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3. PROJECT DESCREMON aa. Recycled water from the silt ponds and well water would be used for water supply. Once the silt ponds are established,decanted waters from the silt pond would be used in washing the sand and gravel, with approximately 25 percent well water being used for washing. Well water would be .. used in washing sand and gravel until the silt ponds are in operation. LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING Within a 50-foot setback along the northern portion of South Costa Ranch Road and along Blewett Road, a landscape berm will be constructed out of overburden and topsoil removed from the initial mining phases. The berm along South Costa Ranch Road will commence on the south side of Phase IX and extend northerly to Blewett Road with a break at the main entrance gate. The berm along Blewett Road will connect with the berm at the intersection with South Costa " Ranch Road and will extend easterly to the northeast corner of the Phase IVB area, and then extend approximately 700 feet along the easterly portion of the Phase IVB area. Existing trees _ will remain along a portion of the easterly side of the Phase IVB area. The applicant has completed a landscape plan that is available for review at the San Joaquin County Community Development Department. The landscape berm will include a double row of trees and non-irrigated hydroseed mix that will serve to screen in part the plant facilities and act as a noise barrier. The trees that could be included along the landscape berm include: Eucalyptus microtheca, Pinus eldarica,Pinus roxburghii, Populus nigra Italica,Quercus robur Fastigiata, Coolibah Tree, Afghan Pine,Indian Longleaf Pine,Lombardy Poplar,English Oak. The trees would be drip irrigated by an automatic and seasonally adjusted irrigation system providing 100 L percent tree coverage. The non-irrigated hydroseed mix would include 80 percent Zorro Fescue and 20 percent Rose Clover.The hydroseed mix would be applied at 55 pounds per acre. SITE ACCESS A paved entrance to the plant site would be constructed off of South Costa Ranch Road approximately 2,100 feet south of Blewett Road. The driveway will be paved at least 100 feet into the plant site. The on-site equipment and material haul roads would be unpaved. All employee and customer parking would be located at a designated parking zone,surfaced with aggregate base and located on the site within the Phase IX area,the plant site. Secondary access will be off Blewett Road at the Phase IVB area. The applicant proposes to participate in the funding of a new intersection at Interstate 5 and Blewett Road. Otherwise access to the freeways will be from Highway 132 and Bird Road. UTILITIES There are five known wells on the nroiect site. Locations are shown on Figures 3-3 and 3-4, the r Mining Plan (Haul Route Options 1 and 2). There are three agricultural wells with a capacity of / T� approximately 1,300 gallons per minute(gpm)each and two domestic wells with the capacity of 20 gpm each. Most likel Agricultural Wells No. 1 and No. 3 will remain operational. The other wo wells will be abandoned. The wells will be connected to 01 y,L RMC Pack Vemalis Quatry Mining and Reclamation Project 3-13 ESA/203015 Adeninistmnve Draft ER Match 2004