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also result in the addition of 53 acres of public parks. The DEIR prepared for the Draft EPSP indicates that most of the environmental impacts that would result from the plan would be less than significant, including those in the following topical areas: aesthetics, light, and glare; biological resources; cultural resources; geology, soils, and seismicity; greenhouse gas emissions; hazards and hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; land use and planning; mineral resources; population and housing; public services and recreation; and utilities and service systems. However, the following environmental impacts would remain significant and unavoidable: A. Clean Air Plan Consistency: The Draft Plan would not further all the primary goals of the 2010 Clean Air Plan, primarily due to construction-period air pollution, which is a function of the large size of the Plan Area. B. Criteria Pollutants: Construction projects in the Plan Area that involve extensive material transport would result in significant emissions of ozone and particulate matter that would contribute to regional air pollution. C. Traffic Noise Increase: Vehicle traffic generated by the Draft EPSP would generate noise level increases along roadways of over 4 decibels (dBA), although such increases would not exceed community land use compatibility noise standards. D. Public Transit: Development associated with the Draft EPSP would contribute to a shortage of parking at the East Pleasanton/Dublin BART Station, at least until BART service is extended to Livermore and/or additional parking capacity is developed at the East Pleasanton/Dublin Station. The primary issues raised by attendees of the three Neighborhood Meetings on the Draft EPSP are summarized below: 1. Drought. The Water Supply Assessment (WSA) prepared for the Draft EPSP, summarized on pages 3.15-16 through 3.5-18 of the Draft EIR, indicates that there would be sufficient water supply to serve development anticipated as part of the Draft EPSP during normal, single dry, and multiple dry years, taking into account the City's recycled water program. However, the WSA was based on historical precipitation and water supply data and did not fully account for the extraordinary drought that is currently affecting the City, region, and State. Currently, residents and businesses are grappling with mandatory cutbacks in water use of 25%, and many attendees of the neighborhood meetings questioned allowing future development in the City while the area grapples with a prolonged drought, and existing residents are asked to cut back on their water use. Page 3 of 8