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D88: Economic effects of a project are not treated as significant effects on the environment under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines 15131). D89: Opinion noted. D90: The EIR biologist concurs with these comments. Furthermore,the attempt to construct another North Tracy Lake offsite as a mitigation for the deepening of the existing one is not viable for the very reasons stated by the commenter. D91: The DEIR was available for review in February 1992 and comments were accepted at that time. It is not necessary to recirculate the entire document when providing additional information. D92: The study did not state that conditions were now normal again, but this was the first "near normal" winter rain period in six years. D93- D94: See CDFG response B6. D95: Comments noted. 1992 was a California tiger salamander breeding year, and no larva were detected on the site. D96: John Brode, Department of Fish and Game, approved the cover board placement technique for this and one other site near Galt in spring 1992. D97: Since no Swainson's hawks were seen foraging on the site, the effect on the Dry Creek population on the grassland portion of this property would appear minimal. Personal conversation with Estep occurred at the Wildlife Society-Western Section meetings in San Diego in February 1992. The EIR biologist has also attended Estep's review talk at the Sacramento meetings of the same organization in February 1991. A reference to personal communication with Jim Estep has been included in the reference section of the text. Refer to Volume II, Chapter 7. D98: Fly overs of a site, such as the Cooper's hawk reported in this study,are not normally considered as using a site when compared to a species that forages on a site. Thus, four species which were seen foraging were addressed, and the mitigation measures proposed for the grassland areas would greatly benefit all of these species. D99: The EIR consultants never proposed deepening the lake systems. 13100: Commenter should refer to Chapter 7 for a list of EIR preparers. 13101: These comments relate to the project and not to the adequacy of the EIR, thus no further response is required. D 102: The consulting archaeologists acknowledges that direct impacts have occurred to some of the cultural resources identified,in the distant past and more recently. As to additional impacts due to further development, the consultant recommends the mitigating measures stated in the Supplemental Report (pp. 34-37),to protect the cultural resources for future generations. VI-163