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Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Report Griffith Energy Storage Project were in the Southern San Joaquin Valley (90.6 per 100,000), Central Coast(9.7 per 100,000), and Northern San Joaquin Valley (5.6 per 100,000) (Sondermeyer et al. 2020) There are currently no recommended thresholds of significance for Valley Fever. Construction activities, including site preparation and grading, would have the potential to make C. immitus fungus spores airborne. However, the Project would comply with SJVAPCD Rule 8021 to control dust emissions generated during grading activities. The Project would develop a dust control plan and employ all best available fugitive dust control measures that would reduce the risk of contracting Valley Fever. The Project would also comply with SJVPACD Regulation VIII, which requires fugitive dust sources to implement best available control measures for all sources, as described earlier. The nearest sensitive receptors (rural residence) on land not owned by the Project's current property owner are located approximately 1,000 feet from the nearest Project boundary. Based on this distance, earth-moving activities during Project construction would not result in exposure of nearby sensitive receptors to Valley Fever. The California Department of Public Health recommends that employers in areas with endemic C. immitus should implement infection prevention measures and protect workers who are at risk for exposure to C. immitus. Infection risk can be decreased by using dust-control measures and appropriate personal protective equipment at work. The Project would implement dust control strategies to limit fugitive dust leaving the site and will also implement Valley Fever awareness and training. Based on the dust control plan, the Project would have a less-than significant impact with respect to Valley Fever exposure. OTETRA TECH 29 July 2023