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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 6.0 plant and animal habitats in the area. The potential impacts on biological resources will be site specific and would require case by case evaluation. Compliance with applicable laws, including implementation of appropriate mitigation, would avoid these adverse impacts on biological resources or reduce them to below a level of significance. Therefore, buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements is not anticipated to result in significant cumulative adverse impacts on biological resources. As discussed in IS, the proposed widening of Grand Avenue will not result in impacts on biological resources. Therefore, buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements and the proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in significant cumulative adverse impacts on biological resources. 6.2.10 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES Land use and transportation projects under the Land. Use and Circulation Elements would result in increased demand for energy and mineral resources for construction and operation of the various land and transportation uses. This increased energy consumption may cumulatively contribute to the depletion of regional resources. However, this additional demand is not anticipated to be significant when compared to the demand generated from development in all of southern California. In addition, energy consumption in the future will be more efficient as a result of a reduction in wasteful use and increased conservation consistent with the requirements of Title 24. Therefore, the cumulative energy and mineral resources impacts associated with buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements are not anticipated to be significant. As discussed in the IS, the construction of the proposed Grand Avenue widening would result in the use of fuel and energy in the short term. In the long term, energy resources would be required for lighting and motor vehicles travelling on Grand Avenue. These increases in demand are not anticipated to be significant and would be within the available capacity of existing energy resources in the region. In addition, the widening of Grand Avenue is anticipated to beneficially affect the demand for energy, particularly fossil fuels, as a result of increased operating efficiency on this road segment. The proposed widening of Grand Avenue will not result in significant adverse impacts on energy and mineral resources. Therefore, the proposed Grand Avenue widening, in conjunction with other land use and transportation projects, will not contribute to a cumulative adverse impact on energy and mineral resources. 6.2.11 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO HAZARDS Buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements will require emergency and disaster planning. Hazardous material explosions or spills may occur with commercial and industrial uses and other land uses that handle these materials, and during transportation of these materials on streets in Santa Ana. The handling, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous materials are strictly regulated. Monitoring by the City and other local agencies will ensure compliance with applicable regulations and the prevention of such hazards. Therefore, the potential impacts associated with buildout of the Circulation and Land Use Elements related to hazardous materials are not anticipated to be significant. F.- PROJ-ENVIGrand eirWew Text- GranWection 6.0-new.doc Page 6-13