3.1 Existing Setting Regulatory Framework Changes in Population, Employment, and Housing

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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES.1 Purpose and Scope of the EIR... ES-1 ES.2 Project Characteristics... ES-1 ES.3 Project Alternatives Summary... ES-2 ES.4 Areas of Controversy... ES-2 ES.5 Summary of Environmental Impacts... ES INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose and Background Type of Document Intended Uses of the EIR EIR Scope and Organization Environmental Review Process Comments Received on the Notice of Preparation Impact Terminology PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project Location and Setting Project Objectives Project Characteristics Regulatory Requirements, Permits, and Approvals DEMOGRAPHICS 3.1 Existing Setting Regulatory Framework Changes in Population, Employment, and Housing LAND USE 4.1 Existing Setting Regulatory Framework Land Use Evaluation INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND ASSUMPTIONS USED 5.1 Aesthetics, Light, and Glare Agricultural Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology, Soils, and Seismicity March 2014 i Draft Environmental Impact Report

2 5.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Noise Public Services and Recreation Public Utilities Transportation OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS 6.1 Growth-Inducing Impacts Significant Irreversible Environmental Effects Energy Conservation Significant and Unavoidable Environmental Effects Cumulative Impacts Summary PROJECT ALTERNATIVES 7.1 Introduction Alternatives Considered but Not Selected for Detailed Analysis Alternative 1 No Project Alternative Alternative 2 Reduced Residential/Increased Office Alternative Environmentally Superior Alternative REPORT PREPARATION APPENDICES Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix C Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Appendix J Appendix K NOP NOP Comment Letters Air Quality Model Outputs Biological Resources GHG Model Outputs Drainage Study Noise Study Water Supply Assessment Master Water Plan Sewer Study Transportation Impact Analysis Draft Environmental Impact Report March 2014 ii

3 TABLES Table ES-1 Project Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures... ES-4 Table List of NOP Comment Letters Table Proposed Special Planning Area Land Uses and Approximate Acreage Table Maximum Development Potential Table Population Trends Table Housing Units Estimates Table Employment Status Table SACOG Jobs-to-Housing Ratio for Elk Grove and Sacramento County, Table Proposed Project Housing and Population Generation Projections Table Proposed Project Employment Generation Table Cumulative Projects Table Soil Capability Classification Table Storie Index Rating System Table Acres of Important Farmlands Sacramento County (2000 to 2010) Table On-Site Soil Capability Classification and Storie Index Rating Table Acres of Important Farmlands and Loss from Project Table Criteria Air Pollutants Summary of Common Sources and Effects Table Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data for the Table Air Quality Standards Table National and California Ambient Air Quality Attainment Status for Sacramento County Table NOxe Conversion Rate Table Unmitigated Long-Term Operational Emissions Project Area Buildout Table Unmitigated Construction-Related Criteria Pollutant and Precursor Emissions One Year of Construction Potential Table Mitigated Construction-Related Criteria Pollutant and Precursor Emissions One Year of Construction Potential Table Long-Term Operational Emissions Accounting for Efficient Land Use Project Area Buildout Table Special-Status Plant Species (and Associated Habitat) with the Potential to Occur in the Project Area Table Comparison of Richter Magnitude and Modified Mercalli Intensity Table Faults in the Vicinity of Elk Grove Table Project area Soils Table Greenhouse Gases Table Global Warming Potential for Greenhouse Gases Table Potential Statewide Impacts from Climate Change Table Climate Action Plan Community-Wide GHG Reductions Metric Tons per Year* Table Construction-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Metric Tons per Year Table Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under BAU Operations Metric Tons per Year Table GHG Reductions from Application of Recent Regulations Table Summary of Project GHG Reductions Table Envirostor Database Hazardous Materials Locations Table UST Sites Near Project Area Table Comparison of Flood Flows (cubic feet per second) Table Common Acoustical Terms and Descriptors Table Federal Interagency Committee on Noise Recommended Criteria for Evaluation of Increases in Ambient Noise Levels March 2014 iii Draft Environmental Impact Report

4 Table Existing Traffic Noise Levels Table Summary of Short-Term Ambient Noise Measurement Data Table Summary of Long-Term Ambient Noise Measurement Data Table Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure Transportation Noise Sources (Elk Grove General Plan Table NO-C) Table Exterior Noise Level Performance Standards for Non-Transportation Noise Sources (Elk Grove General Plan Table NO-A) Table Effects of Vibration on People and Buildings Table Typical Construction Equipment Noise Levels Table Predicted Increases in Traffic Noise Levels Existing and Existing Plus Project Conditions Table Representative Construction Equipment Vibration Levels Table Distance to Potential Impact Contour for Construction Equipment Table Screening Distances for Transit Vibration Assessment Table Future Cumulative with Project Traffic Noise Levels Table Water Supply Entitlements, Water Rights, and Water Service Contracts to Meet Zone 40 Buildout Water Demand Table Zone 40 Current and Projected Surface Water Supply in Five-Year Increments (AF/year) Table Zone 40 Current and Projected Groundwater Pumping in Five-Year Increments (AF/year) Table SCWA Zone 40 Water Demands in Five-Year Increments (AF/year) Table Proposed Land Use and Water Demands Estimate Table Disposal Facilities and Remaining Capacities Table Projected Solid Waste Generation Table SMUD s 2012 Power Mix Table Intersection Level of Service Thresholds Table Level of Service Definitions for Study Roadways Table Freeway Level of Service Definitions Table Peak-Hour Intersection Level of Service Existing Conditions Table Freeway Analysis Existing Conditions Table Project Trip Generation Table Existing Plus Project Roadway Segment Level of Service On-Site Roadways Table Peak-Hour Intersection Level of Service Existing Plus Project Conditions Table Freeway Analysis Existing Plus Project Conditions Table Peak-Hour Intersection Level of Service 2035 Cumulative Plus Project Conditions Table Freeway Analysis Cumulative Plus Project Conditions Table Project Energy Consumption by Land Use Table Alternative 2 Land Use and Water Demands Estimate Table Comparison of Alternatives to the Proposed Project Draft Environmental Impact Report March 2014 iv

5 FIGURES Figure Regional Vicinity Figure Project Location Figure Land Plan Figure Drainage Shed Figure Proposed Drainage Facilities Channel reaches Figure Proposed Trunk Sewer Sheds Figure Proposed Sewer System Design Figure Proposed Water System Figure General Plan and Zoning Districts Figure Important Farmland Figure Parcels Under Williamson Act Contract Figure Vegetative Communities Within Project Study Area Figure Potentially Jurisdictional Features Within Project Study Area Figure Previously Recorded Occurrences of Special-Status Species Within 5 Miles of Figure Project Study Area Potential Habitat for Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Giant Garter Snake, and Western Pond Turtle within the PSA Figure Shed C Channel Cross Section Figure Cultural Resource Studies Figure NRCS Soils Figure Phase 1 Environmental site Assessments Figure Typical Noise Levels Figure Noise Monitoring Locations and Existing Conditions Figure Hour Noise Monitoring Site LT Figure Hour Noise Monitoring Site LT Figure Proposed Light-Rail Transit Corridor Figure Transportation impact Analysis Study Area Figure Transportation impact analysis Study Area Figure Elk Grove Transit System Map Figure On- Site Intersection Traffic Control March 2014 v Draft Environmental Impact Report

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