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3.2 Air Quality
Because potential criteria pollutant emission impacts, TAC impacts, odor impacts, and localized
concentrations of carbon monoxide impacts related to operations would be less than significant,
Impact 3.2­2, “Potential Air Quality Pollution Impacts Related to Operational Emissions,”
would be less than significant.
Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
Headquarters Facilities Impact Analysis
The impact analyses described above under “General Plan Impact Analysis” address potential
impacts related to all aspects of the General Plan, including constructing and operating the
headquarters facilities. The following analysis addresses potential impacts specific to the
construction or operation of the headquarters facilities alone. These potential impacts are
different from (e.g., less than) the potential impacts described above which could be caused by
implementing the rest of the General Plan elements.
IMPACT
3.2-3
Potential Air Quality Pollution Related to Construction and Operation of the Headquarters
Facilities
As shown in Table 3.2‐5 above, maximum daily emissions that would occur at Clay Pit SVRA
during the first year of construction (associated with construction of the headquarters facilities)
would not exceed Butte County AQMD thresholds. Therefore, criteria pollutant impacts associated
with the construction of the headquarters facilities would be less than significant.
The criteria pollutant emissions associated with operation of the headquarters facilities at Clay Pit
SVRA would be limited to the use of propane on‐site. The propane tank is expected to have
residential capacity (250 gallons) and would be used solely for heating and cooking, which would
produce an insubstantial amount of emissions. These emissions are included as part of the overall
project’s less‐than‐significant emissions shown in Table 3.2‐6 above. No propane would be
dispensed commercially at the site; thus, no permitting from Butte County AQMD would be
required. Criteria pollutant impacts related to the use of this propane tank would be less than
significant.
Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
3.2.5 Summary of Significant Impacts
Adoption of the General Plan and implementation of resulting actions would not result in
significant air quality impacts. Construction of the headquarters facilities would also not result in
significant air quality impacts.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 3.2-18 Draft EIR