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DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA FEB ? . January 29, 2002 UO MM DIVISION O F mnlUnity vevelnp11 elft l LAND RESOURCE VIA FACSIMILE (209) 468-3163 . .. PROTECTION Ms. Leanne Mueller San Joaquin County 801 K STREET Community Development Department SACRAMENTO Development Services Division CALIFORNIA 1810 East Hazelton Avenue 95814 Stockton, CA 95205 PHONE 916/324-0850 Subject: Application Referral for Quarry Excavation on Land Enrolled in a FAX Williamson Act Contract(s) (Application Number QX-01-2) 916/327-3430 Dean Ms. Mueller: TDD 916/324-2555 The Department of Conservation's (Department) Division of Land Resource INTERNET Protection (Division) has reviewed the Application Referral (Application)for consrv.ca.gov the referenced project. The Division monitors farmland conversion on a statewide basis and administers the California Land Conservation O R A V DA V IS (Williamson)Act and other agricultural land conservation programs. We GOVERNOR offer the following comments for your consideration regarding the project's potential impacts on Williamson Act and agricultural land. Project Description The Application is a proposal to excavate sand and gravel over a 60-year period on 688 acres of Prime Farmland. Most of the involved parcels are located in San Joaquin County in the general area of the southeast corner of Koster and Blewett Roads, south of the City of Tracy. Fifteen percent of the proposed quarry is located in Stanislaus County. Two of the San Joaquin County parcels comprise 156.86 acres of prime agricultural land enforceably restricted by Williamson Act contract and are in current orchard production. In phone conversation, San Joaquin County Development Services (County) has indicated its intention to require an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for this project. Projects involving Prime Farmland, as well as those involving a Williamson Act contract, are considered to have potentially significant impacts on agricultural resources. The Department concurs that an EIR is appropriate and requests a copy of the Notice of Preparation/Initial Study (NOP/IS) in order to continue review and comment on the project's agricultural impacts.