The Planning Bureau team in the Community Development Department is leading the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process to evaluate environmental impacts for this project in accordance with state regulation and City procedures. A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is being prepared for the project and a notice will be issued for the public review and comment period on the draft EIR. Please sign up at the bottom of this webpage to receive an email notification of the notice.

For more information on this project’s CEQA process, please refer to the Community Development Department’s Environmental Reports webpage: longbeach.gov/lbcd/planning/environmental/reports/

The Community Development Department, Planning Bureau is leading California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process for this project in accordance with state regulation and City procedures. The Alamitos Bay Water Quality Enhancement Project - Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report can be accessed online at the City's website: https:www.longbeach.gov/lbcd/planning/environmental/reports/

The Notice of Preparation (NOP) has specific instructions on how comments on the NOP can be submitted and additional details including information about the public comment period and virtual public scoping meeting.

The City of Long Beach is hosting a virtual community meeting to provide recent updates on the Alamitos Bay Water Quality Enhancement Project. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.

Meeting registration is required and can be done at: http://bit.ly/abwqe

Notable project updates, current schedule, and information on the environmental review process will be discussed at the meeting. There will be an opportunity for community members to ask questions at the end of the presentation.  Requests for interpretation services must be submitted by January 22, 2024, and can be sent to contactlbpw@longbeach.gov.

Preliminary engineering design for the City project is still underway and anticipated to conclude this year. The preliminary engineering design will be used to inform environmental documentation, permitting, and anticipated project costs. The City continues to evaluate funding opportunities for final design, construction, operations, maintenance, and monitoring for the project.

On August 29, 2023, a project update presentation was provided to the Climate, Environment, and Coastal Protection Committee.

On September 13, 2023, a meeting was held at the Long Beach Yacht Club. A project update was presented to the community.

Preliminary engineering design for the project is underway and anticipated to conclude this year. This information will be used to inform environmental documentation, permitting, and anticipated project costs. The City continues to evaluate funding opportunities for final design, construction, operations, maintenance, and monitoring for the project.

The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is the regulatory agency overseeing the statewide Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling or OTC Policy). Information regarding their draft policy amendment to extend the compliance date of Alamitos Units 3, 4, 5, and other units in the state for three years from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026 is available at: https://bit.ly/swbcwa316b.

On February 9, 2023, a project update presentation was given to the Maine Advisory Commission.