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Draft Environmental Impact Report Page V-9 0 Forward Landfill Expansion • No change (i.e. no increase) in vehicular traffic or operation hours from the existing permitted conditions (4:00 am to 12:00 am) • No creek relocation • No waste solidification facilities. The total disposal capacity under this alternative,including currently permitted capacity at the landfill, would be approximately 21 million cubic yards less than under the proposed project. At projected fill rates, this alternative would have a closure date of approximately 2025, or approximately 9 years earlier than the:2034 closure date of the proposed project. As a result of the elimination of the creek relocation, this alternative would result in two landfill hills, which would also have lower ultimate heights than the proposed project, or, possibly no fill south of the creek. The consolidated landfill would accept both Class 11 (designated) and Class III (municipal) waste, as would the proposed project. Other than the changes described above, this alternative would have the same footprint,layout,facilities, and operating procedures (other than hours of operation) as the proposed project. I Environmental Impacts Land Use The Reduced Project Alternative would involve filling approximately half of the 185- acre area to the south and west of the existing landfill (an area which would be completely filled under the proposed project). Thus,the potential agricultural productivity of half of this land would be retained. As with the proposed project,the potential impacts of bird hazards and night lighting on the Stockton Metropolitan Airport could be mitigated to a less than significant level. Traffic Under the Reduced Project Alternative, there would be a total of 620 vehicles (1,240 one- way trips) per day until 2025,in contrast to the proposed project's 960 vehicles(1,920 one-way trips)lasting until 2034. Operating hours would remain unchanged (4:00 am to 12:00 am), and peak-hour operations at the study intersections would be at an acceptable Level of Service,the same as the proposed project. After 2025, this alternative would not generate vehicle traffic, in contrast to the proposed project, which would continue to generate traffic and intersection impacts until 2034. Unlike the proposed project,this alternative would not, under cumulative conditions, contribute to an unacceptable level of service at the intersection of Austin Road/Arch Road because the project would not be operating near or during 2035. However, it is estimated that the trips resulting from the Reduced Project Alternative prior to the year 2025 would contribute to unacceptable operations at the intersection of Austin Road/Arch Road. As would be the case under Cumulative Conditions Plus the proposed project, no mitigation measures are available to reduce this impact to a less- than-significant level.