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V. Alternatives to the Project 45 acre borrow area. The potential of subsurface water migration into the existing landfill waste and of groundwater and landfill gas into the surface water of Little Johns Creek would no longer exist. Public Health and Safety Under this alternative,the impacts of worker or public health risk in the project vicinity would be less than under the project because it would close sooner. These risks would relocate to the Foothill Landfill if used to accept the City of Stockton's waste after the closure of Austin Road Landfill. RELATIONSHIP OF THIS ALTERNATIVE TO PROJECT SPONSOR'S OBJECTIVES This alternative would essentially meet all of the project sponsor's stated objectives. It would allow the project sponsor to provide the City of Stockton with a long-term disposal facility; however,the length of time that the service could be provided would be less by about 21 years since the landfill capacity would be smaller under this scenario. The City would comply with environmental objectives,including appropriate management of surface water run-off,storm water,and leachate. Most of the impacts of this alternative would be similar to or less than those generated by the project. Visual impacts would be less under this scenario. Vehicle miles traveled,due to hauling the waste to Foothill Landfill, would increase sooner because the landfill under this alternative would close sooner than the project. REFERENCES-Alternatives to the Project Horton, Tom, Solid Waste Manager, San Joaquin County,telephone conversation,May 11, 1993. Miller, Mike, Solid Waste Manager,City of Stockton,telephone conversation, May 14, 1993. R.W. Beck and Associates,Preliminary Design Study Report for the Austin Road Landfill Expansion, March 1992a. R.W. Beck and Associates,Preliminary Draft of the.Final Design Report for the Austin Road Landfill Expansion, November 1992b. San Joaquin County, County Solid Waste Management Plan,March 1986. V.19