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San Joaquin County Community Project Description Development Department Existing Conditions in the Project Vicinity Surrounding the project site are lands used for orchards and row crops,as well as — other quarries. Approximately six single-family residences are located north of SR 132 in the vicinity of the project site. The nearest residence is on the north side of SR 132,approximately 600 feet northeast of the project site and — approximately 1,400 feet northeast of the processing site. One single-family residence is located on property to the east, across Koster Road(Figure 2-2). The area is identified in the San Joaquin County General Plan as containing significant sand and gravel aggregate resources,and the southern portion of the site is classified as MRZ-3 (Mineral Resource Zone 3: Areas of Undetermined — Mineral Resource Significance)and the northern portion is classified as MRZ-1 (Mineral Resources Zone 1: areas where adequate geologic information indicates no significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that little _ likelihood exists for their presence)by the Department of Conservation(Figure 2-4). Several other existing and planned quarry sites are located in the project vicinity (Figure 2-5), including the following. ■ Teichert Aggregates' Vernalis quarry(County quarry permit#QX-91-5), located on the north and south sides of Blewett Road between Bird Road and the California Aqueduct,and on the southeast comer of Blewett Road and I- 5. ■ DSS' Traina quant'(County quarry permit#QX-96-1), located on the west side of Koster Road, 0.5 mile south of Blewett Road. ■ Granite Construction's Vemalis quarry(County quarry permit#QX-94-1), located on the east side of Bird Road between I-580 and I-5. _ ■ West Coast Aggregates' quarry(County quarry permit#QX 86-2),located east of I-580 and the Granite quarry site. ■ RMC Pacific Materials(County quarry permit#QX-01-2)(proposed site), proposed to be located on the southeast corner of Blewett Road and Koster Road. The Applicant has joined with the mine operators identified above to form the Vernalis Aggregate Producers Group for the purpose of funding the engineering design and environmental analysis of the proposed SR 132/Bird Road — Interchange project(Omni-Means 2005). This Project would eliminate the existing at-grade intersection and construct a new grade separated interchange. In addition to the interchange improvements,the Project proposes to upgrade SR — 132 to a four-lane freeway through the interchange and construction of auxiliary lanes on SR 132,between the Bird Road and Interstate 5 interchange. This Project is presently considered by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors as one of the top ten transportation improvement projects in San Joaquin County (San Joaquin County 2004). The County has determined that the interchange will need to be in place before aggregate production in the project area can be expanded over current levels. This project is currently under review by the County and the California Department of Transportation,who would have DeSilva Gates Quarry Project Draft Environmental Impact Report 24 AS 05105.05