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LEA ASSOCIATES. INC. CEQA INITIAL STUDY /MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION MARCH 1011 PLEDA STREET PIPE BRIDGER UPGRADE SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS This section identifies the environmental impacts of this project by answering questions asked by Appendix G of CEQA, the Environmental Checklist Form. The environmental issues evaluated in this chapter include: • Aesthetics • Land Use Planning • Agricultural Resources • Mineral Resources • Air Quality • Noise • Biology • Population and Housing • Cultural Resources • Public Services • Geology • Recreation • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Transportation/Traffic • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Utilities and Services Systems • Hydrology and Water Quality • Mandatory Findings of Significance All analyses take account of the entire action involved, including on -site and off -site impacts, project - level and cumulative impacts, direct and indirect impacts, as well as construction and operational impacts. Impacts are categorized as follows: Potentially Significant Impact is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is significant, or where the established threshold has been exceeded. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) may be required. Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures would reduce an effect from Potentially Significant Impact to a Less Than Significant Impact. Mitigation measures are prescribed to reduce the effect to a less than significant level. Less Than Significant applies when the project will affect or is affected by the environment, but based on sources cited in the report, the impact will not have an adverse affect. For the purpose of this report, beneficial impacts are also identified as less than significant. The benefit is identified in the discussion of impacts. which follows each checklist category. A No Impact answer is adequately supported if referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved. A No Impact Answer is explained where it is based on project - specific factors as well as general standards. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or Negative Declaration. Wherever possible, references to information sources for potential impacts are incorporated into the analysis. P: 1EGI080110EQA1Prcda_FINAL_IS- MND.doc (03P811 I) 10