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2.Executive Summary The following environmental resources were found to have the potential of being significantly affected by the Proposed Project and have been addressed in greater detail in the Draft EIR. • Visual Resources • Air Quality • Agricultural Resources • Noise • Geology, Seismicity, and Soils • Transportation/Circulation • Biological Resources • Cultural Resources • Hydrology,Groundwater,and • Hazards and Hazardous Materials Water Quality • Cumulative Impacts 2.3 Issues Considered and Found Not To Be _ Significant Issues that were identified by the County as being less than significant and that will not be evaluated in the Draft EIR are discussed below: 2.3.1 Population and Housing The Proposed Project would not induce substantial population growth,either directly or — indirectly,as the majority of jobs created can be filled by local citizens.The site, rural in nature, will not displace a substantial number of existing housing or people. One rural residence and bam,owned and occupied by the owner of the property, will be moved to Parcel "A."Parcel "A" — includes Assessor's Parcel Numbers 265-010-17 and 265-010-18, which are within and adjacent to the project site but will not be mined or reclaimed as part of the Proposed Project.The two mobile homes on the Project site will be removed. Impacts will be less than significant. — 2.3.2 Public Services - The Proposed Project will not require special or additional public services.Existing water wells and septic tanks will be used for water and sewer at the project site. — Groundwater would be used exclusively during the initial phases of mining when aggregate extraction and processing is underway simultaneously with the establishment of the initial, — temporary silt pond. Under normal operations,the Project applicant would generate the majority of its water supply from processing water decanted and recycled within a series of proposed silt settlement ponds. Groundwater would supplement the processing water and, under normal — operations, account for approximately 25 percent of their required process water supply.When processing water from settlement ponds is not available, groundwater would be the sole source of process water supply. Any impacts to groundwater supply are discussed in Section 4.8, Hydrology and Water Quality. RMC Pacific Vernalis Quarry Mining and Reclamation Project 2-2 ESA/203015 Draft Environmental Impact Report May 2006