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Resolution No. 1578 Page 2 they pertain to the requirements for Negative Declarations and Environmental Impact Reports and determines that the proposed conditional uses and design review requests of the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency (UP~77-16, UP-77-20, Z-77-150) would not have any significant effect on the environment to require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report because any potentially significant effects Would be Tendered insignificant by the mitigation measures set forth in Section 2 below. Section 2. The environmental impacts of the overall Livermore~Amador Valley Water Management Agency project have been studied and passed upon by an Environmental Impact Statement prepared by Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency consultants CURS) and approved by the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Manage- ment Agency Board of Directors. However, the facilities to be considered by the Planning Commission and Design Review Board do have certain environmental impacts which can be rendered insignificant by the incorporation of mitigation measures into the approval, if any, given to the various requests by Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency. The significant effects capable of mitigation and mitigation measures are identified below: a. Physical appearance (aesthetics): The facilities will be designed and landscaped in a manner to minimize any effect upon their location in the I~680 scenic corridor. The location of the main pump station in the existing levee system of Camp Parks Ponds adjacent to I-680 and additional lowering of the facility below the present grade will help to offset any negative aesthetic aspects of the facility. Changes to the topography in order to proceed with the projects will be minimal and largely invisible from beyond the site. (.See Conditions 1, 5, 6, 10, 15, 16, and 17 of Z-77-150 and Condition 1 of UP-77-16 and UP-77-20) b. Noise: Although additional noise in the area will be generated, it will be imperceptible at the VCSD plant area due to existing, adjacent freeway noise. The main export pump facility will be surrounded by a block wall and its location far away from residential uses and adjacent to commercial and industrial uses will negate any adverse noise generated by the facil- ity. (See Condition 3 of Z-77-150) c. Odor: The reservoirs will hold treated effluent pre- y oiv usly "deodorized" by the addition of chlorine. The applicant will incorporate proceeds in the admini- stration of its facilities to add additional chlorine and odor controls (alternate use of ponds, washing of exposed pond surfaces) to insure that no odor, other than a slight chlorine smell, is created. (See Condition 13 to UP-77-16 and UP-77-20)