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3.2 PREVIOUS CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) REVIEWS There have been four Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) performed for FL since 1993, as listed below: • Final Environmental Impact Report, Forward, Inc. Landfill Use Permit Modifications (LSA, 1993) • Final Environmental Impact Report, City of Stockton, Austin Road Landfill Expansion Project (ESA, 1994) • Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, Austin Road Landfill Expansion Project (Grassetti Environmental Consulting, 2000) • Final Environmental Impact Report; Consolidated Forward Landfill Project (Grassetti Environmental Consulting, December 2002) The 1993 EIR for the Forward Landfill was prepared to allow the existing Forward Landfill to accept designated (Class II) wastes, increase the permitted tonnage, and establish the landfill maximum height, in addition to other miscellaneous minor modifications. In order to obtain additional airspace at the Austin Road Landfill, the City of Stockton acquired a parcel of land between the existing Forward and Austin Road Landfills. The 1994 EIR for the Austin Road Landfill Expansion project addressed a horizontal and vertical expansion to the existing landfill. In addition, the relocation of the North Creek to the northern boundary of the Austin Road landfill was addressed. The Austin Road Landfill Supplemental EIR was prepared in 2000 to allow the transfer of the Austin Road Landfill from the City of Stockton to San Joaquin County jurisdiction upon privatization in 2000. Forward, Inc. purchased the Austin Road Landfill from the City of Stockton in 2000. The 2002 Consolidated Forward Landfill EIR was prepared to combine the existing Forward and Austin Road Landfills into one facility. The major modifications addressed by the 2002 EIR included: • Placement of refuse fill in the existing 7.5-acre wedge between the existing landfills and increase in permitted height of the existing Austin Road Landfill Forward Landfill- Project Description 3-6 BRYAN A.STIRRAT&ASSOCIATES J:\Allied\Forward\2007.0018 Lateral Expansion\Reports\Prof Descrip\021308 Final Proj Des\Sec 3.doc:2/13/2008)