..{lnArchive}SierraPacificIndustriesAndersonCACogenProjectOmerShalev04/08/20100245PM-Thismessagehasbeenrepiiedto.Thismessageisbeingviewedinanarchive.Mr.Shalev,InreceivingcorrespondencefromEricAibrightithas-beenbroughttomyattentionthatyouhaverequestedadditionalinformationinsupportofthePSDATCevaluation.IthinkalittlebackgroundinformationmayhelpexpediteyourinformationrequestsoratleastfillyouinonhowtheprojectisbeingprocessedbytheLocalAgency(ShastaCounty)andmaylimittheduplicityofreportwriting.First,aspartofourinitialapplicationsubmittal,SierraPacificIndustrieshadpreviouslycontractedwithvariousfirmstoprepareaHydrogeological,Traffic,Noise,Biological,GeoTechnical,ArcheologicalandHealthRiskAssessmentreportspreparedforthisproposednewcogenerationfacility.ThesereportsweresubmittedwithourapplicationtoShastaCounty.NextShastaCountyperformedaninitialstudy(asrequiredbyCEQ.A)ofthisprojectinordertodeterminewhatlevelofenvironmentalanalysiswassufficienttoadequatelyanalyzethepotentialenvironmentaleffectsoftheproject.TheinitialstudydeterminedthatanEnvironmentalImpactReport(EIR)wasnecessaryinordertosufficientlyidentifythepotentialfornegativeaffectsoftheproposedprojectandadequatelymitigateforthoseimpacts.ShastaCountythenhiredtheDeNovoPlanningGrouptoprepareanEIRforthisproject.AspartofpreparingtheEIRtheDeNovoPlanningGroup’senvironmentalconsultingteamhaspeerreviewedthereportssubmittedpreviouslyaspartofSierraPacificIndustriesapplication.TheDeNovoTeamhaspeerreviewedthesestudiesandhaveaskedforadditionalinformationforthefollowingstudies:Traffic,Noise,Hydrogeological,andHealthRiskAssessment.InadditiontherehasbeenarequestforadditionalinformationrelatingtotheAuthoritytoConstructpermitsubmittedtotheShastaCountyAirQualityManagementDistrict.WhentheDeNovoTeamhasintheirpossessionthesereportsinaacceptableconditiontosupporttheanalysisofthoseenvironmentalelementsacompleteDraftEIRwillbecompletedandsubmittedtoShastaCountyforitsadministrativereview.FollowingtheadministrativereviewoftheDraftEIRtheDraftEIRwillbeeditedandreleaseforpublicreview.InlightofthestudiesbeingrevisedandanEIRbeingwritten,woulditsufficetoprovideyourorganizationwiththefinaldraftsofthepeerreviewedreportswhentheyhavefinallybeenprocessed,includingtheDraftEIRwhenithasbeenreleasedbyShastaCounty?Idon’twanttoslowdownyourefforts/abilityforyourorganizationtoeitherprocessthePSD&ATCpermitnorhampertheEPAincontractuallydelegatingtheauthoritytoissuethePSD&ATCpermittoShastaCounty.IalsodonotwantEricAlbrighttobereproducingdatathathasalreadybeenproducedandanalyzeaspartoftheEIRforthisproject.Letmeknowifthatwouldwork.applicationtoShastaCounty.NextShastaCountyperformedaninitialstudy(asrequiredbyCEQA)ofthisprojectinordertodeterminewhatlevelofenvironmentalanalysiswassufficienttoadequatelyanalyzethepotentialenvironmentaleffectsoftheproject.TheinitialstudydeterminedthatanEnvironmentalImpactReport(EIR)wasnecessaryinordertosufficientlyidentifythepotentialfornegativeaffectsoftheproposedprojectandadequatelymitigateforthoseimpacts.ShastaCountythenhiredtheDeNovoPlanningGrouptoprepareanEIRforthisproject.AspartofpreparingtheEIRtheDeNovoPlanningGroup’senvironmentalconsultingteamhaspeerreviewedthereportssubmittedpreviouslyaspartofSierraPacificIndustriesapplication.TheDeNovoTeamhaspeerreviewedthesestudiesandhaveaskedforadditionalinformationforthefollowingstudies:Traffic,Noise,Hydrogeological,andHealthRiskAssessment.InadditiontherehasbeenarequestforadditionalinformationrelatingtotheAuthoritytoConstructpermitsubmittedtotheShastaCountyAirQualityManagementDistrict.WhentheDeNovoTeamhasintheirpossessionthesereportsinaacceptableconditiontosupporttheanalysisofthoseenvironmentalelementsacompleteDraftEIRwillbecompletedandsubmittedtoShastaCountyforitsadministrativereview.FollowingtheadministrativereviewoftheDraftEIRtheDraftEIRwillbeeditedandreleaseforpublicreview.InlightofthestudiesbeingrevisedandanEIRbeingwritten,woulditsufficetoprovideyourorganizationwiththefinaldraftsofthepeerreviewedreportswhentheyhavefinallybeenprocessed,includingtheDraftEIRwhenithasbeenreleasedbyShastaCounty?Idon’twanttoslowdownyourefforts/abilityforyourorganizationtoeitherprocessthePSD&ATCpermitnorhampertheEPAincontractuallydelegatingtheauthoritytoissuethePSD&ATCpermittoShastaCounty.IalsodonotwantEricAlbrighttobereproducingdatathathasalreadybeenproducedandanalyzeaspartoftheEIRfQrthisproject.Letmeknowifthatwouldwork.AlsowhatisthelikelihoodthattheEPAwillbedelegatingtoShastaCountytheauthoritytoIssuethePSDandATCpermit?CedricTwightLandsDivision530-378-8127