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Model 3440). Moisture was added to the backfill soils as necessary to maintain consistency with the requirements of the site closure plan. The results of the relative compaction testing are presented in Table 1. After installation of the moisture monitoring equipment, CenterLine Land Surveys surveyed the monitoring locations (Table 3 and Figure 2). As indicated on Figures 3 and 4,the moisture data suggests that the system is performing as intended. Since installation of the monitoring equipment was completed at a relative high moisture content,the initial soil moisture within the backfill was expected to dry back to long-term equilibrium moisture conditions and, as a result,the soil moisture trends observed in the first few months are not likely to be representative of true long-term final cover system performance. The installation of the instruments was completed on July 28, 2006 in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations as outlined in the equipment manuals. Programming and testing of the peripheral and remote telemetry equipment was completed in mid-August 2006. Specifications for the monitoring equipment installed and the calibration of these instruments and soils used for backfill at the site are included in Appendix A and photographs of the installation and backfilling process including recent pictures of the site are included in Appendix B. 3.0 SITE CONDITIONS The FSL is located at 9999 South Austin Road in Manteca, California and is a combination of two previously existing landfills, the Forward Landfill and the Austin Road Landfill. The facility is owned by Forward Landfill, Inc. and includes 567 acres, though only 388 acres have been landfilled. The Stage IA partial final closure area includes the northern slopes of the landfill; an environment that should represent the lowest ET microclimate on the site. The monolithic cover constructed over Stage I consists of a minimum 4-foot thick soil layer placed over the existing interim cover and/or waste. The soils used to construct the alternative final cover consisted of clayey silt derived from an on-site borrow source (Vector Engineering, Inc., 2006). The locations of the moisture monitoring stations were selected within the limits of the Stage I partial final closure area. 4.0 VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS The finished surface of the alternative final cover system was hydroseeded during the fall of 2005, after completion of final cover construction. Hydroseeding was completed again in the fall of 2006 after installation of the moisture monitoring equipment. Both hysroseeding events were accomplished using the seed mixture stipulated in the final closure documents. At the end of the first year of monitoring,vegetation at the site is in a post-emergent stage with a vegetative cover fraction estimated to be in excess of 20-30 percent overall. It is also estimated that roots in areas that have well established vegetation extend to a depth in excess of 12-18 inches. Owing to 3 Geologic Associates