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'F r) 0 project is approved. This EIR serves as the public disclosure document to be used during the County's environmental review process to inform decision makers and the public of the environmental impacts that would be associated with implementation of the proposed project. The County will use this EIR during the project approval process to meet the County's environmental review requirements for the following discretionary approvals: ■ adoption of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport Master Plan, ■ adoption of the General Plan amendment, . Fl ■ adoption of the Development Title amendment, and ■ adoption of the zone reclassification. The information contained in this EIR will be used by the City of Stockton and may be used by LAFCO as environmental documentation that will be required for separate actions related to this project. The City will amend its General Plan to provide water and wastewater treatment for the proposed project. If a County Service Area or similar district is formed to facilitate service provisions for this project, LAFCO approval would be required. F NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT COMPLIANCE ` Proposed near-term improvements identified in the Stockton Metropolitan Airport 5-Year Development Plan require approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The proposed near-term improvements include: ■ extending Runway 1 I L-29R by 1,000 feet on the east and west ends, E, ■ constructing a 20-acre air cargo apron, ■ constructing new-taxiways, and `t ■ constructing stormwater retention basins. f rucg FA summary report prepared by Jones & Stokes Associates entitled Stockton Metropolitan Airport Land Use Plan Near-Term Improvements Summary of Environmental Data and Information (Jones & Stokes Associates 1997) was submitted to the FAA in April 1997. Based on the contents Fof this report,the FAA has determined that the proposed runway extension is categorically excluded E. from the requirements for formal environmental assessment under NEPA (Pfeifer pers. comm.) PROJECT ALTERNATIVES r CEQA requires that a reasonable range of alternatives to a project be evaluated. Alternatives F should be considered that reduce or avoid significant environmental impacts and meet the basic objectives of the project. In Chapter 14, " Alternatives to the Proposed Project", project alternatives F%' Stockton Metropolitan Airport Project Chapter 3. Project Description Draft Environmental Impact Report 3-14 March 20, 1998jj i '