Public Viewing Period - Well 11 Treatment ISMND

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE WELL 11 TREATMENT PROJECT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY OF LINDSAY (City) plans to adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the proposed improvements and operations of the Well 11 Treatment Project. The document will be on the agenda of City’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting on January 14, 2024, at City Hall, 251 E. Honolulu St. Lindsay, CA 93247.

The Well 11 Treatment Project proposes to construct the following components: site demolition, clearing and grubbing, construction of a perchlorate vessel foundation, placement of perchlorate treatment vessels with initial load of resin, installation of pretreatment cartridge filters, construction of nitrate system foundations, installation of a nitrate treatment system with tanks, resin, controls and softener, installation of on-site piping, placement of a brine holding tank, construction of polyethylene lined evaporation ponds, installation of associated electrical and controls, well pump upgrades, and perimeter fencing.

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial Study has been prepared, describing the degree of possible environmental impacts of the proposed project. The City has assessed the potential environmental impacts of this proposed action and has determined that they will be less than significant. Copies of the IS/MND are on file and available for public review at City Hall. The public review period during which the City will receive comments on the proposed IS/MND will begin on December 9, 2024 and end on January 7, 2025. Comments should be in writing, if possible, and addressed to Neyba J. Amezcua, Principal Project Manager, at either namezcua@lindsay.ca.us, or 251 E. Honolulu Street Lindsay, CA 93247.