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Supplement to Final Environm al Impact Report Page 4 Forward Inc. Landfill Development Project-South and Northeast Portions • Provide cost-effective,long term stable disposal capacity for municipal solid waste for existing and anticipated users of the Forward Landfill facility for that portion of the waste stream that cannot be recycled or diverted from landfilling, by the continued design,construction and operation of a centrally located and accessible,state-of-the art,environmentally-safe sanitary landfill which meets or exceeds local,State and Federal standards. • Support industrial and commercial growth in the County by providing regional, centrally located and accessible Class H disposal capacity that no other currently permitted landfill in the County can provide. Class II disposal facilities provide for the environmentally safe containment of items such as contaminated soils, various types of construction and demolition wastes,ashes,and other materials that are critical to continued industrial and commercial growth and development in the County and surrounding regions. • Assist the County and surrounding regions in meeting the current California state legislative mandate for recycling or beneficially reusing the non-hazardous waste stream and thus diverting from landfilling,and also assist these communities in meeting increased state recycling and beneficial reuse goals,by providing for the recycling and beneficial reuse of several categories of waste materials received at the facility,such as green waste,wood waste,construction and demolition debris,and other consumer recyclables (i.e.plastic,cardboard, metal,wood,grass brush,fabric,paper,and sheetrock). • Provide land area and facilities for an efficient,combined resource recovery and disposal operation to reduce or eliminate the need for solid waste to be delivered to multiple locations to achieve processing,beneficial re-use, and residuals disposal and thereby reduce green-house gas impacts and capital expenditures for improvements to roadways and associated infrastructure,such as transfer stations. C. PROPOSED PROJECT MODIFICATIONS The proposed physical and operational changes and a brief discussion of their environmental impacts in relation to the original project are described below. Allow Development of Additional Landfill Disposal Cells Within Currently Permitted Landfill Boundary Development of additional landfill cells would increase the disposal footprint from approximately 355 acres to 366 acres. The proposed additional development area includes two areas within the currently permitted landfill boundary as shown on Sht 1; approximately 8.4 acres in the northeast corner of the site and approximately 2.3 acres in the south area. The acreage added in the south area is gained by shifting the existing disposal footprint north and realigning the creek to the southern and eastern boundaries of the site. The maximum elevation of refuse fill in the additional development areas would be approximately 200 feet above mean sea level(MSL),