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3.Project Description located in Stanislaus County are designated as Agriculture in the Stanislaus County General Plan and zoned as General Agriculture, 40 acre minimum. The project site is currently utilized for the cultivation of row crops and orchards,with apricot production as the main crop. Hospital Creek crosses the southwest comer of the site and the Delta-Mendota Canal is located adjacent to the western portion of the site.The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is located across Blewett Road to the north of the project site and parallels Blewett Road.The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is a buried two-pipe aqueduct that takes water from near Yosemite to the San Francisco Bay area. The California Aqueduct is located approximately — 2,000 feet west of the project site Improvements on the project site include a residential house and barn located on the privately- _ owned parcels off South Costa Ranch Road(formerly Koster Road). Other improvements include a mobile home and outbuilding located on the north side of Hospital Creek and two mobile homes located south of Hospital Creek. The house and barn would be relocated to another — location on-site before mining occurs at their existing location. The mobile homes and outbuilding will be removed. The Applicant owns all except four parcels(approximately 156 acres)of the project site,which are leased from a private owner.Two of these parcels that are not owned by the Applicant (265-010-17 and 18)were under Williamson Act non-renewal status(filed in 1995)with the — contract scheduled to end in 2005. These two parcels consist of approximately 3 acres near the southwestern comer of the project site and are the proposed site of relocation of the residence. Two other parcels(265-010-15 and 16)under Williamson Act contract comprise 156 acres of the — project site. Since the Williamson Act contracts for these parcels predate June 7, 1994,reference to the compatibility standards defined in the County zoning ordinance is appropriate. Chapter 9-1810 of the San Joaquin County's Ordinance indicates that Quarry Operations are — considered a compatible use under the Williamson Act provided the quarry is rehabilitated to agricultural use [Section 9-1810.3(b)(1)(W)j. RMC Parc Vernalis Ouarty Mining and Reclamatlon Project ESA 1203015 Draft Environmental Impact Report May 2008