Less than Significant Impact. No Impact
Less than Significant Impact. No Impact Mitigation Measures: None No Impact
Less than Significant Impact. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was not been conducted for the project site. However, the site is undeveloped with any structures except for a recent barn and has been intensively cultivated in rice. There is no evidence of environmental impairment of the property from off site sources and no nearby contamination.
Less than Significant Impact. A project is deemed inconsistent with air quality plans if it would result in population and/or employment growth that exceeds growth estimates included in the applicable air quality plan. The proposed project would not result in permanent population or employment growth, as it involves the short-term construction of wetlands and wildlife habitat and periodic monitoring thereafter. No significant long-term operational air quality emissions are anticipated to occur with implementation of the proposed project. The habitat lands will be maintained according to an approved management that details water management and, vegetation control that would ensure there would be no significant increase in emissions compared with the baseline (farming).
Less than Significant Impact. As described above, temporary construction would not result in substantial increases in ambient noise levels and no new noise would be generated upon completion of the proposed project.
Less than Significant Impact. Construction of the proposed project would temporarily increase noise in the vicinity of the project area. Noise increases would result from on-site construction activities. Temporary construction noise associated with the grading activities is
Less than Significant Impact. During construction, the movement of crews, and equipment would result in temporary increases in traffic on the surrounding roadways. The equipment needed for the construction would make one trip to the property and one trip leaving the site once construction is complete. Approximately six to twelve construction employees would need to access the site daily during construction, over approximately 101 days (Phase 1) and
Less than Significant Impact. The Soil Survey of Yolo County, California (Soil Conservation Service 1972) indicates that the primary soil on the project site is Capay clay, flooded (Cc). This is a non-prime Class IV soil with an erosion hazard of “none to slight.” Grading disturbance
Less than Significant Impact. The project could affect GHG emissions through equipment used during grading activities and vehicle trips generated by employees, as well as physical changes in the vegetation of the land and the reduction in agricultural activities. However, as noted above in the Air Quality section, short-term air quality and GHG impacts will be generated by a relatively brief period (101 days for Phase I and 125 days for Phase II) of grading activity and a small number of employee commute trips (approximately six to twelve employees generating 12 to 32 trips per day over the construction period).
Less than Significant Impact. The project could be affected by climate change impacts, specifically sea level rise. The project is located in the Yolo Bypass area and portions of the project site are currently flooded on a regular basis. Projections of the sea level rise caused by global warming and climate change have been prepared by the USGS, and are included in the Final EIR of the 2030 Yolo Countywide General Plan (Yolo County, 2009b). The USGS projections show that areas within the one meter average daily tidal range will be inundated by sea level rise by 2100. These inundated areas include large portions of the southern portion of Yolo County including the project site.
