Alvarado Trunk Sewer SDP
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018091027
Lead Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
Alvarado Trunk Sewer SDP
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/9/2025
Document Description
A Site Development Permit (SDP) for impacts to Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) to replace approximately 5.0 miles of gravity trunk sewer via open trench and trenchless construction methods. The average depth of open-trench construction is approximately 20 feet. Trenchless methods include slip-lining and micro-tunneling. Average depths of the jacking and receiving pits for trenchless construction are approximately 19 and 26 feet, respectively. The project will also abandon 1.6 miles of existing sewer main.
Construction work will take place within the paved public right-of-way (streets) or city-owned utility easements. A small portion (approximately 950 linear feet) of open trench replacement will occur within Adobe Falls Open Space Canyon. Staging will occur in the paved right-of-way and developed private property including any areas immediately surrounding the driving and receiving pits (as noted on the construction plans). An existing maintenance access path is located within Adobe Falls Open Space and will be utilized for construction access.
Sensitive habitat that is disturbed by trenching within Adobe Falls Open Space Canyon would be revegetated with a Riparian and Diegan Coastal Sage Scrub container plant palette and hydroseed mix. The revegetated area would be monitored and maintained until the vegetation has been established in accordance with the success criteria of the project's revegetation plan. The project would be located in various Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Open Space zones, and unzoned public right-of-way.
Contact Information
Name
Sheila Gamueda
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Project Officer 2
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
The project alignment generally follows Interstate 8 (1-8) from Fairmount Avenue to the City of San Diego/City of La Mesa border on Alvarado Road west of 70th Street. The project will impact portions of the following streets: Fairmount Avenue, Mission Gorge Road, Zephyr Lane, Adobe Falls Road, and Alvarado Road. The project site is located within the Navajo and College Area Community Planning Areas and City Council Districts 7 and 9.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of San Diego City Council
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Diego
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of San Diego Development Services Department, 7650 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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