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4 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION <br /> MEASURES <br /> 4.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS <br /> 4.1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES <br /> This chapter evaluates 13 separate environmental issues: <br /> Land Use and Agriculture . Public Health and Safety <br /> ► General Plan Policies and Zoning ► Biological Resources <br /> Public Services . Transportation <br /> Public Utilities . Air Quality <br /> Cultural Resources ► Noise <br /> ► Drainage . Visual Quality <br /> ► Surface Water Quality <br /> The project impacts are evaluated in Sections 4.2 through 4.14 of this chapter. <br /> CEQA Guidelines Section 15125(d)requires that an EIR discuss any inconsistencies that could result when the <br /> proposed project is compared with adopted land use plans. This consistency discussion is presented in Section 4.3 of <br /> this Draft EIR,General Plan Policies and Zoning,and is not treated as a physical environmental effect in this Draft <br /> EIR. <br /> ISSUES SCOPED OUT IN THE INITIAL STUDY <br /> The following issues were found to result in a less-than-significant impact or no impact in the Initial Study(see <br /> Appendix D) and therefore will not be analyzed in this Draft EIR: <br /> Aesthetics—Substantial damage to scenic resources <br /> Biology—Conflict with any established conservation plan <br /> ► Geology and Soils—Earthquake faults, expansive soil,alternative wastewater disposal <br /> ► Hazards and Hazardous Materials—Transport,use, or disposal of hazardous materials,proximity to airports <br /> or private air strips, emergency response,wildfires <br /> ► Hydrology and Water Quality—Substantial depletion of groundwater supplies,housing or other structures <br /> within 100 year floodplain,inundation <br /> ► Land Use and Planning—Division of an established community, conflict with established conservation plans <br /> Mineral Resources—Loss of availability of mineral resources <br /> College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW <br /> San Joaquin County 4-1 Introduction to Environmental Impacts <br />