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IS-MND Blue Jay Well Site Project-Final INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BLUE JAY WELL SITE PROJECT N0. 187 Lake Arrowhead, California (San Bernardino County) Prepared for: LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT 27307 CA-189 Blue Jay, California 92317 Prepared by: CHAMBERS GROUP, INC. 5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 750 Santa Ana, California 92707 (949) 261-5414 November 2020 Blue Jay Well Site Project, Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SECTION 1.0 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................... 5 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE ....................................................................................... 5 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION AND SITE CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................ 5 1.3 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................. 5 1.3.1 Project Schedule .............................................................................................................. 8 1.4 REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS........................................................................................ 10 1.4.1 Responsible Agencies ..................................................................................................... 10 SECTION 2.0 – ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ........................................................................... 11 2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: .............................................................. 11 2.2 DETERMINATION ........................................................................................................................ 11 SECTION 3.0 – EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.............................................................. 12 SECTION 4.0 – CHECKLIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ..................................................................... 14 4.1 AESTHETICS ................................................................................................................................. 14 4.1.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 14 4.1.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 14 4.2 AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY RESOURCES .................................................................................... 17 4.2.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 17 4.2.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 18 4.3 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.3.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 19 4.3.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 20 4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 29 4.4.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 29 4.4.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 33 4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 36 4.5.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 37 4.5.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 37 4.6 ENERGY ....................................................................................................................................... 39 4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS .................................................................................................................. 40 4.7.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 41 4.7.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 41 4.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................................... 44 4.8.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 45 4.8.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 45 4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.................................................................................... 48 4.9.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 48 Chambers Group, Inc. ii 21203 Blue Jay Well Site Project, Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California 4.9.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 48 4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ............................................................................................ 51 4.10.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 51 4.10.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 52 4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING ......................................................................................................... 55 4.11.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 55 4.11.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 55 4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 55 4.12.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 56 4.12.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 56 4.13 NOISE .......................................................................................................................................... 57 4.13.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 57 4.13.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 57 4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING ...................................................................................................... 62 4.14.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 62 4.14.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 63 4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES......................................................................................................................... 63 4.15.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 63 4.15.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 64 4.16 RECREATION ............................................................................................................................... 65 4.16.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 66 4.16.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 66 4.17 TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................... 67 4.17.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 67 4.17.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 67 4.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 69 4.18.1 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 69 4.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 71 4.19.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................... 71 4.19.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................................. 71 4.20 WILDFIRE..................................................................................................................................... 73 4.20.1 Environmental
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