Long Range Planning Projects

Samoa Wastewater Planning Project

This project is funded through a planning grant from the State Water Resources Control Board and is intended to evaluate a consolidated wastewater system to serve the Samoa Peninsula and amendments to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan to allow the project to proceed.  Humboldt County selected a engineering team comprised of GHD and SHN to lead this project. 

Questions? Contact John Miller: email jpmiller@co.humboldt.ca.us or phone (707) 268-3781

Board of Supervisors Hearing

The Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 to consider proposed amendments to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan and Coastal Zoning Regulations (Local Coastal Program, or LCP, Amendment) to allow the Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project to proceed.  The Board approved the proposed LCP Amendment, which will now be forwarded to the Coastal Commission for certification.

Board of Supervisors Agenda item

Planning Commission Hearing

Planning Commission public hearing continued to Thursday, January 7, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the Humboldt County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Humboldt Bay Area Plan and Coastal Zoning Regulations to allow the Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project to proceed.

Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Planning Commission Supplemental 4 to Staff Report (PDF)
Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Planning Commission Supplemental 3 to Staff Report (PDF)
Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Planning Commission Supplemental 2 to Staff Report (PDF)
Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Planning Commission Supplemental 1 to Staff Report (PDF)
Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Planning Commission Staff Report (PDF)
Planning Commission Agenda Webpage

Virtual Public Workshop
Humboldt Bay Area Plan Amendments to support the Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project

Workshop Date:  November 12th, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Workshop Location: ZOOM
Public Workshop Presentation 11-12-2020 (PDF)
Workshop Flyer or Calendar Item

Samoa Wastewater Project Draft EIR Jan. 21, 2019

  1. Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Draft EIR Complete Document no appendices (PDF)
  2. Cover and Table of Contents (PDF)
  3. 1 Executive Summary (PDF)
  4. 2 Introduction (PDF)
  5. 3 Project Description (PDF)
  6. 4 Environmental Analysis Scope of Analysis (PDF)
  7. 4.1 Aesthetics (PDF)
  8. 4.2 Air Quality (PDF)
  9. 4.3 Biological Resources (PDF)
  10. 4.4 Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources (PDF)
  11. 4.5 Geology Soils and Seismicity (PDF)
  12. 4.6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)
  13. 4.7 Hazards and Hazardous Materials (PDF)
  14. 4.8 Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
  15. 4.9 Land Use and Planning (PDF)
  16. 4.10 Noise (PDF)
  17. 4.11 Population and Housing (PDF)
  18. 4.12 Public Services and Recreation (PDF)
  19. 4.13 Transportation and Traffic (PDF)
  20. 4.14 Utilities and Service Systems (PDF)
  21. 5 Alternatives to the Proposed Project (PDF)
  22. 6 Other CEQA Sections (PDF)
  23. 7 Effects Found Not to Be Significant (PDF)
  24. 8 List of Preparers (PDF)
  25. Appendix A NOP (PDF)
  26. Appendix B Comment Letters on Notice of Preparation (PD
  27. Appendix C Preliminary Engineering Report (PDF)
  28. Appendix D CalEEMod Outputs (PDF)
  29. Appendix E1 Bio Resource Reports Natural Resources Assessment (PDF)
  30. Appendix E2 Biological Resource Reports Wetlands (PDF)
  31. Appendix E3 Biological Resources Reports Natural Resources Assessment RMT II (PDF)
  32. Appendix E4 Biological Resource Reports Wetlands RMT II (PDF)
  33. Appendix F Geologic Hazard Evaluation and Soils Engineering Report (PDF)
  34. Appendix G Hazardous Materials Corridor Study (PDF)

Wastewater Project Planning Documents

  1. Peninsula CSD Wastewater Treatment Facility Report of Waste Discharge January 2019 (PDF)
  2. Samoa Peninsula Wastewater Project Draft EIR Notice of Availability (PDF)