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Page 140 1 removed. For 4170, how far is that from the basin? 2 THE WITNESS: Probably a good -- I'd say 3 probably about 30 feet, 20 to 30 feet I'm guessing. 4 I'm estimating I should say. 5 ACTING CHAIR SCHWARZBAUM: Okay. And 6 just -- all right. Okay. So 4182 is actually in 7 the basin area? 8 THE WITNESS: Yeah, and the grading that's 9 obviously along here. 10 ACTING CHAIR SCHWARZBAUM: And the 11 grading. Go ahead. 12 THE WITNESS: So there's further impact 13 than just the footprint of the basin. There's work 14 around that, there's equipment that goes around it, 15 which will compact soil, impact the soil structure. 16 If roots can't access oxygen and water, eventually 17 they fall into decline. So that's the concern 18 here. 19 Moving down to the corner, we have an 20 additional underground conduit coming in. So 21 there's two trees that are currently still up that 22 are slated for removal. Other trees in this 23 location have been removed already. One tree is in 24 decline. 25 ACTING CHAIR SCHWARZBAUM: Okay. Go