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Wildwood LNG Demonstration Facility 8.1.1 Use Permit A site approval application has been prepared for submittal to San Joaquin County. This form includes information regarding land use, and process and project descriptions. 8.1.2 Seismic Stability of the Area The site has been determined to be in a Zone 3 Seismic Area. Accordingly, all facilities will be designed in accordance with the appropriate building codes for this Zone. Permitting of the structural design by the San Joaquin County Planning Department will precede construction. 8.1.3 Biological Resources It is not believed that the project has the potential to create impacts to the biological resources in the vicinity of the project site. The surrounding land is largely agricultural with some oil and gas production, and has been so for many years. The project site is approximately 100' by 100' and will be restored to its initial condition after the demonstration period. 8.1.4 Land Use The site is essentially flat, and there are no known subsurface geological hazards. A soils analysis will be performed so that the loading imposed by the process equipment does not exceed the natural strength of the soil. If necessary, the appropriate foundations and soil compaction will be provided. The project will not affect present land use. The size of the project site is small, and it is located adjacent to an existing access road. Indeed, because two roads and an irrigation ditch bound the plot selected, it is too small for agriculture, which is the use of adjacent land. The San Joaquin County Community Development Department has provided a preliminary ruling that a zoning change for the development of the project will not be required, as the proposed land use is consistent with the existing zoning. 8.1.5 Surface Water Protection and Stormwater Control The site is essentially flat with less than one foot of elevation difference over the entire site. There is a permanent irrigation ditch that runs to the northwest of the site. The San Joaquin County Department of Public Works has made a preliminary ruling that the proposed site is not within a flood fringe zone. They have indicated that as long as the project equipment is constructed no closer than 25 feet to the southeast bank of the irrigation ditch, no special flood control requirements will be needed. The project facilities will be elevated approximately one foot above the surrounding surface and equipment mounted on an elevated concrete pad. Final grading of the project site will be developed so as to promote drainage away from the equipment. During development and operation,the overall natural drainage of the site will be maintained. AES Construction Group Page 14