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John Funderburg, Principal Planner October 30, 2018 Page 4 2014,the direction of the landfill's groundwater now had been generally toward the ' north-norlheast and the snurce was assumed to he the landfill's Austin unit (the Austin Unit is localed in the northern part of the landfill). Irl..SDEIR at M-18; 1V.G-9. However. since 2011 the direction of tlow is south, south-west and is believed to be ' originating from the southern half of the facility.Exhibit B at 3 [Clean Ur and Abatement Order R5-2017-07031; SDEIR at IV,G-9. According to the Central Vallcy Water Board, the contaminated groundwater plurne now covers an arca exceeding 858 acres and the releti"se is still uncontrolled. Ertltibit B at 5 lClcat, Up and Abatement Order RS-2017- 07031. It is imperative that the SDEIR accurately identity the amount and geographic extent of the landfill's contaminated groundwater plurne. There are 35 known domestic, industrial, and agricultural groundwater supply wells within one mile of the landfill. Exhibit B at G [Clean Up and Ahatemew Order R5-2017-07031 and SDEIR at IV,G-7. Although Forward has agreed to provide bottled drinking water to certain residences near O the landfill(SDEIR at 11-28; 11-29), because the extent of the groundwater contamination (cont.) has not been identified, there is no assurance that additional wells have not also been compromised by the VOC-contaminated groundwater plurne.= In October 2013,Wendy Wyels, Central Valley Water Board staff,suggested that residents Michael and Jeannie LaForge request monitoriug of their wells to ensure that tic contamination had not reached their property. See October 21, 2013 letter fmm Laurel Irnpett to Victor tzzo, attached as Exhibit C. Ross Atkinson,Central Valley Water Board, refused to monitor wells at the LaForge lrropc.rty claiming thal the landfill's groundwater contamination was associated with the unlined Austin Road unit at the northern margin of the landfill and that groundwater flow in tine area surrounding the landfill is to the north ' and north-east, i.e., away from die LaForge's property. See Decernnhcr 19, 2013 letter from Ross Atkinson to Laurel lmpett, also attached as F'Xilibit C, However, now that it has been determined that the southern half of the facility is also a source of contaminated ' water end because this plume-is flowing in a southerly direction, the contaminated groundwater may now reach the properties, like the LaForges', that border Forward Landfill to die south,southeast, west. and southwest. To determine die extent of existing z It is particularly disturbing that the SDEIR does not even bother to include the location of the;monitoring wells. Rather, it directs Ute reader to the 2013 E1R. Secy SDEIR at 111- 32. An internet search reveals that neither the 2013 nor the 2012 EIR is not publicly available. 5 H U-171--, M 11.1 A.IN-l r" V/1NHl:f► I- K ,