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E adequately compensates all natural resource impacts associated with the Austin Road Landfill expansion project. The mitigation concepts outlined in this document have been discussed with representatives of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), California Department of Water Resources' Reclamation Board (DWRRB), U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and San Joaquin County Flood Control District (SJCFCD) and have been modified based on comments received from these agencies during previous meetings. In addition to planning the mitigation of proposed fill of jurisdictional waters of the United realigning the creek and for planting vegetation to mitigate impacts. The cur -rent landfill is located in a portion of the site north of Littlejohns Creek (Figure 1-2). The vegetation on the landfill is ruderal with large areas of bare ground. Two borrow pits, with is ruderal and non-native annual grassland vegetation, are located on the western portion of the site. The area between the borrow pits and the creek supports non-native annual grassland (Jones & Stokes • Inc. •• The area south of the creek is used as agricultural field and borrow pit and contains ruderal vegetation throughout. Several valley oak (Quercus lobata) occur along the creek and adjacent tv ditches along the edge of the site. Several walnut am (Juglans hindsh) occur along the western edge • the site. The area north •, the landfill gate, east • • Creek and west • Austin Road, •!• • annual grassland •i & Stokes Associates, Inc. 1995). Adjacent land use includes agriculture, juvenile and women's detention facilities, and the Forward, Inc. Landfill. ne Stockton Metropolitan Airport is within 10,000 feet • the Austin Road • • Science Associates 1993). Existing Facilities The existing pernAtted acreage at the Austin Road Landfill is 184 acres permitted to a height of 90 feet mean sea level (msl). Of the 184 acres, 123.3 acres are for solid -waste landfilling, 1.5 acres are for the Newcastle Road right-of-way, 16.5 acres are for flood -control easement for the north branch of the south fork of Littlejohn Creek, and 42.6 acres are used as a borrow area (Figure 1-2). Weiland Mitigation and Monitoring Plan for the Chapter 1. Introduction Austin Road landfill Expansion. U. S. Arms Corps of Engineers File 199400974 Cin• of Stockton 1-2 April S. 1996