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cargo transfer and storage facility, is located approximately one mile northeast of the site, along the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroad main line. Three residences are located near the site. An unoccupied residence at 9690 Austin Road is approximately 500 feet from the landfill and is located across Austin Road from the entrance facility area. This residence is currently leased by FL. Two residences are located on Lynch Road, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the site. The Stockton Municipal Airport is located approximately one mile west of the site. The airport's turbojet runway, 11 L-29R, is located within 10,000 feet of the FL. The final grades for the FL are below the height limit zoning plan elevation contours for the airport. The peak elevation of the FL is 210 feet above mean sea level (amsl) at the southern portion of the existing fill area. Final fill contours slope down from that point to a final deck elevation of 170 feet amsl in the northwestern portion of the existing fill area. The final fill elevations for the proposed lateral expansion are designed to conform to the height limit zoning plan contours and to have no impact on the FAA obstruction clearance restrictions for the Stockton Municipal Airport. As such, the final grading contours are in conformance with FAA regulations. The maximum final fill elevation for the proposed lateral expansion area will be 183 ft amsl. The airport's proximity to the landfill was addressed in the 1993 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Forward Landfill Expansion (LSA, 1993), in the 1994 EIR for the Austin Road Landfill Expansion (ESA, 1994), and in the 2003 EIR (SCH# 2001052081) for the Consolidated Forward Landfill project. Letters from the Stockton Municipal Airport noted that significant bird hazards have not been caused by the landfill and that the bird control measures implemented were effective. Mitigation measures were provided in the subject EIRs. 2.2.2 SITE SETTING The site is located in an agricultural area. The original ground surface at the site was essentially flat at an approximate elevation of 40-ft amsl. The South Fork of the South Branch of Littlejohns Creek (hereinafter referred to as "South Creek") traverses the southern portion of the site in a south-westerly direction and is tributary to South Littlejohns Creek (a tributary to French Camp Slough), which ultimately discharges to the San Joaquin River. The North Fork of the South Branch of Littlejohns Creek (hereinafter referred to as "North Creek") traverses Forward Landfill- Project Description 2-2 BRYAN A.STIRRAT&ASSOCIATES j:\Allied\Forward\2007.0018 Lateral Expansion\Reports\Proj Descrip\021308 Final Proj Des\Sec 2.doc:2/13/2008)