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3 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 3.1 Location and Topography Forward Landfill is located at 9999 South Austin Road in Manteca, California at approximately Latitude 37 52' 94" and Longitude 121 52' 59". The site is located in Section 3 of Township IS, Range 7E, Mount Diablo Baseline and Meridian (MDB&M) , Section 34 of Township 1N, Range 7E MDB&M, and Section 10 of Township IS, Range 7E MDB&M. The Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) for the landfill are 181-150-07, 181-150-08, 181-150-09, 181-150-10, 201-060-01, 201-060-02, 201-060-03, 201-060-04, 201-060-05, and 201-070-01. The entrance to the site is from Austin Road on the east side of the landfill. A Vicinity Map is included as Figure 2-1 and a Site Plan is included as Figure 2-2. The entire site area is 744 acres based on assessor's parcel information. Approximately 351 acres of this area is permitted for landfill disposal and the remaining acreage is for buffers, easements, setbacks, and soil borrow. 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 above mean sea level (MSL). 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 the northern portion of the site. The North Creek was successfully relocated from its original location (south of the former Austin Road Landfill which is now part of the Forward)to the northern boundary of Forward in 2001/2002. The LFGTE facility is proposed to be located in the northeast portion of Forward Landfill, directly adjacent to the existing LFG flare. The LFGTE facility will be constructed on engineered fill at an elevation of approximately 40-ft above MSL, which is the elevation of the native soil. The maximum height of the proposed plant is 50-ft or approximately an elevation of 90-ft MSL. The final refuse elevation of Forward Landfill will be approximately 210-ft above MSL. The LFGTE facility will occupy an area of approximately 0.41 acres of the 744-acre site. 3.2 Land Use Pursuant to the San Joaquin County 2010 General Plan and the Development Title adopted by the County Board of Supervisors on July 24, 1992, the General Plan designation for the landfill site is A/G (General/Agricultural), and the zoning is AG-40 (General/Agricultural, 40-acre minimum lot size). The landfill is considered a major impact facility and is operated conditionally in the AG-40 zone. The South Creek is designated as Open Space/Resource Conservation (OS/RC). Property to the east, west, and south of the facility is zoned general agricultural and property to the north is zoned public/institutional. The Adjacent Land Uses r C:\Doc: mts and Settings\jessicasees\Desktofforward LFGTE-Project Description.doc CORNERSTONE 3-1 LEWIS ENGINEERING E-111 1-1 Groep.LLC