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DRAFT • On March 16, 2004 a meeting was held at the EHD to discuss the City of Stockton plan to co-collect food waste and green waste in the same can. Kevin Basso, Kevin Chiapello, and Butch Stefani were the representatives from Forward Inc. Kevin Basso indicated that the food waste would not be in the green waste. Kevin Basso, felt that most city residences would not use the program. Robert McClellon explained that the city is promoting the use of the program and that the amount of food waste found in the green waste would be more than incidental. Robert McClellon explained that because Forward Inc. is using the green waste as cover that it is a violation of 20690 (11) 27 CCR and Section 17852 (32) 14 CCR. Robert McClellon also explained that if they are permitted to handle the green waste and food waste at their compost site and are approved to compost the material. Kevin Basso just kept stating that it is not going to be a problem. The meeting ended with out agreement on the issue. On March 19, 2004, Robert McClellon, an employee of the EHD sent Kevin Basso a letter detailing the issue and the EHD's position on the commingle waste being used as cover. The letter was copied to the City of Stockton, Mike Miller(see exhibit N). On March 22, 2004, Bryant A. Stirrat&Associates, on behalf of Regenesis Group, obtained the EHD Well Permit to install up-to 50 gas extraction wells at Forward Landfill. On March 26, 2004, Michael Kith and Ted Tasiopoulis employees of the EHD conducted • a routine inspection and noted that the concentration of methane gas in the gas monitoring probes GP-8 (which replaces GP-3) and GP-9 (which replaces GP-2), both of which were located near the west boundary,was 44% and 42%, respectively. This was documented under the violation of Explosive Gases Control, Section 20919.5 of 27CCR (see exhibit O). On April 19, 2004, a meeting was held at the Forward Inc. site. Kevin Basso, Lochlin Caffey, Butch Stephani and Kevin Chiapello represented Forward Inc., Keith Kennedy and Jeff Watson represented the CIWMB, Ted Tasiopoulis, Michael Kith and Robert McClellon represented the EHD during the meeting. The meeting was to discuss the proposed green waste/food waste commingled collection program by the City of Stockton. Kevin Basso did most of the talking. Again he stated that the food waste was not going to be in the green waste and that it would not be a problem. Jeff Watson informed Forward Inc. that proposing to use the green waste contaminated with the food waste was cover would put the LEA in a bad position due to statewide implications. Forward indicated that the first few weeks of the program all of the green waste would go for disposal. Mr. Basso stated that the green waste would start going to the ADC program at the site on June 1, 2004. Mr. Basso indicated that the City of Stockton program was going to change in July of 2006 to allow meat and fish and that he suspected they would have to make more changes then. Mr. Basso indicated that until then he would like to see the material be used as ADC. Mr. Basso proposed to sort the green waste at the Resource Recovery Facility and remove the food waste prior to taking it to the ADC program at the disposal site. Jeff Watson suggested that Forward Inc. put together a written proposal • and submit it to the EHD for approval. Jeff Watson stressed that the sorting program had