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MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 5,ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 9.LAND USE AND PLANNING assessment process for conversion of land to non-open space uses when such conversion may affect the plant,fish,and wildlife species covered by the SJMSCP. The SJMSCP includes all the lands within Mountain House, but some lands outside and adjoining Mountain House are not covered by the SJMSCP. Someof the species of concern covered under the SJMSCP include San Joaquin kit fox, Swainson's hawk,western pond turtle,and burrowing owl. The ultimate goal of the SJMSCP is to provide 100,841 acres of"preserves"over the 50-year lifetime of the plan,with most acres purchased as conservation easements over agricultural lands. Significant Impacts Identified in 1994 MEIR The 1994 MEIR identified the following significant land use impact of the Master Plan: 1) The construction of wastewater storage ponds on Fabian Tract may be inconsistent with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Protection Act. (Note: According to the 1994 MEIR,the area north of Old River, including Fabian Tract,the Mountain House project's preferred long-term wastewater reclamation site, is located in the"primary zone"of the Delta. Thus, no use of reclaimed wastewater is currently proposed for this area to the north.) The 1994 MEIR also identified the following significant impacts regarding General Plan and Development Title consistency: 2) Policies of the Draft Master Plan conflict with some of the policies of the County's General Plan 2010. 3) Some of the Draft Master Plan design and land use standards conflict with standards in the County Development Title. i Findings Related to Significant Impacts Identified n 1994 MEIR For the above impacts,the Master Plan was amended in accordance with some of the recommendations of the 1994 MEIR mitigation measures. For Impact No. 1 above,the 1994 MEIR recommended that, if the preferred location for the project's wastewater irrigation and storage ponds was determined to be Fabian Tract, all recommended wastewater and biological resources mitigation measures should be complied with; alternatively,the 1994 MEIR recommended that another location for wastewater disposal be identified outside the Delta"primary zone"or alternative wastewater treatment options(i.e.,tertiary treatment) be implemented. Subsequently,the Master Plan was revised to eliminate Fabian Tract as an alternative site for wastewater reclamation or wastewater storage ponds. The selected alternative wastewater storage ponds were outside the primary zone. Recently,the Mountain House community has been permitted to dispose of treated wastewater to Old River and no land disposal is planned. pm„) 5-123