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3.9 Public Services and Utilities
Emergency Access/Egress
Regional emergency access to the SVRA is provided via SRs 70 and 99, while direct access is
provided via SR 162 and Larkin Road. No formal internal access roads are within the Clay Pit SVRA
boundary. However, an existing entrance road and parking lot at the northeasternmost portion of
the SVRA provide primary access for emergency responders. Overall, Clay Pit SVRA is dominated
by open terrain that is accessible by law enforcement vehicles and most emergency response
vehicles.
Utilities
No utilities are provided on‐site; however, utilities (e.g., telephone, electricity, fiber optic cable,
water, sewer) are provided across Larkin Road at the Oroville Municipal Airport and surrounding
businesses. These utilities could be extended to the SVRA. Telephone is available through AT&T
and Comcast, cable is available through Comcast, electricity is available through the Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (PG&E), and water is available through the Thermalito Irrigation District.
Water also could be provided by constructing one or more wells on‐site; water tables in nearby
wells are shallow.
Wastewater generated at the SVRA through use of the existing vault toilet is treated at the
Sewerage Commission—Oroville Region (SCOR) 60‐acre wastewater treatment plant, which is
designed to process 6.5 million gallons of wastewater per day. The SCOR wastewater treatment
plant serves the city of Oroville and outlying rural areas, including the SVRA. Wastewater stored in
the existing vault toilet is pumped, then transported to the facilities of one of three wastewater
collection agencies (i.e., City of Oroville, Lake Oroville Area Public Utility District, or Thermalito
Water and Sewer District), which convey wastewater to the SCOR wastewater treatment plant
(Butte County LAFCO 2009:3‐1). Percolation test results indicate that soils on‐site have very slow
infiltration properties that are not suitable for a standard gravity‐fed septic system (Geocon
2010).
Recology Butte Colusa Counties provides trash collection and recycling services for residents and
businesses of Butte County. Solid waste is transported to the Neal Road Recycling and Waste
Facility. The Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility is located in an unincorporated area south of
the city of Chico and approximately 15 miles north of the project site. Permitted waste types at the
Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility include Class II and III, nonhazardous, municipal waste
(e.g., construction/demolition, green materials, inert, metals, mixed municipal, sludge [biosolids],
tires, wood waste). The permitted rate of disposal for the landfill is a maximum of 1,500 tons per
day, with a maximum permitted capacity of more than 25 million cubic yards. The landfill has a
remaining capacity of more than 20 million cubic yards and is estimated to reach capacity
(i.e., ease operation) in 2033 (CalRecycle 2010).
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 3.9-2 Draft EIR