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CITY OF CARLSBAD APPLICATION FORM FOR CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION APPLICATION
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PROJECT NAME: Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project
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Description of proposal (add attachment If necessary): See attached letter and exhibits
Would you Ilka to orally present your proposal to your assigned staff planner/engineer? Yes ¢ No
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Scott Donnell, S61lior Planner
OWNER NAME (Print): Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LP
MAILING ADDRESS: 501 w. Broadway, Suite 2020
CITY, STATE, ZIP: San Diego, CA 92101
TELEPHONE: 619-595-7802
APPLICANT NAME (Print): Peter Maclaggan
MAILING ADDRESS: 501 W. Broadway, Suite 2020
CITY, STATE, ZIP: San Diego, CA 92101
TELEPHONE: 619-595-7802
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POSEIDON
July 12, 20 II
Mr. Scott Donnell
City of Carlsbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Dear Mr. Donnell:
R E S O U R C E S
The Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project (Project) was approved by the Carlsbad City Council on June
13, 2006, and certified in FEIR 03-05 (SCH#2004041081) and provides for a 50 million gallon per day
(MGD) seawater desalination facility, located on the property of the Encina Power Station. On
September 15, 2009 the Carlsbad City Council approved modifications to the Project as PDP 00-02B/SP
I 44(J). Section VI.D of PDP 00-02B '"Procedures and Amendments -Consistency Determination with
Approved PDP," states:
"Certain improvements, modifications, maintenance activities or other future proposals
may be considered minor in nature and found lo be consistent with the Precise
Development Plan. In these circumstances, building permits may be issued without
formal amendment to the Precise Development Plan. The process to determine
consistency with the PDP shall be according to Planning Department Policy No. 35,
Discretionary Permit Consistency Determination (attached as Appendix G), as amended
from time to time. "
Poseidon Resources submits this Consistency Determination consistent with Planning Department Policy
Number 35. The changes proposed in the attached documentation are very minor and constitute changes
in location for equipment already approved, and additional screening consistent with screening regime,
materials, colors and landscaping approved as part of the Project. These types of minor changes would
typically be handled as part of the building permit process, or through a construction change as part of a
project's evolution from entitlement to final design, but Poseidon requests this Policy 35 review so that
there is no question as to nature of the minor changes being made. There will be no change in the
operation or capacity of the Project. Poseidon believes that these minor changes are within the scope of
and in full compliance with the approved PDP 00-02B/SP 144(1) and FEIR 03-05 and Addendum.
We have attached a description of the Project modifications, and exhibits depicting the changes for your
review. We have also provided a table with candidate findings for each of the 10 fmdings necessary for
the Policy 35 consistency determination. We would be happy to meet with you and representatives of the
City to make a presentation of the proposed changes if necessary.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Peter MacLaggan
Senior Vice President
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Poseidon Resources
501 West Br0r1cJw;;iy, Suite ?O?.O. S,rn [J1ecJo CA 92101. USA
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POSEIDON CARLSBAD SEA WATER DESALINATION PROJECT
Consistency Findings for Administrative Policy 35
(1) No project condition, feature, facility
or amenity is changed or deleted that
had been considered essential to the
project's design, quality, safety or
function;
(2) The request represents an upgrade in
overall design features and or
materials and improves upon the
project's compatibility with the
surrounding neighborhood;
(3) The proposed revision does not
change the density (i.e. the addition of
units) or boundary of the subject
property;
( 4) The proposed revision does not
involve the addition of a new land use
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Project changes constitute minor modifications to the site plan that are not essential
to the design, quality, safety or function of the Project. The raising of screen walls
will only further mask the equipment and structures on the site. Reconfiguration of
the roadway and equipment, internal to the desalination plant, will continue to
provide the same level of fire access required by the originally revised Project. The
Project continues to be a 50 MGD desalination facility at the approved site. No
essential clements of the Project will change with this action.
The request represents an upgrade in the overall design features, because the Project
will function more efficiently for the production of desalinated water. In addition,
screen walls will be raised in certain areas to increase screening of industrial
equipment from railroad right of way, and from the power plant area. This
represents an upgrade in design which improves upon the Project's compatibility
with the surrounding land uses. A concern in the original approval of the Project was
to screen industrial facilities at the Project site from views within the Encina site in
anticipation of future redevelopment of the Encina power station. In addition, views
from the rail corridor on the east side of the Project were also required to be
screened. The Project modifications will increase screening of the industrial
equipment on site, further protecting the visual quality from the interior and exterior
of the Encina site.
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There are no proposed changes to the boundaries of the site plan. The plant will
continue to operate as a 50 MGD desalination plant, as authorized in the original
approvals.
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not shown on the original pennit (e.g.
adding a commercial use to a
residential project, replacing single
family units with attached residential
units, vice versa for each example,
etc.);
(5) The proposed re vision does not
rearrange the major land uses within
the development (e.g. it does not
exchange the locations of single
family units with attached units);
(6) The proposed revision does not create
changes of greate.r than ten percent
(10%), providing that compliance will
be maintained with the applicable
development standards of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code as follows:
Per individual lot or structure -
yards, setbacks, coverage or height
(height reductions o f > I 0% are
permitted);
On an aggregate project basis -
parking, open space, common area or
landscaping;
(7) The proposed change will not result in
any significant environmental impact,
and/or require additional mitigation;
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location of equipment that has always been part of the desalination facility.
The development has only one land use, a 50 MGD desalination plant. No change of
use or additional land uses are proposed. The desalination plant is located on the
same site as previously approved by the City Council.
No additional square footage is proposed to be added to the desalination facility other
than the previously approved modification of screen walls ( condition 20d, Resolution
No. 6635). The proposed changes are minor modifications to the location and
placement of equipment already part of the Project, and increased screening of the
internal workings of the desalination plant. The Project will comply with all
development standards of PDP 00-O2B. Parking, open space, common areas, and
landscaping will not change.
The proposed modifications to the Project are minor in nature and do not change the
use or operation of the facility, and therefore will not cause any new significant
environmental impact or require additional mitigation. Additional screening of
industrial eQuipment, proposed, is reQuired by mitigation measure 4.1-2 from the
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(8) The proposed change would not result
in any health. safety or welfare
impacts~
(9) There were not any major issues or
controversies associated with the
original project which would be
exacerbated with the proposed
change.
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certified EIR 03-05.
The proposed changes are minor modifications to the placement of equipment,
already part of the Project, and increased screening of the internal workings of the
desalination plant. The Project will comply with all of the health and safety
standards required under the PDP 00-028.
There are no controversies associated with the original project which will be
exacerbated with the proposed change, because the nature of the controversies
related to the original project were related to the impingement and entrainment of
marine life in the intake of seawater and discharge of concentrated brine from the
desa.lination process. An additional controversy of the project included whether
desalination facilities should be used to meet regional water demands rather than
conservation.
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The revised Project will continue to intake sea water at the same rates, velocities, and
amount as the approved facility. The sea water intake is governed by a lease
agreement with the State Lands Commission who along with the City of Carlsbad
and California Coastal Commission reviewed the issues related to the intake of
water. The proposal makes no changes to the intake system, or the manner in which
water is brought to the facility. Similarly there will be no change in the amounts,
rates, velocity, or concentrations of discharge water from that which was approved as
part of the PDP and certified with the FEIR for the Project. In addition, the Regional
Water Quality Control Board has issued·an NPDES pennit for the discharge from the
facility. The applicant will comply with this pennit, which is consistent with the
previously approved project.
The revised project continues to be a 50 MGD desalination facility located at the
Encina Power Station. The proposed minor modifications wiU not add additional
issues not already vetted by the Carlsbad City Council, the California Coastal
Commission, State Lands Commission, and Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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(10) The proposed change would not be
readily discernible to the decision
makers as being substantially
different from the project as origina11y
approved.
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The project will not be readily discernible to the decision makers as being
substantially different than the revised, because the facility will contain enhanced
screening to block views of industrial equipment. The facility will continue to
operate in the manner approved by the Carlsbad Planning Commission and City
Council, producing approximately 50 MOD of desalinated water for use throughout
the San Diego region.
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Poseidon Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project
Policy 35 Consistency Detennination
Proposed Changes
The following is a description of the proposed changes shown in the attached exhibits
("approved" Exhibit E and "proposed" Exhibit E):
I. Product Water Storage Tank changed from a circular tank to a rectangular tank.
The September 2009 approvals provided for a circular storage tank located below grade
with 3.4 million gallons of storage capacity. Poseidon is proposing to install a rectangular
tank located below grade, not to exceed 3.4 million gallons of storage capacity.
2. Product Water Pump Station. The September 2009 approvals provided for a Product
Water Pump Station located below grade. Poseidon is proposing to relocate the product
water pump station on top of the product water storage tank. The maximum height of the
Product Water Pump is 18 feet.
3. Additional screen walls around Product Water Storage Tank. Poseidon is proposing
to add additional screen walls on the west, south and north sides of the Product Water
Storage Tank to screen equipment and service areas of the desalination plant site
(including items 2, 4 and 5 herein) as viewed from vantage points within the Encina
Power Station. The new screen walls will be the same height (28"} as the approved screen
walls surrounding the pretreatment filters (shown in yellow in the approved Exhibit E),
and will be provided with the same architectural treatments as the approved screen walls.
Authorization for this change is provided in Condition 20d of Planning Commission
Resolution No. 6635, RP 05-12(A).
4. Realignment of equipment and roadway internal to the desalination plant site.
Poseidon is proposing the following changes: relocation of the Membrane Flush Tank;
modification of the layout of the Post Treatment and Sludge Processing facilities; and
relocation of roadway internal to the desalination plant relocated 20' south.
5. Surge Tanks and CO2 Storage Tanks. The surge tank shown in the approved Exhibit
E has been relocated to the south side of the Product Water Storage Tanlc adjacent to the
new screen wall on the southern boundary of the desalination plant site. At the request of
the SDCW A, we have added a backup surge tank in the same location. The surge tanks
are horizontal with a maximum height of 12 feet. Two CO2 storage tanks (shown in the
revised Exhibit E) have been located where the Product Water Pump Station was
previously located. The CO2 storage tanks are horizontal with a maximum height of 12
feet.
6. Chemical Storage Area Screen Wall. The September 2009 approvals authorized a 20
foot high screen wall adjacent to the chemical storage area, while a 28 foot screen was to
be provided along the remainder of the east side of desalination plant site. Poseidon is
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proposing to increase the height of the screen wall in this area to match the remainder of
the screening to be installed on the east side of the desalination plant site. The additional
height is necessary to screen equipment that may otherwise be viewed from vantage
points within the passing trains. The modified screen wall will be the same height (28') as
the approved screen walls surrounding the pretreatment filters (shown in yellow in the
approved Exhibit E), and will be provided the same architectural treatments as the
approved screen walls. Authorization for this change is provided in Condition 20d of
Planning Commission Resolution No. 6635 (RP 05-12(A).
7. Additional screening of northwest corner of desalination plant site. Poseidon is
proposing to move the west facing screen wall that is located north of the RO building
further west and connect it to an extension of the screen wall on the north side of the
desalination plant site. The additional screening is necessary to screen equipment that
would otherwise be viewed from vantage points within the Encina Power Station. The
new screen walls will be the same height (28') as the approved screen walls surrounding
the pretreatment filters (shown in yellow in the approved Exhibit E), and will be provided
the same architectural treatments as the approved screen walls. Authorization for this
change is provided in Condition 20d of Planning Commission Resolution No. 6635 (RP
05-12{A).
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