Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning

Overview

The Hauled Water Initiative is an effort by the County to determine the feasibility of using hauled water as a potable water source for new single-family residential development, where there is no other feasible source of municipal or well water available. Documents related to this proposed initiative are available under the Documents section on this page.

Background

In response to a motion by Supervisor Antonovich, the County’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) convened the Hauled Water Task Force (“Task Force”) comprised of staff from the Departments of Public Health, Public Works, Regional Planning, Fire, and County Counsel, to study the use of hauled water as a potential source of potable water in certain parts of the County. The Task Force prepared an informational report on the feasibility of using hauled water and presented the report to the Board of Supervisors in 2009.

From 2010 to 2012, at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, the Task Force presented the informational report’s conclusions at a series of community meetings in Juniper Hills, Lancaster, and Acton, and met with community members to discuss their concerns with the report. Based on community input and consideration of other potential impacts, the Task Force revised the informational report and several of its recommendations.

The Task Force’s recommendations were compiled into a revised report, which the CEO presented to the Board on August 17, 2012. On September 4, 2012, the Board instructed the Task Force to prepare the appropriate environmental documentation analyzing the potential environmental impacts of a hauled water policy, and to prepare an ordinance for a single-family residential hauled water use policy for new development. The Task Force determined that an environmental impact report (EIR) is required for the ordinance.

Environmental Review

The County of Los Angeles released the Draft EIR for public review on May 31, 2016.

The Notice of Availability is available.

The comment period ends on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. The Documents are available for review online under the Documents section below, and hard copies are available at the following nine County public facilities:

Documents

Environmental Documents and Meetings

Draft Environmental Impact Report – Released May 31, 2016

VOLUME I

• Table of Contents
• Section ES: Executive Summary
• Section 1.0: Introduction
• Section 2.0: Project Description
• Sections 3.1-3.3: Environmental Setting, Impacts, Mitigation
• Sections 3.4-3.14: Environmental Setting, Impacts, Mitigation
• Section 4: Alternatives to the Proposed Project
• Section 5: Significant Environmental Effects Which Cannot Be Avoided
• Section 6: Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Related to Implementation of the Proposed Project
• Section 7: Growth-Inducing Impacts
• Section 8: Report Preparation Personnel
• Section 9: References
• Appendix A: Working Draft Ordinance
• Appendix B: Site Plan, Building Permit Review, and Green Ordinance Requirements
• Appendix C: Regulatory Measures
• Appendix D: Best Practices

VOLUME II

• Appendix E: Notice of Preparation and Comments on Notice of Preparation

VOLUME III

• Appendix F: Initial Study

VOLUME IV

• Appendix G: Aesthetics Technical Report
• Appendix H: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Technical Report
• Appendix I: Biological Resources Technical Report
• Appendix J: Cultural Resources Technical Report

VOLUME V

• Appendix K: Hydrological Technical Report
• Appendix L: Noise Technical Report
• Appendix M: Traffic Impact Study

Public Meetings on the Draft EIR

The County will host two public meetings to provide a review of the EIR process, conclusions of the Draft EIR, and to solicit written comments on the Draft EIR. Attendance at meetings is not required to submit comments on the Draft EIR. The public meetings will take place from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the following locations on the dates listed:

Draft EIR Preparation Process and Documents

• Initial Study
• Notices of Preparation
  • September 17, 2014
  • May 4, 2015
• Meeting Agendas
  • September 24, 2014
  • October 1, 2014
  • October 8, 2014
  • October 15, 2014
  • May 20, 2015

August 17, 2012, Report to the Board of Supervisors

Schedule

The Draft EIR is completed and is available under the “Documents” section of this web page. The 50-day public review period for the Draft EIR starts on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, and ends on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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