Draft Environmental Impact Report |
Project
Description
The San Diego County Water Authority invests in a range
of projects that ensure the safety and maintenance of its pipelines, increase
water storage and delivery capabilities, and provide alternative water
supply sources. The Water Authority must address any environmental impacts
caused by these projects. The Tijuana River Valley Wetlands Mitigation
Project will establish approximately 40 acres of native wetlands and transitional
uplands within the Tijuana River Valley. From the wetlands created, nearly
nine acres will offset impacts created by the Emergency Storage Project,
23 acres will support future Water Authority projects, and the remaining
acres will be used to compensate for the construction of the project.
Additionally, the project will establish recreational trails on the project
site that in the future will connect to the Tijuana River Valley Recreational
Park trail system.
Fact
Sheet 
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Environmental
Documents
Prior to proceeding with the project, the Water Authority is preparing
an environmental impact report for the Tijuana River Valley Wetlands Mitigation
project. The report is a study that describes the need for a project,
evaluates its influence on the environment, identifies measures to avoid
or mitigate impacts, and identifies project alternatives. Water Authority
staff has identified a preferred project and an alternative on San Diego
County owned properties. The Water Authority’s Board of Directors
will use the report to help determine which project to approve.
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Preferred
Project
The study’s preferred project site is located within the Tijuana
River Valley Regional Park, south of the Tijuana River, and west of the
Smuggler’s Gulch Channel. If approved, this project would reclaim
an agricultural field, remove abandoned and dilapidated farm structures,
establish a permanent surface connection to the Tijuana River, and ensure
that the Tijuana River flows across the site during two-year flood events or greater.
This project would also provide a system of recreational trails connected
to existing trail segments.
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Project
Schedule
| Public scoping period |
November - December 2007 |
| Release of Draft Environmental Impact Report |
July 2008 |
| Public hearing held in community |
August 2008 |
| 45-day public review period closed |
September 2008 |
| Final EIR scheduled for completion; Water Authority Board considers
certifying EIR |
December 2008/January 2009 |
| Completion of project design |
Mid 2009 |
| Construction |
Late 2009 - Early 2010 |
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Proposed
Project and Alternative Sites Location Map
Printable
version
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Preferred
Project Conceptual Map
Printable
version
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Community
Outreach
Update Letters :
Meeting Summaries:
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Contact
Us
For more information about the San Diego
County Water Authority’s Tijuana River Valley Wetlands Mitigation
Project, please call (877) 682-9283, Ext. 7007 or email
CIPinfo@sdcwa.org. A representative
from the project team will return your call within one business day.
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