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TA. - Page 71 <br /> LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. ROCKETSHIP REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT <br /> SEPTEMBER 2016 INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br /> Greenhouse gas emissions associated with project trips were estimated using CalEEMod v. 2013.2.2. <br /> Table 4 shows the calculated GHG emissions for the proposed project. Motor vehicle emissions are <br /> the largest source of GHG emissions(74 percent of the total).Area sources and water use associated <br /> with the project represent a fraction of the total project emissions. Additional calculation details are <br /> provided in Appendix B. <br /> Table 4: Project- Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br /> Emissions(Metric Tons Per Year) <br /> Percent <br /> Emission Source CO2 CH, N20 CO2e of Total <br /> Area Source 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 1 <br /> Transportation 517.19 0.02 0.00 517.67 74 <br /> Water/Wastewater 1 6.56 1 0.05 1 0.00 1 7.93 1 1 <br /> Waste 22.23 1.31 0.00 49.81 7 <br /> Electricity 118.70 0.00 0.00 119.26 17 <br /> Total Annual Emissions 694.68 100 <br /> Note: Project greenhouse gas emissions were calculated with an assumed student enrollment of 600.The project has <br /> since been revised to reduce the maximum enrollment capacity to 480 students.Therefore,the calculations <br /> overestimate project emissions associated with vehicle trips and the data presented above is a conservative <br /> estimate. <br /> Source: LSA Associates,Inc.,2014. <br /> According to the BAAQMD, a project would result in a less-than-significant GHG impact if it would: <br /> • Result in operational-related greenhouse gas emissions of less than 1,100 metric tons of <br /> CO2e a year,or <br /> • Result in operational-related greenhouse gas emissions of less than 4.6 metric tons of COZe <br /> per service population(residents plus employees). <br /> As shown in Table 4,the proposed project would generate up to 694 metric tons of CO2e emissions <br /> per year.Annual emissions of operational-related GHGs for the proposed project do not exceed the <br /> significance threshold of 1,100 metric tons of CO2e per year. Therefore,operation of the proposed <br /> project would not generate significant GHG emissions and would have a less-than-significant impact <br /> on operational GHG emissions. <br /> b) Conflict with an applicable plan,policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the <br /> emissions of greenhouse gases? (No Impact) <br /> The California Environmental Protection Agency Climate Action Team(CAT)and the ARB have <br /> developed several reports to achieve the Governor's GHG targets,which rely on voluntary actions of <br /> California businesses,local government and community groups,and State incentive and regulatory <br /> programs. These include the CAT's 2006 Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature, <br /> ARB's 2007 Expanded List of Early Action Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in <br /> P:1RWC1401B Rocketship Sch-I\PRODUCrSUS-MND1Public\Ra ketship Public Review 09-29-16.docx(09/29/16)PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT 47 <br /> ATTY/RESO.0084/CC RESO ADOPTING CEQA-ROCKETSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL APPEAL <br /> REV:09-05-17 VR Page 55 of 124 <br />