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U 2.3 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED Section 15123 of the CEQA Guidelines requires the summary section of an EIR to include "issues to be resolved including choices among alternatives and whether and how to mitigate significant effects." The following issues fit this requirement: . ■ Ability to reclaim prime agricultural land to a productivity level equal to or greater than pre-mining levels or to levels based upon productivity levels for similar crops in the area. ■ Mitigation of truck traffic created by the project through gaining access from the proposed Bird Roadl1-5 interchange (as evaluated in Alternative 3), including potential shared financial responsibilities in order for the new interchange to be constructed. 2.4 SUMMARY OF REGULATORY/POLICY CONSISTENCY Section 15125(b) of the CEQA Guidelines requires the EIR to discuss "any inconsistencies j between the proposed project and applicable general plans and regional plans." A number w of regulations and plans exist that address conservation and development of aggregate resources and related issues, including the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, the State Mining and Geology Board regulations, and the San Joaquin County Development Title. A discussion of the consistency between the project and these regulations is provided in Section 7.2. F 2.5 SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES The following alternatives are described in Chapter 3.0 and given an equal level of environmental analysis in Chapter 4.0. Alternative 1: Proposed Project Alternative 2: Proposed Project with Alternate Northern Access Road Alternative 3: Proposed Project with Alternate Southern Access Road to New Interchange Alternative 4: No Project 2.6 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS , Table 2-1 (Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures) has been organized to correspond with environmental issues discussed in Chapter 4.0. The summary table is arranged in four columns: Draft Environmental Impact Report 2-2 ER-96-3