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• Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page III-7 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project • that would be allowed if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)required Part 77 • surfaces are shifted about 360 feet to the west(see N.A. Land Use and Agricultural Resources for more discussiton of the Part 77 surfaces). Forward has submitted an application to the FAA for this shift,but had not received approval at the time this SEIR was prepared. If the shift is not approved,the proposed expansion would involve an • increase of 8.12 million cubic yards of capacity. • • Increase the remaining landfill capacity by approximately 8.42 million cubic yards (cy), • from approximately 16.6 million cy currently permitted to approximately 24.7 million cy. All of the increase would be Class II landfill space,to allow the expansion area to accept both Class II and Class III waste. • Relocate approximately 3,000 feet of South Fork of South 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 would be approximately 3,400 • feet in length. • Add a bridge crossing on the east side of the South Fork of South Littlejohn's Creek as • shown on Figures III.0-5 and IILC-6. The additional disposal area development would increase total landfill capacity by approximately • 8.42 million cubic yards beyond currently permitted levels, which would allow disposal at the landfill to continue until approximately 2036, a six-year increase from the current anticipated closure date of 2030.2 If the proposed shift of FAA Part 77 surfaces, discussed above, is not approved,the proposed disposal area increase would be approximately 8.12 million cubic yards, • and the estimated closure date would still be 2036.It is important to note that closure dates for • landfills are approximate because they are highly dependent on various factors such as the types of waste disposed at the landfill,the general economy,waste density, recycling rates,waste generation, and compaction of disposed waste, all of which are variable and subject to future change. Site operations would remain as described in the 2013 FIR for the previously proposed Forward Landfill expansion. • B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES CEQA Guidelines Section 15124(b) requires that the project description contain a clearly written statement of objectives, including the underlying purpose of the project. The proposed 2018 . Forward Landfill Expansion Project would provide additional refuse capacity for the County of • San Joaquin and the region. The objective of the 2018 Expansion Project is to meet both local and regional needs including the following specific objectives: • Provide cost-effective, long term stable disposal capacity for municipal solid waste for • existing and anticipated users of the Forward Landfill facility for that portion of the • waste stream that cannot be recycled or diverted from landfilling,by the continued • 2 Forward Landfill,computer spreadsheet entitled`forward landfill expansion—site life 2017 8-16-17 August 16,2017.