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5.2 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ANALYSIS
'1"he project's potenti.tl to male a considerable cuatributioa to cumulati~ e effects associated with the ~ arious
ent~ironmenrtl issue areas addressed in this L;IR is a auated below.
5.2.1 LAND USE, PLANNING, AND ZONING
\s discussed in Sccti~~n 4.1, Lnnrl I.rr, Pnnnzn„ crnrl/.onzrl„ the Project Site is the locati~~n of ~~n tiointi mininti
operations. 'I"he proposed Reclunatioa flan <1~nendmcnt ~i ould be implemented follo~iia~ completion of
minim', which is anticipated to be m "?(189. 'I"he proposed Otat~ ~'.tllet~ Ouarrt~ Reclunauon Plan
\mendment project is consistent with the rctiaations of the undcrlaiati ux7c, Gencrtl Plan dcsitination, and
~ISCP. l pon reckunation, the reck~imed Project Site ~zould not preclude implemcnuuion of l.u7d uses
Glowed in the underlamti P C time aad General Pku7. Hower er, the project has the potentia for indirect
nnpacts oa the i~1SCP Preserve, located adjacent to the Project Site. i~hutiation measures woad be
ma>rporued to reduce the project's indirect impacts to bek~tt a lei el of sitinifiruxe.
I3crtusc the project would not be implemented until )(189, it is difficult to u7ticipate what cumuktti~c
projects ttiil~ retiard to land use, pktnnmti, u7d zoaiati would occur is the project area that mitiht anitribute
similar indirect impacts ~~n the `ISCP Prescnc. N~~ncthclcss, in accordance tith the Cat's `ISCP Subarea
flan, projecta would be required to adhere to adjaccnca tiuidelines, includinti miutianoa measures, which
would reduce cum ulatit e indirect impacts to beloti a let el of sitinifiruxe.
5.2.2 LANDFORM ALTERATION/AESTHETICS
L~xnrl~mrn ~9lleralion~~le~lLrelic~ arc discussed in Section 4.1. ~s presented in Section 4.1, land uses within the
project boundary consist of evstinti muiiati u7d under ek>ped mineril reserve areas. i~Lmati u7d processinti
acti~itics ha~c been centered at the terminus of the site access road for the past setcrd dcculcs. .\s
euatatioa has reached current desitin tirtde, eitrtetion operations hat e tirauala mot ed north, creauati an
open face that further accesses the Roch Jlounu~in mincra reserve. Proposed reckunation of the Project
Site would transform stark steep mined slopes mto naturilla ~~etieuued sk>pea of ~araiati gradients with a
tiround~zater-filled ktl;e. 'I"he reclaimed vte would blend more naturalt~ with the surroundin;; cntironmcnt
thu7 the current land use. Views from scenic ~isuts u7d roadways Mould not be interrupted ba the Project
Site u7d tt oad be potentials enhanced ba the nat urt1 and t etieutted form of the reck~imed quarrt~.'1"here arc
no I;no~z a projects in the project area that propose a simiktr let-el of chantie in landfonn aad aesthuics. Ana
det~ek>pment projects that could occur on the Project Site or surroundmti area would do so in acairduxe
with the underlsinti zone aad Gcncra Plan ruluirements. 'I"herefore, ewnulatite impacts to landform
atcrttion~acsthctics would not occur.
5.2.3 TRAFFIC, CIRCULATION, AND ACCESS
l ndcr c~istinti conditi~~ns, trtttic ticnerttcd ~~n-site is the result of on tiointi mineral c~trtcti~~n and mininti
acti~itics. `lininti trtftic includes ktrtic trucks cominti and tiointi from the quarrs, hea~a trucks and
earthmoters worhuiti within the quarrs, u7d other tehicles necessars for the funetioamti of the quarrs
mininti operation. ~s discussed in Section 4.3, 7~rn(~ic, Czrcrrlnlmn, and lcce», the proposed Otits ~'alu' Ouarrs
Reckunauon Pku7 \mendment would tienertte minima traffic and subsru7tiala less than occurs under
e~istinti conditions. 'I"raffic would occur for a short period of time (appro~imatclt~ 11 wccl;s) and onlt~
durinti implcmenuttion of the Rcckunation Plan -~mcndmcnt Gn~en the aetilitiible unount of traffic
associated with the project and the short duration then trtfiic would be tienertted, the project's
contribution to cwnulatit c trtiiic would be nctilitiiblc.
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5.2.4 NOISE
Noise ern-site is currcndt' tiencrttcd from ern-tiotnti mintnti opcrttie~ns. Sources of noise include: hca~t'
trucks u7d machincra and tehicuktr traffic within the yuarra. Addition.tlla, loud bursts of noise from
periodic rock bktsta occur as part of miamti at the site. As addressed in Section 4.4, ~Vot~r, the project would
not result in sitiniiicu7t direct noise nnpacts. Hotret-er, the project has the potcnti.tl to result in indirect
noise impacts to ilx ~ISCP Preserrc, located adjacent to the Project Site. Construction noise trould be
ticnertted from the project durinti impkmcnrttion of the Recknnauon Plan \mcndmcnt. E {owu~er, noise
troukl be interinitunt, u7d noise kt els trould depend on the tape of cyuipmcnt in operwon at ant' specific
time. 'I"he Rcclunauon Plan lmcndment would be implemented is appromnatelt' 11 weeks, niter which
time, noise from ilx site would be esscnti.tlla non eiistcnt. All construction acutities ttould adhere to the
City's noise rctiulations. 'I"he project trould implcmcnt mtti~ation measures that would reduce to below a
let-el of vtinifirtnee indirect noise impacts on ilx ~ISCP Preserve. Ana cumukttit-e projects that would
create similar indirect noise nnpacts cm the Preaerte ~~ould be required to implcmcnt measures to ensure
cumuktnt~e indirect noise impacts arc not sitinifirtnt. Cumukttitcla sitinificuit noise nnpacts ttould not
occur.
5.2.5 AIR QUALITY
Ia an.tlaiiati cumulaute impacts from a proposed project, the an.tlasis must specifirtlla ct.iluate a project's
contribution to cumukttit e increase m pollurtata for which the San Dietio Air Basin is listed as "non-
atutinment" for the State A.AQS. A project that has a vtinifiruit impact on .tir qu.ilua with rctiard to
cmissie~ns of 1?\li , N().,, and/or rcactttc ortianic compounds (R()Gsj as dctcrinincd bt' the scrccninti
criteria outlined Section 5.4, ~9o'Qrraltl7, would hate a vtinifiru7t cumukttit~e effect. In the etcnt direct
nnpacts irom a project arc leas thu7 sitinifirtnt, a project mat' still hate a ewnulatit•ela considerable impact
on .sir qu.tlin' if the emissions from the project, in combination with the emisvons from other proposed, or
rease~nabla foreseeable future projects arc in c~ccss of scrccninti letcls idcnutted abote, and the project's
contribution accounts for more thu7 as msitinificuit proportion of the cumulate e tottl emissions.
\V'ith retiard to past .u7d present projects, the bachtiround .unbicnt ur qu.tlita, as measured at the monitorinti
statie~ns maintained and operttcd ba the San Dictio \ir Pollutie~n Control District, measures the
concentrations of polluuu7ts irom eiisuati sources. Past and present project nnpacts arc therefore included
in the bachtiround .unbicnt ur qu.tlita data.
Crider evstinti conditions the Orta A~.illea Qua.rra ticnerues .sir qu.iliu pollutants associated with resource
e~trtetioa and miaiati activities, heart' machinery use, and truck haulinti. A~'hik the operation of heat•a
uluipment for recl.unation purposes ttoukl tienertte emissions, the emissions would be subsrtnti.tlla less
thu7 those currcnda ticnerued by miniati opertuons and troukl occur of er a relatit ela short period of time
(approiimately 11 tteehs). limissions from the project area would be reduced durinti reclunation actitities,
and c~cn further reduced after the annplctie~n of rcclanruie~n actititics, as compared to c~istinti cmissie~n
let-els. 1'he project trould not result in a cumulaut~ely amvdertbk net increase of u7a criteria pollutant, u7d
the project's contribution to cumuktutela sitiniiicu7t .sir qu.tlita impacts would be nomin.tl. '1"herefore,
cumuktnt e ur qu.thta impacta troukl be less than vtinifiru7t.
5.2.6 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
1'hc City of Chula Vista is a participant in the San Dietio `ISCP, a comprehcnsi~e, kmti tcrin habitat
amserrauoa protirun desitined to prof ide permit issuuxe authority' for rthe of ait-ered species to the k>rtl
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rctiulatora aticncics. 1'hc City of Chula Vista implemented ilx `ISCP to protidc for a rctii~~nal mtutiati~~n
solution for impacta to mulnpk, rather than sintile, species and their habitats. '1'hc hISCP is impkmcnted in
Chula Vista through the Subarea Pku7. Implementation of the i~1SCP results in cumulati~•ela vtinifiru7t
nnpacts associated with species and habitats a>~°ered ba the flan arc atoided.
1'hc Project Site is the k~rtu~m of ~~n tiointi resourcc catracu~~n and mininti actititics. 1'he 1')~-acre area to
be reckumed will hate been annpletcla mined prior to rcclunation. As such, the quarry is devoid of any
aaturtlla occurrinti biok>tiicil resources. Addition.tlla, the project site is annpktela outside ilx ~ISCP
Prescrrc boundary. ~\lthoutih portions of the quarry arc idcntifiul as a "~~haor Amendment ~\rca," the
quarry itaclf is not dcsttinatcd as prescnc ba the `ISCP, but is adjacent to Prescnc lands.
\s concluded in Section 4.G, 13mlq,ical Re~orrrce~, the project has the potcnti.il to cause indirect nnpacts to
adjacent `ISCP Presenc lands. `liutiati~~n nxasures Mould be rcquircd to rcducc the project's indirect
nnpacts to below a lei el of vtinifirtnee. Other projects within the City ha~inti similar impacts would .tlso be
rcquircd to adhere to the Citds ~ISCP tiuidelines; and, where indirect impacta to the Preserve could occur,
similar miutiation requirementa would be place on other projects as part of build-out of the Cut's Cicnertl
Plan. Impkmcntuion of measures to miutiate indirect impacts on ilx hISCP Preser~ e would ensure that
cumuktn~ely sitiniiictnt indirect impacts from .ill cumulaute projects within the Citds ~ISCP would be
reduced to below a k~ el of vtinifirtnce and therefore, no vtinifiru7t cumuktti~ e nnpacts would result.
5.2.7 CULTURAL RESOURCES
\s addressed in Section 4.?, Crrbrmal Rr~mrrce~, the Project Site is the location of on-tiointi resourcc e~trtetion
and processinti operati~~ns. Structures ~~n-site arc minnnal and c~~nsist of those temportrt buildintis
ncccsstry for opcrtu~ms. No structures of historical or cuhurd sitinitirtncc arc located ~~n-site. \s a fulls
e~trteted quarry, no a.rcheoloyic.tl resources or humu7 rem.uns eiist oa-site. Alilxmtih the probability is knu,
the disa~tery of human rem.uns durinti recknnation of the site would be considered a potcnti.illa vtinifictnt
nnpact and mititiauon measures would be impkmcnted that would rcducc this impact to beknz a k~ el of
vtinifirtace. Build out of the Cicnertl Plan could result is projecta that hate a similar impact oa culturil
resources. 'I"herefore, the project has the potenti.tl to contribute to the cumulative loss of unhnotztn
vtinifirtat culturil resources. However, other iuture projecta would be rcquircd to implcmcnt miutiation
similar to the proposed project. Impkmcnrttion of that miutiatioa would rcducc ewnulati~e nnpacts to
bck,~ a lctcl of sitiniticancc.
5.2.8 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES
\s addressed in Section 4. H, Paleonlolo;tenl Re~orrrce~, the Project Site is the location of on-tiointi resourcc
c~trtetioa and proccssinti operations. Currcndy, there is ao e~-idenee of p.iluniu>k>tiicil resources on the
Project Site. <1lthoutih the probability is low, the disa>~ery of p.tleoatolotiictl resources durinti rcclunation
of the site would be considered a potcnti.illa sitiaifirtnt impact. hlintiation measures would be implemented
that would rcducc this impact to bek>ti a lei el of vtinifiruxe. Build out of the Cicnertl flan could result in
projects that hay e a similar nnpact on paeontoloyictl resources. 'I"herefore, the project has the potcnti.tl to
contribute to the cumuktti~ e loss of unhnotzm vtinifictnt paeontoloyic.tl resources. Hopi e~ er, other future
projects ~i ould be rcquircd to implcmcnt mititiation similar to the proposed project. Implcmcnrtuon of that
miutiatioa would rcducc cumulati~-c impacts to below a lc~ cl of sitinifiruxc.
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5.2.9 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
~s presented in Section 4.9, ~9;ricrrllrrrnl Re~orrrce~, the Project Site is nut classified as Prime farinktnd, l pique
farmku7d, ur Parmlu7d of Statewide Lnpurruxe. It is not timed fur a4riculniril use uul is not subject to a
\~`illiunsun Act contract. Addition.illa, the Project Site is not located within or adjacent w eiistin
a4ricultur.il areas aad would not implement amtersion of iarinktnd to non a4nculturil use. 'I"herefore, the
project yt uuld not anitributc to a cumulatit e loss of f~rmku7ds.
5.2.10 HYDROLOGY/DRAINAGE/WATER QUALITY
\s addressed ba Section 4.10, I1?~rb'ofq;~~Drn~na,r~iP~xler(%rr~xlilp, the project would not extract water from u7
aquifer, incrcasc runoff, incrcasc t7ooduiti, nctiatitcla aftect water qualita, or nnpact drunsitic patterns or
impact duct nstreun water bodies as a result of .iltered druna4e patterns. 'I"herefore, the project ~i uuld not
contribute to ant' cumuktnte ht'drolutic impact. 'I"he project ~rould control dr.~iaa~e and runoff in
accordance with City rcquircmcnts. Similarly, other projects that yrould occur with build-out of the Cut's
Cicner.il Plan would .ilso be required to control dr.unate aad runoff in accordance with City rcquircmcnts.
'I"herefore, no cumulatit e impacts associated with hydrology, dryina~;e, aad water qu.tlity ti uuld be expected.
5.2.1 1 GEOLOGIC AND SOILS
\s prescntcd in Sccti~~n 4.11, Grolg7 crnrl .Sods, dcsitin teatures tncorportud as part of the proposed
Reckunatiun Pku7 \mcndment would atoid impacts associated yvith soils, .u7d no miu4ation ttuuld be
required. Rekttite w site i;euluty, there is potenti.il that sh.ilknu i.ulures in weathered rock could occur,
resultini; is potcnti.il risk. Impkmcnrttion of miu4ation as prescntcd in Section 4.11 would reduce putcnti.il
nnpacts to tieolotiy and soils to a less than sitinittcuit lcycl. Gcolotiic impacts associaud yith the project
arc site-specific. 1'he proposed project would nut contribute to ewnulatit•ela v4nifiruit nnpacts related to
ticulutitc hazards ur soils.
5.2.12 PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES
1'hc Prujcct Site is the lurttiun tit an tin tiuinti muitnti and pruccssinti upcrttiun. `lininti operations include
the use of heat•a t•ehicles and machinery to e~trtet aad process minerils. ~dditiun.illa, heat~a trucks
trunsport materi.ils from the site. 'I"he Project Site is serriced by the Chula Vista Police Department and the
Chula Vista Piro I)epartmcnt.'I"here is ao permanent sey~er present on-site, but the Project Site dues hate
~~atcr c~~nnccti~~ns.
~ discussion of Prd~lic .Serrier~ nnrl Ildllie~ is addressed in Section 4.1 ~. As prescntcd m that section, the
project's current demu7d on public sertices u7d utilities is limited, y~ith no use of schools, libraries, ur parks
and recreation facilities. 1'he proposed project would nut impact public services aad utilities. 'I"hus,
cumuktnte impacts would nut result. Addition.illa, when considered with build-out of the City's Cicnertl
Plan, the project's anitribunua to cumulatit•ela v4nifirtnt nnpacts ytuuld be ne4litible.
5.2.13 HAZARDS/RISK OF UPSET
1'hc Project Site is the location of an on tiointi mtninti and resource e~trtction and processinti opertti~~n.
Commonly used h.vardous substances, such as fossil fuels, oil, lubricants, yteldin;; sohiuuns, and sultcnts
arc used tin-site for heat a equipment operation aad m.yintcnuxe.
Reckunatiua actit Tries on the Project Site would .ilso int uh~e the transport ui 4asoline .u7d other materi.ils
donna grulm4 and other recl.unation operations, includia4 the operation of heats equipment. Relatitela
small trnuunts of cumnx~nly used hactrduus substances, such as tussil tuck, oil, lubricants, t~cldinti
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solutions u7d soli enta would be used on site for heat a equipment opertuon u7d m.uatcnuxe. '1"hese
materi.tls ~rould be transported u7d handled in acairduxe with .tll heder.tl, State, u7d loco laws retiukttinti
the manatiemcnt aad use of h.vardous materi.tls. 'I"he use, storat e, aad disposa of u7t' haiardous materi.tls
on or from the Project Site sh.t11 be done in annpliuxe ~zith applicable Feder il, State, and loc.tl retiukttions.
~~etions included in the proposed Recl.unation flan <lmendmcnt, as well as specific miutiation measures
outlined in Section ti.13, 17n~arrL~RLk o% L;~~el, would be implemented to ensure that potcna.il impacts
resultinti from haiardous materials sptll.itic or leal,inti arc less than sttinitiruit. Other projects ~i~ould be
required to adhere to Feder il, State, aad loc.tl retiulations in a similar manner, as applicable. '1"herefore, the
proposed project ~i ould not anitribute to cumulatn~elt' sitiaifictnt impacts associated with hetlth aad safeta.
5.2.14 HOUSING AND POPULATION
'1"he project does not propose housin;; or uses ~rhich would result in an increase in population. '1"herefore,
there is ao potcnti.tl for the project to amtribute to cumuktti~e nnpacts associated with houvnti u7d
pc ~pulati~ gin.
5.2.15 MINERAL RESOURCES
Prior to implementinti the proposed Reckunauon Pku7 lmcndmcnt, on-site minertl resource ~rould be
mined to depletion. '1"he project does not propose mimay u7d~or resource eitraction. '1"herefore,
cumukta~ e impacta on mineril resources would not occur.
5.2.16 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
1'hc Project Site is the locati~~n of on tiointi muitnti and resources e~trtction and processinti opertti~~ns.
Greenhouse tins emissions arc present from the hea~~a machiaera and uluipment utilized on-site.
\ddition.illa, hea~a trucks make retiular trips to and from the Project Site to tru7sport materi.ils, further
contribuunti to tirecnhouse tins cmissi~~ns. Reclamati~~n of the quarry sttc as proposed under the
Reckunauoa Plan lmendment would result in less emisvon of tireenhouse tiases thu7 the curruit mininti
operttioa. A~'ith the eiception of litiht ~ chicle taps associated with iaterinittent maintenance of rep etieatted
and reckumed areas of the site, ~ ehicuktr trips to u7d from the Project Site ~rould be aetilitiible, thereby
rcducinti GEIG cmissi~~ns to minimal lc~cls.
'1"he project's potenti.tl effect on tilob.tl climate chu7tie Sias e~~.tluated as part of the X90' Orrald7 ~I~r~Lrnical
R~pm7 prepared ba Dudek Inc. (hfarch )010) (included as ~ppendii P to this 1_;IR). 1_;missions of
tirccnhouse tiascs ~icrc estimated based ~~n the use of constructi~~n uluipmcnt and ~chiclc trips associated
with construction actnities. GHG emisvons would only occur dunnti construction of the project, which is
anticipated to rthe approiimatela 11 wcchs to complete. folknuiati construction, the proposed project
~rould not result is G HG emissions, as there ~z ould be no new mobile sources or satuoaara sources. As a
result, the proposed project is not lihela to result in a conflict with as applicable plan, polio', or retiukttion
adopted for the purpose of rcducinti G E lG cmissi~~ns.
'1"he project would, nonetheless, contribute ewnulati~elt' to the production of C~HG emissions. Because
ticnerttioa of GHG emissions would occur for a -era short durtuoa (appro~imatela 11 wcchs) and no
operation.tl emisvoas would occur from the project, the project's contribution to GHG emissions
considered on a cumulati~ e bays would not be cumulati~•ela considerable.
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