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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page III-38 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project constructed in 2013 in the northeast portion of the landfill site, and is currently operated by Ameresco. In February 2014 the Regional Water Quality Control Board issued new Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs)R5-2014-0006 for the Forward Landfill which included, among other modifications, lowering of base grades to the regulatory limit of five feet above the historical high groundwater level and the land application of cannery waste in the northern portion of the site (north of the North Fork of South Littlejohns Creek). Since the 2013 EIR was prepared,two additional associated projects were proposed, as described below. Forward is proposing a bridge crossing on the North Fork of South Littlejohn Creek. The bridge crossing is to allow access to the existing permitted borrow area and to the cannery waste land application area,both of which are located north of the creek.The operational need for the north bridge is independent of the proposed expansion. Ameresco is proposing an upgrade to the existing LFGTE facility at the Forward Landfill to meet PG&E's Rule 21 pipeline quality requirements for renewable natural gas from landfill gas.The process would treat gas that is compressed to around 100 to 200 psig. The process would remove CO2, N2, 02 and other trace constituents to increase the quality of the landfill gas. It is currently anticipated that the equipment required for this upgrade process would be located in the region of the former Covanta LFGTE plant, which was located near the western property boundary just south of the realigned north creek. The LFGTE upgrade also would involve a buried pipeline extending west of the landfill site to connect with an existing PG&E gas pipeline. The operational need for the LFGTE upgrade is independent of the proposed landfill expansion. The on-landfill LFGTE plant upgrade and mostly off-landfill pipeline would be subject to separate CEQA review by the County. H. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND PERMITS The existing Forward Landfill operates under a variety of permits issued by local, state, and federal governing agencies. These permits are identified in Table III.0-2 of the 2013 EIR (reproduced below), and have not changed since the 2013 EIR was prepared. The 2018 Expansion Project would require modifications to the following permits,which are described on pages III-34 and III-35 of the 2013 EIR: • Solid Waste Facilities Permits (SWFPs)for the landfill and the resource recovery facility (RRF)issued by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)and San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department19; 19 On April 26,2012,Forward entered into a stipulated Settlement Agreement,Consent Judgment and Injunction with the San Joaquin County District Attorney whereby Forward agreed:(a)to report to the Local Enforcement Agency— the San Joaquin County Health Department(LEA)all tons of solid waste received at the Forward facility,(b)to inform the LEA if any haulers refused to advise the Forward scalehouse of the origin of their waste loads,(c)to not accept untreated medical waste,(d)to maintain its landfill gas monitoring program,and(e)to not exceed the vehicle limits in its Solid Waste Facilities Permit.A copy of this Settlement Agreement is available at the San Joaquin County Superior Court Clerk's office under Case No.CV034764.