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5. ALTERNATIVES Koster Road may potentially reduce visual impacts to residents located along Blewett Road and to those traveling along Blewett Road. Distinctive Environmental Characteristics The following summarizes potential impacts of the"Alternative Processing Plant Location' alternative: If the plant site were to be moved into Phase IV with access from Blewett Road,the impacts of traffic on the portion of Koster Road south of Blewett Road would be reduced.Truck traffic at the intersection of Blewett Road and Koster Road would be reduced since the trucks would enter and leave the site from Blewett Road and not be stopping or making turns at the intersection. Noise r. and air quality would remain the same because the number of truck trips per day would not change. However,the visual impacts would be increased as the structures and equipment associated with the plant site would be more visible for those traveling along Blewett Road. In addition,the plant site would be situated in closer proximity to the residence located adjacent to the east side of the project site,along Blewett Road. All other impacts would remain the same as those of the proposed project. If the plant site were to be moved to the east side of the project site, in the Phase VH or VIII areas,this would put the plant site further from Blewett Road and the residences located along Blewett Road. Visual impacts would be reduced for those living and traveling along Blewett Road. However, an access road from Blewett Road back to that portion of the project site would ` have to be constructed. This would create additional temporary construction impacts,including dust and noise. This location would put the entrance and exit to the project site to the east of several residences. This would increase truck traffic along Blewett Road and past several additional sensitive receptors that would not be affected with the proposed project. All other impacts would remain the same as those of the proposed project. If the plant site were to be moved further south along Koster Road into Phase II or III,there would be an increased buffer of land between the plant site and Blewett Road and the visual impacts would be reduced for those living and traveling along Blewett Road. However, since Koster Road crosses over the Delta Mendota Canal before these phases,the existing dirt road on the east side of the canal would need to be improved for truck traffic. This would create additional temporary construction impacts, including dust and noise. In addition, this location would put the plant site closer to a residence located on the west side of the Delta Mendota Canal, potentially increasing the visual and noise impacts to that sensitive receptor. All other impacts would remain the same as those of the proposed project. — — RMC Pacific Vemalis Quany Mining and Reclamation Project 5-3 ESA/203015 Adminisvative Dolt EIR March 2004