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4 Environmental Analysis 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials have the potential to cause similar impacts, these projects would comply with applicable regulatory requirements and it is assumed these projects would also implement similar BMPs. In addition, conformance with existing state and county regulations and implementation of appropriate safety measures during construction of the Project, as well as other cumulative projects, would further reduce the impact to a level that would not cause or contribute to any significant cumulative effects. The release of hazardous emissions within 0.25 mile of a school could be cumulatively considerable if cumulative projects also release hazardous emissions within the same radius of the same school. However, the Project site is not located within 0.25 mile of a school, such that no cumulative impact would occur. Similarly, impacts with regard to safety hazards and excessive noise within an airport land use planning area could be compounded by cumulative Projects. However, the Project site is not located within an airport land use plan, such that no cumulative impact would occur. Impairing implementation of or physically interfering with an adopted emergency plan could be cumulatively considerable if cumulative projects were to impact the same plan or physically alter similar areas, such as the same road network. As the Project was determined to have no impact to adopted emergency plans, no cumulative impacts would occur. Cumulative impacts with regard to the exposure of people or structures to significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires could be compounded, resulting in a cumulative impact if the same people or structures would be affected by the Project and cumulative projects in a manner that would further increase the risk of wildfires beyond that of the Project alone. While construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Project would introduce ignition sources on the Project site, the Project would be designed in compliance with federal, state, and local worker safety and fire protection codes and regulations, which would minimize the potential for the occurrence of fire. The Kola Interconnect Battery Energy Storage Project is the closest cumulative project, located approximately 0.1 mile southwest of the Project site, and would introduce a similar use as the proposed Project. Accordingly, the Project, in conjunction with the Kola Interconnect Battery Energy Storage Project, would cumulatively increase the risk of exposing people or structures in the area (including the residences west and north of the Project site)to wildfire risks, beyond that of the Project alone. However, cumulative projects, including the Kola Interconnect Battery Energy Storage Project, would also be required to comply with federal, state, and local worker safety and fire protection codes and regulations to minimize the potential for the occurrence of fires. Upon compliance with applicable federal, state, and local fire protection regulations, the potential for the Project and cumulative projects to expose people or structures to wildland fires would be reduced to the point where impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. 4.9.7 References Alameda County. 2000. East County Area Plan. Adopted May 5, 1994. Amended November 2000. Available online at: https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/generalplans/documents/EastCountvAreaPlancombi ned.pdf(accessed December 2022). Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.9-21 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023