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Fires, if encountered, are controlled by landfill personnel using stockpiled cover material and an on-site water truck. The landfill structures are equipped with fire extinguishers to extinguish any minor fires that may occur. Additionally, fire protection for the site is provided by the Linden-Peters Fire District. CURRENT LAND USE The Foothill site topography is generally gently rolling foothills utilized as a Class III Landfill. Part of the landfill site, as well as much of the surrounding land, is used for livestock grazing (Figure 4) . A gravel quarry also exists in the area. Approximately 3 residences are located within one mile of the site perimeter. SITE LIFE ESTIMATE Approximately 80 of the sitefs 800 acres have been filled. According to the Department of Public Works' preliminary design, the site has approximately 108,257, 000 cubic yards of remaining airspace. Recent legislation will have an impact on the site life. AB 939, adopted in 1991, requires Counties to divert their waste stream 25% by 1995, and 50% by the year 2000. These reductions will extend the landfill site life. Table I shows annual Projected Waste Quantities (in cubic yards) based on a 5% annual increase in waste production and appropriate reductions in the waste stream up to the year 2000. Currently, the County diverts approximately 12% of its waste stream. Therefore, the County must divert an additional 13% by 1995, and another 25% by 2000. Most of the waste diversion would actually take place at the Lovelace Transfer Station because approximately 90% of Foothill's waste comes from the Lovelace Transfer Station. If the requirements of AB 939 for waste diversion are successfully implemented, the site life is approximately 61 years, or the year 2055. Table 2 shows an estimate of site life, site capacity, and soil needs based on a ratio of waste to daily and intermediate cover of 3: 1. 7