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adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/genplan/general_plan_2013/1%20
Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011a. County of Riverside
General Plan. The Pass
Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/genplan/general_
plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/The%20Pass%20AP.pdf.
Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011b. County of Riverside
General Plan. Reche
Canyon/Badlands Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/
0/genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/
Reche%20Canyon%20-%20Badlands%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17,
2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011c. County of Riverside
General Plan.
Lakeview/Nuevo General Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/
Portals/0/genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/
Lake%20View%20-%20Nuevo%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011d. County of Riverside
General Plan. San
Jacinto Valley Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/
genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/
San%20Jacinto%20Valley%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011e. County of Riverside
General Plan. Harvest
Valley/Winchester Area Plan. Not yet
adopted.http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/
0/genplan/general_plan_2013/2%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%201/
Harvest%20Valley-%20Winchester%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17,
2013.
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Riverside County Planning Department. 2011f. County of Riverside
General Plan. Desert
Center Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/genplan/
general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/Desert%20Center%20
AP.pdf. Accessed December 30, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2011g. County of Riverside
General Plan. Palo
Verde Valley Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/
genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/Palo%20
Verde%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 30, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2012a. County of Riverside
General Plan. Eastern
Coachella Valley Area Plan. Not yet
adopted.http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/
genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/Easten%20
Coachella%20Valley%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2012b. County of Riverside
General Plan. Western
Coachella Valley Area Plan. Not yet adopted.
http://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/0/
genplan/general_plan_2013/3%20Area%20Plan%20Volume%202/Western%20
Coachella%20Valley%20AP.pdf. Accessed December 17, 2013.
Riverside County Planning Department. 2013a. County of Riverside
General Plan. Circulation
Element.
http://planning.rctlma.org/ZoningInformation/GeneralPlan.aspx. Not
yet
adopted. Accessed December 17, 2013.
San Bernardino County 2012 General Plan Annual Report. May 2012.
http://www.
sbcounty.gov/Uploads/lus/GeneralPlan/2012GeneralPlanAnnual.pdf.
Accessed
October 2012.
Use Element. 1992.
http://www.sjgov.org/commdev/cgi-bin/cdyn.exe/handouts-
18, 2013.
San Joaquin County Community Development Department. 2010. General
Plan Update,
Housing Element. Prepared by Mintier Harnish. Adopted January 2010.
http://
sjcgpu.com/pdf/SJCHEU_Adopted_2010-01-12.pdf. Accessed December 19,
2013.
San Joaquin Partnership. 2013. San Joaquin County Demographics.
http://www.sjpnet.org/
PDFs/Demographics.pdf. Accessed December 19, 2013.
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Stanislaus County Planning and Community Development. Stanislaus
County General Plan,
Land Use Element- Not yet adopted.
http://www.stancounty.com/planning/pl/
general-plan.shtm. Accessed December 17, 2013.
Stanislaus County Inter-Regional Partnership. 2013. 2000-2025
Growth Projections.
http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/interregional/pdf/projections/IRP_Projections-
Varin, Elizabeth. 2010. “Imperial Regional Center construction
begins, groundbreaking set
for Friday.” Imperial Valley Press. January 16, 2010.
http://articles.ivpressonline.
com/2010-01 16/project_24806284. Accessed December 30, 2013.
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Chapter IV.2 Air Quality
Chapter IV.4 Geology and Soils
Chapter IV.5 Flood Hazard, Hydrology, and Drainage
Chapter IV.6 Groundwater, Water Supply, and Water Quality
Chapter IV.7 Biological Resources
Chapter IV.8 Cultural Resources
Chapter IV.10 Paleontological Resources
Chapter IV.13 BLM Lands and Realty—Rights-of-way and Land
Tenure
Chapter IV.14 BLM Special Designations, Classifications,
Allocations, and Lands With Wilderness Characteristics
Chapter IV.15 Mineral Resources
Chapter IV.16 Livestock Grazing
Chapter IV.18 Outdoor Recreation
Chapter IV.20 Visual/Aesthetic Resources
Chapter IV.22 Public Safety and Services
Chapter IV.23 Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice
Chapter IV.24 Department of Defense Lands and Operations
Chapter IV.25 Cumulative Impacts Analysis
Chapter IV.26 Other Required NEPA and CEQA Analyses
Chapter IV.27 Comparison of Alternatives