To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: License Agreement between Flood Control District and IT Environmental Liquidating Trust
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing body of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
(District):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, or designee, to execute a license agreement with IT Environmental Liquidating Trust (ITELT) for the purpose of sampling and monitoring existing wells located within the Flood Control right-of-way adjacent to Pacheco Creek and Walnut Creek levees near IT Vine Hill and Baker landfills (APN 159-250-XXX) in Martinez, which monitoring is expected to be needed for the foreseeable future. Project No.: WO8314.
DETERMINE that execution of the License Agreement is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) and Article 19, Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to cause a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) to be filed with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse.
AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer or designee to arrange a payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. There is no cost associated with this license agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The District issued Permit 606-23 to ITELT for the purpose of conducting quarterly and semi-annual inspections, sampling, and monitoring of existing wells located within the Flood Control right-of-way adjacent to Pacheco Creek. The location was formerly a landfill, and ongoing testing is performed to ensure that toxins are not bleeding into the surrounding groundwater. The groundwater monitoring is a requirement of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and Regional Wate...
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