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

Safety
proximity to California Department of Fish and Game shooting range
separate riding areas for beginners
Cultural Resources
identification and protection of undiscovered archaeological resources
1.4 Focus of the DEIR
1.0 Introduction
Pursuant to Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the scope of the analysis in this DEIR was
informed by the results of public workshops that were conducted and comments received during
the NOP comment period, which are summarized in the previous section. This DEIR addresses
those environmental issues known to relate to the site and those issues identified to be of
community concern as expressed at the workshops and scoping process. These environmental
issues are:
transportation and traffic,
air quality,
noise,
visual resources,
biological resources,
cultural resources,
geology and soils,
hydrology and water quality,
public services and utilities,
hazardous materials, and
climate change.
1.5 Environmental Review Process
As described in Section 1.3, an NOP was issued to inform agencies and the public about the
preparation of this DEIR and to solicit input regarding the scope of the issues to be addressed
herein. The comments received were considered while this DEIR was prepared.
OHMVR Division filed a notice of completion (NOC) with the California Governor’s Office of
Planning and Research, State Clearinghouse, indicating that this DEIR is complete and is available
for review. A notice of availability (NOA) of this DEIR has also been filed with the State
Clearinghouse; circulated to persons, organizations, and agencies on the project mailing list; and
posted in local papers. The NOA describes the project and the project location, identifies
significant environmental impacts, specifies the review period, and identifies the address where
this DEIR and accompanying General Plan are available for review.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR 1-7 February 2012