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Mitigation Measure 4.2-3: Land U:se and Agriculture—Conversion of Important Farmland. No feasible mitigation measures are available to avoid the conversion of farmland.A significant and unavoidable impact would occur. IMPACT Land Use and Agriculture-Conflict Substantially with Existing Agricultural Zoning or Williamson Act 4.2-4 Contracts. The proposed project would not conflict with most existing Williamson Act contracts because these would expire before development. However, some early cancellations are being requested. Thus, new development could conflict with existing Williamson Act contracts. The majority of the project would not conflict substantially with agricultural zoning. However, one of the proposed of--site improvements(the 30- acre storage pond for the proposed interim land disposal of treated wastewater on the Pombo property) would convert agriculturally zoned land to an urban use.A significant impact would occur. The 815-acre College Park project site and off-site improvement locations in the MHMP area zoned AU-20 (Agriculture Urban Reserve).This zoning requires that existing agricultural uses be preserved until such time as they are converted to urban uses as planned for in the MHMP.Because the proposed project would retain existing agricultural operations until such time as they are converted to urban uses,the development proposed at the College Park project site and off-site infrastructure locations in the MHMP area would not conflict substantially with existing agricultural zoning.A less-than-significant impact would occur. As indicated in Figure 4.2-1 in this section,the College Park project includes proposals for several off-site improvements outside the MHMP area.These include the widening of Grant Line Road both east of Mountain House Parkway and west of the Alameda County line,and the development of an interim land disposal system for treated wastewater on the Pombo property located at the southeast comer of the Mountain House Parkway and _ Byron Road intersection.The proposed widening of Grant Line Road would occur within the existing right-of- way of the roadway and in an area not zoned for agriculture.The Pombo property is currently zoned for agricultural uses, although it is not under a Williamson Act contract. Although the majority of the Pombo property would remain in agricultural use under the proposed project(i.e., spray fields), 30 acres of the Pombo property would be developed with a recycled water storage pond. This would conflict substantially with the existing agricultural zoning of these 30 acres because,although the pond would be used to irrigate agriculture, it would temporarily convert 30 acres that is currently under agricultural production to a pond.A significant impact would — occur;however,the impact would be temporary. As indicated in Figure 4.2-2,six parcels at the project are still under active Williamson Act contracts. These include APNs 209450-14 and 209450-15 (Souza),209450-16(Teixeira),209-060-11 and 209-080-02 (Tuso), and 209-080-03 (Turman)(San Joaquin County 2003).Notices of Non-Renewal have been filed for these properties,with expiration dates ranging firom 2004 to 2011(San Joaquin County 2003).Also, a small portion of _. the Teixeira property shown in Figure 4.2-2(APN 209450-16 which measures approximately 1 acre)is not covered by the Notice of Non-Renewal filed for the balance of Teixeira(San Joaquin County 2003).Because state law requires that the contracts expire before development,no development will be permitted on these properties until either of the following takes place: the Williamson Act contracts expire; or the County Board of Supervisors grants early cancellation of the Williamson Act contracts(which requires that special fmdings be made stating that the parcels meet specific qualifying criteria for early cancellation.Because development would not be permitted on these parcels while the Williamson Act contract on these parcels are still active, a less-than- significant impact would occur. Mitigation Measure 4.24: Land Use and Agriculture—Con list Substantially with Existing Agricultural Zoning or Williamson Act Contracts.The project applicants shall implement the following mitigation measure: ► At such time as the interim land disposal of treated wastewater at the Pombo property is discontinued, GNK, — LLC shall remove the 30-acre storage pond and restore the storage-pond site to agricultural use(i.e., feed crops). EDAW College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR Land Use and Agriculture 4.2-18 San Joaquin County