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C225: Appendix K of the CEQA Guidelines outlines capping requirements. The EIR authors believe these requirements cannot be met except in areas already highly disturbed. C226: The EIR authors disagree with the commenter. It is clearly the responsibility of the EIR to identify and address environmental effects of surface water diversions and groundwater withdrawals,especially since riparian water uses and groundwater pumping is not subject to state regulatory controls, contrary to the commenter's assertions. See also responses C145, C184, C 186, and C 187. C227: See responses C184 and C187. C228: Comment noted. The DEIR has determined that nitrate loading is not a significant impact, locally or cumulatively. C229: Commenter should review the revised biological study.The beneficial aspect of the proposal were included in Chapter 5.2, Beneficial Impacts. C230: Yes, unless appropriate funding mechanisms are set in place to finance new schools. C231: This report and the results of a Phase 11 study are meant to help the developers prevent this destruction. C232: Opinion noted. C233: The Williamson Act was established to discourage property owners from converting agricultural land for development purposes. When land is under contract the property owner pays a reduced property tax as a means of competing against escalating property values due to development pressure. The commenter is correct that the zoning permits one unit/40 acres and the neighboring properties could be developed under that zoning. However, when a property is withdrawn from a Williamson Act contract for development purposes, it can set a precedent for neighboring properties to withdraw or cancel prematurely. C234: The "No Project" alternative described on page 6-1 of the DEIR assumes no development of the property. Production of agricultural goods, such as vineyards, is one possible alternative use, but would not necessarily occur. Agricultural development could result in some new vehicle trips, but might also make use of existing vehicles trips serving adjacent agricultural areas. Movement of material for the levee improvement and/or other fill projects may possibly be needed,but whether transporting material would incorporate any portion of the project's proposed haul route is undeterminable based upon the scope of this study. C235: Comment noted. No further response is required. C236: The air quality discussion in the No Project alternative has been revised. Refer to Volume II, Section 6.1. C237: Section 6.1 of the DEIR specifically states that the "potential exists for the land to be leveled for agricultural production,such as vineyards. It would be speculative and beyond the scope of work to ascertain the groundwater demand to irrigate vineyards without knowing all the facts, such as III-183