TO:  Friends of Canyon Creek, Interested Parties and Agencies

 

Attorney Joseph Brecher, representing the Sierra Club and Friends of Canyon Creek, in a challenge to the City of Redding's approval of the Westridge subdivision has filed a detailed description of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) violations with the Court.  The full document is posted under the Documents tab at:  www.friendsofcanyoncreek.org

 

CEQA is a very scripted process and requires preparers of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) to adhere to strict standards.  The EIR for Westridge is woefully deficient.  The primary deficiencies are in 1.) Failure to discuss, much less disclose water supply, 2.) Failure to include comments and recommended mitigations from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Contol Board, 3.) Failure to provide an accurate or adequate project description by omitting any discussion or disclosure of the impact of FOUR roads with creek crossings in federally designated critical habitat for Central Valley Steelhead, 4.) Failure to discuss or disclose impacts on water quality from grading.

 

The City and developers must respond to these claims by early December and we have until early January to counter-respond.  The case may go to Court as early as the end of January.

 

Standards for disclosing project impacts on humans and resources in Redding need to improve!

 

 

We thank you for your contributions!  Please continue to support our efforts for better environmental review:  Friends of Canyon Creek, PO Box 121, Shasta, CA  96087