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San Joaquin County Community Introduction <br /> Development Department <br /> and Board of Supervisors. A public hearing will be held by the Planning <br /> Commission before certification of the final EIR. <br /> Terms Used in the EIR <br /> This report identifies the following levels of impacts. <br /> ■ A less-than-significant impact is considered to cause no substantial adverse — <br /> change in the environment. <br /> ■ A significant mitigable impact is considered to have a substantial adverse <br /> effect on the environment but can be reduced to a less-than-significant level <br /> with mitigation. <br /> ■ A significant and unavoidable impact is considered to cause a substantial _ <br /> adverse effect on the environment for which there are no feasible mitigation <br /> measures available to reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level. <br /> ■ A beneficial impact is an impact that is considered to have a positive effect <br /> on the natural and human environment and for which no mitigation is <br /> required. <br /> Organization of the EIR <br /> The project reclamation plan is available for review at the County's offices. This <br /> EIR is organized as described below. <br /> The Executive Summary presents a summary of the proposed project and <br /> alternatives,potential impacts and mitigation measures to reduce impacts,impact <br /> conclusions regarding growth-related and cumulative effects, known areas of — <br /> controversy, and issues to be resolved. <br /> ■ Chapter 1,"Introduction,"provides a brief overview of the proposed project — <br /> and EIR. <br /> ■ Chapter 2, "Project Description,"describes the project objectives,the <br /> proposed project, and the permits and approvals necessary for project _ <br /> implementation. <br /> ■ Chapter 3, "Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures," <br /> describes, for each resource topic listed above,the existing conditions or — <br /> setting before project implementation;methods and assumptions for impact <br /> analyses; thresholds used to determine impact significance; impacts that <br /> would result from the proposed project; and mitigation measures that would <br /> eliminate or reduce significant impacts. <br /> ■ Chapter 4,"Alternatives Analysis,"evaluates the environmental effects of <br /> the alternatives to the project, including the No-Project Alternative. — <br /> DeSilva Gates Quarry Project <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report 14 <br /> AS a105,05 <br />