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Item No. 3 PC: 7-15-93 UP-93-2 Page 7 The project site is provided electrical service by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. PG&E also provides gas and electrical service to the Hayre Farms poultry operation located northwest of the existing transfer station through facilities adjacent to the existing access road for the poultry operation. Because that access road must be relocated (see discussion under 'Access'), the existing gas and electrical facilities must also be relocated. To mitigate this potentially significant impact to a less than significant level, the County will be required to relocate the service facilities adjacent to the new access road and dedicate Public Utility Easements to PG&E standards for gas and electrical service. The utility plans for the expanded facility call for the existing private well to be replaced by a new well near the office/maintenance building. In order to reduce the potentially significant impact of water usage on the area's quantity of groundwater,the EIR has identified the following measures to reduce this impact to a less than significant level: • All on-site access roads shall be paved so that water usage for dust control is minimized. • A street sweeper shall be used for the cleaning of roads and paved areas. • A water recycling system shall be utilized for truck and equipment washdowns. • Landscaped areas shall utilize drought tolerant plants and use water efficient irrigation. Seismicity: Because the facility is located within a larger area of known seismic activity, the EIR concluded that there is a potential significant impact related to seismic ground shaking that will be experienced at the site during the life of the project. Specifically, the ground shaking will impose lateral shearing forces on the proposed structures. To mitigate this potentially significant impact to a less than significant level, the design of the structures planned for the site shall conform with all applicable building codes to support the anticipated earthquake loads. Air Quality: The project EIR concluded that the results of construction activity (use of construction materials, placement of paving materials) would be increased dustfall and locally elevated levels of PM-10 (Particulate Matter, 10 microns in size) downwind of the site. It also noted that construction dust would have the potential to create nuisances at nearby properties. These potentially significant impacts will be reduced to less than significant levels by the following mitigation measures: • Suspend dust-producing activities during periods of high winds when dust control measures are unable to avoid visible dust plumes. • During the dry season (May-October), provide equipment and staffing for watering all exposed or disturbed soil surfaces at least twice daily, including weekends and holidays. • An appropriate dust palliative or suppressant, added to water before application,shall be utilized.