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1 Introduction oo California Valley Miwok Tribe; oo North Valley Yokuts Tribe; and 0o United Auburn Indian Community. No responses were received to the letters. 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE DRAFT EIR The Draft EIR is organized into the following chapters so the reader can easily obtain information about the proposed Project and related environmental issues: Chapter 1: Executive Summary — Consistent with CEQA Guidelines, Section 15123, the Executive Summary chapter provides a summary of the proposed Project and discussion of the Project alternatives, areas of controversy and issues to be resolved, and conclusions regarding growth inducement and cumulative impacts. A summary of Project impacts and recommended mitigation measures is also provided. Chapter 2: Introduction — Describes the purpose and use of the Draft EIR, provides a brief overview of the proposed Project, and outlines the organization of this Draft EIR. It includes a discussion of issues required by CEQA that are not covered in other chapters. This includes unavoidable adverse impacts, impacts found not to be significant, irreversible environmental changes, and growth-inducing impacts. Chapter 3: Project Description — Describes the environmental setting, proposed Project objectives, characteristics, land uses, and requested Project actions. Chapter 4: Environmental Analysis — Describes the existing physical and regulatory conditions; methods and assumptions used in impact analysis; thresholds criteria used to determine the impact significance; impacts that would result from the proposed Project; and applicable mitigation measures that would eliminate or reduce significant impacts for each environmental issue of concern. Chapter 5: Alternatives — Consistent with CEQA Guidelines, Section 15126.6, this chapter evaluates feasible alternatives to the proposed Project and the potential environmental effects of those alternatives. The analysis includes evaluation of the No-Project Alternative and discusses the Environmentally Superior Project Alternative. Chapter 6: List of Preparers — Lists the individuals involved in preparing the Draft EIR and organizations and persons consulted. Appendices — The appendices include technical studies and reports and other relevant reference material used in evaluating the impacts of the proposed Project and referenced in the environmental analysis. 1.5 GROWTH INDUCEMENT Section 15126.2(e) of the CEQA Guidelines provides the following guidance regarding growth- inducing impacts: Griffith Energy Storage Project 1-3 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023