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3.9 Public Services and Utilities
Implementation of the General Plan would not result in or encourage the development of any
residential land uses that would generate a demand for school services; therefore, this issue is not
addressed further in this DEIR.
3.9.4 Environmental Evaluation
Evaluation Methodology
Evaluation of public services and utilities is based on research of solid waste facilities, service
providers (e.g., propane, electricity, communications), and utility districts (e.g., sewer) serving the
Oroville area to determine capabilities and potential physical improvements required for serving
the needs associated with implementing the General Plan.
General Plan Impact Analysis
IMPACT
3.9-1
Risk of Exceeding Wastewater Treatment Capacity or Requirements
Implementation of the Clay Pit SVRA General Plan would involve the use of on‐site wastewater
treatment and disposal facilities. Vault toilets would be provided to visitors throughout the SVRA.
(See Impact 3.9‐4 below for discussion of wastewater treatment at the headquarters facilities.)
Like the existing vault toilet, the proposed vault toilets would store wastewater until it is pumped
and transported to the facilities of one of three wastewater collection agencies: City of Oroville,
Lake Oroville Area Public Utility District, or Thermalito Water and Sewer District. These agencies
would then convey the wastewater to the 60‐acre SCOR wastewater treatment plant, which is
designed to process 6.5 million gallons of wastewater per day. The amount of wastewater that
would be generated by the increase in visitors to the SVRA following implementation of the
General Plan would be negligible relative to the amount of wastewater processed at this treatment
plant and would not be expected to exceed treatment capacity.
Consistent with OM Guideline 1.5, vault toilets would be designed and constructed to provide
sufficient wastewater storage capacity to accommodate visitor needs and to meet all related
wastewater disposal regulatory requirements. In addition, consistent with OM Guideline 1.5,
before constructing new vault toilets, the OHMVR Division would confirm that adequate treatment
capacity still remains at the SCOR wastewater treatment plant at the time that new vault toilets
would be built.
Because all regulatory requirements would be met and because the amount of wastewater that
would be generated by implementation of the General Plan would be negligible relative to the
amount of wastewater processed at the SCOR plant, treatment capacity would not be exceeded,
treatment requirements would be met, and the construction of new or expanded facilities would
not be required. This impact would be less than significant.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR 3.9-5 February 2012