Metro - File #: 2022-0507

• File #: 2022-0507
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/26/2022
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 9/15/2022
• Title: CONSIDER: A. ADOPTING the Final Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), and the recommended Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or her designee to file a CEQA Notice of Determination (NOD) for the Project with the Los Angeles County Clerk and State of California Clearinghouse.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Funding plan, Grant Aid, Groundwater, Guidelines, Los Angeles River, Metro Busway G Line, Mitigation, Notice Of Determination, Program, Project, San Fernando, Strategic planning, Water quality

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022


Subject
SUBJECT: METRO G-LINE WATER INFILTRATION AND QUALITY PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. ADOPTING the Final Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), and the recommended Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer or her designee to file a CEQA Notice of Determination (NOD) for the Project with the Los Angeles County Clerk and State of California Clearinghouse.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro staff have completed all necessary steps for the Board to adopt the Final IS/MND and MMRP in compliance with CEQA for the Metro G Line (Orange) Water Infiltration and Quality Project (Project). As CEQA Lead Agency for the Project, Metro must complete the CEQA environmental review process to receive grant funding for construction and proceed with construction activities.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Metro G Line (Orange) Water Infiltration and Quality Project proposes to divert stormwater runoff from the surface, and existing regional storm drains to a network of infiltration drywells across seven locations within Metro properties and along the G Line right-of-way. The infrastructure would include pretreatment facilities to capture, treat, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from over 2,300 acres of drainage area, recharging the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin in the Upper Los Angeles River watershed. The Project would also reduce surface water pollution, improve surface water quality at downstream receiving waters (Los Angeles River), and reduce the risk of localized flooding by mitigating peak flow rates.

The Project will be designed and constructed in conjunction with the Metro G Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Improvements Project. On August 25, 2022, the LACMTA Board of Directors awarded a firm fixed price contract for Ph...