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2005, between the LEA and the CIWMB and the representatives from Forward Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. The meeting was held to discuss the site's status and the recent joint inspection. Subjects discussed at the meeting were tonnages that the facility receives above the tonnage limit, over use of ADC, revised reporting format, Joint Technical Document (JTD) amendments, and the MSW Green Waste ADC. The result of the meeting was mostly agreed to disagree.The EHD received a letter from Kevin Basso,General Manager,Forward Inc.The letter agreed only to revise the reporting form and raise the issue of difference of opinion. The letter also requested that all of the disagreement be tracked as areas of concern and not as violations. The issues at the site were not resolved and the EHD staff documented them as violations. The result was another meeting with the Forward Inc. management. This meeting took place on May 7, 2005. The meeting ended with not much change in position from the Forward Inc. management. The Forward Inc. management agreed to look at other alternatives for the MSW Green Waste ADC(composting). The EHD received a letter dated July 26, 2005 from Kevin Basso. The letter restated areas of disagreement and asked that the violations that have been cited be revised to areas of concern. The letter also requested that the un-resolved issues be documented as areas of concern and not violations. The EHD received an amendment to the JTD on August 2, 2005.The amendment was rejected on August 23,2005 because the amendments conflicted with the existing approvals for the facility. The third meeting was held between the EHD, CIWMB and the management of Forward Inc. During this meeting the possibility to allow Forward Inc. to accept"clean soil" above their permitted tonnage limit was discussed. During the meeting the definition of clean soil also discussed.The engineer for Forward Inc.explained that they did not use soil that was considered designated waste or class II. He also explained that the soil would have to meet the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts requirement for Volatile Organic Compounds. The Forward Management agreed that the facility engineer and the consultants Brian A. Stirrat and Associates would meet with the EHD and hammer out most of the details on the JTD amendment on September 21,2005. The JTD amendment was revised to remove the typographical errors and the simple issues. Diminishing site life, locations of stockpiled ADC and beneficial reuse, list of uses for the materials not used for ADC, estimated needs for ADC and beneficial reuse,were not part of the amendment. The inspection for September was held until the next to the last day of the month and the inspection report for September was also held to allow the Forward Inc. management to resolve the issues at the site. A dispute regarding the definition of clean soil resulted in the site being issued violations for the month of September and the site being listed as a site that violates state minimum standards Title 27 CCR,section 21600 and 21600(b)6(B). The definition of clean soil was in dispute. The management of Forward Inc.though the definition of clean soil should include materials that contained metals concentrations just below hazardous waste levels. The issue was referred to California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) staff. The RWQCB provided a list of metals concentrations that they would consider designated waste levels. The Forward Inc.management argued that the list was not enforceable. The RWQCB provided a letter directing Forward Inc. to use the list to determine designated wastes until these or other levels could be established for the facility. The levels are still in dispute. IT, SUSPECILRESEQNSIBLE.PARTY MORMADON Name: Mr.Michael Caprio Business Name:Forward Inc. Business Address:9999 South Austin Road,Manteca,CA 95366 Business Phone: (209)466-5192 Home Address: Home Phone: APN Number: 201-060-03