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shopping center dominates the foreground,while orchards and abandoned agricultural land dominate the middleground views from this viewpoint. WQCF structures located in the southern, eastern, and northern portion of the WQCF site including aeration basins, digesters, and biotowers are clearly visible in the background (Exhibit 4.2-3,Viewpoint 3). Views of the WQCF are obstructed by commercial development,residences, and vegetation from nonelevated segments of South Airport Way. From the northeast corner of the Big League Dreams parcel located north of the Stadium Center shopping center and approximately 600 feet south of the WQCF site,WQCF structures are clearly visible in the background, and row crops dominate the foreground views (Exhibit 4.2-3,Viewpoint 4). Views from SR 120 (Viewpoints 5 and 6) SR 120 is located approximately 2,500 feet south of the WQCF site.Unobstructed views of the site are available along the highway segment west of the Stadium Center shopping center. In general,motorists and passengers traveling in either direction along SR 120 have direct views of WQCF structures located throughout the WQCF site. Foreground and middleground views are dominated by roadside grassland, abandoned agricultural fields, and active row crops. Several gray WQCF structures are barely visible in the distant background to the east of a tall row of trees(Exhibit 4.2-4,Viewpoints 5 and 6).Where views are available,they would be for short durations as motorists pass the site. Views from McKinley Avenue (Viewpoints 7 and 8) McKinley Avenue is located approximately 2,000 feet west of the WQCF site. Views of the WQCF site are mostly obstructed along McKinley Avenue, except for a few areas where row crops extend from the site to McKinley Avenue. Views of the project site are obstructed by orchards,residences, and vegetation. Foreground and middleground views of the WQCF site from the McKinley Avenue UPRR crossing are dominated by two sets of railroad tracks and agricultural fields. WQCF structures are barely visible in the background(Exhibit 4.2-5, Viewpoint 7). From a viewpoint south of the UPRR crossing, agricultural fields are visible in the foreground and middleground,with the WQCF site barely visible in the background(Exhibit 4.2-5,Viewpoint 8). Views from East Woodward Avenue and Buena Vista Drive (Viewpoints 9 and 10) East Woodward Avenue is located in the southeast portion of the city, south of SR 120 and east of Manteca Road. The existing Woodward Park pumping station is located near the intersection of East Woodward Avenue and Buena Vista Drive. The pumping station is located on the edge of a neighborhood park and is surrounded by the Woodward West and Emerald Glen subdivisions. Views of the pumping station from Buena Vista Drive and Woodward Avenue consist of open parkland in the foreground, and tan and white pumping station structures in the background.A green fence and several small evergreen trees surrounding the pumping station structures are also visible, and visually blend with the facility and the surrounding residences(Exhibit 4.2-6,Viewpoints 9 and 10). LIGHT AND GLARE A small amount of lighting currently exists on the WQCF site. Existing nighttime lighting sources at the site consist of emergency and other WQCF facility lighting.Nearby overhead pole lights associated with the Big League Dreams softball complex also contribute a significant amount of nighttime lighting to the project area. In general,dominant nighttime lighting sources in the project area originate from the Big League Dreams complex,the WQCF site, commercial development on West Yosemite Avenue, SR 120, and the Stadium Center shopping center. Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW City of Manteca 4.2-9 Visual Resources