Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 EIR Certification and Project Selection Process................................................... 1-1

1.2 Public Involvement................................................................................................ 1-2

1.3 Agency Approvals and Permits............................................................................ 1-2

1.4 Requirements for and Consideration of Recirculation........................................ 1-3

1.5 Responses to Comments........................................................................................ 1-4

Chapter 2 Responses to Comments...................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 List of Commentors............................................................................................... 2-1

2.3 Responses to Comments........................................................................................ 2-1

Chapter 3 Text Revisions to EIR............................................................................................ 3-1

3.1 Revisions to the Executive Summary.................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Revisions to Chapter 2.......................................................................................... 3-1

3.3 Revisions to Chapter 3.......................................................................................... 3-5

3.4 Revisions to Chapter 4........................................................................................ 3-54

3.5 Revisions to Chapter 5........................................................................................ 3-56

Chapter 4 Draft St. Helena Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan....................... 4-1

Chapter 5 References............................................................................................................... 5-1

Attachments

Attachment 1 ......... Comment Letters

1_NOAA Fisheries Sept 2003

2_Dept of Fish and Game Sept 12 2003

3_Dept of Transportation Sept 15 2003

4_RWQCB Sept 29 2003

5_Vineyard Valley Homeowners Association Sept 2003

6_Friends of the Napa River

7_Living Rivers Council Sept 15 2003

8_T. Lippe Exhibits

8_T. Lippe Letter from S.Velyvis Sept 2003

9_Warren Young September 04 2003

10_Cheryl Olsen letter September 08 2003

11_Ferenc Brunner September 08 2003

12_Public Meeting Minutes August 19 2003

Attachment 2 ......... City of St. Helena, Napa River Flood Protection Project
Performance-Based Operation and Maintenance Manual for the
Enhanced Minimum Plan (Adaptive Management Plan)
Attachment 2 – Adaptive Management Plan

Attachment 3.......... Professional Qualifications

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ABAG	Association of Bay Area Governments
ADT	Average Daily Trips
AF	acre feet
BAAQMD	Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BMP	Best Management Practice
CAA	Clean Air Act
CalOSHA	California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
CARB	California Air Resources Board
CCC	Central California Coast
CDC	California Department of Conservation
CDFG	California Department of Fish and Game
CEG	Conditionally Exempt Generator
CEQA	California Environmental Quality Act
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CESA	California Endangered Species Act
cfs	cubic feet per second
CNDDB	California Natural Diversity Database
CNEL	Community Noise Equivalent Level
Corps	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CRHR	California Register of Historical Resources
CWA	Clean Water Act
dB	decibel
DBA	A-weighted decibel
dbh	diameter at breast height
DEIR	Draft Environmental Impact Report
DOC	Department of Commerce
DOI	Department of Interior
DOT	U.S. Department of Transportation
DTSC	California Department of Toxic Substances Control
EFH	Essential Fish Habitat
EIR	Environmental Impact Report
EMP	Enhanced Minimum Plan
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ESA	Endangered Species Act
ESU	Evolutionary Significant Unit
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA	Federal Highway Administration
FONR	Friends of the Napa River
FYLF	Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
gpm	gallons per minute
HMTA	Hazardous Materials Transportation Authority
ldn	day/night equivalent
leq	equivalent energy level
LF	linear feet
LOS	Level of Service
LRP	Living River Principles
LWD	Large Woody Debris
MBTA	Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MP	Minimum Plan
m.s.l.	Mean Sea Level
NCCPA	Natural Community Conservation Planning Act
NCCP	Natural Community Conservation Plan
NCFCD	Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
NFIP	National Flood Insurance Program
NGVD	National Geodetic Vertical Datum
NMFS	National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOx	Nitrogen oxides
NOP	Notice of Preparation
NPDES	National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NRCS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRHP	National Register of Historic Places
O&M	Operation and Maintenance
P/C, P/S	Pre-cast, Pre-stressed
PM10	Particulate Matter smaller than 10 microns
RCP	Reinforced Concrete Pipe
RCRA	Resource Conservation Recovery Act
ROG	Reactive Organic Gases
SR	State Route
RSP	rock slope protection
RWQCB	Regional Water Quality Control Board
SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SG	Small Generator
SH&G	Swanson Hydrology and Geomorphology
SHPO	State Historic Preservation Officer
SHUSD	St. Helena Unified School District
SWPPP	Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
SWRCB	State Water Resources Control Board
TAC	Technical Advisory Committee
TMDL	Total Maximum Daily Load
TSD	Treatment, Storage and Disposal
ULL	Urban Limit Line
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFWS	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS	U.S. Geologic Survey
UVDS	Upper Valley Disposal Service
VELB	Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
VVMHP	Vineyard Valley Mobile Home Park
VVRP	Vineyard Valley Relocation Plan
WQCP	Water Quality Control Plan
WSE	Water Surface Elevation
WWTP	Wastewater Treatment Plant