Draft EIR Document
This Draft EIR is organized by chapter and associated appendices, which provide additional detail. The link to download the entire Draft EIR is at the bottom of this page.
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Since the publication of the Draft EIR, formatting and editorial issues have been identified in the Draft EIR. This Change Sheet describes those issues and the changes that will be made in the Final EIR to correct them. In some cases, the issues identified were not easily presented in the Change Sheet, and corrected files have been posted on this website to present the corrected information. None of the identified changes modify the Draft EIR impact analyses or conclusions. This Change Sheet may continue to be updated if other formatting or editorial issues are identified throughout the duration of the comment period.
Change Sheet
Table of Contents
Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR Executive Summary
Click the buttons below to read a chapter or an appendix title to access those files. California law limits the information regarding cultural resources and Tribal cultural resources that can be disclosed in an EIR to avoid public dissemination of privileged information and avoid the possibility that such resources could be subject to vandalism or other damage. Although it will be a part of the record DWR utilizes to achieve CEQA compliance and make a decision on whether to approve the proposed project, Appendix 19B, Archaeological Sensitivity Analysis Report, and Appendix 32C, Tribal Cultural Resources Identification Report, will not be available for public review.
Chapter 2: Purpose and Project Objectives
Chapter 3: Description of the Proposed Project and Alternatives
Appendix 3A: Identification of Water Conveyance Alternatives
Appendix 3B: Environmental Commitments and Best Management Practices
Appendix 3C: Defining Existing Conditions, No Project Alternative, and Cumulative Impact Conditions
Appendix 3D: Intakes, Roads, and Shafts Summary Tables
Appendix 3E: Delta Reform Act Considerations
Appendix 3F: Compensatory Mitigation Plan for Special-Status Species and Aquatic Resources
Appendix 3G: Community Benefits Program Framework
Appendix 3H: Non-Project Water Transfer Analysis for Delta Conveyance
Chapter 4: Framework for the Environmental Analysis
Appendix 4A: Consideration of 2070 Conditions
Appendix 4B: North Delta Diversion Priority Sensitivity Analysis
Appendix 4C: Alternate Regulatory Scenario Sensitivity Analysis
Chapter 5: Surface Water
Appendix 5A: Modeling Technical Appendix
- Revised: Appendix 5A, Modeling Technical Appendix Hydrology and System Operations Model, Section B, Attachment 3 – CalSim 3 Model Results for Existing Condition
- Revised: Appendix 5A, Modeling Technical Appendix Hydrology and System Operations Model, Section B, Attachment 5 – CalSim 3 Model Results for No Project Alternative
Chapter 6: Water Supply
Chapter 10: Geology and Seismicity
Chapter 12: Fish and Aquatic Resources
Appendix 12A: Environmental Setting Background Information
Chapter 13: Terrestrial Biological Resources
Appendix 13A: Special-Status Species with Potential to Occur in the Study Area
Appendix 13B: Species Accounts
Appendix 13D: Overlapping Habitat Conservation Plan Permanent Surface Impacts
Appendix 13E: Terrestrial Wildlife Connectivity
Appendix 13F: Terrestrial Biological Resources 2040 Analysis
Appendix 13G: Construction Sound Level Impacts on Sandhill Cranes
Chapter 14: Land Use
Chapter 16: Recreation
Appendix 16A: Recreation Resources Inventory Update and Data Collection Documentation
Chapter 17: Socioeconomics
Appendix 17A: Regional Economic Effects of Water Conveyance Facility Construction
Chapter 19: Cultural Resources
Appendix 19A: Historical Resources Survey and Evaluation Report
Appendix 19B: CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX Archaeological Sensitivity Analysis Report
Appendix 19C: Impact Analysis of Project Alternatives on Built-Environment Historical Resources
Appendix 19D: Impact Analysis of Project Alternatives on Archaeological Resources
Chapter 20: Transportation
Appendix 20A: Delta Conveyance 2020 Traffic Analysis
Chapter 21: Public Services and Utilities
Chapter 22: Energy
Appendix 22A: SWP and CVP Energy Generation and Consumption by Facility
Chapter 23: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
Appendix 23A: Mass Emissions Estimation Methodology
Appendix 23B: Air Quality and GHG Analysis Activity Data
Appendix 23C: Health Risk Assessment and Ambient Air Quality Analysis Methodology
Appendix 23D: Criteria Pollutant Health Impact Assessment Methodology
Appendix 23E: Assessment Form for Consistency with GHG Emissions Reduction Plan
Appendix 23F: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases 2040 Analysis
Chapter 24: Noise and Vibration
Appendix 24A: Sound Level Contour
Appendix 24B: Construction Sound Level Model Predictions
Appendix 24C: Ambient Sound Level Charts from Field Measurement
Appendix 24D: Sound Level Measurement Field Data Sheets
Appendix 24E: Noise and Vibration 2040 Analysis
Appendix 24F: Pile Driving Specifications for New Bridges on Haul Routes