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w thresholds,project impacts,and mitigation measures required to avoid or reduce any identified potentially significant impacts of the project. Chapter 5,Alternatives to the Proposed Project,describes the alternatives to the proposed project considered and analyzed in this Draft EIR,alternatives considered and rejected from further consideration, and the environmental effects of each alternative.This chapter also identifies the environmentally superior alternative. Chapter 6,Cumulative Impacts,discusses any impacts that would be"cumulatively considerable,"which refers to implementation of the proposed project in combination with past,present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects in the vicinity of the proposed project. Chapter 7,Other CEQA-Mandated Sections,includes growth-inducing impacts and significant irreversible environmental changes,and identifies significant and unavoidable adverse impacts. Section 7.1, "Growth- Inducing Impacts,"discusses the ways the proposed project could possibly foster economic or population growth,or spur the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment. Included in this discussion are project elements that could potentially remove obstacles to _ population growth, such as the extension of infrastructure to surrounding areas not currently served by that infrastructure. Section 7.3, "Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes,"discusses whether the proposed project would result in the use of nonrenewable resources, make the future removal or nonuse of significant resources unlikely, commit future generations to similar uses, and/or result in the potential for future irreversible environmental accidents. Section 7.2, "Significant and Unavoidable Impacts,"identifies any significant adverse impacts from Chapter 4 that cannot be avoided or reduced to a less-than-significant level through the implementation of feasible mitigation measures. Chapter 8,References and Persons Consulted, lists sources of information used to prepare this Draft EIR, including agencies and individuals consulted,and documents referenced. Chapter 9,Persons Involved in Report Preparation,identifies the persons involved in preparing this Draft EIR. Chapter 10,List of Acronyms and Abbreviations,defines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this Draft EIR. 1.6.2 VOLUME 11 Technical Appendices contain the background information that supports the Draft EIR. 1.7 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Section 15151 of the CEQA Guidelines permits an EIR to incorporate by reference documents that are a matter of public record and sets forth the guidelines for incorporating by reference. These guidelines state: (1) all or part of a previous document that is incorporated by reference shall be considered part of the present EIR; (2)the previous document shall be made available for review by the lead agency at a public place or building; and(3)the incorporated part of the previous document shall be briefly summarized or described,as shall the relationship between the incorporated information and the present EIR. f The following documents are incorporated into this Draft EIR by reference: San Joaquin County Community Development Department.Mountain House New Community Master Plan. Adopted November 10, 1994, and subsequently amended. College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 1-7 Introduction