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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 05:30

EBMUB Responds To Buena Vista Tribe’s DTEIR

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slide15The East Bay Municipal Utility District, East Bay MUD, has responded to the draft tribal Environmental Impact report from the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians for their proposed Flying Cloud Casino stating that many of the same considerations that Amador County residents share must also be considered for Calaveras County. The response, written by William Kirkpatrick manager of Water Distribution Planning, states that road impacts will not just affect Amador and San Joaquin County, but also Calaveras County Roads including a private road owned by East bay MUD, Sandretto Rd.. Kirkpatrick states that Sandretto Rd is open to the public but its usage is contingent upon load requirements and speed limits. East Bay MUD is asking for a traffic study to be conducted on Camanche Parkway South and Sandretto Rd to look at significant impacts to traffic volumes and loads on those roadways.
slide16 considered by EBMUD is the water runoff into Camanche from waters used at a potential gambling facility. The DTEIR recognized the potential of this run off and EBMUD want to make sure it causes no adverse impacts at the reservoir. East Bay MUD also points out an important impact of at least one of the tribe’s options for obtaining water for the casino project. The tribe states that they may try to purchase water and have a pipeline built to the facility. EBMUD points out that if this water is to come form the Mokelumne River and its water sheds and reservoirs then it must be included as part of the Amador County entitlements under water rights given to the county from the state. How this will impact the existing entitlements of the county must be further explored according to EBMUD. Groundwater impacts also need further exploration and explanation states EBMUD should the tribe decise to supply water by wells. The Draft TIER defers the impacts and therefore the mitigations to a later date. EMBUD states that it is unclear how another draw on the groundwater tables may impact the Mokelumne and its tributaries.
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