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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ORDER NO. WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS �] FOR L CITY OF STOCKTON AUSTIN ROAD LANDFILL FACILITY CLASS III LANDFILL SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY C The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (hereafter Board) finds that: 1. The City of Stockton (hereafter Discharger) submitted a Solid Waste Assessment Test Report And Verification Monitoring Plan, dated June 1989, a Report of Waste Discharge, dated October 1988; a Solid Waste Assessment Test Proposal , dated July 1988; a Report of Geotechnical Services, dated June 1988; and a Report of Test Borings, dated July 1972. 2. The Solid Waste Assessment Test (SWAT) performed at the site showed a significant ground water quality impact. The landfill is currently regulated by Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 89-031. Revised Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) are needed to set a time schedule for the completion of the verification monitoring and corrective action measures for ground water cleanup. 3. The 135-acre facility is owned and operated by the City of Stockton. The facility is north of the North Fork of South Little Johns Creek in the northwest 1/4 of Section 3, TIS, R7E, MDB&M, as shown in Attachment "A", which is incorporated 1 herein and made part of this Order. WASTES AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION _( 4. The Discharger proposes to continue to discharge municipal solid waste from the U City of Stockton for disposal in the Class III Landfill . These wastes are classified as 'nonhazardous solid waste' or 'inert waste' , using the criteria set forth in Title 23, California Code of Regulations (CCR) , Chapter 3, Subchapter 15 (hereafter Subchapter 15) . The discharge rate is approximately 700,000 cubic yards (200,000 tons) per year. 5. Methane gas will continue to be collected and used in a power plant, developed by Pacific Energy in 1986. The power plant produces up to 760 kilowatts per hour of electrical power, which is sold to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) under a long-term agreement. Return condensate is discharged to the landfill via a leach line buried near the upper trash/fill dirt interface of the landfill . The return (�f condensate discharge is regulated under separate WDRs Order No. 88-208. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE 6. Land within 1000 feet of the facility is used for: agricultural and landfilling I �; activities to the south; the Northern California Youth Center to the north; and �G the Pacific Energy methane gas recovery system on the east end of the site.