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