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3 MM 1:1 C] Pursuant to the Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 43220, CalRecycle staff conducted an 18 -month inspection at the North County Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center with the LEA. - CalRecycle staff and the LEA arrived at the landfill work face before the start of the daily operation. We inspected the application and conditions of the geosynthetic tarps, used as the alternative daily cover, at the conclusion of the daily operation on July 7, 2011. The tarps were in good condition and the application was also good. The work deck area was clean and the move -able litter control fences were stationed to capture windblown litter in the immediate area of the work face. An employee using a water truck wetted the access roads and work deck areas for dust control, before the start of the operation and continued to spray water over the work areas throughout the period of the inspection. The employees removed the tarp covers and disposal operation commenced at about 7:05 a.m. A spotter was directing the in -coming traffic and was also conducting load checks. Only commercial loads are accepted at the landfill work face. All public loads are accepted at the on-site material recovery and transfer station operation. - All Fill slopes and decks were in good condition. The landfill operations supervisor stated that Sheep were used to manage the vegetative growth on the fill decks and slopes. All areas of the landfill were free of windblown litter and workers were cleaning litter in areas within the landfill. The landfill gas control flare was functional. The operation at the on-site materials recovery and transfer station was also good. The operation is fully staffed, with landfill personnel and workers brought in by the County Sheriffs Department. The dust control measure (misters) appeared effective, and load checks and receipts of household hazardous wastes (HHW) are routinely conducted. All materials recovery operations appeared well organized. CalRecycle staff and the LEA measured methane gas levels on two monitoring probes (SG -15 and SG -16A) and obtained readings of 0.00%. - The land filling and materials recovery operation at the site also includes an operation for the receipt and processing of green and wood waste materials for beneficial re -use. The green and wood wastes are received and processed at an exclusive pad that had been set up for the operation. The LEA has had issues relative to the operations of the materials on the pad and conditions of the pad. The operational issues seem to have been addressed, largely. The LEA still has issues with depressions on the pad, and temporary nature of the fixes that they had observed over time. The issue was discussed with the site operations general manager, who stated that they will temporarily move the operation to another location and will re -do the pad, to correct the conditions of the pad to the satisfaction of the LEA. - CalRecycle staff and the LEA reviewed the Log of Special Occurrences and the records for the load check activities that are maintained at the landfill. The landfill records also indicated that monthly trainings are provided to the site employees. We also reviewed the records for the receipts of the daily tonnages, traffic volumes, and the results of the 1st Quarter 2011 landfill gas (LFG) monitoring program at the Solid Waste Division offices in the City of Stockton. The records indicated that the levels of the waste receipts and traffic volumes were within the permitted limits. The LFG monitoring records also showed that methane gas levels in the monitoring probes were within the regulatory limits, and/or otherwise, 0.00%. IMPROVEMENT NEEDED: The owner/operator shall provide better access to the LFG monitoring probes along the eastern property boundary. Weed control and other measures shall be taken to provide the LEA with better access to monitoring probes SG -15, SG - 16, and SG -17.