NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND INTENT TO ADOPT
A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR
THE SAN LEANDRO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT TREATMENT
WETLAND AND SHORELINE RESILIENCE PROJECT AT
3000 DAVIS STREET, SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA 94577
Notice is Hereby Given that the City of San Leandro is considering a recommendation that the project herein identified will have no significant environmental impacts in compliance with Section 15070 of the CEQA Guidelines. A copy of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study is on file in the San Leandro Community Development Department, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 95477. It is also available on the City’s Website at City of San Leandro, Community Development Department, Planning Services, CEQA Documents & Project Studies:
https://www.sanleandro.org/335/CEQA-Documents-Project-Studies REVIEW PERIOD: The 30-day review period is from February 23, 2024, to March 25, 2024.
Comments on the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration should be provided in writing to the San Leandro Community Development Department, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 94577, by March 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. or email [email protected].
This proposed finding does not constitute approval or denial of the project itself, it only determines if the project could have a significant environmental impact. Projects that could have a significant impact must have an Environmental Impact Report prepared to evaluate those possible impacts in compliance with Section 15064 of the CEQA Guidelines. If you wish to challenge the City’s action on this Mitigated Negative Declaration in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence. For further information concerning this project, please contact Hayes Morehouse at (510) 577-3437.
PROJECT LOCATION: The project site is located at the City of San Leandro’s Water Pollution Control Plant at 3000 Davis Street, San Leandro, in Alameda County. The site is at the western terminus of the Water Pollution Control Plant, north of San Francisco Bay and east of the Bay Trail.
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SUBSTANCES: A review of the online Cortese List of Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites determined that the project site is not listed as a hazardous waste and substances site.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves installing a modular nitrification system to convert ammonia from secondary treated wastewater into nitrate. Additionally, it involves repurposing an underutilized 6.9-acre wastewater retention pond into a multi-benefit treatment wetland. The nitrified effluent will undergo polishing in the treatment wetland to remove excess nutrients and other pollutants before being discharged into San Francisco Bay via an existing discharge pipe.
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY: City Council
HEARING DATE: 7:00 p.m., April 2, 2024, City Council Meeting