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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 117 <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with <br />applicable federal, State, and local regulations regarding hazardous <br />materials, including the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, California <br />Public Resources Code, and General Plan, would reduce and limit the <br />associated risks. Similarly, any handling, transporting, use, or disposal of <br />hazardous materials during demolition, construction or operation would <br />comply with applicable laws, policies, and programs set forth by various <br />federal, State, and local agencies and regulations, including, but not limited <br />to, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Resource <br />Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Caltrans, the Local Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan (LHMP), Title 22 and 26 of the California Code of Regulations <br />governing hazardous materials transport, and Title 19 of the California Code <br />of Regulations and Chapter 6.95 of the Health and Safety Code for site <br />remediation. Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that <br />impacts related to public hazard risk as a result of hazardous materials <br />transport, use, or disposal during construction or operation would be less than <br />significant. <br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion <br />The proposed project may utilize hazardous materials, such as fuels or <br />solvents, during the construction phase of the project. During the operations <br />phase, residents may also routinely use commonly available hazardous <br />substances, like fuels, lubricants, and household cleaners. As discussed <br />above, potential hazards arising from the transport, use, and disposal of <br />these hazardous materials would be minimized and regulated in accordance <br />with local, State, and federal policies, regulations, and standards. As such, <br />there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project. <br />The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse <br />impact that was not previously identified in the Housing Element Update FEIR. <br />b) Hazardous Materials Risk of Upset <br />Would the project: Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment <br />through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions <br />involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? <br />Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that future construction activities <br />would have the potential to release potentially hazardous soils and <br />groundwater-based materials into the environment during site grading and <br />excavation operations. However, development of the rezoned housing sites is