Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

Overview

The General Plan applies to unincorporated areas of the County; it establishes County policy and identifies planned land uses, and infrastructure. California State law requires each jurisdiction to adopt a General Plan to guide physical development.

DEIR Notice of Availability(PDF, 107KB)

Volume 1

• Volume 1 Cover(PDF, 21KB)
• Volume 1 Table of Contents(PDF, 201KB) (28 pages)
  • Volume 1 List of Exhibits(PDF, 112KB)
• Chapter 1: Introduction(PDF, 92KB)
• Chapter 2: Executive Summary(PDF, 78KB)
  • Section 2.8: Executive Summary Table(PDF, 340KB) (68 pages)
• Chapter 3: Description of the Equal-Weight Project Alternatives(PDF, 380KB) (73 pages)
• Chapter 4: Land Use Forecasts and Development Estimates(PDF, 146KB) (20 pages)
• Chapter 5: Environmental Impact Analysis(PDF, 58KB)
  • Section 5.1: Land Use and Housing(PDF, 448KB) (76 pages)
  • Section 5.2: Agriculture and Forestry(PDF, 453KB) (94 pages)
  • Section 5.3: Visual Resources(PDF, 236KB) (39 pages)
  • Section 5.4: Traffic and Circulation(PDF, 489KB) (70 pages)
  • Section 5.5: Water Resources(PDF, 760KB) (152 pages)
  • Section 5.6: Utilities(PDF, 344KB) (67 pages)

Volume 2

• Volume 2 Cover(PDF, 21KB)
• Volume 2 Table of Contents(PDF, 201KB) (28 pages)
  • (PDF, 74KB)Volume 2 List of Exhibits(PDF, 112KB)
• Chapter 5: Environmental Impact Analysis, Continued
  • Section 5.7: Public Services(PDF, 516KB) (87 pages)
  • Section 5.8: Human Health and Safety(PDF, 600KB) (133 pages)
  • Section 5.9: Geology, Soils, and Mineral Resources(PDF, 379KB) (81 pages)
  • Section 5.10: Noise(PDF, 496KB) (98 pages)
  • Section 5.11: Air Quality(PDF, 370KB) (69 pages)
  • Section 5.12: Biological Resources(PDF, 703KB) (117 pages)
  • Section 5.13: Cultural Resources(PDF, 194KB) (29 pages)
  • Section 5.14: Lake Tahoe Basin(PDF, 293KB) (41 pages)
• Chapter 6: Alternatives Analysis(PDF, 199KB) (37 pages)
• Chapter 7: Other CEQA Considerations(PDF, 180KB) (29 pages)
• Chapter 8: References(PDF, 223KB) (47 pages)
• Chapter 9: Report Preparation(PDF, 33KB)
• Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Commenters on the Notice of Preparation and General Plan Policies(PDF, 462KB) (55 pages)

Volume 3

• Volume 3 Cover(PDF, 21KB)
• (PDF, 23KB)Volume 3 List of Appendices(PDF, 149KB)
  • Appendix B: Land Use Forecasts
    • 2001 Project Alternative, No Project Alternative, and 1996 General Plan Alternative(PDF, 3MB) (64 pages, 2.56 MB)
    • Roadway Constrained 6-Lane Plus Alternative(PDF, 648KB) (21 pages)
    • Environmentally Constrained Alternative(PDF, 531KB) (22 pages)
    • El Dorado County Land Use Forecasts(PDF, 178KB) (15 pages)
  • Appendix C: Measure Y(PDF, 249KB)
  • Appendix D: Traffic Calculations and Maps(PDF, 8KB)
    • Traffic Counts(PDF, 31KB)
    • Traffic Analysis Zone Maps(PDF, 336KB)
    • LOS Technical Calculations: Deficiencies and Improvements – No Project Alternative(PDF, 60KB) (14 pages)
    • LOS Technical Calculations: Deficiencies and Improvements – Roadway Constrained 6-Lane “Plus” Alternative(PDF, 59KB) (14 pages)
    • LOS Technical Calculations: Deficiencies and Improvements – Environmentally Constrained Alternative(PDF, 59KB) (14 pages)
    • LOS Technical Calculations: Deficiencies and Improvements – 1996 General Plan Alternative(PDF, 61KB) (14 pages)
    • LOS Technical Calculations: Mitigation(PDF, 35KB)
    • Roadway Capacity Analysis 2001 General Plan: Deficiencies(PDF, 33KB)
    • Roadway Capacity Analysis 2001 General Plan: Improvements(PDF, 34KB)
    • Roadway Capacity Analysis: Roadway Constrained Six-Lane(PDF, 34KB)
    • Roadway Capacity Analysis: Roadway Constrained Eight-Lane(PDF, 34KB)
  • Appendix E: Water Demand and Supply Information
    • Existing and Projected Water Demand: Draft Memorandum Prepared by Economic & Planning Systems, March 2003(PDF, 2MB) (39 pages)
    • Agricultural Land and Water Use Estimate: Prepared by Wood Rodgers, Inc., January 2003(PDF, 24KB)
    • Existing and Potential EID Water Supply Sources(PDF, 32KB)
  • Appendix F: CNDDB Records (not available electronically)
  • Appendix G: Compliance with Writ of Mandate(PDF, 38KB) (11 pages)
  • Appendix H: Summary of Differences Among the Equal-Weight General Plan Alternatives(PDF, 288KB) (29 pages)