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"Almost any outward expansion of the present urban centers, <br /> therefore, must be at the expense of farmland." <br /> "Since expansion is inevitable, the best strategy would <br /> appear to be to keep new development as compact as possible, <br /> to minimize impacts on farmland not actually developed, and <br /> where feasible to direct new development to less valuable as <br /> opposed to more valuable agricultural lands." <br /> The removal of 157 acres (about 0.02%) of the total county crop <br /> land from production could result in a direct and indirect economic loss <br /> of up to $250,000 annually. <br /> MITIGATION: <br /> There are no on-site mitigation measures available for the loss of <br /> ` prime agricultural land. A "Statement of Overriding Consideration" must <br /> be adopted if the project is to be approveR. <br /> PUBLIC SERVICES <br /> Electricit - PG&E has noted by will serve letter (Appendix A-1) that <br /> t ey are capable of serving the project with the normally expected level <br /> of service. Routine extension of lines and facilities will be <br /> accomplished as required under provisions of the California Public <br /> Utilities Commission. <br /> MITIGATION: <br /> No mitigation is deemed necessary. <br /> Natural Gas - PG&E has adequate facilities (Appendix A-2) to serve the <br /> project, but it will require a 1200' main extension on Eighth Street and <br /> a 600' main extension on Lever Boulevard. <br /> MITIGATION: <br /> The proponent intends to provide these extensions , as development <br /> occurs in phases as planned, under the provisions of the California <br /> P.U.C. <br /> Storm Water Disposal - The project site consists of a field <br /> characterized as typical of San Joaquin County and the Central Valley. <br /> The existing topography of the site is relatively flat with no natural <br /> drainage channels. Drainage currently sheet flows into numerous natural <br /> and man-made depressions where it is disposed of by methods of <br /> infiltration and evaporation. <br /> A temporary pump and man-made channel has been constructed to carry <br /> storm drainage from an existing drainage system located in the <br /> subdivision to the northeast of this project and discharge it into the <br /> golf course ponds which serve as detention basins during peak flow <br /> periods. The canal also collects drainage from a relatively <br /> insignificant amount of the project site. <br /> 20 <br />