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MacArthur Project Modification - Santa Ana - Air Quality Assessment <br />KPC Environmental, Inc. <br />4.3.3 Additional Indicators <br />Additional indicators to be considered when screening criteria to evaluate the need for <br />further analysis with respect to air quality can be found in the SCAQMD's CEQA <br />Handbook. The additional indicators noted by the SCAQMD are as follows: <br />• Project could interfere with the attainment of the federal or state ambient air <br />quality standards by either violating or contributing to an existing or projected air <br />quality violation. <br />• Project could result in population increases within the regional statistical area <br />which would be in excess of that projected in the AQMP. <br />• Project could generate vehicle trips that cause a CO hot spot. <br />• Project might have the potential to create or be subjected to objectionable odors <br />that could impact sensitive receptors. <br />• Project will have hazardous materials onsite and could result in an accidental <br />release of air toxic emissions or acutely hazardous materials posing a threat to <br />public health and safety. <br />• Project could emit an air toxic contaminant regulated by District rules or that is on <br />a federal or state air toxic list. <br />Project could involve burning of hazardous, medical, or municipal waste as <br />waste-to-energy facilities. <br />• Project could be occupied by sensitive receptors within a quarter mile or an <br />existing facility that emits air toxics identified in District Rule 1401 or near CO <br />hot spots. <br />• Project could emit carcinogenic or toxic air contaminants that individually or <br />cumulatively exceed the maximum individual cancer risk of 10 in I million. <br />According to the SCAQMD if the project has significant air quality impacts, an <br />Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should be prepared. If impacts of a project can be <br />reduced to below the emissions significance levels through mitigation, then a Mitigated <br />Negative Declaration (MND) can be prepared. The MND or EIR should use the methods <br />recommended by the SCAQMD and ARB to quantify the levels of emission using the <br />SCAQMD CEQA Handbook, URBEMIS, CALINE, and Emfac. All feasible mitigation <br />measures to reduce emission to the lowest possible level should be identified and applied <br />to the greatest extent possible. <br />02/02/11 <br />II <br />75B-119