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Planning Commission unanimously certifies Final EIR for SFPUC Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel after extensive public comment
Summary
After multi-hour public testimony from local agencies, unions, homeowners and utilities, the Planning Commission certified the Final EIR for the SFPUC Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel (case 2003.0655E). Commissioners acknowledged unavoidable construction noise and visual impacts but accepted mitigation measures and monitoring programs and voted unanimously to certify.
The Planning Commission on June 5 unanimously certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel, a critical piece of the Hetch Hetchy regional water system. Planning staff and SFPUC presenters reviewed the EIR and the project’s objectives — increasing seismic reliability and protecting regional water delivery — and explained that the project team analyzed multiple alternatives and identified mitigation to reduce impacts related to noise, vibration, dust, air quality and slope…
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