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SANTA ANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN INITIAL STUDY CITY OF SANTA ANA the Draft CAP proposes water conservation measures, such as rainwater harvesting, which would minimize the amount of water flowing into storm drains, sewer systems, and local waterways. This impact would be less than significant. f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? Less than Significant Impact. The Draft CAP is a policy document and does not directly involve any activity that would degrade water quality. Implementation of the Draft CAP measures would enhance pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connectivity, implement the Safe Routes to School Program, and encourage the development of residential nodes near retail and employment nodes, which could increase surface runoff. However, both construction and operation of future development would be subject to CEQA review and would be required to comply with applicable regulations from the City and NPDES in relation to stormwater pollution prevention. This impact would be less than significant. g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? Less than Significant Impact. The Draft CAP does not directly involve the construction of housing. However, the Draft CAP includes measures to encourage residential nodes near retail and employment nodes to reduce vehicle miles traveled. Discretionary residential development associated with the Draft CAP would be subject to project -level CEQA review, which would analyze impacts relating to flood hazards. Additionally, the east portion of the City and the Santa Ana River and Santiago Creek channels are designated as areas within a 100 -year flood zone.38 However, future development would be subject to project -level CEQA review to analyze impacts involving flood hazards on a project specific basis. Therefore, impacts to housing within a flood hazard area would be less than significant. h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? Less than Significant Impact. The Draft CAP is a policy document that does not directly involve the placement of structures within flood hazard areas. Implementation of the Draft CAP and its measures would enhance pedestrian, bike, and transit connectivity and encourage residential nodes near retail and employment nodes, which could result in the development of structures that impede or redirect flood flows. As mentioned above in Section 3.9(g), the east portion of the City and the Santa Ana River and Santiago Creek channels are designated as areas within a 100 -year flood zone. However, future development would be subject to project - level CEQA review to analyze impacts involving flood hazards on a project specific basis. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant. i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? 38 Federal Emergency Management Agency. Flood Map Service Center. Website: httns- / /inse fema uov /portal, accessed October 13, 2015, Page 38 October 2015 75B -136