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How will first responders be informed of all the construction and be able to respond to emergencies that occur in the tunnel?

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June 15, 2020

How will first responders be informed of all the construction and be able to respond to emergencies that occur in the tunnel?

Due to the lengths of the tunnel drives and the locations of the potential construction sites, first responders could be required to be located at most […]

June 15, 2020

Is there an option to have more intakes with a smaller capacity?

DWR identified three intake locations and a range of capacities to be considered in the NOP and asked DCA to develop plans for these options. This […]

June 15, 2020

It would be important to put the ITR into context, including how the ITR is the opinion of one group of people.

The ITR report is merely a single data point. As such, it is being considered with the evaluation results of many design, construction and operations considerations. […]

June 15, 2020

At the last meeting, a letter from a member was shared that said the intakes at these locations could not be approved by the Water Resources Control Board and Delta Stewardship Council during the WaterFix project. What has changed since the previous project to make the proposed intake sites viable?

This statement does not accurately reflect the history of the California WaterFix project. During the previous California WaterFix project, the evaluation of the application for Change […]

June 15, 2020

Can you provide clarification about how DWR will reflect and characterize SEC participation in the EIR?

See attached memo.

June 15, 2020

Are the maintenance and retrieval shafts about 10 acres?

The maintenance and reception shaft construction areas would be approximately 10 acres in size.

June 15, 2020

Are the launch shafts about 100 acres?

The size of the tunnel launch shaft construction area would be based upon the drive length between the launch shaft and the reception shaft because the […]

June 15, 2020

In order to provide adequate comments on any questionnaires or proposed siting, we need actual maps and coordinates. Stakeholders primarily want to know if it the project comes through their property.

Locations of potential facilities, at this time, were presented at the March 11, 2020, SEC meeting. However, these locations could change in the future.

June 15, 2020

Are the safe haven shafts included as part of the planned components, or are they only created in case of emergency?

In the previous project, “safe haven” shafts were identified to allow for maintenance and repair of the tunnel boring machine outside of the tunnel. These shafts […]