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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-2 <br /> Forward Inc. Landfill 2014 Expansion Project <br /> • Expand the Forward Landfill to contiguous parcels including an approximately <br /> 184-acre parcel ("Brocchini parcel") to the southwest of the existing landfill site -' <br /> and an approximately 10-acre parcel in the northeast of the existing landfill. In <br /> addition, approximately 11 acres of currently permitted landfill disposal area in <br /> the southern portion of the Forward Landfill would be relocated within the <br /> currently permitted landfill boundary due to realignment of the South Branch of <br /> the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek. <br /> • Increase the remaining landfill capacity by approximately 32.0 million cubic <br /> yards (cy) to approximately 54.0 million cubic yards (cy). All of the increase <br /> would be Class II landfill space and would extend the landfill closure date to <br /> approximately 20392. _ <br /> • Relocate approximately 3,000 feet of the South Branch of the South Fork of <br /> Littlejohns Creek(which currently traverses the landfill) to the southeastern <br /> boundaries of the site to provide additional separation of the creek from the -. <br /> landfill. The relocated creek will be approximately 3,200 feet in length. <br /> • Allow cannery waste processing in areas of site that are not being used for <br /> disposal at the time. <br /> This prior expansion project would have allowed landfilling activities within 10,000 feet <br /> of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, and required a four-fifths vote of the Board of <br /> Supervisors to override the County Airport Land Use Commission finding that this <br /> proposed expansion project was not in conformity with the 1993 San Joaquin County <br /> Airport Land Use Plan. This former project failed to achieve the required vote. The <br /> Board of Supervisors did vote,however, to certify the Forward Landfill Expansion Final <br /> Environmental Impact Report(San Joaquin County,May 2013) ("FEIR") as having been <br /> prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and adequate for <br /> use for decision-making purposes. <br /> The 2014 Expansion Project described in this Supplemental EIR is a smaller increase in <br /> permitted landfilling capacity that does not include the previously proposed horizontal <br /> expansion of landfilling operations on the 184-acre Brocchini parcel. The additional <br /> proposed landfill acreage is entirely within the boundary of the 567-acres permitted <br /> under the current land use permit (UP-00-0007/ER-00-0002) approved by the Board of <br /> Supervisors on April 8,2003. The 2014 Expansion Project would not entail putrescible <br /> waste (waste streams other than concrete, rock, asphalt, wood and yard waste) in the <br /> Outer Approach and Climbout Areas of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, expansion of <br /> landfilling operations to within 10,000 feet of the end of the runway of the Stockton <br /> Metropolitan Airport, or expansion of landfilling operations on to any parcels of land <br /> under Williamson Act contract. <br /> The 2014 Expansion Project would make the following changes: <br /> • Eliminate the previously proposed landfill expansion onto the 184-acre Brocchini <br /> parcel. It would only allow the construction of landfill disposal cells and <br /> landfilling operations on an 8.7-acre portion of the approximately 10 acres in the <br /> northeast corner of the site. In addition,approximately 6.2 acres of landfill <br /> disposal area would be added to the currently permitted landfill footprint in the <br /> south area by expanding the existing disposal footprint(partially used for existing <br /> 2 The 2013 FEIR estimated closure dates with and without that project of 2039 and 2021,respectively. <br /> However,2014 estimated closure dates with and without the 2012(previously proposed)project are 2045 <br /> and 2026,respectively. <br />