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Responses to Environmental Checklist For CEQA Compliance E. Result in the determination by the wastewater treatment provider, which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the providers existing commitments. Less Than Significant Impact The City of Santa Ana and the Orange County Sanitation District would provide wastewater service to the proposed project. The project area is currently improved with waste water sewer facilities. Wastewater generated from the site would be treated at the Orange County Sanitation District Reclamation Plant No. 1. in the City of Fountain Valley. The treatment plant treats approximately 90 million gallons per day. Implementation of the proposed project would not significantly increase wastewater demands in the project area over the current condition. The wastewater demands of the proposed project would be accounted for in the City's Urban Water Management Plan. The wastewater flows generated from the proposed project would provide an incidental increase in the amount of wastewater flows to the Reclamation Plant No. 1 and would have less than a significant impact on wastewater treatment facilities. C. Require or result in the construction of new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? Less Than Significant Impact Implementation of the proposed project would not increase the amount of surface water runoff currently generated from the project site. The project would not require the construction of new drainage facilities. F. Is the project served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? G. Comply with federal, state and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? Less Than Significant Impact The City of Santa Ana would provide solid waste collection services to the project site. Solid waste is transported to the Environmental Service transfer station in Irvine, and then taken to the Bowerman Landfill. The Bowerman Landfill is permitted to accept 8,500 tons per day and is anticipated to close in year 2024. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) mandates all cities and counties in California to divert fifty percent of solid waste generated from landfill disposal. As part of the General Plan, the City of Santa Ana has prepared a Source Reduction and Recycling Element, which describe how the City complies with the mandates of AB 939. In order to comply with the requirements of AB 939, the City has implemented several waste reduction programs including green waste programs, source reduction programs, and recycling programs. The proposed project would not significantly increase the demand for solid waste disposal. Compliance with the City's recycling program would reduce long-term solid waste disposal service impacts to a level considered less than significant. Pa~~~~A A 16