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SECTION 6.0:ALTERNATIVES • Located adjacent to the Lodi STIG plant and electrical substation. The project would be able to tie-in to the 230-kV transmission system through the STIG plant's 230-kV switchyard and capacity would serve the need for reliable power. • Designated as Public zoning with a Utility Facility as an allowable use. • A signed lease with the City of Lodi for site control. • Adjacent parcels for construction laydown areas. • Located more than 2,500 feet from the nearest residential areas. • Feasible mitigation of potential environmental impacts. • Construction impacts are minimized to existing residences and businesses. 6.3.2 Alternative 1: East Turner Site This alternative is approximately 8 miles northeast of the LEC site near the intersection of North Cluff Avenue and East Turner Road. This property is currently an unused vacant lot. The property is zoned M-2,Heavy Industrial and is within the city limits of Lodi,a project participant for the LEC project. The site is surrounded to the north,west,and south by industrial facilities, and to the east by an RV/trailer park. The site would require an approximately 3,200-foot-long natural gas line to tie into a 6-inch,high-pressure,PG&E gas line to the east of the site. In addition a 12-mile-long process water pipeline would need to be constructed to tie this site to the WPCF,and an approximately 1,900-foot-long electrical transmission line would need to be built to an existing PG&E transmission line to the east. A substation would need to be built at this site. This site will also not be adjacent to an existing plant,so shared facilities such as an ammonia tank, administrative buildings,and warehouses will not be available and will need to be built at this site. Shared staff from an adjacent plant are not available, so additional workers will be needed. It is currently unknown whether or not site control would be feasible for NCPA at this location. 6.3.3 Alternative 2: Ripon Site This alternative is approximately 28 miles southeast of the LEC site in Ripon, California, east of the intersection of South Stockton Avenue and East 4th Street. The site is within a combined service area of both Modesto Irrigation District (MID),as well as PG&E. MID is a project participant for the LEC project. This property is currently undeveloped. This property is zoned M-2,Heavy Industrial and is within the city limits of Ripon. The City of Ripon Wastewater Treatment Plant (Ripon WWTP) is to the south,Highway 99 runs adjacent to the eastern border, and several industrial facilities are to the north and west. The site would require an approximately 1,600-foot-long industrial water supply pipeline to tap into the current pipeline in South Stockton Avenue to the west,and a 3,000-foot-long gas line to tap into a 12-inch-diameter high pressure gas line to the south of the WWTP. This site would require a 500-foot-long electrical transmission line be built to the existing MID Stockton Substation to the west. This site will also not be adjacent to an existing plant, so shared facilities such as an ammonia tank, administrative buildings, and warehouses will not be available and will need to be built at this site. Shared staff from an adjacent plant are also not available, so additional workers will be needed. In addition,it is currently unknown whether or not site control would be feasible for NCPA at this location. 6-4 SAC/371322/082330003(LEC_6.0_ALTERNATIVES.DOC)