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The significant environmental effects that alternatives will seek to eliminate or reduce are: ■ Transportation and circulation impacts ■ Air quality ■ Loss of agricultural land ■ Biological impacts resulting from a loss of habitat The EIR will also examine potential alternatives to the Proposed Project. The purpose of the alternatives analysis in an EIR is to describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project that could feasibly attain the objectives of the project, and to evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15126[fJ). Section 15126.6 of the CEQA Guidelines requires consideration and discussion of alternatives that would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES The document will examine four proposed alternatives. The defining element of each alternative is the intensity of development proposed. Under all scenarios, except for the Alternative 1 -No Project Alternative,the project proposes to include maritime, industrial, and commercial activities at varying levels. Alternative 1 —No Project Alternative This option would result in no action taken by the Port or the City of Stockton. The land transfer from the Navy would commence as anticipated,but the Port would not invest in any improvements or development of Rough and Ready Island. Any ensuing maritime, industrial, and/or commercial activities would be the result of the continued use of the facilities in their present conditions. Alternative 2—Low Intensity This option is the low intensity development. Under this alternative, all of the existing berths would be used, all of the existing industrial/commercial area would be redeveloped, and all of the existing vacant land would be developed into industrial/commercial uses. Exceptions to this are areas that are set aside for remediation, mitigation, or continued operations under existing land uses.