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As a recommended Condition of Approval to reduce visual impacts of the proposed _rroject, the applicant will be required to plant a row of trees along the Interstate 580 property frontage to provide visual screening of the project pond areas. The trees will be permanently maintained by a drip irrigation system and monitored annually to ensure adequate screening is maintained throughout the life of the project. Williamson Act A portion of the project site is subject to a Williamson Act contract. The contract restricts development to uses that are compatible with the Williamson Act and Development Title Section 9-1805. "Compatible Use" as defined in the Williamson. Act includes uses determined by the County to be compatible with the agricultural, recreational, or open-space use of land within the preserve and subject to contract. (GC Section 51201[e]) On July 20, 1992 the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 3675 finding that Agricultural Processing-Food Manufacturing is compatible with the Williamson Act. Additionally, pursuant to Government Code Section 51238.1 uses approved on contracted lands shall be consistent with the Principles of Compatibility. San Joaquin Council of Governments San Joaquin County is a signatory to San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP), which is managed by the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG). Participation in the SJMSCP satisfies requirements of both state and federal endangered species acts and ensures that the impacts are mitigated below a level of significance in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA). Species of concern known to or potentially occurring in the site vicinity and covered by the SJMSCP include but are not limited to San Joaquin kit fox, Swainson's hawk, western pond turtle and burrowing owl. Sensitive species that have even a remote potentia! for occurrence in the site vicinity, such as California tiger salamander and California red-legged frog, are also addressed under the SJMSCP. A referral was sent to SJCOG on March 9, 2018. SJCOG responded in a ,memo dated March 20, 2018, that states that this project is subject to the SJMSCP and that this project is located within the unmapped area. The applicant may participate in the SJMSCP or provide alternative mitigation in an amount and kind equal to that provided in the SJMSCP. Neighborhood Opposition The Community Development Department received a letter dated March 14, 2018 from an adjacent neighbor west of the project site. The letter states concern regarding groundwater, including potential impacts to the soil and water wells on adjacent properties from project operations and processed wastewater ponds. Groundwater: The project applicant must submit an updated application for Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) prior to development of the evaporation ponds. Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations specifies WDRs for waste management units, facilities, and disposal sites. The evaporation ponds would be designed in accordance with Title 27 regulations and monitored regularly to avoid groundwater contamination using three (3) groundwater monitoring wells around each pond. The results of monitoring would be reported to the CVRWQCB. The storage reservoir would also be regulated by site specific WDRs by the CVRWQCB. The requirement to comply with WDRs has been included as a recommended Conditions of Approval for the project. With this Condition of Approval, any impacts to groundwater will be reduced to a less-than- significant level. San Joaquin County PA-1800037/Musco Olive Community Development Page 5