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0 .. . .. ........ ... .. ... ............ . . ... .. 1:0 INTRODUCTION PROPOSED PROJECT The San Joaquin County Community Development Department has determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required to study a request for a Use Permit to establish a Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility. The 39.2 -acre project site is located south of the City of Tracy, on the west side of MacArthur Drive, south of Linne Road. Access to the site is via MacArthur Drive. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq., the purpose of an EIR is to provide objective information to public decision makers and the general public regarding potential environmental effects resulting from the proposed project. CEQA requires that where a project is to be carried out or approved by more than one public agency, one agency shall be responsible for preparing the EIR. This agency is called the lead agency. The San Joaquin County Community Development Department is the lead agency for this EIR. The proposed Tracy Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility is considered a "project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code Regulations, Section 15378). The Guidelines require preparation of an EIR when the lead agency determines that there is substantial evidence on record that a project may have a significant effect on the environment (Guidelines, Section 15064). The County Community Development Department staff has made such a determination. As lead agency, San Joaquin County Community Development staff determined during preliminary project review that an EIR would be required for the proposed project (Guidelines, Section 15060). Based on this early EIR determination, no Initial Study was prepared, and work was started on the EIR process, as described in Section 15080 of the CEQA Guidelines. County staff prepared a Notice of Preparation (NOP) that was circulated to local, regional, state, and federal agencies and other interested parties. This NOP and the responses are provided in this EIR as Appendix A. The major environmental issues identified during the NOP process that will be addressed in this document include land use/planning policy, vegetation and wildlife resources, traffic/circulation, geology/geotechnical, water resources, noise, air quality, public services, cultural resources, public health and safety, and visual/aesthetics. The Draft EIR addresses the concerns raised by the public agencies and the community. It is an informational document to aid in the local planning and decision making process. This document describes the probable consequences that the proposed project may have on the environment, presents measures to minimize potential adverse impacts, and evaluates alternatives to the proposed project. This Draft EIR is being circulated to local, state, and federal agencies and to all interested organizations and individuals who may wish to review and comment on the report. Both written and oral comments may be made during the 45 -day public review period. The public review period is from October 1, 1993, through November 15, 1993. IER -93-1 - 7 - (9-27-93) n