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Part II – Responses to Comments

Final Supplemental EIR – PRC 1980.1 Lease Amendment October 2017 Poseidon Seawater Desalination at Huntington Beach Project Page II-161

COMMENTS AND RESPONSES: ORGANIZATIONS (O1-O7)

CONTENTS

COMMENTS AND RESPONSES: ORGANIZATIONS (O1-O7) .................... II-161

Comment Set O1: Association of California Cities, Orange County .... II-162

Comment Set O2: Banning Ranch Conservancy ................................ II-164 Comment Set O3: Bolsa Chica Conservancy ..................................... II-167 Comment Set O4: Building Industry Association of Southern

California Inc. ...................................................................................... II-169

Comment Set O5: CalDesal ................................................................ II-171 Comment Set O6: California Chamber of Commerce ......................... II-174

Comment Set O7: California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN) ..... II-176

The master responses provided in Section II.2, Master Responses, MR-1 through MR-8, address similar comments received from multiple commenters on the Draft Supplemental EIR and, therefore, many individual responses to comments refer back to the master responses. These Master Responses are:

• MR-1, Scope of the Commission’s Discretionary Action • MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope • MR-3, Responsible Vs. Lead Agency & Supplemental Vs. Subsequent EIR • MR-4, Piecemealing • MR-5, Diffuser Entrainment Mortality and Species Affected • MR-6, Marine Protected Areas • MR-7, Cumulative Impacts • MR-8, Alternatives


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Comment Set O1: Association of California Cities, Orange County

O1-1



COMMENT SET O1: ASSN. OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, ORANGE CO. (cont.)

RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O1: ASSN. OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, ORANGE CO.

O1-1 The commenter’s expression of support for the Project will be provided to the Commission for consideration in its decision-making process. The Project that will be considered by the Commission is the proposed Lease Modification Project, as defined in Section 2 of this Supplemental EIR. (See also master responses MR-1, Scope of the Commission’s Discretionary Action, and MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope.)

O1-1 cont.



Comment Set O2: Banning Ranch Conservancy

O2-1

O2-2



COMMENT SET O2: BANNING RANCH CONSERVANCY (cont.)

O2-2 cont.

O2-3

O2-4



RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O2:

ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, ORANGE COUNTY

O2-1 The commenter’s expression of opposition to the Project will be provided to the Commission for consideration in its decision-making process. (See also master responses MR-1, Scope of the Commission’s Discretionary Action, and MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope.)

O2-2 See master response MR-3, Responsible Vs. Lead Agency & Supplemental Vs. Subsequent EIR regarding project need.

O2-3 See master response MR-8, Alternatives.

O2-4 Part I, Section I.7, Requirements for Recirculation, identifies the primary examples of when an EIR must be recirculated (see State CEQA Guidelines, § 15088.5, subd. (a)(1)-(3).) As discussed in Section I.6, Summary of Major Changes to Draft Supplemental EIR, the major changes to the Draft Supplement EIR do not meet the Guidelines’ threshold for recirculation. Section III contains the revisions to the document. See also master response MR-3, Responsible Vs. Lead Agency & Supplemental Vs. Subsequent EIR.



Comment Set O3: Bolsa Chica Conservancy

O3-1



COMMENT SET O3: BOLSA CHICA CONSERVANCY (cont.)

RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O3: BOLSA CHICA CONSERVANCY

O3-1 The commenter’s expression of support for the Project and request for mitigation funding to be used towards sand management for the Bolsa Chica wetlands will be provided to the Commission for consideration in its decision-making process. The Project that will be considered by the Commission is the proposed Lease Modification Project, as defined in Section 2 of this Supplemental EIR. (See also master responses MR-1, Scope of the Commission’s Discretionary Action, and MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope.)



Comment Set O4: Building Industry Association of Southern California

Inc.

O4-1



RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O4:

BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC.




Comment Set O5: CalDesal

O5-1



COMMENT SET O5: CALDESAL (cont.)

O5-1 cont.



RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O5: CALDESAL




Comment Set O6: California Chamber of Commerce

O6-1



COMMENT SET O6: CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (cont.)

RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O6: CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE


O6-1 cont.



Comment Set O7: California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN)

O7-1


COMMENT SET O7: CCPN (cont.)




COMMENT SET O7: CCPN PUBLIC MEETING TRANSCRIPT

O7-2



COMMENT SET O7: CCPN PUBLIC MEETING TRANSCRIPT (cont.)

O7-4

O7-3




O7-4 cont.

O7-5

O7-6




RESPONSE TO COMMENT SET O7: CCPN

O7-1 The commenter’s expression of opposition to the Project will be provided to the Commission for consideration in its decision-making process. The Project that will be considered by the Commission is the proposed Lease Modification Project, as defined in Section 2 of this Supplemental EIR. (See also master responses MR-1, Scope of the Commission’s Discretionary Action, and MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope.)

O7-2 See master responses MR-3, Responsible Vs. Lead Agency & Supplemental Vs. Subsequent EIR, and MR-4, Piecemealing.

O7-3 See master response MR-7, Cumulative Impacts.

O7-4 See master response MR-2, Lease Modification Project Scope.

O7-5 See master response MR-4, Piecemealing.

O7-6 See master response MR-3, Responsible Vs. Lead Agency & Supplemental Vs. Subsequent EIR.

O7-6 cont.

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