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Environmental Analysis: <br /> The proposed project is for the outdoor storage of no more than 40,000 whole waste tires at any <br /> time and limited storage of an additional 2,963 tons of tire derived aggregate greater than '/a inch <br /> in size (equal to 296,300 PTE'S), for a total of 336,300 passenger tire equivalents on site from <br /> May 15 through September 15 each year. <br /> Under California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA),the Department must consider, and avoid <br /> or substantially lessen where possible, any potentially significant environmental impacts of the <br /> proposed Revised Major WTFP before the Department concurs in it. In this case, the <br /> Department is a Responsible Agency under CEQA and must utilize the environmental document <br /> prepared by the San Joaquin County Community Development Department, acting as Lead <br /> Agency, absent changes in the project or the circumstances under which it will be carried out that <br /> justify the preparation of additional environmental documents and absent significant new <br /> information about the project, its impacts and the mitigation measures imposed on it. <br /> The changes that will be authorized by the issuance of the proposed permit include: <br /> • Allowance of outdoor storage of Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) from May 15 through <br /> September 15 of each year. <br /> • An increase in the maximum number of Passenger Tire Equivalents (PTE)which can be <br /> stored on site at any one time from 40,000 to 336,000 from May 15 through September <br /> 15 in order to accommodate the outdoor storage of 2,963 tons(equal to 296,300 PTE)of <br /> TDA. <br /> These changes are supported by the following environmental document: <br /> A Negative Declaration (ND), State Clearinghouse No. 2010032103,was circulated for a 30-day <br /> comment period from March 30, 2010 through May 3, 2010. The project analysis concluded <br /> there are no significant impacts. The ND was approved by the Lead Agency on June 3, 2010. <br /> Staff recommends that the Department, acting as a Responsible Agency under CEQA, utilize the <br /> ND as prepared by the Lead Agency in that there are no grounds under CEQA for the <br /> Department to prepare a subsequent or supplemental environmental document or assume the role <br /> of Lead Agency for its consideration of the proposed Revised Major WTFP. Department staff <br /> has reviewed and considered the CEQA Findings adopted by the Lead Agency. Department staff <br /> further recommends the ND,together with the CEQA finding, is adequate for the Branch Chiefs <br /> environmental evaluation of the proposed project for those project activities which are within the <br /> Department's expertise and/or powers, or which are required to be carried out or approved by the <br /> Department. <br /> The administrative record for the decision to be made by CalRecycle includes the proposed <br /> Revised Major WTFP and all of its components and supporting documentation,this staff report <br /> and other documents and material utilized by CalRecycle in reaching its decision on issuing this <br /> permit. The custodian of CalRecycle's administrative record is Dona Sturgess, Legal Office, <br /> Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, P.O. Box 4025, Sacramento, CA 95812- <br /> 4025. <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />