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5.11 Soils <br /> This section describes the potential effects of the construction and operation of the NCPA <br /> Lodi Energy Center (LEC) on soil resources and is organized as follows:Section 5.11.1 <br /> describes the existing environment that could be affected,including soil types and their use <br /> (such as agriculture);Section 5.11.2 identifies potential environmental effects,if any,from <br /> project development;Section 5.11.3 discusses cumulative effects;Section 5.11.4 presents <br /> mitigation measures;Section 5.11.5 presents the laws, ordinances,regulations, and <br /> standards (LORS) applicable to soils and their use;Section 5.11.6 provides agency contacts <br /> for all involved agencies;Section 5.11.7 describes permits required for the project; and <br /> Section 5.11.8 provides the references used to develop this section. <br /> 5.11.1 Affected Environment <br /> The proposed LEC project site is located on land owned and incorporated by the City of <br /> Lodi,approximately 6 miles to the west of the Lodi city center. The project site is adjacent to <br /> the City of Lodi s Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) to the east,treatment and <br /> holding ponds associated with the WPCF to the north,the existing NCPA Combustion <br /> Turbine Project#2 (STIG plant) to the west, and the San Joaquin County Mosquito and <br /> Vector Control facility to the south. <br /> The proposed LEC site is on land zoned for public utility use and power generation. <br /> Surrounding land use is primarily agricultural,with the exception of the WPCF to the north <br /> and east,the STIG plant to the west,and the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector <br /> Control facility to the south. Interstate 5 (I-5) runs in a roughly north-south direction along <br /> the eastern side of the proposed laydown areas A and B (see Figure 5.11-1). A rural <br /> residential property is located within 1 mile to the northeast of the proposed LEC site. Two <br /> additional rural residences are located outside of the 1 mile radius to the north-northeast <br /> and east-southeast,respectively. Although the proposed LEC project site is surrounded by <br /> agricultural land,the proposed project site and laydown areas are located on land that is <br /> currently in use for equipment storage for the WPCF. <br /> The four proposed LEC project laydown and/or parking areas (A through D) are to the east <br /> and northeast of the proposed LEC site. The LEC will connect with the existing 230-kV <br /> electrical transmission system, owned by PG&E,west of the STIG plant.Natural gas will be <br /> supplied by a proposed underground pipeline that will run for 2.5 miles east from the LEC <br /> site. This pipeline will pass beneath I-5 along existing roadways and through open <br /> agricultural fields and connect to the PG&E gas transmission line #108 at the intersection of <br /> West Armstrong Road and a Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) alignment. The project will <br /> connect with the WPCF for supplies of recycled process water, stormwater and sanitary <br /> sewer through existing utility connections to the proposed LEC site. <br /> A description of the soils in the proposed project area was developed using the online and <br /> published Soil Survey of San Joaquin County, California (USDA-Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service [USDA-NRCS],2008; 1992). Descriptions of the soil mapping units <br /> were developed from the soil survey and the online soil series descriptions (Soil Survey <br /> Staff,2008). <br /> SACI371322I082330009(LEC_5.11_SOILS.DOC) 5.11-1 <br />