Table 3-1. Summary of Key Changes or Events and Issues Addressed in the SEIR
Event or Change Relevance to the SEIR Where Addressed in the SEIR
Monterey County Superior Court order overturning the 1994 NLP EIR  Instructed MPWMD to address Cachagua land use setting and microclimate effects of proposed project on viticulture Chapter 5, "Climate and Air Quality" 

Appendix F, "Cachagua Land Use, Recreation, and Planning" 
SWRCB Order WR 95-10 Stated that Cal-Am did not have rights to much of the water being diverted from the Carmel River and established actions to be implemented by Cal-Am to reduce reliance on Carmel River water Chapter 1, "Introduction" 

Chapter 2, "Project Description" 

Chapter 10, "Growth-Inducing Impacts" 

Appendix B, "Evaluation of Water Supply Performance" 

  1. Appendix G, "Evaluation of SWRCB Orders WR 95-10 and WR 98-04"
Final Engineer's Report (MPWMD 1995c) Provided new information relating to the construction schedule Chapter 4 "Traffic" 

Chapter 5, "Climate and Air Quality" 

Chapter 6, "Noise" 

Chapter 9, "Visual Resources"
Geotechnical and engineering studies (The Mark Group 1995) Provided new information relating to geologic setting and seismic issues Chapter 3, "Reader's Summary"
Cal-Am's application to MPWMD requesting approval of CRDRP Identified new project objectives Chapter 1, "Introduction" 

Chapter 2, "Project Description" 

Chapter 10, "Growth-Inducing Impacts" 

Appendix A, "Evaluation of Water Supply Alternatives" 

Appendix B, "Evaluation of Water Supply Performance" 

Appendix C, "Hydrology and Water Quality" 

Appendix D, "Fish and Aquatic Life"
Cal-Am's cost and financing information Provided new information related to cost and financing of the CRDRP Chapter 2, "Project Description" 

Chapter 8, "Socioeconomics"
SWRCB Order WR 98-04 ("settlement agreement") Identified NLP project water rights and diversion schedule, total quantity of water originating in Carmel River to be diverted, use of Seaside Groundwater Basin, the hydrologic record to be used in the analysis, and consideration of project impacts on the aquatic food chain Chapter 3, "Reader's Summary" 

Appendix B, "Evaluation of Water Supply Performance" 

Appendix C, "Hydrology and Water Quality" 

Appendix D, "Fish and Aquatic Life" 

  1. Appendix G, "SWRCB Orders WR 95-10 and WR 98-04"
Listing of the California red-legged frog by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1996 and the Central Coast steelhead by National Marine Fisheries Service in 1997 Identified both species as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act Appendix D, "Fish and Aquatic Life" 

Appendix E, "Vegetation and Terrestrial Wildlife Update"
Additional work on Section 106 compliance Development of Traditional Cultural Properties information and preliminary Historic Treatment Properties Management Plan Chapter 7, "Cultural Resources" 

Appendix H, "Identification and Evaluation of Traditional Esselen Cultural Properties - Carmel River Dam"
MPWMD action plans for water supply alternatives Provided additional information on alternatives focusing on non-dam-related alternatives Appendix A, "Evaluation of Water Supply Alternatives"
 
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