Intermodal Transit Center EIR/EIS

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the City of Hercules and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have completed a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hercules Intermodal Transit Center (ITC). The EIR and EIS discuss the potential for significant impacts on the environment, including: Visual and Aesthetic Resources; Noise and Vibration; and Water Resources. The EIR (identified as State Clearinghouse Number 2009112087) and the EIS may be viewed via the links below to separate sections of the respective documents.

ITC Final Environmental Impact Statement

• ITC Final EIS - Cover & Contents (442 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Executive Summary (352 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 1 - Purpose & Need (1.3 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 2 - Alternatives (4.8 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 3 - Affected Environment (5.3 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences (6.0 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 5 - Evaluation of Alternatives (1.7 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Chapter 6 - Coordination & Consultation (5.5 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix A - List of Preparers (69 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix B - Scoping (8.7 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix C - MTC Letter of Conformity (407 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix D - Public Notification (1.1 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix E - Section 7 Consultation (6.8 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix F - Section 106 Consultation (4.2 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix G-1 & 2 - Biological Resources Information (523 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix G-3 - Hercules Jurisdictional Determination (10.6 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix G-4 - HTC Conceptual Restoration Plan (4.4 MB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix H - Environmental Data Resource Report (265 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix I-1 & I-2 - Emissions Analysis & Air Quality Analysis (242 KB PDF)
• ITC Final EIS - Appendix J - Traffic Impact Analysis Report (9.4 MB PDF)

ITC Final EIR (19.7 MB PDF)
(includes respones to comments on Draft EIR)

ITC Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Program (MMRP) (7.6 MB PDF)

ITC Draft EIR/EIS: Volume I

• Cover Sheets (1.7 MB PDF)
• Table of Contents (74 KB PDF)
• Executive Summary (67 KB PDF)
• Section 1 - Purpose and Need (5.8 MB PDF)
• Section 2 - Alternatives Considered - part 1 (9.6 MB PDF)
• Section 2 - Alternatives Considered - part 2 (15.8 MB PDF)
• Section 2 - Alternatives Considered - part 3 (13.5 MB PDF)
• Errata: Section 2 - Alternatives Considered - Refugio Creek and North Channel Restoration (13 KB PDF)
• Section 2 - Alternatives Considered - part 4 (8.0 MB PDF)
• Section 3 - Affected Environment (10.3 MB PDF)
• Section 4 - Environmental Consequences (10.2 MB PDF)
• Section 5 - CEQA Considerations (99 KB PDF)
• Section 6 - Evaluation of Alternatives (72 KB PDF)
• Section 7 - Coordination and Consultation (104 KB PDF)
• Section 8 - References (45 KB PDF)

ITC Draft EIR/EIS: Volume II - Appendices

• Appendix A - List of Preparers (23 KB PDF)
• Appendix B - Scoping (2.3 MB PDF)
• Appendix C - Agency Participation and Consultation (1.4 MB PDF)
• Appendix D - State Historic Preservation Office, Native American Heritage Commission, and Northwest Information Center Consultation (0.8 MB PDF)
• Appendix E - Traffic Impact Analysis (9.3 MB PDF)
• Appendix F - Cultural Resource Survey (8 KB PDF)
• Appendix G-1 & 2 - Biological Resources Information (0.3 MB PDF)
• Appendix G-3 - Preliminary Jurisdictional Wetland Determination (11.4 MB PDF)
• Appendix G-4 - Eelgrass Report (8.0 MB PDF)
• Appendix G-5 - Wet Season Report (10.0 MB PDF)
• Appendix G-6 - Birds Surveys-2007 (1.7 MB PDF)
• Appendix G-7 - Species in the Project Region (0.2 MB PDF)
• Appendix H - EDR Report (0.3 MB PDF)
• Appendix I - HITC Vehicle Emissions Analysis (51 KB PDF)
• Appendix J - Hercules-Chelsea Wetlands Restoration - Conceptual Plan (13.5 MB PDF)

Copies of the EIR/EIS are also available for review at the following locations:

City of Hercules
111 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
(510) 245-6531

Hercules Library
109 Civic Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
(510) 245-2420

The original 45-day public review period for the ITC DEIR/DEIS, which began on September 17, 2010, was extended an additional 14 days and ended on November 15, 2010. Due to the time limits mandated by State law, written comments were due by 5:00 PM, November 15, 2010.  Responses to comments are included in the Final EIR.