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The proposed project would include the development of a 30-acre interim treated wastewater storage pond on the Pombo property and the development of nonpotablc water pipelines along Great Valley Parkway and Grant Line Road,which would also be developed under this alternative.Although off-site improvements would cause _ temporary disturbance of some foraging habitat for sensitive bird species during construction and development of the storage pond would remove approximately 30 acres of foraging habitat for sensitive bird species,no sensitive flora or fauna was observed within these off-site improvement areas during the field surveys,and compliance with _ the San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan would provide for fee payments for the purchase of suitable foraging habitat elsewhere.Therefore,with implementation of the SJMSCP,biological resources impacts would be similar between the MHMP Buildout Alternative and the proposed project.[Similar] Transportation The MHMP Buildout Alternative would include 376 more residential units, 1.5 more acres of neighborhood — commercial,and 915,815 sf more limited industrial development than the proposed project.By comparison,the proposed project would include 149,408 sf more office commercial development than this alternative and development of a 108.8-acre community college. Table 4.11-8 in Section 4.11,"Transportation,"indicates that _ 2010 MHMP buildout as currently approved would generate 16,200 a.m.peak-hour and 21,200 p.m.peak-hour trips,compared to 2025 MHMP buildout with the College Park project that would generate 15,855 a.m. peak-hour and 19,789 p.m.peak-hour trips.Based on this information,this alternative would generate slightly more a.m. and p.m.peak-hour trips than the proposed project. Both the MHMP Buildout Alternative and the proposed project would have less-than-significant LOS impacts on most area arterials and would have significant and unavoidable LOS impacts on area freeways and Altamont Pass — Road.The current traffic projections for the freeways and Altamont Pass Road for 2025 buildout are higher than the 2010 buildout projects for the MHMP because the 1994 model did not include many of the regional developments that are included in the current SJCOG model, and the current model is more comprehensive and — accurate.The amount of projected traffic is expected to be essentially the same under the proposed project and the MHMP Buildout Alternative. The traffic impact would be similar.[Similar] Air Quality Although air quality modeling of the MHMP Buildout Alternative has not been conducted,both scenarios would include the development of an 815-acre of mixed use project including thousands of residential units,hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial/industrial uses,two K-8 schools, and other public facilities.Therefore, like the proposed project,it can be reasonably anticipated that this alternative would result in: — significant temporary construction emissions of criteria pollutants, significant and unavoidable TAC emissions, significant odors, — less-than-significant local mobile-source CO emissions,and significant and unavoidable long-term regional emissions of criteria pollutants. As indicated under"Transportation"above,this alternative would generate more traffic than the proposed project. Therefore,this alternative would generate more long-term regional emissions of criteria pollutants and more local mobile-source CO emissions than the proposed project.Also,because this alternative would include more commercial/limited industrial development than the proposed project,it is anticipated that this alternative would generate more TAC emissions than the proposed project.[Greater] Noise As described above,the MHMP Buildout Alternative and the proposed project are similar in size,scale,and nature. Therefore,like the proposed project,it can be reasonably anticipated that this alternative would result in: — EDAW College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR — Alternatives to the Proposed Project 5.14 San Joaquin County