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1 ATTACHMENT TO EVITL4L STUDY FOR UP-93-14 OF JOHN EAGAL � h Project Description i This is a Use Permit Application to build a 13.6 acre Iake for a private ski club. The project is to be located on two adjacent parcels. Parcel 1 is 49.2 acres and includes an existing 13-acre lake,an existing riparian area,proposed trials,and proposed picnic areas. Parcel one is bounded on the west by a levee,and south and east by the San Joaquin River. Parcel two is located adjacent to and north of parcel one. Parcel two includes the proposed 13.6-acre ski lake,proposed riparian area,a proposed 3,000 square foot shop,and a proposed 4,000 square foot dry storage building. Parcel two is bounded by the San Joaquin river on the north and east and by a levee on the west Access to the site is from the east terminus of Lorentzen Road via a private road. , i Discussion of Issues 1. a.b, c. and d. Water.The project is located within the 100 year flood fringe,Zone A20. The proposed buildings will have to meet the requirements of the Flood Hazards Chapter of the Development Title.The Regional Water Quality Control Board will regulate any excavation into the ground water. The project is located in or adjacent to the San Joaquin River Floodway and left bank project levee over which the Reclamation Board has jurisdiction. In its letter of October 4, I993,the State Reclamation Board indicated that a Reclamation Board permit must be obtained prior to the start of any work within the San Joaquin river project floodway,levees,and within 10 feet landward of the landside levee toes. (Section 8710 of the California Water Code) The Community Development 1 Department sent a project referral to Reclamation District No.2095. The proposed lake is located I within the boundaries of an existing Moot high berm. The proposed project is not expected to have a significant impact on groundwater or the adjacent San Joaquin River. 2.a.,b. Earth: Grading plans will be reviewed by the Department of Public Works and the Community Development Department prior to the issuance of building or grading permits. The proposed lake is to be excavated to a depth of 4 feet below the existing ground. The excavated material will be spread around the lake and will elevate the ground level by 1.5 feet. The lake will then be a total of 5.5 feet deep. The j proposed lake is not expected to have a significant impact on the San Joaquin River. 3.a,b. Plant/Animal Life: The proposed lake,parking area,and buildings are to be located outside the existing wetlands and riparian habitat. The new proposed riparian habitat fuAy mitigates for any potential } impacts to existing habitat caused by the proposed trials and picnic grounds. In its letter of June 29, 1994, the State Department of Fish and Game states:"The DFG concurs with the mitigation proposed for this project by the applicant and has determined that project impacts to fish an wildlife are fully mitigated" i 3.a. b. Air/Climate:In its letter of October 7, 1993,the San Joaquin Valley UnMed Air Pollution Control District(SJVUAPCD)recommended that standard dust mitigation measures be implemented during i construction activities. The District also recommended that roads be surfaced with a dust palliative. '. However,the SJVUAPCD did not indicate that this project might have a significant impact on the j environment. The existing wetlands will not be disturbed by this project i 5.Noise: The operation of ski boats will generate noise. However,such noise is consistent with the recreational use of the river. The surrounding properties are in agriculture and are not sensitive to noise. 10.a Cultural Resources: A records search performed by the Central California Information Center on January 12, 1994,did not find any cultural resources located on the project area. The following standard condition of approval will ensure that this project will not have a significant impact on cultural resources: CULTURAL RESOURCES:If,in the course of development;concentrations of prehistoric or historic-period materials are encountered,all work in the vicinity of the find shall halt until an M