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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. R5-2003-0049 -15- FORWARD INC. AND ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES FOR OPERATION OF FORWARD CLASS II LANDFILL SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 2. The discharge shall remain within the designated disposal area at all times. 3. The discharge of liquid and semi-solid waste to the Class II surface impoundment is limited to leachate for the landfill units and surface impoundment leachate collection and removal systems (LCRSs), septage, chemical toilet waste,boiler blowdown water, grease trap pumpings, non-hazardous landfill gas condensate, and other wastes that are compatible with the liner system and meet the approval of the Board. 4. Wastes shall not be discharged below an elevation of seven feet above mean sea level (MSL). A minimum separation of 17 feet shall be maintained between wastes or leachates and the highest anticipated elevation of underlying groundwater including the capillary fringe. 5. Coal or wood ash from cogeneration plants may be discharged to units which are designed and operated to isolate this waste which could produce acidic leachate. 6. The handling and disposal of friable asbestos-containing wastes at this site shall be in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. 7. Shredder waste, which has been granted a variance from disposal as `hazardous waste' by DTSC, shall only be discharged to Class II landfill units at this site. 8. Sludges from water or wastewater treatment plants may be disposed of by spread on a one foot thick, compacted clay pad that is bermed to prevent runoff(WMU G). Sludges shall be handled in such a manner as to allow spraying of the waste with no percolation of liquid or waste constituents through the bottom of the clay pad. Once the waste has dried, it and any soil it has contacted shall be moved to a lined unit that is approved by the Executive Officer for the acceptance of designated solid waste. The clay pad shall be rebuilt to its original thickness after each drying cycle. This operation may be done from May through October. C. FACILITY SPECIFICATIONS 1. The,Discharger shall, in a timely manner,remove and relocate any wastes discharged at this facility in violation of this Order. 2. The Discharger shall immediately notify the Board of any flooding, unpermitted discharge of waste off-site, equipment failure, slope failure, or other change in site conditions which could impair the integrity of waste or leachate containment facilities or precipitation and drainage control structures.