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KLHIM-ELDHR Bright People.Right Solutions. Chapter 1 Introduction to Initial Study Project Brief The proposed project involves expansion of the existing East Stockton Recycling and Transfer Station (ESRTS) located at 2435 East Weber Avenue in Stockton. The project proponent is J. H. Williams East (JHW). The existing ESRTS facility currently processes primarily construction and demolition wastes under City of Stockton (Use Permit No.: 75-95) and California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) (No.: 39-AA-018) permits. The expanded ESRTS facility would accommodate existing ESRTS recycling activity, commercial and residential single-stream recycling activity now accommodated at a separate JHW facility at 401 S Lincoln Street in Stockton, and additional potential recycling usage. Permitted recycling activity at the expanded ESRTS facility would average 1,000 tons per day (TPD) with a maximum allowable daily processing limit of 1,250 (TPD). The existing Lincoln Street facility will be closed when the expanded ESRTS facility is in operation. The ESRTS expansion project would involve a 1.77-acre expansion of the existing site at 2435 East Weber Avenue from 4.96 to 6.73 acres. The expansion acreage would accommodate a relocated truck entry, truck staging areas, a new truck scale and truck circulation as well as unspecified uses of an existing warehouse building on the expansion site. A new 33,400-square foot structure would be located within the existing site to accommodate single-stream recycling activities relocated from 401 S Lincoln Street. A new 1,000 square foot office would be constructed adjacent to this building. With the exception of building and landscaping areas, the entire site would be paved. Purpose of Initial Study The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that public agencies document and consider the potential environmental effects of any agency actions that meet CEQA's definition of a "project;" briefly summarized, a "project" is an action that has the potential to result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. A project includes the agency's direct activities as well as activities that involve public agency approvals or funding. Guidelines for an agency's implementation of CEQA are found in the "CEQA Guidelines" (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations). Provided that a project is not found to be exempt from CEQA, the first step in the agency's evaluation of the potential environmental effects of the project is the preparation of an Initial Study. The purpose of an Initial Study is to determine whether the project would involve "significant" environmental effects as defined 121339/ST01 1 R226 1-1 October 14, 2011 Copyright 2011 Kleinfelder