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5. Environmental Analysis
signage to direct visitors to open Plan Area destinations during
construction. Interpretation for visitors of the activities, value, and effects
of ongoing construction projects will be included.
• In areas where parking capacity has the potential to be exceeded, designate
overflow parking areas that are large enough to accommodate demand.
5.4.8 Utilities and Emergency Services
As described in Section 2.11, utilities in the Plan Area include wastewater
facilities, water storage tanks, high-voltage power lines, and propane tanks; and
public services include fire protection, security, and medical aid. New or
expanded facilities could include additional utility infrastructure and potentially
increase demand for utilities and public services. The Plan includes goals and
guidelines to reduce or avoid effects to these resources.
5.4.8.1 Impact Summary
The following mechanisms have the potential to affect utilities and emergency
services in the Plan Area:
• Facilities expansion and construction
• Increased demand for emergency services resulting from increased
visitation
• Climate change
5.4.8.2 Impact Criteria (Utilities and Emergency Services)
• Beneficial Impact: Impact that is detectable and that significantly and
positively alters historical or desired conditions of the utilities and public
services. There is no CEQA equivalent to a NEPA beneficial impact.
• No Impact: Impact to utilities and public services that cannot be detected.
• Minor Adverse Impact: Impact to utilities and public services that is
detectable but does not interfere with Plan Area goals. This is equivalent
to a CEQA less than significant impact.
• Major Adverse Impact: Impact to utilities and public services that is
detectable and negatively alters historical baseline or desired conditions.
Major adverse impacts would contribute to the deterioration of safe
conditions in the Plan Area, the public’s enjoyment of Plan Area, or would
interfere with Plan Area goals for providing services. A major adverse
impact is equivalent to a CEQA significant impact, which would result
from one or more of the following:
− Exceedance of wastewater treatment requirements of the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board;
− The need for new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion
of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects;
− The need for new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of
existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects;
San Luis Reservoir SRA 5-61
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