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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report <br /> Gill Medical Center Project <br /> 4.14.3.3 Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures <br /> Impact 4.14-1: Contribution to the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of <br /> value to the region and the residents of the state. <br /> Impact Determination: No Impact <br /> Thresholds: Substantial adverse effect on availability of a known mineral resources that would be of <br /> value to the region and residents of the state <br /> According to Mineral Land Classification maps located on the Department of Conservation website, the <br /> Project Site is not located in a mineral resources zone.Therefore the Proposed Project would not result in <br /> the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents <br /> of the state. <br /> The Project site formerly supported a gas well converted to a water well in July 1962. However no gas <br /> production activities currently occur or are planned on the Project site. Furthermore, any subsurface <br /> natural gas deposits that may exist are expected to be minimal considering the gas well was converted to <br /> a water well and the site is not located within a mapped mineral resource zone. Finally, site development <br /> would not substantially effect the availability of subsurface gas reserves because any economically viable <br /> reserves could still be accessed from offsite locations via directional drilling and therefore would remain <br /> available to the region and residents of the state. There would be no impact. <br /> Refer to Sections 4.10 Hydrology and Water Quality and 4.11 Land Use and Planning for analysis of <br /> potential water quality and land use impacts associated with the former gas well. <br /> Mitigation Measures <br /> None required. <br /> Impact 4.12-2: Contribution to the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource <br /> recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use <br /> plan. <br /> Impact Determination:no impact <br /> Threshold: Substantial adverse effect on availability of a locally important mineral resources recovery <br /> site <br /> As discussed above, the Project site is designated MRZ-1 —Areas of No Mineral Resource Significance by <br /> the California Mineral Land Classification System. MRZ-1 zones are not addressed or otherwise protected <br /> by County policy.Therefore, the Proposed Project would not result in the loss of availability of a locally <br /> important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use <br /> plan, because no mining operations currently exist on or adjacent to the Project site and it is not <br /> otherwise designated for resource recovery by County land use plans (San Joaquin County 2016). <br /> Therefore, no impact would occur. <br /> Mineral Resources 4.14-3 October 2021 <br />