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3 – Project Description Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 3-2 State Route 99 and I-5, two of the state’s major north/south roadways, pass through San Joaquin County, offering the County excellent access in both these directions. I-205 and I-580 provide direct connections to the San Francisco Bay Area to the west. Combined with three transcontinental railroads, Amtrak Service, ACE Train service, an intercity bus line, a metropolitan airport, and a port connecting to the Pacific Ocean, the County is strategically located to continue its major role in intra- and interstate trade. This regional transportation network, in conjunction with relatively low land costs, has attracted non-agriculturally related industrial development. Historically, food processing has been one of the area’s largest manufacturing activities, with a new emphasis being placed on durable goods (County of San Joaquin 2016). Project Area The Project site was formerly used as a biomass energy facility, which was decommissioned and demolished in 2019. Under the existing conditions, the Project site is vacant and contains bare expanses of soil interspersed with ruderal vegetation. The Project site is located approximately 133 feet above mean sea level and is relatively flat; however, the Project site contains various depressions and elevated areas (ranging from approximately 5 to 25 feet in height/depth) that are the result of previous earthmoving and demolition activities. Two drainage basins are located along the northern edge of the Project site with depths of approximately 15 to 25 feet below adjacent grades. In addition, stockpiles of soil, organic material, and other aggregate base and/or rock are located on the Project site. Land uses surrounding the Project site primarily consist of agricultural and industrial uses. Specific land uses located in the immediate vicinity of the Project site include the following: • North: Schulte Road and agricultural uses • East: Quality Road and agricultural uses • South: Manufacturing/warehouse use • West: Warehouse/distribution use Cumulative Setting In many cases, the impact of an individual project may not be significant, but its cumulative impact may be significant when combined with impacts from other related projects. Section 15355 of the CEQA Guidelines defines cumulative impacts as “two or more individual effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental impacts.” CEQA Guidelines Sectio n 15130(b) states that “the discussion [of cumulative impacts] need not provide as great detail as is provided for the effects attributable to the project alone.” Section 15130(b) further states that a cumulative impacts discussion “should be guided by standards of practicality and reasonableness.” Cumulative impacts can also occur from the interactive effects of a single project. For example, the combination of noise and dust generated during construction activities can be additive and can have a greater i mpact than either noise or dust alone. However, substantial cumulative impacts more often result from the combined effect of past, present, and future projects located in proximity to a proposed project. Thus, it is important for a cumulative impacts analysis to be viewed over time and in conjunction with other related past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, the impacts of which might compound or interrelate with those of the project under review.