Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401

DesertXpress high-Speed Passenger Train

The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) intends to rely upon the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the DesertXpress High-Speed Passenger Train Project (DXE).  As Lead Agency for this project under the California Enviornmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Water Board finds that the EIS included the additional elements necessary to meet the requirements under CEQA.  The Water Board finds that the FRA circulated the DXE EIS for public review in substantial conformance with the requirements of section 15087, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR).  Therefore, the Water Board is providing this notice of intent to rely on the DXE EIS to satisfy environmental review obligations under CEQA and will not be recirculating the EIS for public review in accordance with section 15225, Title 14, CCR.  The Water Board will utilize the DXE EIS in issuance of Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification for the Project. 

• Notice of Intent to Utilize EIS
• Notice of Determination sent to State Clearinghouse

Environmental Impact Statement Documents

Copies of the final EIS, including supplemental and draft documents and the Record of Decision, are available at the links below. File sizes are 5 MBs or less, unless otherwise indicated.

• Draft EIS (DEIS)
  • Cover
  • Signature Sheet
  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1.0 - Purpose and Need [9.47 MB]
  • Chapter 2.0 - Alternatives [135.33 MB]
  • Chapter 3.0 - Affected Env. and Env. Consequences [595.89 MB]
  • Chapter 4.0 - Comments and Coordination
  • Chapter 5.0 - List of Preparer
  • Appendices [316.49 MB]
    
    
• Supplemental Draft EIS (SDEIS)
  • Supplemental Draft EIS Report [262.08 MB]
  • Appendix S-A-1 - Segment 2C Side Running and Median Options [43.34 MB]
  • Appendix S-A-2 - Segment 4C Alignment [31.85 MB]
  • Appendix S-A-3 - Relocated Sloan Maintenance and Storage Facility Site
  • Appendix S-A-4 - Wigwam Avenue Maintenance and Storage Facility Modification
  • Appendix S-B - Supplemental Traffic Impact Analysis
  • Appendix S-C - Supplemental Hazardous Material Reports and Environmental Database Review for Frias Substation [87.14 MB]
  • Appendix S-D - Noise and Vibration Analyses
    
    
• Final EIS (FEIS)
  • Cover
  • Signature Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary and List of Acronyms
  • Chapter 1.0 - Purpose and Need
  • Chapter 2.0 - Alternatives
  • Chapter 3.0 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences [20.93 MB]
  • Chapter 4.0 - Comments and Coordination
  • Chapter 5.0 - List of Preparers
  • Chapter 6.0 - References
  • Appendices
    • Appendix F-A - Summary Reports for Public Hearings [40.66 MB]
    • Appendix F-B - Highway Interface Manual
    • Appendix F-C - Plan and Profiles [126.71 MB]
    • Appendix F-D - Ridership Forecast Review
    • Appendix F-E - Barstow Economic Study
    • Appendix F-F - UNLV Study with Addendum
    • Appendix F-G - Final Traffic Impact Analysis
    • Appendix F-H - Programmatic Agreement [107.69 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.1 - Death Valley JD  [16.06 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.2 - Ivahpah Dry Lake JD [24.11 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.3 - Jean Dry Lake JD [15 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.4 - Roach Dry Lake JD [15.05 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.5 - Las Vegas Wash JD [30.89 MB]
    • Appendix F-I.6 - Mojave-Coyote JD [121.38 MB]
    • Appendix F-J - Prelim Geotech Evaluation [11.33 MB]
    • Appendix F-K.1 - Hazardous Materials Assessment [38.96 MB]
    • Appendix F-K - Properties of HazMat Concern
    • Appendix F-L - Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculations
    • Appendix F-M - Biological Assessment [39.19 MB]
    • Appendix F-N - Plant Survey Segment 4C [5.32 MB]
    • Appendix F-O - Mojave Ground Squirrel Habitat
    • Appendix F-P - Vegetation Mapping Surveys [17.5 MB]
    • Appendix F-Q - Special-Status Plant and Wildlife Species
      
      
• Record of Decision (ROD)
  • Record of Decision Report
  • Appendix A - Mitigation and Commitments
  • Appendix B - Husing Review
  • Appendix C - Comments and Responses
  • Appendix D - USFWS Biological Opinion

Questions or Comments

Please direct any comments or questions on the DXE notice of intent to Jan Zimmerman (jzimmerman@waterboards.ca.gov) no later than January 12, 2012.

Phone: 760/241-7376

Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
14440 Civic Drive, Suite 200
V ictorville, CA 92324

( Updated 12/13/11 )