Defining the Preliminary Array of Alternatives for BDCP Draft EIR/EIS
July 1, 2010 BDCP Steering Committee

Overview of Presentation

Identification of Lead Agencies and Responsible/ Cooperating Agencies for the EIR/EIS Identification of Initial Alternative Concepts Development and application of screening criteria Preliminary Array of alternatives under consideration for evaluation in the BDCP Draft EIR/EIS

EIR/EIS Lead Agencies

CEQA Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources p

NEPA Lead Agencies

Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Marine Fisheries Service
CEQA Responsible or Trustee Agencies
California Department of Fish and Game California Department of Parks and Recreation p California State Water Resources Control Board California Air Resources Control Board California Department of Boating and Waterways California Department of Transportation California State Lands Commission San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission California Delta Stewardship Council
NEPA Cooperating Agencies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers y p g State and Federal Contractors Water Agency ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ongoing Discussions with the Responsible, Trustee and Cooperating Agencies
BDCP Environmental Coordination Team (BECT) Presentations to the Delta Stewardship Council
Identification of Initial Alternative Concepts
Concepts in the Notice of Preparation and Notice f I t t N ti of Intent Concepts identified during Scoping Process
O Over 1,051 comments related to alternatives l d l i Requests to include concepts described in 2007 and 2008 reports by Public Policy Institute of California Request to include concepts presented to the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force
Concepts included in BDCP Steering Committee handouts over past four years
All Initial Alternative Concepts include Three Components
Restoration Components Measures to Reduce Other Stressors Components Conveyance Components
I l t d Conveyance Isolated C Dual Conveyance Through Delta Conveyance g y
Alternative Concepts and NEPA/CEQA Environmental Analysis
Programmatic Evaluation Early d Staged E l and St d Implementation OTHER STRESSORS Programmatic Evaluation Early d Staged E l and St d Implementation RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES Project Specific Evaluation Long-term Implementation L t I l t ti
CO CONVEYANCE AND C WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT

Other Stressors Conservation Measures BDCP Steering Committee Handout - March 25, 2010 g ,
Help Maintain Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel Dissolved Oxygen Levels above levels that impair covered fish species Reduce Illegal Harvest of salmonids and sturgeon Develop Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans Develop Conservation Hatcheries for Delta and longfin smelt Implement Predator Control Develop and Implement Non Physical Fish Barriers Non-Physical Minimize methylation of inorganic mercury in BDCP habitat restoration areas caused by BDCP restoration actions I l Implement Non-Native A t N N ti Aquatic V ti Vegetation Control t ti C t l
Other Stressors Conservation Measures
Undergoing Evaluation as of March 25, 2010
Reduction of Ammonia Loads Reduction of Endocrine Disruptor Loads Reduction of Agricultural Pesticide Loads Reduction of Urban Runoff Loads Reduction of Activities that Introduce Non-native Species Increase Non-native Species Harvest of Predators Implement Restrictions on Splittail H I l t R t i ti S litt il Harvest t Implement Mark-Select Fisheries Program Reduction of Entrainment by Non-Project Diversions Non Project
Habitat Restoration Conservation Measures
BDCP Steering Committee Handout - March 25, 2010
Tidal Habitat Restoration Provide for restoration of 65,000 acres of freshwater and brackish tidal habitat within BDCP Restoration Opportunity Areas Channel Margin Habitat Enhancement Provide for enhancement of 20 linear miles in the Delta Riparian Habitat Restoration Restore at least 5,000 acres of riparian forest and scrub Seasonally Inundated Floodplain Restoration Provide for restoration of at least 10,000 acres of seasonally inundated floodplain habitat ithi th fl d l i h bit t within the north, east, and/or south D lt th t d/ th Delta Fremont Weir/Yolo Bypass Habitat Improvements Modify Fremont Weir to provide fish passage and provide for more frequent g yp and longer inundations of Yolo Bypass Modify Sacramento Weir to reduce leakage and attraction flows Improve Tule Canal/Toe Drain and Lower Putah Creek alignment

CONVEYANCE Isolated Conveyance Concepts
Central Delta Pipeline/Tunnel Eastern Unlined and Lined Canal Eastern Unlined Canal plus connection to San Joaquin River near Mossdale Eastern Unlined Canal plus connection to EBMUD and SFPUC Western Unlined and Lined Canal Western Unlined Canal plus use of Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel p Eastern Foothill Unlined Canal from Sacramento River near Verona
CONVEYANCE Dual Conveyance Concepts
Central Delta Pipeline/Tunnel Eastern Unlined and Lined Canal Eastern Unlined Canal plus connection to San Joaquin River near M Ri Mossdale d l Western Unlined and Lined Canal Western Unlined Canal plus use of Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel Eastern Foothill Unlined Canal from Sacramento River near Verona
CONVEYANCE Through Delta Conveyance Concepts
Continued use of existing water supply systems
Levee armoring and new setback levees along South g g Fork Mokelumne and Middle rivers and Victoria Canal Manage Delta for habitat, not local or SWP/CVP water supplies

Separate Corridors

Water supply corridor along Mokelumne and Middle rivers and fish movement corridor along Old River
Use of existing water supply systems with Delta salt water barrier installed near Benicia Bridge
Multiple-Step Screening Criteria Process
First and Second Screening Levels
Defining alternatives under CEQA and NEPA g

Third Screening Level

Defining potentially feasible alternatives under CEQA and reasonable alternatives under NEPA
Consideration of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act requirements R f A t i t Consideration of information needs identified by CEQA responsible agencies and NEPA ibl i d cooperating agencies raised during scoping
First and Second Screening Levels
Fi t Screening Level First S i L l
Could the potential alternative concept meet the projects p p purpose/objectives in Notice of Preparation and Notice of j p Intent?

Second Screening Level

Under CEQA, consider: Would the potential alternative CEQA avoid or substantially lessen any of the expected significant environmental effects of the proposed project? Under NEPA, consider: Would the potential alternative address one or more significant issues related to the proposed action?

Third Screening Level

C ld th potential alternative concept b f Could the t ti l lt ti t be feasible ibl under CEQA? Capable of being accomplished in reasonable time p g p period taking into account economic, legal, social, and technological factors? Could the potential alternative concept be reasonable reasonable under NEPA? Practical or feasible from technical or economic standpoint? CEQA and NEPA allow consideration of a reasonable balance of environmental, economic social and technical environmental economic, social, factors and legal feasibility under species protection and other laws

Consideration of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act
Do alternatives provide a reasonable range of:
Flow criteria? Diversion rates? Other operational criteria to satisfy the criteria of approval as a Natural Community Conservation Plan? Hydrologic conditions?
Does the range of alternatives include a: f
Through Delta Conveyance alternative? Dual Conveyance alternative? y Isolated Conveyance alternative? Dual or Isolated Conveyance Lined Canal alternative? Dual or Isolated Conveyance Unlined Canal alternative? Pipeline/Tunnel Conveyance alternative?
Consideration of Responsible/Cooperating Agencies Scoping Comments g g
Do the alternatives address the decision making needs of the responsible agencies for the project:
Broad range of water quality objectives and operational strategies? Potential interim changes to SWRCB Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan? Long-term changes to SWRCB Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan with and without new conveyance facilities? Reduced diversions lower than diversions allowed in USFWS and NMFS biological opinions
Development of Preliminary Array of Alternatives under consideration for Evaluation in the Draft EIR/EIS
Applied the screening criteria to the range of p y alternative concepts to identify the alternatives for Draft EIR/EIS All alternatives in Draft EIR/EIS address conveyance, capacity, operations, restoration, and other stressors components
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Three time horizons being evaluated
Late Near term 10 years from permit Al Alternative C i Conveyance almost complete b not operating l l but i 14,000 acres of Tidal Habitat Existing climate and sea level Early Long-term 2025 Alternative Conveyance Operational acres of Tidal Habitat 25,000 Climate change and sea Level rise (6 inches) Late Long-term 2060 Alt Alternative C ti Conveyance O Operational ti l 65,000 Acres of Tidal Habitat Climate change and sea Level Rise (18 inches)

No Action Alternative

Alternative Thisalternative includestheexisting throughDeltasystem only. HabitatRestoration BasedonBiological Opinions,with Xaquatichabitat restorationand noterrestrialhabitat restoration Conveyance 15,000cfs (existingcapacity) ThroughDeltawithout anymodifications WaterOperationsare BasedonBiological Opinions OtherStressorMeasures Noaction
Preliminary Subject to revision
Alternative 1: Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Alternative Habitat Restoration 65,000acrestidal marsh 5,000acres riparian 10,000acresnew floodplain Conveyance OtherStressorMeasures
Thisalternativereflects theBDCPasproposed foranalysisbytheBDCP SteeringCommittee.It includesdual conveyance,the h combineduseofanew isolatedfacilityandthe existingthroughDelta conveyancesystem, conveyance system aquaticandterrestrial habitatrestorationand conservation,andother stressormeasures.
15,000cfs(beingevaluated) Pipeline/Tunnel Othersubalternatives: Canal,East,linedand l l d d unlined
Helpmaintaindissolved oxygenintheStocktonDeep oxygen in the Stockton Deep WaterShipChannel Reducesalmonandsturgeon poaching Develophatcheryandgenetic managementplans Develophatcheriesfordelta andlongfin smelt Reducepredation Developandinstallfish barriers Minimizemethylation of h l f inorganicmercury Removeandlimitthegrowth ofinvasivespecies
Canal,West,linedand Xxacres Xx acres unlined enhancedseasonal ____________________ floodplain WaterOperationsareas identifiedintheBDCP 20mileschannel ProposedProject p j bankrestoration (2/11/10BDCPSteering CommitteeHandout) (Mayberefinedasresultof theeffectsanalysis)
Preliminary Subject to Revision
Alternative 2: Dual Conveyance with Smaller Pipeline/Tunnel
Alternative HabitatRestoration Habitat Restoration Conveyance OtherStressorMeasures Other Stressor Measures
Thisalternative includesasmaller capacity conveyancefacility thanAlternative. TheHabitat The Habitat Restorationand OtherStressor measuresarethe sameasthosein same as those in Alternative1.
65,000acrestidal marsh 5,000acresriparian 10,000acresnew acres new floodplain Xxacresenhanced seasonalfloodplain seasonal floodplain 20mileschannelbank restoration
6,000cfs(being evaluated) Pipeline/Tunnel
Helpmaintaindissolvedoxygen intheStocktonDeepWaterShip in the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel Reducesalmonandsturgeon poaching
WaterOperationssimilar Water Operations similar Develophatcheryandgenetic toAlternative1 managementplans Develophatcheriesfordeltaand longfin smelt g Reducepredation Developandinstallfishbarriers Minimizemethylation of inorganicmercury
Removeandlimitthegrowthof invasivespecies
Alternative 3: Isolated Conveyance
Thisalternative includesonlyanew includes only a new isolatedconveyance facility,without useoftheexisting throughDelta through Delta system.TheHabitat Restorationand OtherStressor measuresarethe sameasthosein Alternative1.

65,000acrestidal marsh 5,000acresriparian 10,000acresnew 10,000 acres new floodplain Xxacresenhanced seasonalfloodplain
15,000cfs SubAlternativeswill examine Pipeline/Tunnel Canal,East,linedand unlined Canal,West,linedand unlined
Helpmaintaindissolved oxygenintheStocktonDeep WaterShipChannel Reducesalmonandsturgeon poaching Develophatcheryandgenetic D l h h d i managementplans Develophatcheriesfordelta andlongfin smelt Reducepredation Developandinstallfish barriers Minimizemethylation of inorganicmercury Removeandlimitthegrowth ofinvasivespecies of invasive species
20mileschannelbank restoration WaterOperationsare similartoAlternative1,plus FallX2rule F ll X2 l
Alternative 4: Dual Conveyance with Enhanced Aquatic Conservation and Smaller Pipeline/Tunnel
Alternative Thisalternative includesasmaller designcapacityfora newpipeline/tunnel aspartofdual conveyance,and conveyance and additionalaquatic habitatrestoration. OtherStressors measuresarethe measures are the sameasAlternative 1. HabitatRestoration SameasAlternative1, plus20additional milesofchannelbank restorationandxx acresofenhanced seasonalfloodplain seasonal floodplain Conveyance OtherStressorMeasures Helpmaintaindissolvedoxygen intheStocktonDeepWaterShip in the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel Reducesalmonandsturgeon poaching Develophatcheryandgenetic managementplans Develophatcheriesfordelta andlongfin smelt g Reducepredation Developandinstallfishbarriers Minimizemethylation of inorganicmercury
6,00012,000cfs (beingevaluated) Pipeline/Tunnel WaterOperations Water Operations modifiedfrom Alternative1 (morerestrictive)
Preliminary Subject to Revision y j
Alternative 5: Through Delta Conveyance with Separate Corridors
Alternative HabitatRestoration Conveyance OtherStressorMeasures Helpmaintaindissolvedoxygen intheStocktonDeepWaterShip Channel Reducesalmonandsturgeon poaching Develophatcheryandgenetic D l h h d i managementplans Develophatcheriesfordelta andlongfin smelt Reducepredation Developandinstallfishbarriers Minimizemethylation of Minimize methylation of inorganicmercury Thisalternative includesonly includes only modificationsto theexisting throughDelta,to provideseparate provide separate corridorsfor watersupplyand fishhabitat.The Habitat Restorationand OtherStressor measuresare similartothosein Alternative1but Alt ti 1 b t lessinthe SouthernDelta. 65,000acrestidalmarsh 5,000acresriparian 10,000acresnew floodplain Xxacresenhanced seasonalfloodplain 20mileschannelbank restoration 15,000cfs ThroughDeltachannel Modifications WaterOperations Water Operations Modifiedfrom Alternative1 (inanattemptto provideequivalent protection)

Next Steps

Continue to develop the preliminary array of alternatives, including modifying existing preliminary alternatives and the potential to develop additional alternatives Incorporate potential changes to the BDCP Alternative as Steering Committee continues to develop the BDCP (for example, incorporating refined operating criteria based on effects analysis) Consider information developed from BDCP Separate Analyses and Important Related Actions in the review of alternatives (for example, Nitrogen reduction to address productivity issues) Begin to identify potential adverse impacts and related mitigation measures through impact assessments and modify alternatives as warranted a a ted

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