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glss":ectaoa :e pairtrzteaa Pursuant to the Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 43220, staff of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycie)conducted an 18-month inspection at the Forward Landfill,with the LEA. Also present during the inspection were: Christine Karl - CalRecycle, Michael Kith -San Joaquin County LEA, and Ruben Ramirez—Landfill Operations Manager. -CalRecycle staff and the LEA conducted an early morning inspection at the site, arriving at the work face at about 5:50 am. The work deck was clean and the application of the tarps and treated auto shredder waste (TASW) alternative daily cover(ADC) materials was good. Waste disposal operation was being conducted at the southern comer of disposal unit FU-10. The corner area fill work face was small but appeared adequate for the observed traffic volume. Transfer trailers, using the Tipper, were unloading from the top and packer trucks and other vehicles were unloading from the bottom of the work deck. An employee, using a water truck, sprayed water over the access roads and work deck areas- beginning before the start of the disposal:operation and continued through out the period of the inspection. The cover tarps were removed, traffic spotters assumed their positions and disposal operation started at about 6:00 am. The disposal operation continued to proceed well and litter control fences were strategically placed at the work face, to capture windblown litter. Also, starting early in the day, the operator was receiving and stockpiling several loads of TASK at the FU-6 area, which is close to the work face. -All roads and fill surfaces were in good condition. There were few minor erosions on a couple locations of the fill slopes (no waste exposure) that the LEA directed be repaired and the operations manager stated will be done.-CalRecycle staff and the LEA observed litter control employees cleaning litter along access roads and other areas of the landfill, and there were also collected fitter filled bags at various locations of the site, from previous collection activities. The operations manager stated that goats will be brought to control the vegetative growth over the fill surfaces. There were no birds at the landfill during the period of the inspection. The operator employs a Falconer to control birds at the site during the period that Seagulls and other birds may frequent the site (October-April). At the time of the inspection, we observed some Seagulls flying overhead on a northerly direction and the Falconer stated that the birds were migratory. The operations manager stated that during the other periods of the year,they use model airplane, whistlers and other noise makers to control birds at the landfill. CalRecycle staff and the LEA measured methane gas levels in three selected landfill gas (LFG)monitoring probes located at the southern property boundary using the LEA's Landtec GEM-2000 instrument. The methane gas levels we obtained were all within the regulatory limit of 5.00%. The highest methane gas reading we obtained in the probes was 0.1%. RECORDS REVIEW: CalRecycle staff and the LEA reviewed the disposal site and municipal solid waste landfill unit records at the landfill offices. The daily tonnages (everything through the gate at the landfill and transfer station operations) and traffic volume records indicated that the receipts were within the permitted limits of 8,668'tons per day (including the beneficial reuse materials) and 620 vehicles per day. The Log of Special Occurrences was up-to-date and load checks are conducted in the operation. The records also indicated that employees are provided with weekly and monthly training and safety meetings (agendas and signatures of attendees are maintained). CalRecycle staff and the LEA also reviewed the results of the operator's Fourth Quarter 2012 Perimeter Landfill Gas (LFG) Monitoring Probe and On-Site Structures Testing Report for the landfill. The results of the quarterly monitoring program indicated that methane gas levels in the probes and on-site structures were 0.00%. CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE MAINTENANCE PLAN: -The SWIS database indicates that a partial final plan for the landfill was approved by CalRecycle on August 25, 2011, and the requirements of the non-water release Corrective Action Plan (CAP)that was initially submitted on 10/25/2011, revised on December 7, 2011, and was found acceptable on January 4, 2012. PERMIT REVIEW: -The governing Solid Waste Facility Permit(SWFP)was issued by the LEA on 1/31/2012. In the SWFP, the LEA specified that a review of the permit was due on 6/17/2013. On 12/28/2012, the LEA sent a notification to the operator, pursuant to 27 CCR, Section 21675, requesting an application for permit review within 30 days of the operator's receipt of the letter. The LEA provided an update regarding the matter and stated that the operator is currently working on a new Joint Technical Document(JTD)to be submitted with the required application.