Fountaingrove Environmental Impact Report - City of Santa Rosa ...

Response to Comment Letter from Allen T. Daugaard
2.0 LIST OF COMMENTERS AND RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
Note: Response numbers correspond to comment numbers labeled in the margin of the
letter.
1) As described in Impact 3.14-2 of the Draft EIR, the water demand associated with
this Project is included in the General Plan evaluation of water supply, given that the
land use of the Project is consistent with the FRPCD Policy. The water demands for
this Project were also included in SCWA’s Urban Water Management Plan 2000,
which is also the City’s Urban Water Management Plan. Because current water
demands are 23,000 acre-feet per year (afy), and only a portion of the development
anticipated in the City’s General Plan has occurred, the City’s water supplies are
currently sufficient to meet the present and future demand associated with this
Project. No significant impacts to water supply would occur as a result of the Project.
See also Draft EIR Section 3.14.1 Setting discussion of Domestic Water Supply on
p. 3-167.
As discussed in Impact 3.14-4 of the Draft EIR, existing electric and natural gas grid
supply is sufficient to support the Project and is provided for in the General Plan. No
significant impacts to energy supply would occur as a result of the Project. It should
be noted that guidance to restrict utility use during peak hours relates to electric
transmission capacity during peak summer use periods, not resource supply.
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