United States Marine Corps Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Sewage Effluent Compliance Project Lower Santa Margarita Basin Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton San Diego County, California.
Abstract
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to secure sewage effluent discharge compliance with the Cease and Desist Order issued by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) at existing Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) 1, 2, 3, 8, and 13 within the Lower Santa Margarita Basin. Compliance with the Cease and Desist Order would in turn allow for compliance with the San Diego Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan), thereby enhancing water quality within the Basin and providing long-term protection of the aquifer at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton. The portion of the Proposed Action analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R) and approved in the Record of Decision involves the construction of new facilities to convey sewage from the STPs downstream through a system of pumps and pipelines to percolation ponds in the Lemon Grove area of MCB Camp Pendleton. The ultimate disposal of the effluent, which may include advanced treatment, is considered in detail in this Final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS). Alternative 1 would provide facilities for discharge of secondary effluent, after irrigation of the Marine Memorial Golf Course, by enhancement of the Lemon Grove ponds with cased vertical drains filled with sand and gravel. Alternative 2 would add advanced wastewater treatment of effluent from STPs 1 and 2, for irrigation of the Marine Memorial Golf Course, with the excess to the Lemon Grove ponds with cased vertical drains.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA358456