Amador County – The Howard Business Park, discussed last week by Ione City Council, also had some comments from local agencies on areas of work to be mindful for the project. Vanessa Apodaca of city engineer Roark Weber’s office reviewed the 13 lots in the Howard Business Park’s Conceptual Master Plan and said the project would take access off State Route 124. Apodaca said “comprehensive review of the project cannot be completed due to lack of information,” but she listed items that needed consideration. Those included streets and storm drainage, along with meeting engineering standards, having adequate street lighting approved by the City Planner and avoiding “excess glare and lighting levels.” Apodaca said drainage and traffic studies should be required, and the grade of a road linking to UNIMIN “should not exceed 15 percent.” She also noted that any connections or improvements to Highway 124 would be subject to Caltrans review and approval. Amador County Transportation Commission also had recommended a traffic impact study. Ione Fire Chief Ken Mackey said: “We are very much in favor of the project and only have these limited comments.” He said street names that were not listed in the map should be “handled in the early stages so there are no long-term problems or similarities with other street names in our city, and the hundred blocks.” He also sought clarification of egresses out, or an indication of traffic flow, and he said the fire department would “require a fire hydrant system capable of supplying 2,500 gallons per minute fire flow on a looped water system with two supply sources,” or “an on site water storage tank will be required.” Amador Water Agency supervising engineer John E. Griffin commented that the county-wide agency “will require the applicant to prepare a water model for the Proposed Project and for the entire Policy Area.” He said AWA “will require the applicant to construct improvements identified by the water model,” and he noted that the “capacity of the existing lone Water Treatment Plant is insufficient to accommodate impacts.” AWA recommended “utilizing reclaimed water for irrigation and other non-domestic uses.” He said a “Water Supply Assessment will be required for this project,” and should the lone water treatment plant remain in operation, the existing 14-inch raw water main from the lone Reservoir to the lone plant will not be capable of handling demands from Howard Business Park. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 14 May 2010 06:21
Agencies Comment on Details of Howard Business Park
Amador County – The Howard Business Park, discussed last week by Ione City Council, also had some comments from local agencies on areas of work to be mindful for the project. Vanessa Apodaca of city engineer Roark Weber’s office reviewed the 13 lots in the Howard Business Park’s Conceptual Master Plan and said the project would take access off State Route 124. Apodaca said “comprehensive review of the project cannot be completed due to lack of information,” but she listed items that needed consideration. Those included streets and storm drainage, along with meeting engineering standards, having adequate street lighting approved by the City Planner and avoiding “excess glare and lighting levels.” Apodaca said drainage and traffic studies should be required, and the grade of a road linking to UNIMIN “should not exceed 15 percent.” She also noted that any connections or improvements to Highway 124 would be subject to Caltrans review and approval. Amador County Transportation Commission also had recommended a traffic impact study. Ione Fire Chief Ken Mackey said: “We are very much in favor of the project and only have these limited comments.” He said street names that were not listed in the map should be “handled in the early stages so there are no long-term problems or similarities with other street names in our city, and the hundred blocks.” He also sought clarification of egresses out, or an indication of traffic flow, and he said the fire department would “require a fire hydrant system capable of supplying 2,500 gallons per minute fire flow on a looped water system with two supply sources,” or “an on site water storage tank will be required.” Amador Water Agency supervising engineer John E. Griffin commented that the county-wide agency “will require the applicant to prepare a water model for the Proposed Project and for the entire Policy Area.” He said AWA “will require the applicant to construct improvements identified by the water model,” and he noted that the “capacity of the existing lone Water Treatment Plant is insufficient to accommodate impacts.” AWA recommended “utilizing reclaimed water for irrigation and other non-domestic uses.” He said a “Water Supply Assessment will be required for this project,” and should the lone water treatment plant remain in operation, the existing 14-inch raw water main from the lone Reservoir to the lone plant will not be capable of handling demands from Howard Business Park. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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