NOTE: Written comments provided during the Nov 6th, 2023 public  meeting will constitute a comment for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. Verbal questions or comments will need to be submitted in writing to be considered for CEQA review. 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Santiago Creek Flood Risk Management Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

*** This meeting was rescheduled from the original meeting date of October 2, 2023 ***

You are invited to hear updates from elected officials and project team members about the proposed Santiago Creek Flood Risk Management Project. This meeting follows public meetings on January 26, 2023 and May 3, 2023 and is an opportunity for you to hear more about the proposed improvements designed to enhance flood protection along Santiago Creek in Santa Ana between the Interstate 5 Freeway and the Santa Ana River, and upstream at the Santiago Recharge Basins. The project is in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a component of the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project.

The Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (SEA/IS/MND) will be discussed, which assesses environmental impacts related to project implementation and future maintenance.  The Draft SEA/IS/MND may be obtained at the following location:

https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Mission/Projects/Article/3640487/santiago-creek/

In-person attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to project team members, while comments or questions will need to be submitted in writing for CEQA review on comment cards at the meeting, via email to Santiago_Comments@usace.army.mil, or by mail to attention of Michael Padilla at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60604 by November 30, 2023.

* The public comment period end date has been extended from November 14, 2023 to November 30, 2023 *

Online attendees will need to provide comments through the Zoom chat feature. 

Date: Monday, November 6th, 2023 
Time: 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Location:
County Conference Center
OC Public Works
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Use P4 parking lot for free parking for 11/06/2023 public meeting attendees

Use P3 parking structure if P4 lot is full (P3 cost: $1.00 each 15 minutes or any portion thereof)

Questions? Please contact Michael Padilla at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at email address michael.c.padilla@usace.army.mil, for inquiries regarding the public meeting. Project comments can be emailed to Santiago_Comments@usace.army.mil.