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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-55 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project D. ALTERNATIVES Alternatives in the 2013 EIR included a summary of the project objectives and described and evaluated the potential impacts of a full range of alternatives to the previously proposed project. That chapter also described alternatives considered but not studied further. Alternatives considered in the 2013 EIR included: • Alternative 1: No Project Alternative • Alternative 2A: Reduced Project Alternative • Alternative 2B: Reduced-Size/Reduced Daily Operations Alternative • Alternative 3: Expansion of North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill The currently proposed Expansion Project is another alternative to the project evaluated in the 2013 EIR. As described in this SEIR, the 2018 Expansion Project would have reduced impacts compared with all of the previously considered alternatives other than the no-project alternative. However, alternatives to the implementation of the 2018 Expansion Project are available. These involve implementing only one of the two fill sites proposed under the Expansion Project and/or not increasing the daily truck trips beyond current levels. The impacts of these three alternatives are compared with the currently proposed project below. Alternative 4: Northern Fill Area Only Under this Alternative,the Northern fill area would be filled with about 3.3 million cubic yards of wastes, about 41% of that proposed under the 2018 Expansion Project. Impacts of this alternative would be similar to those of the proposed project except for the following: • No creek-relocation-related biological or water quality impacts would occur, however long-term ecological benefits of creek relocation would not be realized. • Noise, air quality, traffic, and odors impacts would be reduced by three years, from 2036 to 2033. • Health risk impacts associated with the expansion would be slightly reduced. • There would be no visual impacts associated with the Southern fill area. Alternative 5: Southern Fill Area Only Under this Alternative,the Southern fill area would be filled with about 4.8 million cubic yards of wastes, about 59% of that proposed under the 2018 Expansion Project. Impacts of this alternative would be similar to those of the expansion project except for the following: • Noise, air quality, traffic, and odors impacts would be reduced by two years, from 2036 to 2034. • Health risk impacts associated with the expansion would be slightly reduced.