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CalRecycle Disposal Facility Inspection Report (52) Enforcement Agency: - County of San Joaquin SWIS Facility File Number(99-xx 9999] Inspection Date Program Cod 39-AA-0015 8/15/2014 CalRecycle Periodic Time In 5:35 Time Out. 12:00 inspection time 6.5 Hrs. Facility Name Received i3y,. Forward Landfill, Inc. Sent by e-mail to:rramirez5@republicservices.com Facility Location Owner 0 el 9999 S.Austin Road, Manteca 95336 inspectorAiso Present(NaInej Tadese Gebrehawariat I M. Kith-LEA&R. Ramirez-LF Operations Manager THE ABOVE FACILITY WAS INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE DIVISION 30 OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE(PRC)AND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 27 CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS(CCR) X No Yiolations'Or Areas of Concem VA jRe6ulatlons, inspection Report.Comments: Pursuant to the Public Resources Code(PRC), Section 43220, staff of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycle)conducted an 18-month inspection at the Forward Landfill,with the LEA. -CalRecycle staff and the LEA conducted an early morning inspection at the site, arriving at the work face at about 5:55 am. The work deck was clean and the compacted refuse was covered adequately with tarps and (contaminated)soil. All area in and around the tippers was clean (no lodged refuse underneath). -Around 6:00 am, employees arrived at the work area and started the preparations for the daily disposal operation. The employees removed the tarp covers,fired up the tippers, and an employee on the water truck sprayed water over the work deck and access roads. -At about 6:10 am, refuse trucks arrived at the work face and the disposal operation started. The early morning traffic volume at the work face was light and the spotter was managing the work effectively. -There was a small fire incident at the work face, apparently from a hot load,during the early morning disposal operation. The employees handled the matter easily,first immediately with a fire extinguisher, and then doused the entire area with water from the water truck. -A crew of three were assigned for litter collection work on the day, and they were collecting litter within the landfill. Access roads and fill surfaces and all other areas of the landfill were free of windblown litter. -Vegetative growth over the southern areas of the landfill is managed with goats grazing over the areas. -All fill slopes and surfaces were in good condition. The operations manager stated that they have already started the preparation for the disposal operation during the rainy season. Drainage systems are in place. They were stockpiling soil at and will apply intermediate cover and grade to drain the top surfaces of Phase FLI-04. There were some spots where refuse was day lighting on the top areas of FLI-04. However,the operations manager explained that the entire area to be covered with the soil that was being stockpiled and graded today or tomorrow. Refuse disposal operation is planned to be moved to the newly lined portion of the landfill (FU-14), as soon as all necessary work there has been completed and approval by the RWQCB has been obtained. -CalRecycle staff and the LEA measured methane gas levels in three selected LFG monitoring probes(GP-9R, GP-1 OR and GP-11 R), located at the southern property boundary, using the LEA's Landtec GEM-2000 instrument. Methane gas levels in all well clusters and depths were within the regulatory limits, and otherwise 0.0% (non-detect). -Records Review:The tonnage and traffic volume records indicated that all receipts were within the permitted limits. The Log of Special Occurrences was up-to-date. Load checks are conducted in the operation. The records also showed that employees are provided with safety and operation related trainings. On August 18, 2014 and by e-mail,the environmental manager for the landfill submitted copies of the 1 st and 2nd Quarter LFG Probes and Structures Monitoring Program Reports. The Reports indicated that methane gas concentrations in the monitoring probes and structures were within the limits specified in the regulation.