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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1.0 - INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1
1.1 - PROJECT BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENT AL Th1P ACT
REPORTPROCESS ........................................................................ 3
1.2 - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CEQA ENVIRONMENT AL IMPACT
REPORT PROCESS AND THE JUDICIAL CONSENT DECREE
RESOLVING LITIGATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND CEMEX ............................. 8
1.3 - PROJECT FINDINGS INTRODUCTION ................................................ 10

SECTION 2.0 -POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT
THAT ARE LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT, OR THAT HAVE BEEN
MITIGATED TO A LEVEL OF LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT .................... .12

2.1 - GEOTECHNICAL RESOURCES ......................................................... 13
2.1.1 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that are Less than
Significant .......................................................................... 13
2.1.2 - Potential Environmental Effects that are Less Than Significant, but
are Mitigated to Further Reduce Effects ....................................... 13
2.1.3 - Potential Environmental Effects that have been Mitigated to a
Level of Less than Significant ................................................... 13
2.2 - WATER RESOURCES ...................................................................... 17
2.2.1 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that are Less than
Significant .......................................................................... 17
2.2.2 - Potential Environmental Effects that are Less Than Significant, but
are Mitigated to Further Reduce Effects ....................................... 18

2.2.3 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that have been
Mitigated to a Level of Less than Significant ................................. 18

2.3 - FLOOD ......................................................................................... 21
2.3.1 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that are Less than
Significant .......................................................................... 21

2.3.2 - Potential Environmental Effects that are Less Than Significant, but
are Mitigated to Further Reduce Effects ....................................... 21
2.3.3 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that have been
Mitigated to a Level of Less than Significant. ................................ 21
2.4- WATER QUALITY .......................................................... · ................ 24

2.4.1 - Potential Environmental Effects of the Project that are Less than
Significant .......................................................................... 24
2.4.2 - Potential Environmental Effects that are Less Than Significant, but
are Mitigated to Further Reduce Effects ....................................... 24

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