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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CENTRAL VALLEY REGION CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT ORDER R5-2008-0714 FOR FORWARD INC. FORWARD LANDFILL, A CLASS II FACILITY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY This Order is issued to the Forward Inc. (hereafter Discharger) based on provisions of California Water Code sections 13304 and 13267, which authorize the Executive Officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (hereafter Central Valley Water Board) to issue a Cleanup and Abatement Order (Order) and to require the submittal of technical reports. The Executive Officer of the Central Valley Water Board finds, with respect to the Discharger's acts, or failure to act, the following: 1. Forward Inc. owns and operates the Forward Landfill near Stockton. The City of Stockton owned and operated the Austin Road Landfill, located just north of Forward qr Landfill, from 1954 until 2000. In September 2000, Forward, Inc. purchased the Austin Road Landfill from the City of Stockton. Allied combined the two landfill operations into a single facility under the name of Forward Landfill, which is owned operated by its subsidiary, Forward Inc. As a result of this consolidation, the Austin Road Landfill became the north unit of the Forward Landfill. However, in this Order, this waste management unit will continue to be referred to as the Austin Road Landfill. 2. Forward Landfill, including the Austin Road Landfill, is now regulated under Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order Nos. R5-2003-0049 (for the land application of treated groundwater) and R5-2003-0080 (for the landfill operation). The combined landfill facilities cover approximately 567 acres, including both existing and proposed waste management units. The landfill is located about seven miles southeast of Stockton in Section 3, T1 S, R7E, MDB&M. The facility is comprised of Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APN) 181-150-07, 181-150-08, 181-150-09, 181- 150-10, 201-060- 01, 201-060-02, 201-060-03, and 201-060-05. 3. Land uses adjacent to the combined landfill include agricultural lands to the east, west, and south. The Northern California Youth Authority, a youth criminal detention facility, is located approximately 1,900 feet north from the Austin Road Landfill. The Stockton Municipal Airport is approximately one mile west of the Austin Road Landfill. One mile northeast of the facility is the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad Intermodal facility. There is a residence on Austin Road that is 500 feet