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4 This environmental impace report has been prepared for the San Joaquin County Department of Planning by Raymond Vail and Associates at the request of the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works. This report has been structured in accordance with the requirements set forth by the San Joaquin County Department of Planning, for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended. This report has been prepared to satisfy the intent of CEQA as an informational document to inform public decision -makers and the general public of the environmental effects of the proposed project. The EIR process is intended to enable public agencies to evaluate a project to determine whether it may have a significant effect on the environment, to examine and institute methods of reducing adverse impacts, and to con- sider alternatives to the project as proposed. As defined by Section 15012 of the CEQA Guidelines, "an Environmental Impact Report is an informational document which, when fully prepared in accordance with CEQA and these (CEQA) Guidelines, will inform public decision -makers and the general public of the environmental effects of proj- ects they propose to carry out or approve. The information in an EIR con- stitutes evidence that a public agency shall consider along with any other information which maybe presented to the agency. While CEQA requires that major considerations be given to preventing environmental damage, it is recognized that public agencies have obligations to balance -other public objectives-, including economic and social factors in determining whether and how a project should be approved." This report is structured to present the study analysis in a format which briefly summarizes the proposed action and anticipated environmental effects, describes in detail the existing setting of the environmen con- sidered for alteration, des-cribes the detailed elements of the project which would alter the environment, and then discusses the impact of the proposed alteration to the environment. This report is presented in this fashion to provide the reader with an objective view of the existing environmental - quality in the study area, prior to being subjected to project details and environmental effects which could bias the reader's judgment:. Raymond Vail and Associates, along with Ann S. Peak and Associates for the Cultural Resource Assessment, were responsible for the preparation of this report and have no personal or financial interest in the project beyond the consulting services rendered. This Draft EIR, as distributed for public review and comment, reflects the independent judgment of the County of San Joaquin as the Lead Agency, as ascribed by law.