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YOLO COUNTY CENTRAL LANDFILL PERMIT REVISIONS Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report SCH No. 1991073040 September 2004 YOLO COUNTY CENTRAL LANDFILL PERMIT REVISIONS Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report SCH No. 1991073040 September 2004 Prepared for Yolo County Public Works and Planning Department Division of Integrated Waste Management 225 Bush Street 8950 Cal Center Drive 710 Second Avenue 2685 Ulmerton Road Suite 1700 Building 3, Suite 300 Suite 730 Suite 102 San Francisco, CA 94104 Sacramento, CA 95826 Seattle, WA 98104 Clearwater, FL 33762 (415) 896-5900 (916) 564-4500 (206) 442-0900 (727) 572-5226 436 14th Street 4221 Wilshire Boulevard 4001 Office Court Drive 5850 T.G. Lee Boulevard Suite 600 Suite 480 Suite 607 Suite 440 Oakland, CA 94612 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Santa Fe, NM 87507 Orlando, FL 32822 (510) 839-5066 (323) 933-6111 (505) 992-8860 (407) 851-1155 202102 TABLE OF CONTENTS YOLO COUNTY CENTRAL LANDFILL PERMIT REVISIONS EIR Page S. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. S-1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Overview and Background .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Purpose and Need for the Project................................................................................. 1-5 1.3 Regulatory Permit Requirements and Status................................................................ 1-5 1.4 Scope of the EIR .......................................................................................................... 1-8 1.5 The EIR Process........................................................................................................... 1-9 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Background ..................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 Project Elements.......................................................................................................... 2-4 3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES 3.1 Aesthetics..................................................................................................................3.1-1 3.2 Air Quality................................................................................................................ 3.2-1 3.3 Biological Resources................................................................................................. 3.3-1 3.4 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity ................................................................................. 3.4-1 3.5 Hydrology and Water Quality................................................................................... 3.5-1 3.6 Land Use and Planning ............................................................................................. 3.6-1 3.7 Noise ......................................................................................................................... 3.7-1 3.8 Public Health and Safety........................................................................................... 3.8-1 3.9 Public Services, Utilities, and Energy....................................................................... 3.9-1 3.10 Transportation and Traffic ...................................................................................... 3.10-1 3.11 Cultural Resources.................................................................................................. 3.11-1 4. IMPACT OVERVIEW........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Growth-Inducing Effects of the Proposed Project ....................................................... 4-1 4.2 Cumulative Impacts ..................................................................................................... 4-3 4.3 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts................................................................... 4-7 4.4 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ......................................................... 4-8 4.5 Effects Found Not To Be Significant........................................................................... 4-8 5. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROJECT ............................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Alternatives Considered But Rejected ......................................................................... 5-2 5.2 Alternatives Considered in the EIR.............................................................................. 5-3 5.3 Environmentally Superior Alternative....................................................................... 5-19 Yolo County Central Landfill Permit Revision EIR ii ESA / 202102 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 6. EIR AUTHORS, PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONTACTED........................ 6-1 6.1 EIR Authors.................................................................................................................6-1 6.2 EIR Consultants........................................................................................................... 6-1 6.3 Persons and Organizations Consulted.......................................................................... 6-2 7. GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Glossary ....................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Acronyms Used in EIR ................................................................................................ 7-7 APPENDICES A. Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Agency Comments on NOP B. Transcript of Public Scoping Meeting, Held March 21, 2002 C. Description of Project XL D. Air Quality Calculations E. List of Vascular Plants Identified at the Project Site F. Wetland Delineation G. Swainson’s Hawk Technical Advisory Committee (2000) Guidelines H. CDFG Burrowing Owl Recommendations I. USFWS Guidelines for Activities in Giant Garter Snake Habitat J. Long-Term Noise Monitoring Graphs LIST OF FIGURES 2-1 Project Site Location................................................................................................. 2-2 2-2 Existing Site Plan...................................................................................................... 2-3 2-3 Proposed Site Plan .................................................................................................... 2-5 3.1-1 Vantage Point Location Map ................................................................................. 3.1-3 3.1-2 Existing Views from Vantage Points 1 and 2 ........................................................ 3.1-4 3.1-3 Existing Views from Vantage Points 3 and 4 ........................................................ 3.1-5 3.1-4 Existing Views from Vantage Points 5 and 6 ........................................................ 3.1-6 3.1-5 Simulated Views from Vantage Point 1: Permitted and Proposed Final Contours........................................................ 3.1-10 3.1-6 Simulated Views from Vantage Point 4: Permitted and Proposed Final Contours........................................................ 3.1-12 3.1-7 Simulated Views from Vantage Point 5 Permitted and Proposed Final Contours........................................................ 3.1-14 3.1-8 Simulated Views from Vantage Point 6 Permitted and Proposed Final Contours........................................................ 3.1-16 3.4-1 Active and Potentially Active Earthquake Faults in Project Vicinity.................... 3.4-4 3.5.1 Surface Waterways in the Project Vicinity............................................................ 3.5-3 3.7-1 Effects of Noise on People..................................................................................... 3.7-2 3.7-2 Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Environment ............................... 3.7-6 3.10-1 Roadways in Project Area.................................................................................... 3.10-3 5-1 Simulated View from Vantage Point 1: Reduced Height Alternative Final Contours ...................................................... 5-7 5-2 Simulated View from Vantage Point 4: Reduced Height Alternative Final Contours ...................................................... 5-8 Yolo County Central Landfill Permit Revision EIR iii ESA / 202102 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES (Continued) 5-3 Simulated View from Vantage Point 6: Reduced Height Alternative Final Contours ...................................................... 5-9 LIST OF TABLES S-1 Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures ...................................................... S-10 1-1 Current Permit and Approval Status – Yolo County Central Landfill.................... 1-11 3.1-1 Project Consistency with Yolo County General Plan Goals and Policies ............. 3.1-9 3.2-1 Ambient National and State Air Quality Standards............................................... 3.2-4 3.2-2 Air Quality Data Summary for the Project Area.................................................. 3.2-12 3.2-3 Residences Within One Mile of the YCCL ......................................................... 3.2-13 3.2-4 Qualitative Indicators of Air Quality Impacts...................................................... 3.2-15 3.2-5 MM Yolo Fuel Use.............................................................................................