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V. Alternatives to the Project this case,the environmentally superior alternative would be the Current-Footprint-with- Increased-Elevation-and-Creek-Realignment-South Alternative. The analysis of each identified alternative is presented below. A. NO-PROTECT ALTERNATIVE DESCRIPTION This alternative assumes that the Austin Road Landfill would not be expanded horizontally and vertically and Little Johns Creek would not be relocated to the north and west. Solid waste would continue to be disposed of at Austin Road Landfill until current capacity is reached. The 45 acres south of Little Johns Creek would be filled since it is part of the permitted landfill. The maximum fill height would be 90 feet MSL. To maximize filling capacity within the permitted landfill,support facilities would be located outside of the fill area. Under this alternative,the landfill would have a remaining refuse capacity of 3.4 million cubic yards and close in 2007. Because the creek would not be realigned,project-related impacts to biology and hydrology would not occur. However,this alternative would create a landfill divided by an unlined portion of Little Johns Creek. The California Youth Authority(CYA)parcel to the north would be needed as a borrow source for cover material and could accommodate recycling,tire handling, and temporary hazardous materials storage,and administrative facilities. The No-Project Alternative would leave the Brocchini parcel open to continued agriculture or for additional future development. As with the project,it is assumed that post-closure use of the site would be public lands,inaccessible to the public. Total truck miles traveled without the project would probably be more than with theJro'ect P because the waste would probably be hauled longer distances for disposal. The current need to establish landfill capacity for waste generated in the City of Stockton would be directed to other existing County landfills or to waste-diversion programs. The ability of other landfills to manage the waste is discussed below. Foothill Landfill. Foothill Landfill,a Class III landfill,is located in east San Joaquin County,off Waverly Road, 10 miles east of the town of Linden and approximately 25 miles east of the City of Stockton. The eastern boundary is the San Joaquin/Stanislaus County line. The landfill, overseen by the County,receives approximately 2,000 tons a week,with most of it coming from the Lovelace Transfer Station(San Joaquin County, 1986 and 1988). The County plans to replace the Lovelace Transfer Station with a materials recovery facility(Horton, 1993). The V.2