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for daily washdown was suggested to provide mitigation for potential odor impacts. Daily washdown will, however, involve large quantities of water and may create impacts relative to depleting groundwater reserves and disposing of the large amount of waste washdown water. Section 17512 of the California Code will require daily clean-up of the transfer station and scheduled cleaning of boxes, bins, pits, or other containers. Since the intent of Mitigation Measure 4.7-4 is to minimize odor, current regulations requiring daily cleaning would seem to accomplish the same purpose with a significantly smaller use of water. Thus, the condition has been revised accordingly, as have the Summary of Impacts and Mitigations and the Mitigated Project Alternative. C7 The comment has been noted. Chapter 4.5, Mitigation Measure 4,5-1, has been revised. C8 The comment has been noted. Chapter 4.5 has been revised to clan the proposed on-site drainage. p clarify p _p 9 C9 Tom Iwamiya of the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works has stated that there is potential for overtopping of the Corral Hollow Creek drainage adjacent to the proposed site. C10 This reference is likely in regard to Figure C-1, not Table C-1. Figure C-1 indicates that 100 percent of recycled material would be transferred south on Chnsman Road. This; information is correct according to Mr. Dale Solheim, Project Manager, from EBA Wastechnologies. Mr. Solheim indicated in an August 10, 1993, letter to Mr. _Ronald Milam of Korve Engineering that, "Recycled material will mostly leave the MRF and go north on MacArthur, east on Linne, south on Chrisman to Interstate 580; and head south." Nevertheless, a redistribution of: these trips would not result in 'a significant change, since recycled material trucks represent a total of 20 daily trips in 2010. C11 The loss of 40 acres of foraging habitat would contribute to the cumulative loss of foraging habitat for Swainson's hawks that is occurring throughout San Joaquin County and elsewhere in the species' range. This cumulative loss is considered a significant impact. C12 CEQA Guidelines Sections 15065(c) and 15355 state that an EIR must be prepared if a project would have effects that are individually, limited but cumulatively considerable when viewed :together with the effects of related projects. Cumulative impacts may be caused -either by future phases of the project under consideration or by other closely related past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects. A significant cumulative impact can occur when several different projects produce impacts that may be considered less than significant on an individual basis but have a significant, adverse effect when combined. Past resent and future projects in San Joaquin County could reduce the Countywide Swainson's hawk p, P i q ty tY population by an estimated 30 percent (City of Stockton, 1990). Much of the future development is planned or proposed in or near the City of Tracy. This loss of habitat and the potential for this reduction in the breeding population is a significant cumulative; impact. All projects that remove habitat contribute ER -93-1 - 18 - (11-23-93)