(From the Signal) Two government agencies released their final environmental report on the Newhall Ranch project Thursday, concluding that the proposed development in the western Santa Clarita Valley lacks sufficient trash-disposal resources and would have some negative environmental effects. The report from the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers marks the end of a nearly year-long study of Newhall Ranch.

The community planned by Newhall Land Development Inc., which has won a first round of approval from Los Angeles County, would span 12,000 acres from Interstate 5 to Ventura County, southof Highway 126; 8,000 of its acres would be open space.

The area owned by Newhall Land has traditionally been used for cattle ranching and oil drilling.

In addition to looking at the project’s impact on the environment, the report details the effects of Newhall Land’s proposed Newhall Ranch Resource Management and Development Plan and Spineflower Conservation Plan. These plans propose to conserve plants and wildlife in the project area.

Read more here: Newhall Ranch EIR expresses worry over waste