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5. Environmental Analysis
− A lack of sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from
existing entitlements and resources;
− A determination by the wastewater treatment provider that serves or
may serve the project that it has inadequate capacity to serve the
project’s demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments;
− An increased demand for police protection and fire and emergency
services exceeding existing or planned staffing levels; or
- An increase in response times to calls for police protection and fire and
emergency services exceeding existing levels or established
performance standards.
5.4.8.3 Environmental Evaluation
Facilities Expansion and Construction Maintenance and safety upgrades to
utilities would be required under all alternatives. These upgrades would include
wear items on specific utilities, replacement of broken or damaged equipment,
and replacement of older equipment that is determined to be unsafe. The
replacement of old systems such as leaking water tanks and treatment facilities
would have the potential to at least partly offset an increase in visitation and
demand from either regional population growth or additional facilities/uses
included in the action alternatives. Development of facilities in areas currently
without utility service could require additional utility infrastructure and
connections, as well as associated service capacity, supply, and maintenance.
Project-level analysis would be required to verify existing capacities and to
determine the extent of effects from specific development on utility systems in the
Plan Area. Effects to utilities would vary by alternative as discussed below.
• Alternative 1, the No Action/No Project Alternative, would not include the
construction of any additional features or facilities; therefore, no new or
expanded utility infrastructure and connections would be required.
Utilities would be upgraded over time to meet current standards, and
existing lighting would be maintained and repaired as needed. Alternative
1 would have no effects on utilities related to facilities expansion or
construction.
• Alternative 2 would include the fewest physical additions and visitor use
modifications of the action alternatives. Like Alternative 1, Alternative 2
would provide for upgrading utilities as needed to meet current standards.
Alternative 2 would also including maintaining and repairing existing
lighting using energy-efficient fixtures, and adding carbon-reducing
features such as solar panels. Alternative 2 could have minor effects
related to facilities expansion or construction, which would be reduced by
implementation of measures such as those described in Section 5.4.8.4.
• Alternative 3 would include a greater number of features and facilities in
the Plan Area than Alternative 2. The addition of RV hookups and other
utilities could require new or expanded utility infrastructure and
connections. Providing water service at Medeiros Use Area may require a
new distribution system but would be limited to new facilities proposed in
the immediate vicinity and may use existing infrastructure along SR 33 to
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