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• The County should use noise policies contained in the Noise Element of the General Lan to evaluate potential noise impacts associated with Projects . Projects to be located in areas showing large noise increased (Figure 6 . 2 ) should require noise studies to quantify the Project contribution to the future noise environment . , If the noise impacts associated with a specific Project are found to be significant , mitigation measures should be proposed to reduce the impact . See FEIR, Section 6 . 1 . III . IMPACTS WHICH ARE NOT MITIGATED TO INSIGNIFICANCE AND OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS A. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS This section identifies those impacts , which, according to the FEIR, cannot be mitigated to insignificance , despite adoption of the identified mitigations . A-l . Significant Impact : Loss of approximately 3 , 600 acres of prime farmland and potential cancellation of Williamson Act contracts on 2920 acres of agricultural land . [ Impact 4 . 1-11 • See Attachment C, Item 1 . A-2 . Significant Cumulative Impact : Land Use and Agricultural Issues - Loss of Agricultural Land Statement of Fact : The following mitigation has been adopted. • San Joaquin County should consider imposing impact fees which can be used to purchase development rights or supports land trusts . Policies and regulations regarding such fees should be incorporated into the Revised Draft General Plan 2010 . Counties within the Central Valley should expand areas zoned for agricultural use. The State Department of Conservation should include, with their Prime Farmlands Map, recommendations for preserving prime agricultural land. A regional task force should be formed to establish incentive mechanisms to retain agricultural land in the Central Valley. C2-90 0189r/0202r