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resident labor pool in the City and region. Therefore,the project is not anticipated to spur significant population <br /> growth or need for additional housing. <br /> Implementation of the proposed project would expand wastewater collection service into rural areas of the city <br /> (Exhibit 3-3). As the proposed project develops, it would help facilitate the placement of urban development <br /> adjacent to agricultural land. Historically,this type of land use pattern results in conflicts between the ongoing <br /> agricultural operations and the urban development uses.Further, economic returns from urban development are <br /> typically substantially higher than continued agricultural use of land, and encroaching urban uses typically make <br /> attractive the conversion of adjacent agricultural land to urban uses. Thus, it can be expected that the proposed <br /> project would place pressure on agricultural land near wastewater collection system alignments in the northern <br /> and southern portions of the city to convert to urban uses. Conversion of lands for urban uses is consistent with <br /> the long-term planning for the project area as identified in the City's General Plan.Wastewater treatment service <br /> is one of the chief public services needed to support urban development. Implementation of the proposed Manteca <br /> WQCF and Collection System Master Plans would increase the WQCF's wastewater treatment and disposal <br /> capacity to serve additional urban growth that is planned and anticipated to occur within the area it serves. The <br /> City's provision of expanded wastewater treatment and disposal capacity would remove an obstacle to further <br /> urban development and population growth in the Manteca area. Therefore,the long-term urbanization of these <br /> areas would be considered a reasonably foreseeable indirect effect of the proposed project. (See State CEQA <br /> Guidelines Section 15358 [defines "effects"for purposes of CEQA as including"[i]ndirect or secondary effects <br /> which are caused by the project and are later in time or farther removed in distance,but are still reasonably <br /> foreseeable"] [emphasis added].). Overall,the proposed project would be growth inducing for the reasons <br /> described above. <br /> 6.3.3 SECONDARY EFFECTS OF GROWTH <br /> Because the proposed project would support planned growth as allowed for by the City general plan, it would <br /> indirectly result in secondary environmental effects of growth that are associated with the adopted City general <br /> plan. These secondary effects of planned growth are addressed in the City general plan and associated EIR. A <br /> summary of potential secondary effects of planned growth is presented below,based on a review of the general <br /> plan and associated EIR. <br /> TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION <br /> With respect to traffic and circulation,new patterns of development could result in significant traffic pattern and <br /> land use compatibility changes. To prevent leapfrog development and mitigate potential impacts on traffic <br /> patterns,the City has adopted policies that prohibit approval of land use projects that result in non-contiguous <br /> development. <br /> The City general plan EIR indicates that planned development would result in unacceptable service levels on <br /> various roadways. The City adopted several policy measures to address traffic impacts including demand <br /> management policies and level of service(LOS) standards for new development. The EIR indicates traffic <br /> congestion within the City's roadway system would be less than significant with implementation of recommended <br /> mitigation measures. <br /> WATER SUPPLY <br /> The City general plan EIR indicates surface and groundwater supplies may not be available to serve planned <br /> growth within the City's service area. However,the City has adopted several policy measures to address water <br /> supply impacts, including the development of new water sources to serve new development, and the maintenance <br /> of adequate levels of service in the City's water system to meet the needs of existing and new development. The <br /> City has also adopted a water conservation policy. The EIR indicates water supply impacts would be less than <br /> significant with implementation of recommended mitigation measures. <br /> Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW <br /> City of Manteca 6-5 Other CEQA Required Sections <br />