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Bakersfield to Palmdale: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement | California High-Speed Rail Authority | State of California
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In addition to posting sections of the Draft EIR/EIS on this website, printed and/or electronic copies of the Draft EIR/EIS and associated technical reports are provided at the following public libraries: Bakersfield (701 Truxtun Avenue, 200 West China Grade Loop, 1400 Baker Street, 1801 Panorama Drive [Grace Van Dyke Bird Library], 9001 Stockdale Highway [Walter W. Stiern Library], 1901 Wilson Road, 506 E. Brundage Lane, 3725 Columbus Street, and 8301 Ming Avenue); Lancaster (3041 W. Avenue K [Antelope Valley College Library] and 601 W. Lancaster Boulevard); Mojave (15555 O Street); Palmdale (16921 E. Avenue O [#A] and 700 E. Palmdale Boulevard), Quartz Hill (5040 W. Avenue M 2); and in Rosamond (3611 Rosamond Boulevard), Tehachapi (212 S. Green Street).
Printed and/or electronic copies of the Bakersfield to Palmdale Draft EIR/EIS, along with electronic copies of the associated technical reports, are available for review during business hours at the Authority’s office at 770 L Street, Suite 620 MS-1, Sacramento, CA, and the Authority’s office at 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA. You may also request an electronic copy of the Draft EIR/EIS by calling (866) 300-3044 or emailing Bakersfield_Palmdale@hsr.ca.gov.
The Draft EIR/EIS incorporates by reference the following environmental documents, which may be obtained by consulting the Authority’s website at www.hsr.ca.gov: Fresno to Bakersfield Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (2017); Fresno to Bakersfield Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (2018); and Fresno to Bakersfield Combined Supplemental Record of Decision and Final Supplemental EIS on the Locally Generated Alternative (2019). Printed and/or electronic copies of these documents are also available for review during business hours at the Authority’s offices at 770 L Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA and at 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA.
The Final Program EIR/EIS for the Proposed California High-Speed Train System (2005), the Final Program EIR/EIS for the Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train (2008), and the Partially Revised Final Program EIR for the Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train (2012) may be reviewed in printed and/or electronic form at the Authority’s offices during business hours at: 770 L Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA 95814 and at 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Electronic copies of these documents are available upon request by calling the Authority office at (866) 300-3044.
The Bakersfield to Palmdale Draft EIR/EIS includes the following:
Volume 3 - Alignment Plans
The purpose of environmental documents is to disclose information to decision makers and the public. While the science and analysis that supports this Draft EIR/EIS is complex, this document is intended for the general public. Every attempt has been made to limit technical terms and the use of acronyms. The terms and acronyms are defined the first time they are used and a list of acronyms and abbreviations is provided in Chapter 15 of this document.
The Executive Summary, available in English and Spanish, provides an overview of all of the substantive chapters and includes a table listing the potential environmental impacts for each environmental resource topic and directs the reader where to get details elsewhere in the document.
Resumen Ejecutivo del Borrador Informe del Impacto Ambiental / Declaración del Impacto Ambiental de la Sección de Bakersfield a Palmdale (EIR/EIS) (Executive Summary En Español)
Guide to Reviewing the Draft EIR/EIS
Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Footprint Mapbook - New - Posted on March 23, 2020
The Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Footprint Mapbook illustrates the location of the permanent and temporary project activity footprint of each of the alternatives and design options for the proposed project. For additional information, please refer to the Alignment Plans in Volume 3 of the Draft EIR/EIS.
Aviso de Disponibilidad del Borrador Informe de Impacto Ambiental / Declaración de Impacto Ambiental de la Sección de Bakersfield a Palmdale (Notice of Availability En Español)
On February 28, 2020, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released, for public review and comment under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS) for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section of the California High-Speed Rail Project.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by the State of California pursuant to 23 U.S.C. section 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated July 23, 2019, and executed by the Federal Railroad Administration and the State of California. The present Draft EIR/EIS contains all the content required by NEPA and CEQA.
The official comment period begins Friday, February 28, 2020 and ends Monday, April 13, 2020. There are several ways to submit a comment regarding the Draft EIR/EIS for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section including:
Email addressed to Bakersfield_Palmdale@hsr.ca.gov
Traditional mail addressed to:
Attn: Draft EIR/EIS for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section
Verbal comment on the direct line for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section at (866) 300-3044
Public comment at a public hearing on April 9, 2020 between 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The hearing location is at the Stanley Kleiner Activity Center at 43063 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA
Cómo Presentar un Comentario
El 28 de febrero de 2020, la Autoridad de Ferrocarriles de Alta Velocidad de California (Autoridad) publicó, para revisión pública y comentarios bajo la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA) y la Ley de Política Ambiental Nacional (NEPA), un Borrador de Informe de Impacto Ambiental / Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (Borrador EIR / EIS) para la sección Bakersfield a Palmdale del Proyecto del Tren de Alta Velocidad de California.
La revisión ambiental, consulta y otras acciones requeridas por las leyes ambientales federales aplicables para este proyecto están siendo o han sido llevadas a cabo por el Estado de California de conformidad con la sección 327 del 23 U.S.C. y un Memorando de Entendimiento fechado el 23 de Julio de 2019, y ejecutado por la Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles y el Estado de California. El presente Borrador suplementario del EIR/EIS contiene todo lo requerido por la NEPA y CEQA.
El periodo oficial de comentarios comenzó el viernes 28 de febrero de 2020 y termina el lunes 13 de abril de 2020. Existen varias maneras de presentar un comentario sobre el borrador suplementario del EIR/EIS para la sección de Bakersfield a Palmdale del proyecto, incluso:
En línea utilizando nuestro formulario de comentarios web
Correo electrónico dirigido a Bakersfield_Palmdale@hsr.ca.gov
Correo tradicional dirigido a:
Comentario verbal sobre la línea directa de la sección de Bakersfield a Palmdale del proyecto al (866) 300-3044.
Comentario público en la audiencia del 9 de abril, de 3:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. La ubicación de la audiencia será en el Stanley Kleiner Activity Center, 43063 10th Street WestRoad, Lancaster, CA.
Section 3.3 Air Quality and Global Climate Change
Section 3.5 Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Fields
Section 3.14 Agricultural Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 4 Draft Section 4(f)/6(f) Evaluations
Chapter 8 Preferred Alternative and Station Sites
Chapter 10 EIR/EIS Distribution
2-A Road Crossings, Closures, and Detours
2-C Operations and Service Plan
2-E Impact Avoidance and Minimization Features
2-F Summary of Requirements for Maintenance Facilities
2-G Emergency and Safety Plans
2-H Detailed Plan Consistency Analysis
2-I DRECP Applicability Analysis
3.1-A Standardized Mitigation Measures
3.2-A Vehicle Miles Traveled Methodology
3.2-B Traffic Mitigation Locations
3.4-A Noise and Vibration Figures
3.4-B Noise and Vibration Mitigation Guidelines
3.5-A Pre-construction Electromagnetic Measurement Survey along the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section
3.6-A Energy Analysis Memorandum
3.6-B Technical Memorandum: Water Usage Analysis for HSR Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section
3.7-A César Chávez National Monument Design Options Aquatic Resources Memorandum
3.7-B Potential Additional Section 1600 Resources Memorandum Part 1 of 2
3.7-B Potential Additional Section 1600 Resources Memorandum Part 2 of 2
3.9-A Geology, Soils, Seismicity, and Paleontological Resources Figures and Tables
3.10-A Sites of Potential Environmental Concern
3.12-A Socioeconomics and Communities Figures and Tables
3.12-B Relocation Assistance Benefits
3.13-A Station Planning, Land Use, and Development Tables
3.13-B Station Planning, Land Use, and Development Figures
3.14-A Natural Resources Conservation Service Forms
3.14-B Parcel Severance Methodology and Results
3.14-C Agricultural Farmland and Forest Land Figures
3.18-A Regional Growth Methodology Memorandum
3.18-B The Economic Recession of 2007 to 2009: Effects and Recovery
3.19-A Cumulative Project List
5-A Environmental Justice Figures Part 1 of 2
5-A Environmental Justice Figures Part 2 of 2
5-B Environmental Justice Outreach Plan
5-C Key Environmental Justice Stakeholder Outreach Meetings
6-A High-Speed Rail Operating and Maintenance Cost for Use in EIR/EIS Project-Level Analysis
6-B PEPD Draft Capital Cost Estimate Report
8-A Bakersfield to Palmdale Alignment Alternatives Analysis
8-B Concurrence Letters Part 1 of 2
8-B Concurrence Letters Part 2 of 2
Volume 3: Alignment Plans
B-P Alternatives PEPD Cover and Index of Drawings
Section B Alignment (Plan and Profile) Part 1 of 4
Section B Alignment (Plan and Profile) Part 2 of 4
Section B Alignment (Plan and Profile) Part 3 of 4
Section B Alignment (Plan and Profile) Part 4 of 4
Section C Roadway (Plan and Profile) Part 1 of 5
Section C Roadway (Plan and Profile) Part 2 of 5
Section C Roadway (Plan and Profile) Part 3 of 5
Section C Roadway (Plan and Profile) Part 4 of 5
Section C Roadway (Plan and Profile) Part 5 of 5
Section D Construction Sequence Plans Part 1 of 2
Section D Construction Sequence Plans Part 2 of 2
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 1 of 6
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 2 of 6
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 3 of 6
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 4 of 6
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 5 of 6
Section E Grading/Drainage/Retaining Walls Plans Part 6 of 6
Section F Track and Roadway Structure Plans Part 1 of 4
Section F Track and Roadway Structure Plans Part 2 of 4
Section F Track and Roadway Structure Plans Part 3 of 4
Section F Track and Roadway Structure Plans Part 4 of 4
Section G Maintenance Facilities Plans Part 1 of 2
Section G Maintenance Facilities Plans Part 2 of 2
Section H Communication Systems Plans
Section I Traction Power Plans Part 1 of 2
Section I Traction Power Plans Part 2 of 2
Section J Automatic Train Control Plans Part 1 of 2
Section J Automatic Train Control Plans Part 2 of 2
Section K Tunnels
Section L Composite Utility Plans Part 1 of 4
Section L Composite Utility Plans Part 2 of 4
Section L Composite Utility Plans Part 3 of 4
Section L Composite Utility Plans Part 4 of 4
Section M Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 1 of 2
Section M Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 2 of 2
Section N Refined Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 1 of 5
Section N Refined Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 2 of 5
Section N Refined Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 3 of 5
Section N Refined Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 4 of 5
Section N Refined Cesar Chavez National Monument (CCNM) Design Option Plans Part 5 of 5
Section O Coordination Set (Locally Generated Alternative [LGA]) General Plans
Section P Coordination Set (Palmdale Subsection) Part 1 of 2
Section P Coordination Set (Palmdale Subsection) Part 2 of 2
Electronic copies of the technical reports are available upon request by calling the Authority office at (866) 300-3044. Electronic copies of the technical reports are also available for review during business hours at the Authority’s offices at 770 L Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA and 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2050, Los Angeles.
Chapter 1.0, Introduction and Purpose, Need, and Objectives, explains the Authority’s purpose and need for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section, and provides a history of the planning process.
Chapter 2.0, Alternatives, describes the proposed Bakersfield to Palmdale alternatives, as well as the No Project Alternative used for purposes of comparison. It contains illustrations and maps and provides a review of construction activities. This chapter identifies the preferred alternative, which also serves as the proposed project for CEQA.
These first two chapters help the reader understand what is being analyzed in the remainder of the document.
Chapter 3.0, Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, and Mitigation Measures, is where the reader can find information about the existing transportation, environmental, and social conditions in the area of Bakersfield to Palmdale. This chapter provides the findings of the analysis of potential environmental impacts, along with methods to reduce these impacts (called mitigation measures).
Chapter 4.0, Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) Evaluation, provides the analysis to support determinations made under Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 and Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Chapter 5.0, Environmental Justice, discusses whether the Bakersfield to Palmdale alternatives may cause disproportionate impacts on low-income and minority communities. It also identifies mitigation to reduce those impacts where appropriate.
Chapter 6.0, Project Costs and Operations, summarizes the estimated capital and operations and maintenance costs for each Bakersfield to Palmdale alternative evaluated in this Draft EIR/EIS, including funding and financial risk.
Chapter 7.0, Other NEPA/CEQA Considerations, summarizes the Bakersfield to Palmdale alternatives’ environmental effects under NEPA, the significant adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided under CEQA, and the significant irreversible environmental changes that would occur as a result of the Bakersfield to Palmdale alternatives or irretrievable commitments of resources or foreclosure of future options.
Chapter 8.0, Preferred Alternative, describes the Preferred Alternative and the basis for identifying the Preferred Alternative.
Chapter 9.0, Public and Agency Involvement, contains summaries of coordination and outreach activities with agencies and the general public during preparation of this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 10.0, Draft EIR/EIS Distribution, identifies the public agencies, tribes, and organizations that were informed of the availability of, and locations to obtain, this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 11.0, List of Preparers, provides the names and responsibilities of the authors of this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 12.0, References/Sources Used in Document Preparation, cites the references and contacts used in writing this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 13.0, Glossary of Terms, provides a definition of certain terms used in this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 14.0, Index, provides a tool to cross-reference major topics used in this Draft EIR/EIS.
Chapter 15.0, Acronyms and Abbreviations, defines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this Draft EIR/EIS.
Appendices provide additional details on the Bakersfield to Palmdale project and the alternatives evaluated in the Draft EIR/EIS. Technical appendices, included in Volume 2, are primarily related to the affected environment and environmental consequences analyses. These appendices are numbered to match their corresponding section in Chapter 3, as well as Chapter 2, of this Draft EIR/EIS (e.g., 3.6-A is the first appendix for Section 3.6, Public Utilities and Energy).
These are detailed design drawings, including trackway and roadway crossing design.