REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 6, 2021
FROM
BRENDON BIGGS, Director, Department of Public Works - Special Districts
SUBJECT
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California Environmental Quality Act Findings for Calico Phase Two Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that the Calico Phase Two Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park in Yermo is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15302, Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction.
2. Approve the Calico Phase Two Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park in Yermo, as defined in the Notice of Exemption, and direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to file and post the Notice of Exemption.
(Presenter: Trevor Leja, Deputy Director, 386-8811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended actions for the Calico Phase Two Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park in Yermo (Project) are administrative in nature and will have minimal financial impact.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department of Public Works - Special Districts (Department) provides water treatment and sewer system design, construction, operations, and maintenance support services to the Regional Parks Department (Regional Parks). Calico Ghost Town Regional Park (Calico) currently treats wastewater using a septic tank system. There are three septic tanks consisting of one 5,000 gallon septic tank and two 7,500 gallon septic tanks. The effluent flow from the septic tanks discharges into a percolation basin for final disposal.
The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (LRWQCB) informed Regional...
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