2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
The
fourth
bullet
under
Requirements
for
Operational
Waste
at
the
bottom
of
page
4.O-58
provides
for
all
buildings,
open
spaces,
parking
lots,
and
trails
to
be
equipped
with
recycling
containers
to
separate
plastic,
paper,
aluminum,
glass,
cardboard,
and
other
commercially
recyclable
materials.
Pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
CEQA,
the
Draft
EIR
analyzed
the
physical
environmental
changes
that
would
result
from
proposed
Baylands
development
as
it
is
described
in
Chapter
3,
Project
Description
.
Since
Recology
does
not
proposed
capturing
methane
from
the
former
landfill
or
from
the
proposed
recycled
water
facility,
the
Draft
EIR
did
not
address
the
environmental
effects
of
such
methane
capture.
Greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
the
Project
Site
development,
including
from
solid
waste,
were
analyzed
in
Section
4.F,
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
.
A
proposal
to
capture
landfill
methane
and
transport
it
to
the
Recology
facility
for
economic
use
would
be
subject
to
its
own
separate
environmental
review
process
pursuant
to
CEQA.
There
are
no
defined
or
adopted
CEQA
standards
for
defining
health
risk
from
electromagnetic
fields
(EMF).
Thus,
the
Notices
of
Preparation
distributed
in
2006,
2010,
and
2013
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands
EIR
did
not
include
EMF
as
a
source
of
potentially
significant
impacts
for
proposed
Baylands
development.
For
informational
purposes,
electric
and
magnetic
fields
(EMF)
are
invisible
lines
of
force
that
surround
any
electrical
device.
Power
lines,
electrical
wiring,
and
electrical
equipment
(microwave
ovens,
televisions,
cellular
phones,
hair
dryers,
etc.)
all
produce
EMF.
Electric
fields
are
produced
by
voltage
and
increase
in
strength
as
the
voltage
increases.
Electric
fields
are
shielded
or
weakened
by
materials
that
conduct
electricity,
even
materials
that
conduct
electricity
poorly
(e.g.,
trees,
buildings,
and
human
skin).
Magnetic
fields
result
from
the
flow
of
current
through
wires
or
electrical
devices
and
increase
in
strength
as
the
current
increases.
Magnetic
fields
pass
through
most
materials
and
are
therefore
more
difficult
to
shield.
Both
electric
and
magnetic
fields
decrease
rapidly
as
the
distance
from
the
source
increases.
Overhead
power
lines
produce
both
electric
fields
and
magnetic
fields.
Underground
lines
do
not
produce
electric
fields
above
ground,
but
may
produce
magnetic
fields
above
ground.
Even
though
electrical
equipment,
appliances,
and
power
lines
produce
both
electric
and
magnetic
fields,
most
recent
research
has
focused
on
potential
health
effects
of
magnetic
field
exposure.
This
is
because
some
epidemiological
studies
have
reported
an
increased
cancer
risk
associated
with
magnetic
field
exposure.
No
similar
associations
have
been
reported
for
electric
fields.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-114
May
2015