TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Jeremy Sarrow - Watershed and Flood Control Operations Manager
SUBJECT: Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution related to the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project - Increment 2, Floodwalls North of the Bypass; adopting findings, a statement of overriding considerations, a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and certification of the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project - Increment 2, Floodwalls North of the Bypass. (No Fiscal Impact, Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
Pursuant to requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) prepared a Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR") for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project - Increment 2, Floodwalls North of the Bypass (Project) in Napa, California to address design changes and evaluate potential environmental impacts associated with any such changes. The SEIR is a subsequent analysis to the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, dated March 1999 (1999 Final SEIS/EIR). A summary of the elements of the revised proposed Project include:
? Construction of floodwalls south of Lincoln Avenue on the west bank of the Napa River beginning at the River Terrace Inn and continuing north toward Lincoln Avenue. A new 10- to 12-foot-wide recreational trail would be constructed on the water side of the floodwall as well within this reach.
? Construction of floodwalls north of Lincoln Avenue that would tie into the north side of the western parapet wall at the Lincoln Avenue Bridge...
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