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5 Comparison of Comparison of Alternatives <br /> 5 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES <br /> 5.1 INTRODUCTION <br /> In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) Guidelines Section 15126.6, <br /> this Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) contains a comparative impact assessment of <br /> alternatives to the proposed Griffith Energy Storage Project (Project). The primary purpose of an <br /> alternatives analysis is to provide decision-makers and the public with a reasonable number of <br /> feasible project alternatives that could attain most of the basic project objectives, while avoiding <br /> or reducing any of the project's significant adverse environmental effects. Important <br /> considerations for this alternative analysis are noted below(as stated in CEQA Guidelines Section <br /> 15126.6): <br /> oo An EIR need not consider every conceivable alternative to a project; <br /> oo An EIR should identify alternatives that were considered by the lead agency, but rejected <br /> as infeasible during the scoping process; <br /> 0o Reasons for rejecting an alternative include: <br /> o Failure to meet most of the basic project objectives; <br /> o Infeasibility; or <br /> o Inability to avoid significant environmental effects. <br /> 5.1.1 Significant Unavoidable Impacts <br /> CEQA requires that alternatives to a proposed project have the potential to avoid or substantially <br /> lessen one or more significant effects of the project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6). At the <br /> Project and/or cumulative level, the Draft EIR has not identified any environmental issues that <br /> may result in significant and unavoidable impacts. <br /> 5.1.1.1 Alternatives to the Proposed Project <br /> The three alternatives to the proposed Project analyzed in this section are as follows: <br /> No Project Alternative: The Project site would not be developed and would remain in its existing <br /> condition. <br /> Three-Terrace Southeast Corner Alternative: Under the Three-Terrace Southeast Corner <br /> Alternative, the site would be set back from residences along West Patterson Pass to the north <br /> and Midway Road to the west. The facilities would be sited on three terraces with approximately <br /> the same final footprint as the Project, as shown in Figure 5-1. This alternative would otherwise <br /> be as described in Chapter 2, Project Description. <br /> Northern Site Alternative: The Northern Site Alternative would relocate the Project to a parcel <br /> north of the Project site and north of West Patterson Pass Road,which is approximately 142 acres <br /> in size, shown in Figure 5-2. This alternative would otherwise be as described in Chapter 2, <br /> Project Description. <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 5-1 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />