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SECTION 6.0:ALTERNATIVES The Ripon site is undeveloped land adjacent to the Ripon WWTP, and does not appear to be in use. The site has limited biological resources or habitat value. 6.4.4 Cultural Resources There are no known significant cultural resources at the LEC site. Resources of the East Turner and Ripon sites are unknown. Each of the sites has approximately the same general cultural resource sensitivity. 6.4.5 Geological Resources and Hazards There would be no significant difference between the sites in terms of geological resources and hazards. There are no geological resources on or near any of the sites. 6.4.6 Hazardous Materials Handling There would be no significant difference between the site locations in terms of hazardous materials handling. The uses of hazardous materials would be the same for any of the sites. Though there might be differences in the distances that trucks carrying hazardous materials would travel to deliver the materials,these differences would be minor and would not necessarily be consequential, given the effective mitigation measures available and the excellent safety record for transport of these materials. 6.4.7 Land Use and Agriculture The proposed LEC site is zoned Public,which allows for the use of utilities such as power plants. Both the East Turner and Ripon sites are zoned M-2,Heavy Industrial. The Ripon site is adjacent to the Ripon WWTP, and the MID Modesto Electric Generation Station (MEGS), a peaker power plant. The proposed LEC site and the Ripon site are designated by the California Department of Conservation as Developed. The East Turner site is designated as Prime Farmland. None of the sites have a Williamson Act Contract (San Joaquin County,2008). 6.4.8 Noise Developments at each site would be able to meet the appropriate City and County noise standards. The proposed LEC site is approximately 4,400 feet from the nearest residence, while the East Turner site has a RV/trailer park along the western boundary of the site. The Ripon site is approximately 650 feet to the east (across Highway 99)from the nearest residences. 6.4.9 Paleontology There would be no significant difference between the sites in terms of potential effects on paleontological resources. The probability of encountering significant fossils is approximately the same at each site. 6.4.10 Public Health The project would not be likely to cause significant adverse long-term health impacts (either cancer or non-cancer) from exposure to toxic emissions,regardless of the site chosen. SAC/371322/082330003(LEC_6.0_ALTERNATIVES.DOC) 6-9