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The third waifthich buildout could affe water resources is by degrading the 9N15undwater quality. The AN Water System Master Plan recognized that urbanization was increasing the levels of heavy metals in some areas of the city. Increased water demand, particularly if new wells are located in Lathrop or between Lathrop and Manteca, might encourage the increased intrusion of brackish water from the Delta channels to the west, exacerbating the existing saline intrusion into Lathrop's aquifer. Mitigation measures to protect the quality of both Manteca's and Lathrop's water supplies will be required as grant conditions. A grant amendment will be prepared in order to change the scope of the wastewater facilities construction grant project to incorporate the proposed expansion. A series of conditions will be included as part of the grant amendment and are intended to mitigate adverse environmental impacts , particularly those associated with growth accommodated by the expansion. Proposed conditions are attached herein as Appendix A. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public hearings on changes to the General Plan, which are necessary to accommodate the anticipated growth, were held before the City Planning Commission on September 27 , 1987 , and before the Manteca City Council on February 2 and March 7 , 1988. The General Plan was adopted on May 2, 1988. Comments were received concerning the following issues: Lathrop's Sphere of Influence, Manteca's urban service area boundaries , traffic , zoning, affordable housing, Lathrop's right to acquire capacity in the wastewater treatment plant, development fees , revenue bonds , and inducement of population growth. Hearings on the Negative Declaration issued under the California Environmental Quality Act for the expansion project were held on October 27 , 1987 and December 7 , 1987. The public expressed concerns about odors , mosquitoes from the land disposal area, costs, and inducement of population growth. Also, a hearing was held on April 4, 1988 , on a proposed ordinance relating to the acquisition of property and issuance of bonds to finance construction. Comments were received on the Sewer Revenue Bond Act of 1933 , user charges , and increased staffing requirements at the treatment plant. FINDING The review process did not indicate that significant adverse environmental impacts would result from the proposed project. Consequently, EPA has made the preliminary decision to issue this amended FNSI rather than to prepare an environmental impact statement. EPA came to the conclusion described above after reviewing the project reports , environmental information documents and public hearing summaries prepared by the applicant. 6