives to the project, and to indicate
the manner in which those significant effects can be mitigated or
avoided.”
In
a practical sense, EIRs serve other important functions in addition
to meeting the legal requirements of CEQA. EIRs, although largely
technical documents focusing on the physical environment, are intended
to provide an opportunity for public participation in the decision-making
process for proposed projects and to provide the public and decision
makers with full information about the impacts of a project. Thus,
the EIR process serves as a framework for public dialogue about
the adverse impacts, as well as the merits, of proposed projects.
The
Draft EIR, or DEIR, is the version of the EIR first released for
public comment. The agencies responsible for the DEIR must respond
to every comment, and include those responses in the final EIR.
Anyone may submit a comment, including individuals, businesses,
organizations, and agencies.
Who
is responsible for this EIR?
The
Development Services Department of the City of San Diego is the
lead agency on the document. Much of the EIR, however, was prepared
by external consultants (e.g. civil engineers, traffic
engineers, biologists).
How
do I obtain a copy of the EIR?
A
pdf version of the EIR is available here.
To obtain a digital copy (CD), contact Martha Blake in the City
of San Diego Development Services Department at 619-446-5375. Paper
copies (467 pp.) are available for $200.
The
EIR is supplemented by thousands of pages of technical appendices
(not included here):
| Volume |
Appendix |
Title |
| I |
A.1 |
Notice of Preparation and Responses |
| I |
A.2 |
Scoping Meeting Comments |
| II.A |
B.1 |
Traffic Study |
| II.A |
B.2 |
Construction Traffic Estimates |
| II.B |
B.1(1) |
Traffic Study Appendices (Part I) |
| II.C |
B.1(2) |
Traffic Study Appendices (Part II) |
| III |
C |
Biology Survey Report |
| III |
D |
Air Quality Analysis |
| III |
E. |
Noise Impact Analysis |
| III |
F |
Geologic Reconnaissance |
| III |
G.1 |
Cultural Resource Survey |
| III |
H.1 |
Limited Phase I Environmental Site Assessment |
| III |
H.2 |
Limited Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Addendum |
| IV |
G.2 |
Confidential Appendix to the Cultural Resource Study
(On file with City of San Diego) |
| V |
A |
Responses to Agencies and Organizations |
| V |
B |
Responses to Individuals |
| V |
C |
Attachments to the Responses: |
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1. Highway Capacity Model Worksheets |
| 2. Limits of Construction |
| 3. Restoration Areas Relative to Regents Road Bridge Alternative |
| 4. Pedestrian Safety Memorandum |
| 5. Relationship of Transportation Changes to Freeway Traffic |
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