Lake Merced Raise Water Level Assessment

Project Schedule

The SFPUC has specified in the RFP that it desires to have a project that can be presented to the Commission in early autumn 2002. Using this goal, we have worked back through the schedule as follows.

As noted previously, the autumn decision-making schedule requirement can be met only if the phase 1 project qualifies for a CEQA categorical exemption or a mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). In the case of a MND, there is a minimum 30-day public review period on the Draft MND. Given this restriction, the following approximate schedule of key milestones for Phase 1 is proposed assuming the requirement for preparing a MND. If a categorical exemption can be obtained, then the schedule for the evaluations could be expanded within the available time frame and the action taken by the Commission moved forward to early October. Note that refinement of the schedule will occur during the Task 1 Work Plan development.

PHASE 1

Notice to Proceed August 1, 2002

Project Start-up Meeting August 5

Submit Draft Work Plan (Task 1) August 8

Belt Transect Surveys (Task 2) August 12 – August 30

SFPUC Staff Review Comments on Work Plan to EDAW August 12

Submit Final Work Plan August 14

Submit Data Gaps Report (Task 1.4) August 15

Submit Task 2 Technical Memo (Draft) August 20

SFPUC Staff Comments to EDAW on Task 2 Tech Memo August 22

Submit Task 2 Final Technical Memo August 26

Submit Task 3 Draft GIS Overlays + Technical Memo August 26

SFPUC Staff Comments on Task 3 GIS + Tech Memo to EDAW August 28

Task 4 Environmental Impact Assessment August 26 - September 5

Submit Task 3 Final GIS + Technical Memo September 4

Submit Task 5 Draft Technical Memo + Task 7 Admin Draft MND September 13

SFPUC Staff Comments to EDAW on Task 5 Tech Memo September 16

SFPUC Staff Comments to EDAW on Administrative Draft MND September 17

Submit Task 6 In-Field Monitoring Technical Memo September 20

Submit Task 5 Final Technical Memo + Draft MND September 20

NOI and Draft Report and Draft MND Published September 23

30-day Public Review September 23 – Oct. 23

Response to Comments and Staff Report October 25

Commission Hearing on Phase 1 Project October. 29

Task 10 Submit Implementation Schedule 1 November 1, 2002
 
 

PHASE 2

Submit Draft Work Plan (Task 1) November 5, 2002

SFPUC Staff Review Comments on Work Plan to EDAW November 7

Submit Final Work Plan November 12

Task 2 Review and Analysis of Operational, Environmental and

Regulatory Issues November 7, 2002 – March 17, 2003

Submit (Draft) Task 2 Technical Memorandum March 31, 2003

SFPUC Staff Review Comments on Task 2 Tech Memo to EDAW April 16

Submit Final Task 2 Tech Memo May 6

Presentation to Commission May 20, 2003