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F. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY 1. Impact 4.12-2: Public and environmental health may be affected by potential historic pesticide and/or herbicide residues in the environment. Mitigation 4.12-2(f): To reduce the potentially adverse effects of aerial pesticide spraying on the health of residents and employees of the project site, a 1000-foot-wide buffer should be established along the western site boundary, or aerial spraying shall be restricted. Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the FEIR to a nonsignificant level. Statement of Fact: See discussion under Impact 4.2-1(a). Further, the mitigation measure itself acknowledges that the impact can be minimized by restricting aerial spraying. G. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 1. Impact 4.13-3: Development of the project site would eliminate seasonal wetlands and periodic wetland areas such as irrigated pastures and drainage swales. Mitigation 4.13-3(a): The 3.3-acre emergent wetland in the north area of the site should be preserved and expanded to approximately twice its current size. According to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the applicant would be required to obtain approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for any impacts on wetlands, and a wetlands mitigation plan would be required. Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the FEIR to a nonsignificant level. Statement of Fact: According to the EIR Mitigation Monitoring Program, this mitigation measure does not require monitoring until the Specific Plan stage. However,the revised land use diagram under consideration now incorporates this wetland. In fact,the 3.3-acre area has been expanded to 20 acres. The loss of other emergent wetlands (e.g., wet pasturage and drainage swales) will be evaluated in the Specific Plan with the intent to incorporate the wetlands as much as possible into the Mountain House Creek corridor park,with any remaining loss to be regulated through the 404 permit process. H. TRANSPORTATION 1. Impact 4.14-1: The project would generate up to 249,000 daily vehicle trips in 2010, assuming current rates of trip-making. These added trips would contribute significantly to projected traffic growth, and increase vehicle miles traveled and LOS deficiencies on the road system, particularly in the vicinity of the site. These impacts would be unavoidable and significant and have been addressed in Attachment C. I. AIR QUALITY 1. Impact 4.15-2: The project would increase the potential for air quality and odor-related land use conflicts. Attachment C-1 C1-5 (PC: 4-9-92)