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i U �J ~ 2 has the effect of magnifying the deliteriaus effects of many of the following items. The well or wells necessary to service this development will have an adverse effect on the water table. The current residents of this area depend on underground water for all uses and the drop in the water table over the past years is undeniable and well- documented. This large development will lower it further and continue to do so in the future. Drainage is an ongoing problem in the area. These closely spaced houses, the streets and the facilities necessary to service them will serve to both prevent absorption of rainfall and runoff and to divert runoff onto other property. The addition of at least 37 more septic tanks and leach lines (together with their predictable and periodic failures) in this small area substantially increases the potential for nitrate and bacterial contamination of not only the wells used to supply the development but also the ground water in general and wells and surface water on adjacent property. Large oak trees, some of which are many hundreds of years old exist on property adjacent to this development. These trees are susceptible to damage from root disturbance, decreased air quality and vehicular emissions, excessive summer watering and a host of other problems this additional residential loading will bring. d that will be forever lost if this proceeds. Of course, this is prime fannlan Presently, the land provides habitat of one sort or another(nesting areas, hunting areas, feeding areas, open space, etc...) for an extensive variety of wildlife including several species of hawks and owls, quail, songbirds, coyotes, foxes, squirrels,jays, magpies, crows, various rodents, snakes, and so on. Some of these (the quail and perhaps others) appear to be recreational species. Its unknown whether any of the hawks, owls and others are threatened or endangered but that could be determined by an appropriate study. In any event, if this development is allowed to proceed, this habitat will be gone and with it the wildlife. During construction, the air quality, both in terms of pollution and odor, will deteriorate due to the normal incidents of building. Thereafter, the air will be permanently affected due to the additional vehicular traffic loading, wood burning stoves and fireplaces, barbeques and the other airborne chemicals and pollutants commonly used in and about residences, particularly new ones. Its unknown whether any portion of the property is a seasonal wetland but, again, a sufficient study could determine that. Noise, both during the ongoing (and given the current housing market, anticipated lengthy) construction(wells, septic, grading, streets, houses, landscaping) and sales phases and thereafter during occupation will increase dramatically for the immediate neighbors and, to a lesser extent for the entire area.