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SHUTE M I HALY -- WEINBERGER �_�_� 396 HAYES STREET,SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 LAUREL L. IMPETT, AICP T: 415 552-7272 F: 415 552-5816 Urban Planner www.smwlaw.com impett@smwlaw.com April 6, 2012 Via Electronic Mail John Funderburg, Principal Planner San Joaquin County Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton,CA 95295 Re: Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report No. PA- 0800105 ER -- Forward Landfill Expansion Project Dear Mr. Funderburg: We write on behalf of Jeannie and Michael La Forge to comment on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the Forward Landfill Expansion Project (Landfill Project or Project). The La Forges have followed closely the County's processing of the applicant's proposal to expand the landfill. To this end,the La Forges commented on the January 2010 Draft EIR for the prior version of the Project (2010 EIR). In addition,the Project's responsible,trustee and other public agencies also commented on the 2010 EIR. In light of the extensive comments on the 2010 EIR,we expected this NOP to provide adequate and reliable information regarding the nature of the proposed Project and its probable environmental impacts in order to "solicit guidance from public agencies as to the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the EIR." California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines § 15375; see also CEQA Guidelines § 15082. Unfortunately,the NOP provides so little information about the proposed Project or its potential environmental impacts that it fails to achieve CEQA's simple mandate. Consequently,it is not possible to provide a comprehensive response to the NOP or the scope of the EIR. We respectfully request that the County revise and recirculate an NOP. In the meantime, set forth below are our initial comments relating to the information that has been provided.