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3.10 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
be located on a site that is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant
to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would create a significant hazard to
the public or the environment;
result in a safety hazard for people residing or working within the area covered by an
airport land use plan or within the vicinity of a private airstrip;
impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan
or emergency evacuation plan; or
expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland
fires.
There are no schools located within one‐quarter mile of Clay Pit SVRA. This issue is not discussed
further in this DEIR.
As described in the Existing Setting above, no documented hazardous materials release sites are
located within the SVRA or the immediate vicinity. Implementation of the General Plan would pose
no hazard risk from building on such a site. This issue is not discussed further in this DEIR.
No private airstrips are located in the vicinity of Clay Pit SVRA. This issue is not discussed further
in this DEIR.
Implementation of Clay Pit SVRA General Plan would not result in substantial adverse effects to
existing roadways (see Section 3.1, “Transportation and Traffic,” of this DEIR) and would not
interfere with an adopted emergency response plans or emergency access routes. Implementing
the General Plan would improve emergency access to the SVRA by providing a new access road,
while retaining the existing access road for emergency access. Implementing the General Plan
would also improve emergency access within Clay Pit SVRA by constructing an internal circulation
system. This issue is not discussed further in this DEIR.
3.10.4 Environmental Evaluation
Evaluation Methodology
Evaluation of hazards and hazardous materials is based on a record search of the Cortese List
database maintained by DTSC; a review of land use compatibility zones and land use compatibility
criteria described in the ALUCP; a review of the State Responsibility Areas and Local
Responsibility Areas as defined by CAL FIRE; and a review of the Butte County General Plan Health
and Safety Element.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 3.10-6 Draft EIR