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(~ (~ Although there was considerable discussion at the time of the original approval (both at the PUD and vesting tentative map stage) regarding Mr. Brozoskys concern that the well would fail and therefore that the Chrismans ought to abandon their interest in the well once City water was provided to the Chrismans, the City Council, when it approved the tentative map, did not impose that as a condition. The Council only imposed a condition to require the Chrismans to provide to the Brozoskys an alternate water source in the form of a temporary water supply. The City Council did not require the Chrismans to abandon the use of or their rights to the well nor the easement with which they access the Brozosky property in order to service their pumps in the joint well at the time that they would be provided with City water. The City Council imposed the following condition no. 23 of Vesting Tentative Map 7399, which states: "When the developer of the Chrisman property extends the water line providing City water to the Chrisman residence, the developer shall extend the water line from the Chrisman driveway to the Brozosky property line within the EVA area shown on the tentative map. The size of the water line shall be the same as the size of the water line that serves the Chrisman residence. The developer of the Chrisman property shall also pay for and install at the edge of but within the Brozosky property at 5/8-inch water meter, which meter shall serve the Brozosky property only. Payment includes the standard connection fees for such meter. Prior to the installation of the water line to the Brozosky property, and prior to the installation of the meter, the Brozoskys may increase the size of the water line and/or the meter at their own expense. The Brozoskys may connect to the meter. Use of this water line shall be on an interim basis and shall be discontinued at such time as the Brozosky property is connected to the City water system under the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. This condition may also be satisfied by a separate agreement signed by the Chrismans/Brozoskys." Implied in this condition of approval is the Chrismans' continued use of, and access to, the well. At that time, the Brozoskys objected to the Chrismans' continued use of the well on their property for agricultural purposes after water service is provided to the Chrismans' property. The Brozoskys continue to have that objection. At the Planning Commission hearing Mr. Brozosky cited various documents reflecting his belief that Chrismans' right to use the well should be abandoned. Mr. Brozosky first cites the comments included the Draft EIR for the Specific Plan, at pages 4.3-10 through 4.3-12, that addresses the impact of water degradation due to salt loading. Under the Plan, there would be an increase in the use of lands for vineyards and there would be increased landscaping for the new residences, both of which would require irrigation. Assuming that groundwater would be used for those purposes, this increase in agricultural operations and irrigated landscaping would be expected to increase the discharge of salts into surface and subsurface waters due to the high salt content of the groundwater in this area of the groundwater basin. In that context, the Draft EIR provides that the proposed vineyards would be irrigated with groundwater Case No. PUD-OS-02M 14 Planning (.'ommission