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IV. IMPACT OVERVIEW agency determines that the regional or areawide cumulative impacts of the proposed project have already been adequately addressed. "Tiering,"according to Guidelines Section 15152, "refers to using the analysis of general matters contained in a broader EIR(such as one prepared for a general plan or policy statement)with later EIRs ... on narrower projects; incorporating by reference the general discussions from the broader EIR; and concentrating the later EIR... solely on the issues specific to the later project." According to Guidelines Section 15152(e), such "tiering"is to be limited to situations where the project is consistent with the general plan and zoning of the city or county in which the project is located,except that a project requiring a rezone to achieve or maintain conformity with a general plan may also be subject to tiering. This analysis is based on a summary of projections contained in the City of Stockton General Plan. Impacts of the General Plan were evaluated in the City of Stockton General Plan Revision and Infrastructure/Public Facilities Master Plans EIR(1990a). The EIR,General Plan and General Plan Findings and Statement of Overriding Consideration and Mitigation Monitoring Program were adopted by the City Council in January, 1990. These documents are incorporated here by reference,and are available to the public at the City of Stockton Community Development Department. As required by CEQA Guidelines to tier the General Plan EIR analysis with this Supplemental EIR analysis, • both the General Plan and the General Plan EIR were adopted; • the project is consistent with the General Plan designation("Industrial")for the site;and • the project site will be rezoned to achieve zoning ordinance conformity prior to implementation of the project. In addition,the Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations,and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the General Plan specifically call for expansion of resource recovery transfer stations at appropriate areas within the City,to reduce demand for solid waste disposal capacity resulting from the development projected in the General Plan,and to save energy and resources. This section evaluates the potential for the project to contribute significantly to cumulative impacts in the areas of land use, air quality, traffic,noise,cultural resources,hydrology and water quality,and public health and safety. LAND USE As indicated previously,the project would be consistent with both the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance and therefore would not generate cumulative land use impacts. AIR QUALITY The project's contribution to cumulative air quality effects is analyzed in Section III.B. As Section III.B indicates, the project would contribute to cumulative mobile source emissions in the project area. Implementation of Mitigation Measures III.B.5a through III.B.5e would help Stockton Scavenger Transfer Station Expansion IV.2 ESA/990190