Clearwater Program Draft Executive Summary, Master Facilities Plan & EIR/EIS Public Hearings Locations to View Hardcopies Submitting Comments

The Clearwater Program is a comprehensive planning effort undertaken by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Sanitation Districts). Its purpose is to develop a long-range Master Facilities Plan (MFP) for the Joint Outfall System (JOS), a regional wastewater management system serving over 5 million people in 73 cities and unincorporated county areas, including portions of the city of Los Angeles. The Clearwater Program MFP evaluates infrastructure and facilities through the year 2050 and makes recommendations on how to maintain a reliable and cost-effective wastewater management system while increasing the use of a valuable resource, recycled water. The MFP has identified the need for a new onshore tunnel and, possibly, a new ocean outfall to convey treated wastewater effluent from the Sanitation Districts' Joint Water Pollution Control Plant in Carson to the ocean. A new tunnel/ocean outfall would allow for the inspection and any necessary repairs of two existing effluent tunnels, which flow full every day and have not been inspected in over 50 years. After evaluating over 50 potential project alignments, four feasible alignments were identified. The Sanitation Districts and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) analyzed the potential impacts of each of the four alternatives in a joint environment impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS). Based on environmental considerations, public feedback, constructability, and cost, one alternative—consisting of a new 18-foot diameter, 7-mile long onshore tunnel only (no new ocean outfall)—is being recommended. Document Availability The draft Clearwater Program Executive Summary, MFP, and EIR/EIS can be viewed using the links below. Clearwater Program Draft Executive Summary Clearwater Program Draft Master Facilities Plan Clearwater Program Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Hardcopies were made available for public review at the following locations: (From February 10, 2012 to April 10, 2012) Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County 1955 Workman Mill Road Whittier, California Los Angeles Public Library San Pedro Branch 931 South Gaffey San Pedro, California Carson Regional Library 151 East Carson Street Carson, California Los Angeles Public Library Wilmington Branch 1300 North Avalon Wilmington, California Public Notice of Availability Public Hearings The Sanitation Districts conducted two public hearings to receive comments on the draft EIR on: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (Doors opened at 6:00 p.m.) Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County 1955 Workman Mill Road Whittier, California Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (Doors opened at 6:00 p.m.) Carson Community Center 801 East Carson Street Carson, California The Sanitation Districts and the Corps also held a joint public hearing to receive comments on both the draft EIR and draft EIS on: Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (Doors opened at 6:00 p.m.) Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor Hotel 601 South Palos Verdes Street San Pedro, California The public hearings included a brief presentation on the draft EIR/EIS, which can be viewed using the following link: March 2012 Public Hearing Presentation Contacts The extended public review period began on February 10, 2012, and ended on April 10, 2012. For questions on the draft EIR/EIS , please contact: Steven W. Highter Supervising Engineer, Planning Section Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County 1955 Workman Mill Road Whittier, CA 90601 shighter@lacsd.org Aaron O. Allen, Ph.D. Chief, North Coast Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Regulatory Branch 915 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA90017 Aaron.O.Allen@usace.army.mil Your participation in the Clearwater Program is greatly appreciated. To receive future bulletins and updates, we invite you to register here. For prior documents and presentations, please use this link: Library