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Development Committee -4- QX-94-1 �� !I P _.sy 4 impact--i may have of the a=sal a water table and how'- significant 'that impact may be sett The effect of the proposed seting ponds on the relationship-between..the depth of .mining and distance to,,the r watetable will. also,. be .reviewed toydetermine' what. effect they may have; on- the .area'.s. water quality:, x AIR QUALITY: it The dust that could be generated by the excavation, processing, and removal of 95 .million tons of sand and gravel from the site has the potential to result in significant, adverse dmpacts on the area's air quality. Dust control measures for all aspects of the project should be included in the full application for review by staff from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District. The District will also review processing equipment and procedures for their potential. impact on air quality and develop appropriate mitigation measures. BIOTA• Given the site's location within the study area for .the County's Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the San Joaquin kit fox and the likelihood that the site may contain habitat foi' that species, it should be assumed that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will likely require mitigation for th6 project' s impacts on habitat for this State-listed threatened ;and Federally-listed endangered species. Mitigation maysbe required for the -portion of the project site located east of ,Interstate 580, as well as west of the freeway; both areas are' located within the study area for the HCP for the kit fox. The applicant is advised that the issue of mitigation should be raised with the FWS as soon as possible and that the full application should not be submitted until an agreement on mitigation has been reached with the FWS: Lacking such an agreement, processing of the full ' application may be delayed so that field studies can be conducted and appropriate mitigation measures developed. The .site may also contain other listed species or habitat that may trigger the requirement for additional biological studies. II II When the full application is submitted, an Initial Study will be prepared to identify and assess the potential adverse environmental impacts that may be associated with the project. A preliminary review of the .proposal indicates that the project s !' the could have potentially significant, adverse impact .�.n conflicts, traffic circulation following six areas: land use traffic/circulation, noise, .water. quality/quant—Ay � air quality, and biota. The completion of specific analyses prior to submittal of the full application may lead to mitigation measures that can be I;