The CDE Title 5 requirements include considerations of proximity to airports, highways, railroad tracks, hazardous materials pipelines, high-voltage power lines, and other criteria. The CDE representative assisting the school will perform the initial site screening between several locations for these criteria, but it is recommended to hire an environmental consultant as soon as a final site is selected to confirm that no conditions with the potential to impact the project are present. NOA can perform a Title 5 search which allows completion of the pertinent CDE form for environmental hazards; this is often included as part of the Phase I ESA and/or Geologic Hazard Report. If NOA is hired at the onset for a full scope of work, these issues will be considered as part of the tasks outlined below.
Once all the required studies have been completed, an NOD has been filed pursuant to CEQA, and DTSC has approved the site, CDE Form 4.0s are completed, and a complete Site Approval Package is submitted to CDE. CDE then makes a final site approval determination. The School District may now proceed to groundbreaking.
California Department of Education
Department of Toxic Substances Control
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