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i J plan to expand or modify retention systems and drainage channels. No changes to the DEIR are required. F; Response to Comment 1-9. Mitigation Measure DW-1, identified on page 5-7 of the DEIR, has been modified to indicate that drainage facilities constructed within the Stockton city limits shall comply with the City's Storm Water Management Plan and that the County would pay all required fees. i R Response to Comment 1-10. The description of existing supply facilities provided on pages 10-3 and 13-5 of the DEIR is considered adequate for this program level EIR. As stated on page 13-5, specific hookup locations and line capacities for water services that will be needed as the project site is developed have not been identified. Accordingly, a map of proposed water facilities cannot be provided. No changes to the DEIR are required. Response to Comment 1-11. The DEIR has been modified to include background information on domestic water service in the City of Stockton as Appendix F. This information has beenP rovided by John Carlson, Director of the City of Stockton Community Development Department, and has ° been included for general reference. Text has been added to page 10-3 of the DEIR referencing this supplemental information in Appendix F. As discussed above in Response to Comment 1-5,the City is to provide water to the airport under the terms of existing service agreements. Specifically, the SWSOM agreement ratified by the City of Stockton and the County in June 1989 and amended in June 1992 states that the City will administer, operate, maintain, and expand all City and County water supply, storage,and transmission facilities in the area within the South Stockton Master Water ` Plan area. This area as described in the agreement includes all of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport property. Under the terms of the agreement, the City is to provide the water service, but the County, with establishment of a new County Service Area, will be responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining distribution facilities on the airport property. It is beyond the scope of this program level EIR to provide the environmental review and clearance for projects that the City must undertake to safely meet demands of the project and the obligations of the SWSOM agreement. The environmental effects of these projects will be evaluated in subsequent environmental review. No f changes to the DEIR are required. FJResponse to Comment 1-12. This SWSOM agreement is directly applicable to the proposed project. The SWSOM agreement ratified by the City of Stockton and the County in June 1989 and amended in June 1992 states that the City will administer,operate,maintain,and expand all City and F I County water supply, storage, and transmission facilities in the area within the South Stockton Master Water Plan area. This area as described in the agreement includes all of the Stockton FMetropolitan Airport property. The agreement specifically states that "the City agrees to serve any County Service Area now in existence or which may hereafter be created as a County Service Area in the South Stockton Master Water Plan area." Under the terms of the agreement, the City is to provide the water service, but the County, with establishment of a new County Service Area, will be responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining distribution facilities on the airport property. Clarification of the SWSOM agreement as it relates to the Stockton Metropolitan Airport is provided in a letter from Morris Allen, City of Stockton director of Municipal Utilities, to Tom Gau dated June 16, 1994. This letter states, "The County may form a County Service Area(CSA) anywhere within the Exhibit `A' area, and the City must provide water service to the CSA." The ` Stoeklon Metropolitan Airport Project Section 1. Introduction Final EIR 1-4 July 20, 1998 �r t