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cvvo•reu•c7 ua;4o rn LA inzegratea waste Management 9163416389 4/b <br /> Neg Dec Tracy Material Recovery&Transfer Station February 29,2008 <br /> BOARD CEOA REVIEW <br /> As a Responsible Agency under CEQA, Board staffs comments on <br /> environmental documents are intended to assist the Lead Agency in developing an <br /> environmental document that will be as complete and adequate as possible for use <br /> by the Lead Agency and all Responsible Agencies. <br /> Board staff s comments are intended to help decision-makers 1)identify potential <br /> impacts from proposed projects;2) determine whether any such impacts are <br /> significant; and 3) ascertain whether significant impacts can be mitigated to a less <br /> than significant level in compliance with the CEQA statutes and guidelines. <br /> When performing the initial review of a CEQA document such as a Draft <br /> Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration during the circulation <br /> process, the first analysis Board staff must make is to evaluate whether or not the <br /> proposed CEQA document clearly describes all phases of the project and assesses <br /> all potential primary and secondary impacts,to the environment and/or public <br /> health and safety that could occur,if the proposed project is implemented. <br /> When evaluating the adequacy of an environmental document for purposes of <br /> SWFP concurrence, Board staff must compare the design and operation of the <br /> facility as described in the proposed SWFP with the project as described and <br /> evaluated in the environmental document cited for CEQA compliance in the <br /> proposed SWFP. <br /> In order for Board staff to evaluate and recommend whether or not the <br /> environmental document is adequate for use in the Board's permitting process,the <br /> proposed project must be described in sufficient detail for Board staff to <br /> understand and evaluate the proposed project, the potential environmental <br /> impacts,proposed mitigation measures, and findings as presented by the Lead <br /> Agency. <br /> When the proposed SWFP is received by the Board along with the citation of <br /> evidence of CEQA compliance by the LEA,the second analysis performed by <br /> Board staff is to evaluate whether or not the CEQA evaluation in the cited <br /> environmental document supports the requested specifications, revisions, and/or <br /> conditions of the proposed SWFP. For instance,does the environmental <br /> document clearly describe and assess the potential air quality,water quality, <br /> geological impacts, traffic,noise,dust, vector and other health and safety impacts <br /> that can be associated with the proposed solid waste facility or changes in design <br /> and/or operation? When this type of information is included and addressed in the <br /> environmental document,the SWFP concurrence process is greatly facilitated. <br /> After comparison of the cited CEQA document with the proposed SWFP,Board <br /> staff makes a recommendation to the Board regarding the adequacy of the CEQA <br /> document for the Board's SWFP concurrence purposes. The Board members <br /> -4— <br /> U:"IIstaMCEQA@008 DOMCOUNTIESISen Jmquh39\CommentUttm�WeX Dec Trzoy MRF&TSI 39-AA-00242-29-revised.doc <br />