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fMunn&Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit Designation of General Agriculture(AG). The project applicant also owns and operates a sand processing quarry northeast of the project site on the north side of E.River Road. The availability of sand and gravel aggregate resources does not, in itself, induce or encourage growth. The demand for construction materials is based primarily on market conditions,specifically for infrastructure and development projects,and these activities are controlled by a variety of other factors including the restriction of work to nighttime hours.Production at the Munn&Perkins Quarry and other quarries varies with market conditions. In addition, the California Department of Transportation notified local agencies in February 2006 that California's permitted supplies of aggregate would be insufficient to meet the state's future infrastructure needs. Allowing for a limited number of nighttime operations at the existing Munn&Perkins Quarry would supply aggregate for nighttime roadwork in the region. Maintenance and reconstruction of state highways is often performed at night to minimize congestion impacts. Supplying aggregate for this work does not remove existing barriers to growth or induce growth that would not otherwise occur. The proposed project would not create additional production capacity,but would allow for a shift in operating hours when needed.Therefore,the project is not growth inducing. 5.2 Cumulative Impacts 0 5.2.1 Introduction CEQA Guidelines Section 15130(a)requires that an EIR discuss the cumulative impacts of a project when the project's incremental effect is"cumulatively considerable,"meaning that the project's incremental effects are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past, current, and probable future projects. However,when the combined cumulative impact associated with the project's incremental effect and the effects of other projects is not significant,the EIR must briefly indicate why the cumulative impact is not significant and is not discussed in further detail in the EIR. The document must identify facts and analysis supporting the conclusion that the cumulative impact is less than significant(CEQA Guidelines Section 15130(a)(2)).A consideration of actions included as part of a cumulative impact scenario can vary by geographic extent, timeframe, and scale. They are defined according to environmental resource issue and the specific significance level associated with potential impacts. CEQA Guidelines 15130(b)requires that discussions of cumulative impacts reflect the severity of the impacts and their likelihood of occurrence.The CEQA Guidelines note that the cumulative impacts discussion does not need to provide as much detail as is provided in the analysis of project-only impacts and should be guided by the standards of practicality and reasonableness and focus on the cumulative impact to which the identified other projects contribute {� rather than the attributes of other projects which do not contribute to the cumulative impacts. I 1 5.2.2 Cumulative Setting Due to the nature of this project,the potential change to the environment is related to the change in operating hours,rather than a change in land use or a physical change to the project site. Therefore, a cumulative effect would result from interaction with other projects that would affect the same Munn&Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit 55-2 ESA 1211086 Draft EIR April 2011