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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.E-1 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project E. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY This section provides an overview of existing conditions with regard to public health and safety associated with the proposed expanded Forward Landfill. Included are reviews of the hazardous materials regulatory framework, worker health and safety/environmental protection requirements, and hazardous materials screening programs and procedures. In addition, this section summarizes the peer-reviewed health risk assessment(HRA)completed for the applicant,which assesses exposure to offsite human receptors from inhalation, soil ingestion, dermal exposure, and mother's milk exposure pathways. The inhalation pathway is the health- risk-driving pathway). The impacts and mitigations in this section replace those in Section IV.E of the 2013 EIR. The HRA was conducted in accordance with published guidance, including the SJVAPCD GAMAQF and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment(OEHHA) The Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines, Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments'. The HRA is included in the AQIA conducted by SCS Engineers3 (See Appendix G) and was peer reviewed for this SEIR by the RCH Group's air quality specialists, and summarized in this section. Settin Regulatory Setting The use,production, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste are regulated extensively by federal, State,regional, and local regulations and guidance, with major objectives of protecting the public health and the environment. These regulations and guidance were developed primarily for application in industrial and manufacturing environments where worker health and safety and waste production as a byproduct of manufacturing occurs. A myriad of laws and regulations at the federal, State, and local levels affect the management of hazardous materials. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)is the lead agency responsible for enforcing federal regulations that affect public health and the environment. The EPA designates much of its regulatory authority to the individual states. In California, the EPA has granted most enforcement authority over federal hazardous materials regulations to the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA). Cal-EPA serves as the umbrella agency for six boards/departments: the California Air Resources Board (GARB),the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR),the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC),the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), the Office of Environmental San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District(SJVAPCD),Guidance for Assessing and Mitigating Air Quality Impacts(GAMAQI),March 19,2015. ®Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment(OEHHA),The Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines, Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments,February 2015. SCS Engineers,Air Quality Impact Analysis and Air Toxics Risk Assessment for Proposed Landfill Project 2018 Forward Landfill Manteca,California,May 2018.