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1 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page VIII-75 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project Concern or Violation by the LEA based on a review of the 2018 LEA Monthly Inspection Records.Therefore,odor impacts were found to be less than significant per SJVAPCD Guidance. J-11. The mud on Austin Road visible in the photographs in Exhibit G of the comment letter may have resulted from San Joaquin County Public Works Department's Austin Road Safety Improvements project, which included installation of rumble strips (safety indentations, which also can be seen in the photographs)along the center of Austin Road. This activity occurred from August 6, to October 3, 2018,and was separate from landfill operation. Forward controls mud on offsite roads using a variety of measures. The exit roads at the landfill and resource recovery and recycle center are paved. A wheel wash is located on the exit road of the landfill and is used during wet conditions.Grates/rumble strips are located at the exit from the resource recovery and recycle center to knock dirt off the vehicle tires. Forward utilizes a street sweeper to remove dirt from nearby roads, including Austin Road.During the summer months,the streets are swept as needed. During rainy days or when muddy conditions occur, the streets are swept throughout the day. (Ramirez,pers. com.) As discussed on page III-33 of the Draft SEIR,the track-out of mud and dirt onto Austin Road from the landfill is limited by an approximately 850-foot long paved exit road that allows mud and dirt to drop off before exiting the site, removing the mud and dirt from the interior paved road and Austin Road on a daily basis, and use of a wheel washer. After the 2013 EIR was prepared, the existing tire wash system for vehicles exiting the site at the site's main driveway was replaced by an improved system, discussed.on page III-33 of the Draft EIR. Forward requires truck to exit through this tire wash when muddy conditions are anticipated to occur, such as during precipitation events.The improved system to removes sediment from tires and undercarriages,to prevent sediment from being transported onto public roadways. The new truck wash system is similar to the "Entrance/Outlet Tire Wash TC-3" described in the California Department of Transportation, "Caltrans Storm Water Quality Handbooks Construction Site Best Management Practices Manual", Section 6, dated March 1,2003." In the 2013 EIR, this tire washing system was described as part of the previously proposed project. The San Joaquin County Public Works Department requires that mud be removed from Austin Road near the landfill. The Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) in San Joaquin County is the Environmental Health Department, which makes monthly inspections of ' the Forward Landfill,using a checklist that includes road conditions and dust control. Reports of the monthly inspections for the Forward Landfill are available to on website of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.5 No Violations or Areas of Concern regarding mud on Austin Road were reported in the monthly inspections for 2018, the last of which was conducted on October 18,2018. However, 5 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery website, https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/swfacilities/Directory/39-AA-0015/Inspection,accessed 17 November 2018.