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Water Quality Monitoring Report <br />Forward Landfill <br />In response to continued detection of VOCs in groundwater downgradient of the Austin <br />Road Unit, the RWQCB issued a Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) on December 8, <br />2008. Under the CAO, Forward has installed 24 additional groundwater monitoring <br />wells (five of which were later abandoned) to help define the vertical and lateral extent <br />of VOCs in groundwater downgradient of the Austin Road Unit. <br />WDR Order No. 115-2014-0006 was formally adopted by the RWQCB on February 14, <br />2014. <br />1.3 Standard Observations <br />In accordance with Monitoring and Reporting Program (M&RP) Order No. R5-2014- <br />0006, Section A.6.d, Forward personnel conducts Standard Observations for the landfill <br />units, along the perimeter of the landfill units, and for receiving waters. As provided in <br />Appendix A, these observations include identification of evidence of liquids entering or <br />leaving the landfill, indications of ponding on the landfill or erosion of the landfill cover <br />soils, and identification of strong landfill gas odors. No unusual conditions were <br />identified by Forward personnel during the second quarter 2014 monitoring period. In <br />addition to Forward's inspections, the San Joaquin County Environmental Health <br />Department (CEHD) performed monthly inspections at the facility on April 23, May 22, <br />June 20, 2014. No Notices of Violation (NOVs) were issued by the RWQCB or CEHD <br />during the monitoring period. Completed inspection forms are presented in Appendix <br />A. <br />Pursuant to the Forward Landfill Odor Control Management Plan (Forward, 2009), <br />Forward Operations manager performs weekly monitoring for odors on the landfill <br />surface and along the perimeter of the landfill. In the event that an odor complaint is <br />made by the public, Forward performs an immediate investigation to identify the source <br />of the odor. Following confirmation of an odor the source is identified and mitigation <br />measures are implemented. <br />1.4 Solid Waste/Compost Facility Monitoring <br />According to the Forward Landfill Operations Manager, Forward Landfill received a total <br />of 209,682 tons of solid waste during the second quarter 2014 (Appendix A). Figure 1-2 <br />shows the approximate location of waste placement during the monitoring period. In <br />addition, the compost facility received 8,833 tons of green waste and produced 4,525 <br />tons of compost during the second quarter 2014 (Appendix A). During the second <br />quarter 2014 monitoring period, compost facility retention basins were reported dry <br />and no leachate from compost stockpiles or compost windrows were noted by Forward <br />personnel. <br />M:\ 2014.0012\FA_2Q34.docx 3 <br />7/29/2014, Rev. 0 <br />