Draft Environmental Impact Report - California Off Highway Vehicle ...

S.0 Summary
No mitigation measures are required because impacts for all resource areas were found to be less
than significant.
S.4 Areas of Known Controversy
During the development of the Clay Pit SVRA General Plan, the following issues were found to be
areas of concern and interest:
traffic controls at the site access;
internal circulation;
lack of on‐site staff and maintenance;
limited visitor facilities;
lack of utility services to the site;
erosion and sedimentation on the site;
water quality and runoff from the Oroville Municipal Airport;
lack of aesthetic quality on the site;
public safety;
water supply and water conservation;
air quality degradation (e.g., from dust emissions, vehicle emissions);
protection and preservation of biological resources in portions of Clay Pit SVRA, including
aquatic resources and vernal pools;
noise generated by OHVs and experienced both on‐ and off‐site; and
recreation opportunities restricted by resource protection requirements.
S.5 Issues to Be Resolved
The OHMVR Division is the CEQA lead agency for this project. The lead agency must consider
community needs and desires, long‐term planning, and the OHMVR Division mission for the
purpose of determining the appropriate level of intensity of OHV use at Clay Pit SVRA. It will be
important for OHMVR Division decision makers to resolve the need for balance between open and
developed OHV use areas throughout the SVRA and restrictions in some areas to protect on‐site
natural resources and to provide for public safety and compatibility with surrounding land uses.
S.6 Summary of Alternatives Considered
CEQA requires analysis of a range of potential alternatives to the proposed project which would
reduce any significant impacts. However, implementation of the proposed project (the Clay Pit
SVRA General Plan as described in Chapter 2.0 of this DEIR) would cause no significant impacts.
Therefore, alternatives were developed that have the potential of minimizing at least one less‐
than‐significant impact in at least one resource area.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR S-3 February 2012