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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project developments and structures for human occupancy across the trace of active faults. In order to assist cities and counties, the State Geologist delineates and compiles maps of earthquake fault zones to encompass all potentially and recently active traces of faults. Seismic Hazards Mapping Act The Seismic Hazards Mapping Act (PRC Division 2, Chapter 7.8 and CCR Title 14, Article 10) provides for a statewide seismic hazard mapping and technical advisory program to assist cities and counties in fulfilling their responsibilities for protecting the public health and safety from the effects of strong ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides or other ground failure and other seismic hazards caused by earthquakes. 4.9.2.3 Local Per Section 65302 (g) of the California Government Code, the Safety Element of a General Plan shall include policies and implementation measures designed to protect the community from any unreasonable risks associated with the effects of seismically induced surface rupture, ground shaking, ground failure, tsunami, seiche, and dam failure; slope instability leading to mudslides and landslides; subsidence and other geologic hazards known to the legislative body; flooding; and wildland and urban fires. The safety element shall include mapping of known seismic and other geologic hazards. San Joaquin County 2035 General Plan According to the County's General Plan,the geology of San Joaquin County is comprised of high organic alluvium, which is susceptible to earthquake movement. In addition, the western area of the County is underlain by a significant number of Quaternary (current period of geologic time) thrust faults and lateral faults, or is adjacent to such faults west of the County. This increases the likelihood of structural failures due to associated potential earthquake shaking and movement.There is a high probability of a large magnitude earthquake in northern California before 2036.The levee system that exists throughout the County is not designed or constructed to withstand maximum seismic events. Subsidence is also a serious threat to infrastructure, communities, and to California's water supply. The Public Health and Safety Element also contains goals that must be used to guide decisions concerning geologic and seismic hazard conditions. The following relevant and applicable policies from the County's General Plan Public Health and Safety Element have been identified for the Project PHS-1.7: Emergency Response Facilities Location The County shall ensure that emergency response facilities and other critical facilities (e.g., hospitals, health care facilities, emergency shelters, Sheriff substations, fire stations) are located to avoid hazardous areas (see Seismic and Geologic and Flood Hazards), and designed to remain functional following a major disaster.PHS-3.1 Consider Geologic Hazards for New Development The County shall consider the risk to human safety and property from seismic and geologic hazards in designating the location and intensity for new development and the conditions under which that development may occur. Geology and Soils 4.9-5 October 2021