CEQA/EIR Projects and Public Notices

The following table lists the public notices issued by the Port of Los Angeles in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The table also includes notices of any public meetings planned to take comments on the environmental documents. Items listed in the table below show the project title, type of notice, and start and end dates of the public review period. Click on a link in the table for more information and to access the full text of the document (if available).

San Pedro Waterfront Project

Pan-Pacific Fisheries Cannery Buildings Demolition Project

CEQA/NEPA
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), requires state and local agencies to identify significant environmental impacts of their actions and to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if feasible. The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department analyzes potential environmental impacts of Port of Los Angeles development projects.

If significant impacts are identified, strategies for reducing such impacts are examined. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which is a report of this analysis, is presented to the Board of Harbor Commissioners before any decision is made on the project. The EIR allows the Board to make an informed choice, while balancing the impact of Port development on the environment and the financial benefits of the project to the City of Los Angeles.

Whenever there is major federal involvement in Port development projects in the form of federal funding or permits, the Port must also comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is an similar to CEQA, as it requires analysis of the environmental impacts of a project prior to federal action on the project. The preparation of such an analysis is called an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Sometimes, CEQA and NEPA documents are combined into a joint EIR/EIS.

Click here for a flow chart showing the general approach and steps in the CEQA process at the Port of Los Angeles. The flowchart follows a proposed project's environmental review process from the time the Port receives the project application to when the project's EIR is presented to the Board of Harbor Commissioners for consideration and certification. The flowchart also highlights public participation opportunities.