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availability, land cost, its proximity to major roadways, and its centrality in relation to the major sources of agricultural wastes. The project site is, in fact, located almost in the geographic center of San Joaquin County's orchards and vineyards, being within a 20 mile radius of 90 percent of all of them. Site-specific impacts differ among the other locations considered. The most urban among them, Area 2 in Figure 6.1, is now the Spoils Area in the Port of Stockton. While having the land use compatibility advan- I tage of being among industrial and storage operations, it has a number of � offsetting impacts and disadvantages. This site, on the west side of ! Stockton, would be the most inconveniently located of the five options inl relation to orchards that are all located to the east and south. This would necessitate truck traffic through the City of Stockton, posing a greater traffic impact, particularly as the City continues to grow ands infill . Land and development costs for Area 2 were considered excessive by the applicant. Area 3 is near the intersection of State Route 99 and Arch Road. Although it is better situated in relation to the biomass sources and has improved access over Area 2, this option has higher existing traffic on heavily traveled Route 99. Higher land development costs and lack of the preferred size for the parcel also were found by the applicant to be drawbacks. Area 4 is two miles south of the project site on the west side of Austin Road. It would have relatively fewer land use impacts on adjacent ' land uses, as this site is just north of the Forward Inc. Landfill and south of the City of Stockton Landfill . Forward Inc. is also running a small solid waste recycling operation at present. Seemingly compatible land uses are offset by a higher concentration of truck traffic in this vicinity. There is also the prospect of the parcel 's eventual condemna- tion by the City of Stockton for the expansion of their existing landfill when it reaches capacity sometime around the turn of the century. However, this alternative area could be seriously considered if the proposed project site is found to not be the best location for the project. 6-3 101-40.R3 4/10/89