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San Joaquin County Community Other CEQA Considerations Development Department aggregates is one variable that helps determine the cost of constructing new infrastructure, such as sewer and water lines and roads. The Project's effect on the cost of aggregate is an economic impact, and this type — of economic impact may influence decisions about where growth occurs; for example,a business may decide to pursue activities in one area but not in others because of various cost considerations,including the availability of construction materials,as well as other economic, social, or political considerations. However,the available supply of aggregate and aggregate prices represent only one factor in such considerations. The proximity,and thus the cost, of aggregates can affect the cost of constructing new facilities or businesses, but have not yet been a significant component of decisions to proceed with (or seek state funding for)such facilities. This impact is considered less than significant. No — mitigation is required. Impact GI-3: Taxation of Community Services or Facilities to Such an Extent that New Services or Facilities Would Be Necessary (Less than Significant) — The proposed Project would not require, and does not propose, the extension of community services or facilities to serve the project site. Therefore,the Project would not tax community services or facilities such that new services or facilities would be necessary to serve the Project. Therefore, this impact is considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. — Significant and Irreversible Environmental Changes State CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(c)provides the following direction for the discussion of irreversible changes: — Uses of nonrenewable resources during the initial and continued stages of the Project may be irreversible since a large commitment of such resources makes _ removal or nonuse thereafter unlikely. Primary impacts and,particularly, secondary impacts(such as highway improvement which provides access to a previously inaccessible area)generally commit future generations to similar uses. Also irreversible damage can result from environmental accidents — associated with the Project. Irretrievable commitments of resources should be evaluated to assure that such current consumption is justified. The proposed Project would result in an irreversible commitment of energy — resources,primarily fossil fuels for heavy equipment and materials processing (e.g.,fuel,oil,natural gas, and gasoline), and the consumption or destruction of — other nonrenewable or slowly renewable resources (e.g.,gravel,metals,and water). The proposed Project would result in conversion of agricultural lands to a non-agricultural land use during active mining operations. The proponent proposes to actively farm(e.g. orchard)the portions of the site not currently — under mining and the staging of the Project(i.e. excavation)has been designed to DeSilva Gates Quarry Project — Draft Environmental Impact Report 5-16 J85 MIO& 5