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® Allowing lower base grades in future waste management units (WMUs) • Conversion of a portion of the Austin Road Landfill from a Class III to a Class II landfill • Expanded hours of operation, increased permitted tonnage, and increased vehicular traffic counts As part of the 2002 Consolidated Forward Landfill EIR, it was established that baseline conditions for the purposes of environmental review were the existing operations and configuration for each of the landfills. Because the proposed expansion to FL is a modification of an existing project, the baseline conditions for the proposed expansion are the current FL conditions. 3.3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 3.3.1 LAND USE The land use, plans, and policies affecting FL were most recently evaluated as part of the 2002 Consolidated Forward Landfill EIR. The FL is located in San ® Joaquin County and is subject to County land use and zoning regulations. The San Joaquin County Zoning Map (see Figure 2) designates the project site, including the expansion area as AG-40 (General Agriculture). The AG-40 designation includes sanitary landfills. The South Creek is designated as Open Space/Resource Conservation (OS/RC). The northernmost portion of the site is designated as Public, defined as "major institutional facilities, including schools." State law (AB 939) requires counties to prepare a Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CIWMP), containing a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (ERRE), a Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE), a Nondisposal Facility Element (NDFE), and a Siting Element. The Siting Element specifies the location of solid waste disposal and transformation facilities needed to provide capacity for implementation of the CIWMP. The Siting Element of the San Joaquin County CIWMP identifies the Forward Landfill as a designated disposal facility. San Joaquin County adopted the San Joaquin County Multiple Species Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) in February 2001. The SJMSCP Forward Landfill-Project Description 3-7 BRYAN A.STIRRAT&ASSOCIATES J:\Allied\Forward\2007.0018 Lateral Expansion\Reports\Prof Descrip\021308 Final Proj Des\Sec 3.doc:2/13/2008)