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I Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion Project MMRP The project sponsor shall comply with the requirements applicable to existing landfills contained in Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)Advisory Circulars 150/5200-33B, I Hazardous Wildlife Attractants on or Near Airports,and 150/5200-34A, Construction or Establishment of Landfills Near Public Airports. Requirements in Advisory Circular 150/5200-33B applicable to the proposed project include notification of the FAA and airport, ' and a demonstration that the landfill is designed and operated so it does not pose a bird hazard to aircraft. Forward notified the Stockton Metropolitan Airport and FAA by letter on July 6,2018 (Basso,2018a.The effectiveness of the gull control program at the existing ' landfill in avoiding bird hazards to aircraft is discussed under IV.A Surrounding and Nearby Land Uses, and the demonstration that the site will not pose a bird hazard to aircraft was placed in the operating record by letter on July 6,2018.Advisory Circular 150/5200-34A applies only to establishment of new landfills near airports, and does not apply to the ' proposed project. The project sponsor will abide by any additional reasonable and feasible measures designated ' by the Stockton Metropolitan Airport or the FAA to mitigate bird population impacts that could be caused by the proposed project. 4. (A.4)Identified in this EIR: ' The project sponsor shall implement an annual gull control program as described in Rolph A. Davis,Ph.D. LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates, Demonstration of the Effectiveness of the Bird Control Program at the Forward Landfill,Manteca,California— ' 2016-2017,August 7,2017. The gull control program shall include monitoring of gulls feeding at or using the landfill,as ' described below. • Monitoring shall be conducted by an independent third-party firm or individual with experience in the field of bird hazards to aircraft safety. ' • The third-party monitoring shall consist of a minimum of six site visits, each lasting four hours, every month from October through May. To the extent possible,the site ' visits shall be announced in advance. During each month: o two of the visits shall begin at dawn, o two shall occur during mid-day, ' 0 one shall occur late in the afternoon covering the period after the falconer has finished for the day, and 0 one shall occur on Sunday when the landfill is closed to ensure that gulls are not accessing the site when staff are absent. ' • Site visits in addition to the minimum of six monthly visits described above shall be made if necessary to verify the criteria for failure described below. ' • The results of the monitoring shall be documented in an annual report. • Landfill staff shall participate in monitoring so that action can be taken as soon as a ' potential problem is identified. The control program shall be considered to be failing and will require upgrading if any of the ' following situations occur: Page 4