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(7)i <br /> f <br /> March 6, 1996 <br /> f <br /> ' TO: John Carlson. Community Development Director <br /> FROM: Morris L. Allen, Director of Municipal Utilities <br /> SUBJECT: NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF THE EIR FOR THE STOCKTON <br /> P INCETROPOLITAti APOR' <br /> Per your request, we have reviewed the subject document and have several comments. Please <br /> note that all of our comments are directed to the attachment to the Notice of Preparation entitled <br /> "Initial Study." <br /> F] <br /> Our comments are as follows: <br /> l-b. The following should be added to the statement: <br /> The quality of the groundwater basin will be degraded as a result of two major causes. <br /> ! First, salinity intrusion from the Delta will occur due to increased groundwater pumping <br /> iat or near the project location. Second, because of the lowered pumping water levels in <br /> 3 <br /> Fi the immediate area of the project, the movement of the contaminated groundwater plume <br /> at the Austin Road Landfill will increase its movement from East to West and increase -� <br /> the overall extent of the groundwater contamination. To mitigate these impacts, it is <br /> 1 anticipated that surface water will be necessary to meet the project's needs and that this <br /> surface water supply will be obtained through the construction of the South Stockton <br /> Aqueduct. <br /> l.c. Historically, detention basins in the immediate vicinity of the airport have been <br /> disallowed, or heavily conditioned, because of their potential to attract waterfowl which <br /> may pose avigational Hazards to the aircraft. As such, the proposed use of detention 2�2 <br /> basins for this project appears contrary to the airports past policies and may present a <br /> F) serious safety problem. This issue should be researched and clamed in the EIR. <br /> 8.a & b The storm drainage comments in this item should be revised to reflect the issue cited 14 <br /> F, t <br /> above in Item l.c. <br /> F" <br /> F! II <br />