1

INTRODUCTION

1.1

Purpose of this EIR

1.2

Project Background

1.3

EIR Review and Consideration Process

1.4

Organization of this EIR

1.5

Use of Sonoma County and Rohnert Park General Plans, Rohnert Park General Plan EIR

1.6

Potential Permits and Approvals Required

2

SUMMARY

2.1

Project Description Summary

2.2

Impact Summary

2.3

Areas of Controversy

2.4

Time Line for Project Implementation

3

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1

Introduction

3.2

Project Location

3.3

Project Need

3.4

Objectives of the Project

3.5

Existing Conditions

3.6

Project Characteristics

3.7

Permits Required for Approval

3.8

Project Funding

3.9

Timeline for Project Implementation

3.10

Other Projects Proposed or Reasonably Foreseeable in the Project Vicinity

4

SUMMARY OF THE INITIAL STUDY

4.1

Introduction

4.2

No Project Impacts

4.3

Less-than-significant Impacts with Mitigation

4.4

Potentically Significant Impacts

4.5

Impacts Requiring Further Analysis

5

LAND USE AND POLICIES

5.1

Introduction

5.2

Background

5.3

Sonoma County

5.4

Sb 610/sb 221

5.5

City of Rohnert Park

5.6

Sonoma State University

5.7

Agreements

6

HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY

6.1

Introduction

6.2

Setting

6.2.1

History of Water Quality Problems in Canon Manor

6.2.2

Additional Analysis by Todd Engineers

6.3

Standards of Significance

6.4

Impacts Identified in the Initial Study

6.5

Additional Impacts of the Project

6.6

Cumulative Impacts

7

TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

7.1

Introduction

7.2

Setting

7.3

Standards of Significance

7.4

Impacts Identified in the Initial Study

7.5

Additional Impacts of the Projects

7.6

Cumulative Impacts

8

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

8.1

Introduction

8.2

Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project

8.3

Significant Environmental Effects Which Cannot Be Avoided If the Proposed Project Is Implemented

8.4

Growth-inducing Impacts of the Proposed Project

8.5

Effects Found Not to Be Significant

8.6

Cumulative Impacts

9

ALTERNATIVES

9.1

Introduction

9.2

No Project Alternative

9.3

Reduced Project Alternative

9.4

Aqueduct Water Alternative

9.5

Aqueduct Water with Lot Splits

9.6

Alternatives Identified but Rejected as Infeasible

9.6.1

Provide Public Sewer Only

9.6.2

Use Trucked Water and Upgrade Septic and Well Systems

9.6.3

Annexation to Rohnert Park

9.7

Comparison of Alternatives and Identification of the Environmentally Superior Alternative

10

CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION

10.1

Agencies and Persons Consulted

11

LIST OF PREPARERS

11.1

Report Preparation

12

REFERENCES CITED

Appendices

A

Acronyms and Abbreviations

B

Notice of Preparation (NOP)

C

Responses to NOP

D

Initial Study

E

Glossary

LIST OF FIGURES

3.1

Project Vicinity

3.2

Project Location

3.3

Conceptual Water Distribution Plan

3.4

Conceptual Sanitary Sewer System Improvements

3.5

Proposed Pump Station

3.6

Conceptual Storm Drain System Improvement Plan

3.7

Canon Manor Street Improvement Standard

3.8

Conceptual Service Road Improvement Plan

6.1

Study Area

6.2

Recharge Areas

6.3

Nitrate Concentrations in Groundwater

7.1

Penngrove Study Intersections (not available electronically)

LIST OF TABLES

2.1

Summary of Environmental Effects - contained in Section 2

5.1

Lot Size Inventory - contained in Section 5

VOLUME II - Cover Page

TECHNICAL APPENDICES

F

2004 Groundwater Study (Todd Engineers)

G

2004 Traffic Study (W-trans)