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1 Introduction <br /> oo Geology, Soils, and Paleontological Resources; <br /> oo Greenhouse Gas Emissions; <br /> oo Hazards and Hazardous Materials; <br /> oo Hydrology and Water Quality; <br /> oo Land Use and Planning; <br /> oo Mineral Resources; <br /> oo Noise; <br /> oo Public Services; <br /> oo Transportation; <br /> oo Tribal Cultural Resources; <br /> oo Utilities and Service Systems; and <br /> oo Wildfire. <br /> Mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level are proposed whenever <br /> feasible and appropriate. In addition to the environmental issues identified above, this Draft EIR <br /> includes all of the sections required by the CEQA Guidelines, including a discussion of feasible <br /> alternatives to the proposed Project, evaluation of cumulative and other related projects, growth- <br /> inducing effects of the proposed Project, and irreversible environmental changes. <br /> 1.3 PUBLIC SCOPING PROCESS <br /> This Draft EIR was prepared following input from the public, responsible agencies, and affected <br /> agencies through the EIR scoping process (see Appendix A), which included the following: <br /> oo In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, a Notice of Preparation (NOP) was prepared <br /> and distributed to responsible agencies, affected agencies, and other interested parties <br /> on December 28, 2022. <br /> oo The NOP was posted in the County Clerk's office for 30 days. The NOP was submitted to <br /> the State Clearinghouse to officially solicit participation from interested public agencies in <br /> determining the scope of the EIR. <br /> oo Information requested and input provided during the 30-day public review period, <br /> regarding the contents of the NOP and the scope of the Draft EIR, were incorporated in <br /> this Draft EIR (see Appendix A). <br /> In addition to the EIR scoping process, the County conducted California Native American tribal <br /> outreach through the Assembly Bill (AB) 52 process for input regarding potential impacts to tribal <br /> cultural resources. The County sent formal AB 52 notification letters on September 21, 2022, to <br /> the following Tribes: <br /> oo Buena Vista Rancheria; <br /> oo California Tribal TANF Partnership; <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 1-2 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />