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Shuford, W.D., N. Warnock, K.C. Molina, and K.K. Sturm. 2002. “The Salton Sea as Critical

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Spiteri, D.E. 1988. “Geographic Variability of the Species Lichanura trivirgata and a Description of a

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Stallcup, J.A., J.M. Randall, T. Smith, B.S. Cohen, C. Guerrero Avila, M.A. Vargas, and S.A.

Morrison. 2015. Las Californias Binational Conservation Initiative 2015: A Decadal

Review of Conservation Status of the California—Baja California Border Region. A

report by the Conservation Biology Institute, Terra Peninsular, Pronatura Noroeste, and

The Nature Conservancy.

Stebbins, R.C. 2003. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Boston, Massachusetts:

Houghton Mifflin Co.

SWRCB (State Water Resources Control Board). 2019. State Wetland Definition and Procedures

for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State [For Inclusion in the

Water Quality Control Plans for Inland Surface Waters and Enclosed Bays and Estuaries

and Ocean Waters of California]. Adopted April 2, 2019.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. eBird – Burrowing Owl Species Map. Accessed August

30, 2019. https://ebird.org/home.

Todd, W.E.C. 1922. “A New Sparrow from Southern California.” Condor 24(4): 126.

Tremor, S., ed. 2017. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Illustrated by J. Zee. San Diego,

California: San Diego Natural History Museum.

Unitt, P. 1984. The Birds of San Diego County. San Diego, California: San Diego Society of

Natural History.

Unitt, P. 2004. San Diego County Bird Atlas. San Diego, California: San Diego

Natural History Museum.

USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture). 2018. Web Soil Survey. USDA, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. Accessed May 29, 2018.

https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/.

USDA. 2019. Information about Hydrologic Units and the Watershed Boundary Database.

Natural Resources Conservation Service. Accessed 2019. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/

wps/portal/nrcs/detail/?cid=nrcs143_021616.

USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). 2003. Recovery Plan for the Quino Checkerspot

Butterfly (Euphydras editha quino). Portland, Oregon: USFWS, Region 1. August 11,

2003. http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/030917.pdf.

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USFWS. 2008. Birds of Conservation Concern. Arlington, Virginia: USFWS, Division of

Migratory Bird Management. December 2008. https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/

grants/BirdsofConservationConcern2008.pdf.

USFWS. 2009. Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) 5-Year Review:

Summary and Evaluation. Carlsbad, California: USFWS Carlsbad Office. August 13,

2009. https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc4341.pdf.

USFWS. 2018a. “Critical Habitat and Occurrence Data” [map]. Accessed April 2018.

http://www.fws.gov/data.

USFWS. 2018b. National Wetlands Inventory. Accessed April 2018. http://www fws.gov/

wetlands/NWI/index.html.

USFWS. 2019. “Critical Habitat and Occurrence Data” [map]. Accessed January 2019.

http://www.fws.gov/data.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). 2006. “Migration of Birds.” Northern Prairie Wildlife Research

Center. August 3, 2006. Accessed March 2019. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/

resource/birds/migratio/routes.htm.

USGS. 2013. “Migration of Birds: When Birds Migrate.” http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/

birds/migratio/when.htm.

Wilson, D.E., and S. Ruff, eds. 1999. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Wisinski, Colleen. 2019. Personal communication with Colleen Wisinski, Conservation Program

Specialist with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, regarding

burrowing owls. Via phone. July 23, 2019.

WRI (Wildlife Research Institute Inc.). 2010. Golden Eagles of the San Diego Multiple Species

Conservation Plan Area 2004–2010. December 9, 2010.

Zeiner, D.C., W.F. Laudenslayer, Jr., K.E. Mayer, and M. White, eds. 1988–1990. California’s

Wildlife: Volumes I–III. Sacramento, California: California Department of Fish and Game.

Zeiner, D.C., W.F. Laudenslayer Jr., K.E. Mayer, and M. White, eds. 1990a. California’s Wildlife:

Volume II. Birds. Sacramento, California: California Department of Fish and Game.

Zeiner, D.C., W.F. Laudenslayer Jr., K.E. Mayer, and M. White, eds. 1990b. California’s Wildlife:

Volume III. Mammals. Sacramento, California: California Department of Fish and Game.

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Zeiner, D.C., W.F. Laudenslayer Jr., K.E. Mayer, and M. White, eds. 1990c. California’s

Wildlife: Volume I. Amphibians and Reptiles. Sacramento, California: California

Department of Fish and Game.

2.4 Cultural Resources

County of San Diego. 2007. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance,

Cultural Resources: Archaeological and Historic Resources. Land Use and Environment

Group, Department of Planning and Land Use, Department of Public Works. December

5, 2007. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ProjectPlanning/docs/

Cultural_Guidelines.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2011. San Diego County General Plan: A Plan for Growth, Conservation,

and Sustainability, Chapter 5, Conservation and Open Space Element. August 2011.

Accessed August 2018. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/

gpupdate/docs/GP/ConservationandOpenSpace.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2012. San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinance, Title 8, Zoning

and Land Use Regulations, Chapter 6, Resource Protection Ordinance. Adopted October

25, 2012. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/docs/res_prot_ord.pdf.

Mooney and Associates (Brian Mooney and Associates). 1991. Appendix F Cultural Resources

Draft Environmental Impact Report for Jacumba Valley Ranch Specific Plan Volume I .

Prepared for Jacumba Valley Ranch. On file at the South Coast Information Center.

Parker, Patricia L., and Thomas F. King. 1990. “Guidelines for the Evaluation and Documentation of

Traditional Cultural Properties.” National Register Bulletin 38. First Published in 1990 by the

National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Park Service.

2.5 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity

CGS (California Geological Survey). 2003. “Probabilistic Seismic Hazards Mapping, Ground

Motion Page.” Accessed December 3, 2012. http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/

pshamap/pshamain.html.

CGS. 2008. State Mining and Geology Board Special Publication 117A. Adopted March 13,

1997; last updated in 2008.

County of San Diego. 2007a. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance and

Report Format and Content Requirements – Geologic Hazards. Land Use and

Environment Group, Department of Land Use and Planning, Department of Public

Works. July 30, 2007.

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County of San Diego. 2007b. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance and

Report Format and Content Requirements – Water Quality. Land Use and Environment

Group, Department of Land Use and Planning, Department of Public Works. July 30, 2007.

County of San Diego. 2011a. San Diego County General Plan: A Plan for Growth,

Conservation, and Sustainability, Chapter 7, Safety Element. August 2011. Accessed

September 2018. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/

docs/GP/SafetyElement.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2011b. San Diego County General Plan Update, Final Environmental Impact

Report. SCH No. 2002111067. Department of Planning and Land Use. August 2011.

County of San Diego. 2011c. County of San Diego Grading Ordinance. Ordinance No. 9547.

effective August 11, 2011.

County of San Diego. 2011d. San Diego County Code Chapter 3, Division 8, of Title 6. On-

site Wastewater Treatment Systems and Improper Disposal of Sewage. County of San

Diego. 2011d. County of San Diego Zoning Ordinance. San Diego County Code of

Regulatory Ordinances.

County of San Diego. 2017. Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Prepared by URS.

San Diego, California: URS.

SCS Engineers. 2011. Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Event Conducted During December

2010, 1451 Carrizo Gorge Road, Jacumba, California. March 3, 2011.

Stantec. 2016. Final Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Fourth Quarter 2015, 44485

Old Highway 80, Jacumba, California. January 27, 2016.

USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture). 2019. Web Soil Survey. USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. Accessed January 2019.

http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/.

USDA NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service). 2014. Custom Soil Resource Report for

San Diego County Area, California, Jacumba Solar Energy Project, based on San Diego

County Survey Area, Version 6, December 17, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2014.

http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). 2010. M7.2 Baja, Mexico, Earthquake of 4 April 2010, Earthquake

Summary Map. Prepared in cooperation with the Global Seismographic Network.

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USGS. 2012. “The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.” USGS. Accessed on December 3, 2012.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/mercalli.php.

USGS and CGS (California Geological Survey). 2011. Triggered Surface Slips in Southern California

Associated with the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah, Baja California, Mexico, Earthquake. USGS

Open-File Report 2010-1333 jointly published as CGS Special Report 221.

2.6 Hazards and Hazardous Materials

AirNav.com. 2020. “L78 Jacumba Airport Operational Statistics.” http://www.airnav.com/airport/L78.

CBP (Customs and Border Protection). 2014a. “Boulevard Station.” Border Security, U.S.

Border Patrol, Border Patrol Sectors, San Diego Sector (California), Stations. Accessed

February 28, 2019. https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/

border-patrol-sectors/san-diego-sector-california/boulevard-station.

CBP. 2014b. “Campo Station.” Border Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Border Patrol Sectors, San Diego

Sector (California), Stations. Accessed February 28, 2019. https://www.cbp.gov/

border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/san-diego-sector-california/

campo-station.

CHP (California Highway Patrol). 2019. “CHP Border Division.” Accessed November 14, 2012.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/depts_divs_offs/601.html.

County of San Diego. 2007a. Guidelines for Determining Significance and Report Format and

Content Requirements – Hazardous Materials and Existing Contamination. Department

of Planning and Development Services, Department of Public Works. July 30, 2007.

County of San Diego. 2007b. Guidelines for Determining Significance and Report Format and

Content Requirements – Airport Hazards. Department of Planning and Development

Services, Department of Public Works.

County of San Diego. 2007c. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance –

Emergency Response Plans. Department of Planning and Development Services,

Department of Public Works. July 30, 2007. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/

dam/sdc/pds/docs/Emergency-Response-Guidelines.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2010a. Guidelines for Determining Significance and Report Format and

Content Requirements – Wildland Fire and Fire Protection. Department of Planning and

Development Services, Department of Public Works.

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County of San Diego. 2010b. Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan: San Diego County,

California. August 2010. http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/oes/emergency_management/

oes_jl_mitplan.html.

County of San Diego. 2010c. Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization

Operational Area Emergency Plan. Office of Emergency Services, County of San Diego.

October 2010. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/oes/emergency_management/protected/

docs/2010_Complete_Plan_w_Annexes.pdf

County of San Diego. 2011a. Jacumba Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

County of San Diego. 2011b. San Diego County General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use Element.

August 2011. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/

03_LU%20Element_Jan2020.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2011c. San Diego County General Plan, Chapter 7, Safety Element.


SafetyElement_Jan2020.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2012. Closure Letter: Unauthorized Release #H02688-003, Jacumba

Texaco, 1451 Carrizo Gorge Road, Jacumba, CA. San Diego County Department of

Environmental Health. January 26, 2012.

County of San Diego. 2017. Consolidated Fire Code. November 20, 2014.

County of San Diego. 2018. Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan. Unified San Diego

County Emergency Services Organization and County of San Diego. September 2018.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/oes/emergency_management/

oes_jl_oparea.html.

County of San Diego. 2019. “Airport’s History.” Accessed March 12, 2019.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/dpw/airports/airportsmain/

history.html#par_image_6.

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). 2018. Technical Guidance for Evaluating Selected

Solar Technologies on Airports. April 2018.

2.7 Hydrology and Water Quality

Allan, R.B. 2013. Unpublished precipitation data from Jacumba and Tierra del Sol rain

gauges. Personal communication from R. Allan (County of San Diego Flood Control).

September 13, 2013.

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Colorado River RWQCB (Regional Water Quality Control Board). 2017. “Basin Planning.”

Assessed December 2018. https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/coloradoriver/water_issues/

programs/basin_planning/.

County of San Diego. 2003. Hydrology Manual. County of San Diego Department of Public

Works Flood Control Section. June 2003.

County of San Diego. 2007a. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance and

Report Format and Content Requirements – Hydrology.

County of San Diego. 2007b. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance and

Report Format and Content Requirements – Surface Water Quality.

County of San Diego. 2007c. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance and

Report Format and Content Requirements – Groundwater Resources.

Dudek. 2016. Draft Highland Center Well Completion Report. Prepared for Jacumba

Community Services District. November 2016.

DWR (California Department of Water Resources). 2016. California’s Groundwater. Bulletin

118 Interim Update. December 22, 2016.

DWR. 2019. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act 2018 Basin Prioritization Process and

Results. DWR, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program. January 2019.

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). 2012. FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer

Viewer. Accessed March 12, 2019.

Geosyntec. 2012. Jacumba Valley Ranch Property Well #3 Aquifer Test Report, Jacumba, CA.

November 2012.

Roff, D.F., and J.G. Franzone. 1994. Proposed Final Report, Hydrogeological Investigation,

Proposed Jacumba Valley Ranch Development, Jacumba, San Diego County, California.

Leighton and Associates Inc.

Swenson, G.A., 1981. “The Groundwater Hydrology of Jacumba Valley, California and Baja

California.” Master’s Thesis, San Diego State University, California.

RWQCB (Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board). 2019. Water Quality

Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin (Basin Plan). Amended January 8, 2019.

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SWRCB. 2016. Final 2014/2016 California Integrated Report (Clean Water Act Section 303(d)

List/305(b) Report). https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/

integrated2014_2016.shtml.

SWRCB. 2018. High Risk Watersheds California Construction Storm Water General Permit.

Updated Spring 2018. https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/

stormwater/docs/constpermits/guidance/receivingwaterrisk.pdf.

SWRCB. 2019. GeoTracker. Access March 12, 2019. http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). 1979. 1:100,000-scale metric topographic map of

El Cajon California.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). 2011. Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the

San Diego Drainages Hydrogeologic Province, 2004—California GAMA Priority Basin

Project. Scientific Investigations Report No. 2011–5154. Reston, Virginia: USGS.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5154/pdf/sir20115154.pdf.

USGS. 2016. “Watershed Boundary Dataset”. Assessed December 2018. https://www.usgs.gov/core-

science-systems/ngp/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset?qt-science_support_

page_related_con=4#qt-science_support_page_related_con.

WRCC (Western Regional Climate Center). 2019. “Period of Record General Climate

Summary—Temperature: Campo, California.” WRCC. Accessed March 22, 2019.

https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca1424.

2.8 Mineral Resources

Ninyo and Moore. 2017. Preliminary Geotechnical Evaluation, Jacumba Solar development. San

Diego County, California. December 14, 2017.

County of San Diego. 2008. Guidelines for Determining Significance and Report Formant and

Content Requirements, Mineral Resources, Land Use and Environment Group. Department

of Planning and Land Use Department of Public Works. Revised July 30, 2008.

County of San Diego. 2011. County of San Diego General Plan, Conservation and Open Space

Element. August 2011.

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2.9 Noise

Acentech. 2015. Mesa 500 Kilovolt (kV) Substation Project Technical Noise Report. Report No.

4403. February. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/ene/mesa/attachment/

DraftEIR/38AppendixJNoiseBackgroundReports.pdf.

AirNav.com. 2020. “L78 Jacumba Airport Operational Statistics.” http://www.airnav.com/airport/L78.

Beranek, L., and I. Ver, eds. 1992. Noise and Vibration Control Engineering. John Wiley &

Sons. New York, NY.

Caltrans (California Department of Transportation). 2009. Technical Noise Supplement.

County of San Diego. 2002. San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances. Ordinance No. 9478.

County of San Diego. 2009a. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance _

Noise. Land Use and Environment Group. January 27.

County of San Diego. 2009b. San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances. Title 3,

Division 6, Chapter 4: Noise Abatement and Control. Amended by Ordinance No. 9962

(N.S.). January 1.

County of San Diego. 2011. San Diego County General Plan, Chapter 8, Noise Element. August

3, 2011. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/docs/

GP/NoiseElement.pdf.

CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission). 1999. Tri-Valley Project PEA. Chapter 17 – Corona

and Induced Current Effects. November. https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/

info/aspen/tri-valley/17%20-%20Corona%20and%20Induced%20Current%20Effects.pdf.

Daikin Applied. 2013. Quiet Condenser Option for Daikin Applied Air Handling Systems. A/SP

31-309 (05/10). https://www.daikinapplied.com/o365/GetDocument/

Doc100/ASP_31_309_Quiet_Condenser_Option_flyer.pdf.

Dudek. 2010. East County Substation/Tule Wind/Energia Sierra Juarez Gen-Tie Projects Draft

EIR/EIS: D.8 – Noise. December 2010. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/

dudek/ecosub/Draft_EIR/D-8_Noise.pdf.

FHWA (Federal Highway Administration). 2008. Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM),

Software Version 1.1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative

Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center,

Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division. Washington, D.C. December 8, 2008.

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FHWA. 2006. Roadway Construction Noise Model User’s Guide. FHWA-HEP-05-054. January.

FTA (Federal Transit Administration). 2006. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment.

FTA-VA-90-1003-06. May.

FTA. 2018. “Noise Impact Assessment Spreadsheet.” https://www.transit.dot.gov/

regulations-and-guidance/environmental-programs/noise-impact-assessment-spreadsheet.

Groundwork Group LLC. 2019. “Solar Panel Cleaners.” https://groundworkexperts.com/

products/solar-panel-cleaners/.

ISO (International Organization of Standardization). 1996. Acoustics – Attenuation of Sound During

Propagation Outdoors -- Part 2: General Method of Calculation. 9613-2. December.

ISO. 2003. Description, Measurement and Assessment of Environmental Noise – Part 1.

1996-1. August.

MultiOne. 2016. “Solar Panel Washer.” Accessed May 10, 2019. http://www.multione.com/

wp-content/uploads/2016/06/46_Solar_panel_washer.pdf.

Rigolett. 2020. “Tractors.” https://rigolett.home.xs4all.nl/ENGELS/equipment/tractorframe.htm.

RTG (Rammtechnik GMBH). 2014. RG 21 T # 0224 I V01 en 07.2013 (technical data sheet).

SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments). 2019. “Transportation Forecast Information

Center.” Series 12. Year 2020. http://tfic.sandag.org/.

SDCRAA (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority). 2011. Jacumba Airport Land Use

Compatibility Plan. As amended December 2011.

SMA. 2020. SC2200-3000-EV-DS-en-58. Accessed March 8, 2020. https://files.sma.de/dl/

23869/SC2200-3000-EV-DS-en-58.pdf.

Soitec. 2014. “Technical Memorandum: Infrasound and Low-Frequency Noise, Tracker Motor

and Fenceline Noise Measurements at Newberry Springs Solar Facility.” August 20.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ceqa/Soitec-Documents/

Final-EIR-Files/Appendix_9.0-3_LF%20Memo.pdf.

State of California. 2017. Office of Planning and Research. State Planning Guidelines.

https://opr.ca.gov/docs/OPR_COMPLETE_7.31.17.pdf.

USCB (United States Census Bureau). 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA -

Jacumba CDP.

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2.10 Paleontological Resources

County of San Diego, 2007. Guidelines for Determining Significance, Cultural Resources –

Archaeological and Historic Resources. Land Use and Environment Group, Department

of Planning and Land Use, Department of Public Works, San Diego County, California.

County of San Diego. 2009. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance –

Paleontological Resources. Land Use and Environment Group, Department of Planning

and Land Use, Department of Public Works. March 19, 2007; modified January 15, 2009.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/dplu/docs/Paleo-Guidelines.pdf.





County of San Diego. 2012. San Diego County Grading Ordinance, an excerpt from The San

Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances. Effective October 25, 2012.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/dpw/LAND_DEVELOPMENT_

DIVISION/landpdf/gradingordinance.pdf.

2.11 Tribal

County of San Diego. 2007. County of San Diego Guidelines for Determining Significance, Cultural

Resources: Archaeological and Historic Resources. Land Use and Environment Group,

Department of Planning and Land Use, Department of Public Works. December 5, 2007.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ProjectPlanning/docs/

Cultural_Guidelines.pdf.





County of San Diego. 2012. San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinance, Title 8, Zoning

and Land Use Regulations, Chapter 6, Resource Protection Ordinance. Adopted October

25, 2012. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/docs/res_prot_ord.pdf.

NPS (National Park Service). 1992. “Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional

Cultural Properties.” National Register Bulletin 38. U.S. Department of the Interior,

National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/

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2.12 Wildfire


Plan: Proposed Resource Management plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement.

Page 3-4. December.

CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). 2005. Fire Threat Version

05_1 (GIS Data). http://frap.fire.ca.gov/data/statewide/fthrt05_1.zip.

CAL FIRE. 2007. “San Diego County Fire Hazard Severity Zones in SRA.” November 7, 2007.

http://frap.fire.ca.gov/webdata/maps/san_diego/fhszs_map.37.pdf.

CAL FIRE. 2008. CAL FIRE Power Line Fire Prevention Field Guide. November 2008. 127 pp.

CAL FIRE. 2009. Post Fire Erosion (thr_erosclass09_1) (GIS Data). http://frap.fire.ca.gov/

data/assessment2010/data/thr_erosclass09_1.gdb.zip.

CAL FIRE. 2010. California’s Forests and Rangelands: 2010 Assessment. http://frap.fire.ca.gov/

assessment/2010/assessment2010.

CAL FIRE. 2017. Fire Perimeters (fire17_1) (GIS Data). http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/data/frapgisdata/

select.asp.

CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) and BLM (Bureau of Land Management). 2008.

Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Land

Use Amendment for the Sunrise Powerlink Project. SCH No. 2006091071; DOI Control

No. FES-08-54. Prepared by Aspen Environmental Group for CPUC and BLM. Agoura

Hills, California: Aspen Environmental Group. October 2008.

County of San Diego. 1985. San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances Chapter 4:

Removal of Combustible Vegetation and Other Flammable Materials. July 24.

County of San Diego. 2010. County of San Diego Report Format and Content Requirements –

Wildland Fire and Fire Protection. August 31, 2010. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

dplu/docs/Fire-Report-Format.pdf.


Conservation, and Sustainability, Chapter 3, Land Use Element. August 2011. Accessed

March 2019. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/docs/

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Conservation, and Sustainability, Chapter 7, Safety Element. August 2011. Accessed

March 2019. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/docs/

GP/SafetyElement.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2011c. County of San Diego General Plan Update: Jacumba Subregional

Group Planning Area, Mountain Empire Subregional Plan. August 2011. Accessed

March 2019. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/docs/CP/

MTN_Empire_CP.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2014. Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization and

County of San Diego Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan. Office of

Emergency Services. September 2014.

County of San Diego. 2017a. County of San Diego 2017 Consolidated Fire Code, 6th Edition.

Effective April 14, 2017. Accessed March 2019. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/

content/dam/sdc/pds/docs/cosd-fire-code.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2017b. Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, San Diego County,

California. Office of Emergency Services; Unified Disaster Council. October 2017.

County of San Diego. 2018. Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan. Unified San Diego

County Emergency Services Organization and County of San Diego. Office of Emergency

Services. September 2018. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/oes/

emergency_management/plans/op-area-plan/2018/2018-EOP-Complete-Plan.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2020. County of San Diego 2020 Consolidated Fire Code, 7th Edition.

Effective March 27, 2020. Accessed July 2020. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/

dam/sdc/sdcfa/documents/prevention/2020-County-Consolidated-Fire-Code-FINAL.pdf.

NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation). 2006. “Standard FAC-003-1 —

Transmission Vegetation Management Program.” April 7, 2006.

NERC. 2019. “NERC Homepage.” Accessed March 28, 2019. http://www.nerc.com/.

San Diego County Fire Chiefs Association. 2007. Memorandum of Understanding between the

Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, the California

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3.1 Effects Found Not Significant as Part of the EIR Process


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(“Sunset Zones”). August 2006. Accessed March 18, 2019. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

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Content Requirements – Agricultural Resources. Approved March 19, 2007. Revised

June 23, 2015. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/

pds/ProjectPlanning/docs/AG-Guidelines.pdf.



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CP/MTN_Empire_CP.pdf.

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3.1.2 Energy

CARB (California Air Resources Board). 2011. Facts About the Advanced Clean Cars Program.

Revised November 9, 2011. Accessed December 2017. https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/

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CARB. 2013. “Clean Car Standards – Pavley, Assembly Bill 1493.” Last reviewed May 6, 2013.

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CARB. 2017. The 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update. November 2017. Accessed

December 2017. https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scoping_plan_2017.pdf.

CARB. 2018. EMFAC 2017 Web Database (v1.0.2). Accessed August 2018.

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CEC (California Energy Commission). 2015a. California Energy Demand Updated Forecast,

2015–2025. CEC-200-2014-009-CMF. February 2015, 2015. Accessed December 2017.

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CEC. 2015b. 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Frequently Asked Questions. Accessed

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CEC. 2016b. California Energy Demand Updated Forecast, 2016–2026. January 15, 2016.

Accessed December 2017. http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/15-IEPR-

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CEC. 2017. 2016 Weekly Fuels Watch Report. Accessed December 2017. http://www.energy.ca.gov/

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Plan: A Plan for Growth, Conservation, and Sustainability. August 2011.

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Vision.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2017. Comprehensive Renewable Energy Plan. February 2017.

http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/advance/CREP.html.

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2018. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/advance/climateactionplan.html.

CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission). 2016. Biennial RPS Program Update. January

1, 2016. Accessed December 2017. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/WorkArea/

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through December 2016.” Accessed December 2017. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/

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EIA, Electricity. Released January 17, 2017. Accessed December 2017.

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EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2013. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).” Last

updated December 10, 2013. Accessed December 2017. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/

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EPA. 2015. “Overview for Renewable Fuel Standard.” Last updated September 28, 2015.

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SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric). 2018. 2018 Individual Integrated Resource Plan of San

Diego Gas & Electric Company. August 1, 2018. Accessed August 2018.

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The Climate Registry. 2018. Default Emission Factors. May 1, 2018. Accessed August 2018.

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3.1.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CalRecycle (California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery). 2015. AB 341

Report to the Legislature. August 2015.

CAPCOA (California Air Pollution Control Officers Association). 2008. CEQA & Climate

Change: Evaluating and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Projects Subject to

the California Environmental Quality Act. January 2008. http://www.capcoa.org/

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CAPCOA. 2017. California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) User’s Guide Version

2016.3.2. Prepared by BREEZE Software, A Division of Trinity Consultants in

collaboration with South Coast Air Quality Management District and the California Air

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CARB (California Air Resources Board). 2008. Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan: A

Framework for Change. December 12, 2008. http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/

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CARB. 2011. Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons for Proposed Rulemaking, Public

Hearing to Consider the “LEV III” Amendments to the California Greenhouse Gas and

Criteria Pollutant Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures

and to the On-Board Diagnostic System Requirements for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty

Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles, and to the Evaporative Emission Requirements for

Heavy-Duty Vehicles. December 7, 2011.

CARB. 2014. First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan Building on the Framework

Pursuant to AB 32 – The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. May 2014.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/2013_update/first_update_climate_change_

scoping_plan.pdf.

CARB. 2015. Glossary of Terms Used in GHG Inventories. http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/

faq/ghg_inventory_glossary.htm.

CARB. 2017a. “California Greenhouse Gas Inventory – 2017 Edition.” June 6, 2017. Accessed

July 2017. http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/data/data.htm.

CARB. 2017b. The 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update. November 2017. Accessed

December 2017. https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scoping_plan_2017.pdf.

CARB. 2018. “Glossary of Terms Used in GHG Inventories.” http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/

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CAT (California Climate Action Team). 2010a. Climate Action Team Biennial Report. Sacramento,

California: CAT. April 2010. Accessed February 2014. http://www.energy.ca.gov/

2010publications/CAT-1000-2010-004/CAT-1000-2010-004.PDF.

CAT. 2010b. Climate Action Team Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the California

Legislature. Sacramento, California: CAT. December 2010. Accessed February 2014.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/2010publications/CAT-1000-2010-005/

CAT-1000-2010-005.PDF.

CNRA (California Natural Resources Agency). 2009a. 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy.

A Report to the Governor of the State of California in Response to Executive Order S-13-2008.

http://resources.ca.gov/docs/climate/Statewide_Adaptation_Strategy.pdf.

CNRA. 2009b. Final Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action. December. Accessed July 2020.

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CNRA. 2014. Safeguarding California: Reducing Climate Risk. An update to the 2009

California Climate Adaptation Strategy. http://resources.ca.gov/docs/climate/

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CRNA. 2016. Safeguarding California: Implementing Action Plans. March 2016.

http://resources.ca.gov/docs/climate/safeguarding/Safeguarding%20California-

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CNRA. 2017. Draft Report Safeguarding California Plan: 2017 Update, California’s Climate

Adaptation Strategy. May 2017. http://resources.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/

2017/05/DRAFT-Safeguarding-California-Plan-2017-Update.pdf.

CNRA. 2018. Safeguarding California Plan: 2018 Update, California’s Climate Adaptation

Strategy. January 2018. http://resources.ca.gov/docs/climate/safeguarding/update2018/

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County of San Diego. 2011 San Diego County General Plan: A Plan for Growth, Conservation,

and Sustainability. August 2011. http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/

gpupdate/docs/GP/Cover_Intro_Vision.pdf.


Content Requirements – Climate Change. Department of Planning and Development

Services, Department of Public Works. November 7, 2013.

County of San Diego. 2017a. Comprehensive Renewable Energy Plan. February 2017.

http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/advance/CREP.html.

County of San Diego. 2017b. County of San Diego Strategic Plan to Reduce Waste. Final Plan.

April 12, 2017. Prepared by HF&H Consultants LLC, in collaboration with Inika and

O’Rorke. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/dpw/SOLID_WASTE_

PLANNING_and_RECYCLING/Files/Final_Strategic%20Plan.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2018. County of San Diego Climate Action Plan. Adopted February 14,

2018. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/advance/climateactionplan.html.

County of San Diego. 2020. 2019 General Plan Annual Progress Report. March. Accessed July

2020. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/2019%

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EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2016. “Glossary of Climate Change Terms.”

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https://www.epa.gov/climatechange. Currently available at

https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climatechange_.html.

EPA. 2018. Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2016. EPA 430-R-18-003.

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EPA and NHTSA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration). 2016. 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas

Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule. EPA–

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EPIC (Energy Policy Initiatives Center). 2013. San Diego County Updated Greenhouse Gas

Inventory – An Analysis of Regional Emissions and Strategies to Achieve AB 32 Targets

Revised and Updated to 2010. University of San Diego, Energy Policy Initiatives Center.

March 2013.

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IPCC. 2007. “Summary for Policymakers,” in Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science

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IPCC. 2013. Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis—Contribution of Working

Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

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IPCC. 2014. “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability – Summary for

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to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, edited

by C.B. Field, V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M.

Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S.

MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L. White, 1–32. Cambridge, United Kingdom, and

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NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). 2019. “PVWatts Calculator.” Accessed

February 2019. https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php.

OPR (Governor’s Office of Planning and Research). 2008. CEQA and Climate Change:

Addressing Climate Change through California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Review. Technical Advisory. Sacramento, California: OPR. June 19, 2008.

http://opr.ca.gov/docs/june08-ceqa.pdf.

SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments). 2011. 2050 Regional Transportation

Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. October 2011.

SANDAG. 2015. San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan. October 2015. Accessed April 2017.

http://www.sdforward.com/pdfs/RP_final/ The%20Plan%20-%20combined.pdf.

3.1.4 Land Use and Planning




BLM. 2014. “Jacumba Mountains Wilderness.” http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/elcentro/

recreation/ecwilderness/jacumba.html. Accessed June 24, 2014.

County ALUC (San Diego County Airport Land Use Commission). 2011. Jacumba Airport Land

Use Compatibility Plan. Adopted December 2006; amended December 2011. San Diego

County Regional Airport Authority, County ALUC.

County of San Diego. 2003. Jacumba Valley Ranch. January 22, 2003.

County of San Diego. 2010. Ordinance No. 10072: Solar Energy System, Offsite Use.

County of San Diego. 2011. San Diego County General Plan. August 3, 2011.

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County of San Diego. 2014a. 2014 California-Baja California Border Master Plan Update. July

2014. http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/departments/planning/pdfs/border/2014-07-

California-Baja-Border-Master-Plan.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2014b. The Zoning Ordinance San Diego County. Adopted October 18,

1978; amended February 2014.

County of San Diego. 2014c. Jacumba Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/ceqa/Soitec-Documents/Final-

EIR-Files/references/rtcref/ch3.1.4/2014-12-19_CountyofSanDiego2011b_Jacumba_

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County of San Diego. 2015. Statement of Proceedings. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

Planning and Land Use Matters. County of San Diego. March 18, 2015. Accessed on

June 19, 2015. http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/bos/agenda/sop/

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SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments). 2002. Feasibility of Opening an

International Border Crossing at Jacumba-Jacume. June 27, 2000. Accessed March 22,

2019. https://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/publicationid_797_3844.pdf.

3.1.5 Parks and Recreations




BLM. 2019. “Jacumba Wilderness.” Accessed May 2019. https://www.blm.gov/visit/

jacumba-wilderness.

BLM. 2020. “Carrizo Gorge Wilderness.” Accessed June 2020. https://www.blm.gov/

visit/carrizo-gorge-wilderness.

California Department of Parks and Recreation. 2020. “Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.”

Accessed June 2020. https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638.

County of San Diego. 2005. County Trails Program and the Community Trails Master Plan –

Boulevard. January 12, 2005. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/

CTMP/trails-and-pathways-plan/BoulevardCommunityTrailsandPathwaysPlan.pdf.

http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/bos/agenda/sop/031815sop.pdf

http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/bos/agenda/sop/031815sop.pdf

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County of San Diego. 2009. Community Trails Master Plan. January 12, 2005. Updated June 24,

2009. Accessed April 2019. http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/community-

trails-master-plan.html.

County of San Diego. 2011. Chapter 5: Conservation and Open Space Element. In San Diego County

General Plan. August 2011. Accessed April 2019. http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/

content/dam/sdc/pds/gpupdate/docs/GP/ConservationandOpenSpace.pdf.

County of San Diego. 2016a. Mountain Empire Subregional Plan; San Diego County General



County of San Diego. 2016b. County of San Diego Parks Master Plan. February 2016.

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/parks/CAPRA/2.0%20EXHIBITS/

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3.1.6 Public Services

CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). 2014. Fire and Resource

Assessment Program (FRAP).

CBP (Customs and Border Protection). 2014a. “Boulevard Station.” Border Security, U.S.

Border Patrol, Border Patrol Sectors, San Diego Sector (California), Stations. Accessed

February 28, 2019. https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-

sectors/san-diego-sector-california/boulevard-station.

CBP. 2014b. “Campo Station.” Border Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Border Patrol Sectors, San

Diego Sector (California), Stations. Accessed February 28, 2019. https://www.cbp.gov/

border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/san-diego-sector-california/

campo-station.

CHP (California Highway Patrol). 2019. “CHP Border Division.” Accessed November 14, 2019.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/depts_divs_offs/601.html.

Cismeos, C. 2019. Personal Communication with C. Cismeos (Border Patrol Agent, Boulevard

Station) and I. Roman (Dudek). March 22, 2019.

County of San Diego. 2007. “San Diego County Library, Branch Libraries [map].” Accessed

November 16, 2012. http://www.sdcl.org/PDF/SDCL_service_areas_map.pdf.


Conservation, and Sustainability, Chapter 3, Land Use Element. August 3, 2011.


LandUseElement.pdf.

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Conservation, and Sustainability, Chapter 7, Safety Element. August 2011.


SafetyElement.pdf.



https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/docs/

CP/MTN_Empire_CP.pdf.

Mountain Empire Unified School District. 2019. “Schools.” Accessed February 28, 2019.

https://www.meusd.k12.ca.us/schools.

Perrapato. 2019. Personal communication with Perrapato regarding the Boulevard Sheriff

Office’s existing facilities and response times.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. 2019a. “About Us.” Accessed November 14, 2019.

http://www.sdsheriff.net/aboutus.html.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. 2019b. “Boulevard/Jacumba Office.” Accessed

November 14, 2019. http://www.sdsheriff.net/patrolstations/boulevard.html.

Uelen, W. 2019. Personal communication with W. Uelen (Sargent, Campo Station) and I. Roman

(Dudek). March 22, 2019.

3.1.7 Transportation and Traffic

Caltrans (California Department of Transportation). 2002. Guide for the Preparation of Traffic

Impact Studies.

Caltrans. 2017.

County of San Diego 2011a. San Diego County Draft General Plan Update: A Plan for Growth,

Conservation, and Sustainability. Mountain Empire Subregional Plan Mobility Element

Adopted August 3, 2011

County of San Diego. 2011b. Guidelines for Determining Significance and Report Format and

Content Requirements – Traffic and Transportation. Land Use and Environment Group,

Department of Planning and Land Use, Department of Public Works. Second revision

June 30, 2009; second modification August 24, 2011.

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County of San Diego. 2011c. San Diego County Draft General Plan Update: A Plan for Growth,

Conservation, and Sustainability. Adopted August 3, 2011

County of San Diego. 2012a. San Diego County Standards for Public Roads. County of San

Diego, Department of Public Works. March 2012.

County of San Diego. 2012b.

County of San Diego. 2012c.

MTS (Metropolitan Transit Service). 2017.

TRB (Transportation Research Board). 2016. Highway Capacity Manual 2000.

3.1.8 Utilities and Service Systems

CalRecycle. 2012. “History of California Solid Waste Law, 1985–1989.” California Department

of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Accessed March 2019.

CalRecycle. 2016a. “Facility/Site Summary Details: Sycamore Sanitary Landfill (37-AA-0023).”

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Accessed March 2019.

https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/swfacilities/Directory/37-AA-0023/.

CalRecycle. 2016b. “Facility/Site Summary Details: Otay Landfill (37-AA-0010).” California

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Accessed March 2019.

https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/swfacilities/Directory/37-AA-0010/.

County of San Diego. 2011a. Mountain Empire Subregional Plan. Adopted as part of the San

Diego County General Plan. August 3, 2011. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dplu/

generalplan.html.

County of San Diego. 2011b. Boulevard Subregional Planning Area, Mountain Empire

Subregional Plan. Adopted as part of the San Diego County General Plan. August 3,

2011. http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dplu/generalplan.html.

County of San Diego. 2012. “Rural Trash and Recycling Bins–Site Closures.” County of San

Diego, Department of Public Works. Accessed March 2019.

http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/recycling/rural_bin_closures.html.

County of San Diego. 2016. Jacumba Solar Energy Project Final Environmental Impact Report.

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