HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03111986 - 2.6 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 11 , 1986 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson , Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: D.ow Chemical Company and GWF Power System Company Environmental
Impact Reports
The Board received a report dated March 3, 1986 , (copy attached
hereto) , from A. A. Dehaesus, Director of the Community Development Depart-
ment, advising that his Department will be contracting with the State
Department of Health Services for the preparation of two environmental
impact reports - one for Dow Chemical Company relative to their application
for a hazardous waste incinerator, and the second for the Bay Air Quality
Management District relative to five electric power system projects .
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that receipt of the referenced report
is ACKNOWLEDGED.
I hereby certify that this l anis nndcor:^ct copy of
ars actlon .1 aken avid entered on minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the nate Shown.
ATTESTED: �-���1� !/, ��
PHIL BATCHELOR, Cteri, c:f the f0ocrd
of Supervisors&rd County ltd r?,asstrato.
By 2- , Deputy
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Orig. Dept.:
cc: Community Development Department
County Administration
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Contra Costa Coun#4#
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECEIVED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MAR 6 1986
Office of
County Administrator
TO: Phil Batchelor DATE: March 3, 1986
County Administrato
FROM: Anthony A. Dehaesu SUBJECT: Dow Chemical Company and GWF
Director of Commun De lopment Power Systems Company Environ-
mental Impact Reports
I have agreed to provide staff. management services to two regulatory agencies for
the preparation of two Environmental Impact Reports for industrial projects which
are of substantial concern to this County but which are not currently subject to
County entitlements. The first project is Dow Chemical Company's proposed incinerator.
Because the .incinerator is intended to dispose of hazardous wastes, the State's
Department of Health Services will be the Lead Agency for California Environmental
Quality Act .purposes. The second project is actually five individual small power
plants, by the GWF Power Systems Company, which would be fueled by a petroleum refin-
ing by-product (petroleum coke). Three would be located in the unincorporated area
between the vicinity of Port Chicago and the area east of Antioch; one would be located
in Antioch and another in Pittsburg. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District
will be the Lead Agency. Applications for these projects have been filed with the
respective regulatory agencies and they will be duly considered irrespective of our
participation.
In both cases, we were approached by the regulatory agencies, with the support of the
projects' sponsors, to manage the preparation of the Environmental Impact Reports
because of our experience in administering the development of complex EIRs and
because of our local , general-purpose government grasp of multi-issue project impacts.
.,, The alternative would be to have the special-purpose Lead Agencies oversee the develop-
ment of the EIRs.
.The Environmental Impact Reports would, of course, be. drafted by consultants who
would be selected by us and the appropriate Lead Agency in each case. The costs of
:the EIR process, including our charges, would be borne by the applicants. It is
expected that the consultant contracts will be with the County. The Lead Agencies
would contribute technical services during the EIRs' development, and would ultimately
be responsible for certifying the products.
Although our primary reason for agreeing to administer. these EIRs is to provide
service and public protection similar to our oversight over County-regulated projects ,
we are also interested in the learning experience that comes .with managing highly
technical inter-government projects.
If you have any questions or reservations about our proceeding with these arrangements,
please advise.
AAD:plp
cc: DHS letter
BAAQMD letter
Supervisor Torlakson
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