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Growth in itself does not have physical environmental impacts and is thus not treated as an environmental resource;however, growth may foreseeably lead to physical environmental effects,which could include increased demand for public services, increased traffic and noise, degradation of air or water quality, or conversion of agricultural and open space land to urban uses. 6.3.2 GROWTH INDUCEMENT POTENTIAL The 2007 WQCF master plan was finalized in January 2007 and the 2006 collection system master plan is in draft form. The master plans identify wastewater treatment and conveyance improvements to support development envisioned in the City general plan up to the secondary urban service boundary(buildout). City buildout is anticipated to occur by the year 2023. The purpose of the 2007 WQCF master plan and the 2006 collection system master plan are to provide the City with direction and policy guidance for planning future wastewater collection system and treatment facilities that are essential for meeting changing environmental regulations and future growth demands. The overall goal of the two plans is to provide a phased program of recommended conveyance systems and treatment facilities to accommodate planned growth while maintaining treatment reliability,meeting applicable regulatory requirements, and optimizing costs. In December 2005,wastewater flows at the City of Manteca WQCF averaged approximately 6.0 mgd ADWF. The existing permitted capacity of the WQCF is 9.87 mgd ADWF. Expected buildout ADWF within the areas served by the City of Manteca WQCF is projected to be 27 mgd. As wastewater flows and loads increase, additional conveyance system capacity and treatment facilities would be required. The 2007 WQCF master plan and 2006 collection system master plan(master plans)would not support or stimulate growth that is inconsistent with the City general plan. The master plans would support planned growth in the urban areas as approved by the City general plan. The master plans would not alter the location or amount of growth and development envisioned under the approved City general plan nor would they dictate the timing of this growth. Because the project involves the extension of wastewater collection service to areas not currently served by the existing wastewater collection system,new areas would be provided direct sewer service as a result of the project. However,the location of future growth would continue to be controlled by the City general plan. The planned incremental expansion of the WQCF facilities and wastewater collection system pipelines would allow treatment capacity to expand as growth occurs. The City of Manteca would routinely assess actual growth and revise near-term growth projections to determine when the next phase of WQCF and wastewater collection system expansion as described in the master plans is appropriate. Therefore, implementation of the proposed project would not induce"disorderly"growth. As described in Section 3, "Project Description,"the project would involve a substantial construction effort over two approximately 24 month periods (see Table 3-4, "WQCF and Collection System Master Plan Projects"). Project construction would bring approximately 80 construction workers to the project area on a daily basis during peak periods. Because construction workers typically do not change where they live each time they are assigned to a new construction site, it is not anticipated that there would be any substantial relocation of construction workers to the City of Manteca associated with the project. The existing number of residents in the City and County who are employed in the construction industry would likely be sufficient to meet the demand for construction workers that would be generated by the project. Therefore,no substantial increase in demand for housing or goods and services would be created by project construction workers, and thus no growth inducement associated with these workers would occur. The project is estimated to generate 14 employees by project buildout. The 2000 jobs-housing index for San Joaquin County and the City of Manteca was 1.22 and 1.34,respectively, indicating an imbalance between housing(i.e.,reflected as employed residents)and jobs,with housing growth outpacing employment growth(City of Manteca 2003). Because of the few number of employment opportunities generated by the project and the "housing rich"index for the City of Manteca,these jobs are anticipated to be filled in large part by the existing EDAW Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR Other CEQA Required Sections 6-4 City of Manteca