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Peoples Organization for Land Preservation Comments to SU-91-9 Water can't. The EIR must examine the question of whether there is a water crisis facing the present residents in San Joaquin County, and if so, whether the Flor project will help or exacerbate that problem. Further, the EIR must study the long term effects of continued residential growth on the availability of water in San Joaquin County. Water discussions should also address the present water crisis caused by the 5 year drought. The farmer can stop planting crops if there is a drought. but what will the City do once the land is used for housing? The EIR must also study the attempts to restrict water service to the present residents, through mandatory conservation measures. In short, we must question the need for new residential development (like the Flor project) when there is not enough water for the present i residents? 5. Job /Housing Imbalance The EIR must address the continual problem of approving residential subdivisions designed for residents relocating from the Bay t Area and the impact these residential subdivisions (like the Flor project) �.' will have on the local job base,- in San Joaquin County. The Flor EIR should study the jobs/housing imbalance in the whole county and perhaps the region. The San Joaquin County Business Council's Vision 2000 report stated, "Just providing s. the housing will not bring the jobs to San Joaquin County". The Flor EIR should ' detail in particular how each proposed development, either singularly or in conjunction with other projects, will bring long term, high paying jobs to Linden, the County and the Valley. The decision makers must have adequate evidence that Linden and San Joaquin County is not being sold out for housing opportunities for Bay Area residents without the jobs that are so readily promised. There must be substantial evidence on the record that building houses will attract high paying jobs. 7. Transportation The Flor EIR should study the cumulative transportation problems of the Linden area and within all of San Joaquin County. The County must address the effect that projects like Flor will have on transportation'in Linden and the County. The decision makers must be made aware of the present infrastructure problems and how these problems effect the quality of life of those people presently living in Linden and San Joaquin County. Further, the Flor EIR must be concerned with the cumulative impact of all of the seven Cities and the County's development proposals and their impact on transportation within the County at large, as well as in adjoining regions. The EIR must determine if there is adequate and legal correlation between a proposed land use and the traffic circulation created by the Flor project. The Transportation Analysis for Flor Ranch and Villa_ Nova Developments prepared by Korve Engineering is flawed in its assessment of cumulative effects on transportation in the area. An annual growth rate 3 % on the major arteries (5)