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

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
4.4.8 Hydrology and Water Quality .......................................................................................... 4‐17
4.4.9 Public Services and Utilities ............................................................................................. 4‐18
4.4.10 Hazardous Materials ............................................................................................................ 4‐18
4.4.11 Climate Change ...................................................................................................................... 4‐19
CHAPTER 5. OTHER CEQA­REQUIRED ANALYSIS ............................................................................... 5­1
5.1 Environmental Effects Eliminated from Further Analysis .................................................. 5‐1
5.1.1 Agricultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 5‐1
5.1.2 Land Use...................................................................................................................................... 5‐1
5.1.3 Minerals ...................................................................................................................................... 5‐1
5.1.4 Population and Housing ....................................................................................................... 5‐1
5.1.5 Recreation .................................................................................................................................. 5‐2
5.2 Unavoidable Significant Environmental Impacts .................................................................... 5‐2
5.3 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ..................................................................... 5‐2
5.4 Growth‐Inducing Impacts .................................................................................................................. 5‐3
CHAPTER 6. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT ............................................................ 6­1
6.1 No‐Project Alternative ........................................................................................................................ 6‐2
6.1.1 Description ................................................................................................................................ 6‐2
6.1.2 Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 6‐2
6.2 Conservation Alternative ................................................................................................................... 6‐5
6.2.1 Description ................................................................................................................................ 6‐5
6.2.2 Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 6‐5
6.3 Reduced Developed Use Area Alternative .................................................................................. 6‐6
6.3.1 Description ................................................................................................................................ 6‐6
6.3.2 Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 6‐6
6.4 Identification of the Environmentally Superior Alternative ............................................... 6‐7
CHAPTER 7. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 7­1
CHAPTER 8. REPORT CONTRIBUTORS ................................................................................................... 8­1
Appendices
A Notice of Preparation and Comments
B Project Details and Assumptions Used for Analysis
C Air Quality Data
D Noise Data
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 iv Draft EIR