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application for several reasons. She said that the water from the rinsing station will enter into a septic tank for pretreatment of wastes,while all waste water from the holding pens and rinse water from the carcass and kill floors will be pumped directly to the open air pond in the northwest corner of the project site. She said that the purpose of this pond is the settlement and treatment of waste solids and liquid wastes generated by this project. She added that there is and will always be a significant impact that must be addressed under CEQA. Ms. Carder said they would like to see the project denied. She also said that should this project not be denied,it should be referred back to staff for the preparation of an EIR that addresses all of the impacts and possible options to the application. Commissioner Carter said that in 1995 when the Commissioners first listened to this project, the City of Lathrop had indicated that there was going to be housing development within 1800 feet of the area, and yet they have not seen anything in regard to the housing development. She asked Ms. Carder if there is a proposed development. Pam Carder said that, yes, there is. The City of Lathrop is processing a Specific Plan application to put in 1800 house on 413 acres. Commissioner Demichelis asked where the Lathrop sewer system is to be located. Pam Carder responded that their current"Wastewater Facility Plan"that has already been adopted shows the plant where their existing plant is (Commerce Center). Ms. Carder said that they are in the process of revising that plan. Chairman Stocker asked Mike McGrew about the Sphere of Influence. Mike McGrew said that the Sphere of Influence is a term used by LAFCO and that it is the ultimate boundary up to which a city may grow. The practice of LAFCO in this County is that the sphere for a city generally coincides with the city's General Plan area, which may be outside of its corporate limits. If the proposal to expand Lathrop's Sphere of Influence is approved by LAFCO,then what you are looking at is a General Plan Amendment for the City as well as the County. However,that does not dictate what the Commission may do. The County's zoning and General Plan still apply. Commissioner Eley asked how many houses were proposed for the area. Pam Carder said there would be up to 1800 houses maximum. Jon Crawford(16775 Howland Road, Lathrop)City of Lathrop Public Works Director, said he is a registered civil engineer and managed the operation of wastewater treatment facilities for the Regional Board for over 10 years. He said that this project should be denied. He said that this project is located in the wrong part of the County and is the precise reason conditional Use Permits are required to be obtained for these types of uses. Should this item not be denied, it should be referred back to staff for the preparation of an EIR that addresses all of the impacts and possible options to the application. He said that the City of Lathrop has an applicationwith the Regional Water Quality Board for discharging into the river for those periods of time when there is excessive rain. Mike Huggins asked Mr. Crawford if Sharp's supplied them any water for their municipality. Mr.Crawford responded,no,they do not. What they do provide is cooling water for the co-generation facility. Commissioner Carter asked Mr. Crawford if there is a place large enough on the 12.5-acre project site to house the waste water treatment in order to move it away from the place where it is now positioned. Mr. Crawford responded that what he has done in the past is to put the ponds in the middle of the spray areas. That way they have a buffer area around in all directions. PC MINUTES -6- PC: 1-6-2000