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5-1 Forward Composting Facility SWT Engineering Report of Composting Site Information - July 2014 z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\rcsi 2014\text\sec 5.doc 5.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM 5.1 Sanitary Facilities There are no on-site sewage disposal systems or leach lines. Portable toilets are provided at the site to provide sanitary facilities, which are serviced daily or as needed. Two portable toilets are located adjacent to the landfill office, two are located at the RRF, two are in the maintenance yard, and two are located near the working face. Hand washing facilities are located in each portable toilet and an additional facility is near the landfill office trailer. The locations/quantities of portable toilets will change with daily operations as the site is developed. 5.2 Water Supply There are four production water wells at the entire Forward Landfill/RRF/Composting Facility site. The first well, located near the main entrance of the landfill was drilled to a depth of approximately 135 feet and groundwater occurs at a depth of approximately 70 feet. The well was likely installed before the opening of the landfill, having been previously used for agricultural purposes. It is pumped at a rate of approximately 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) at a maximum frequency of approximately 27 times during a typical work day. Another well is located south of the South Fork of South Littlejohn’s Creek, in the southeast corner of the Compost Facility/RRF area, and has a capacity of 500 gpm. The third well is located along the northern boundary of the former Austin Road Landfill. This well was installed in 1972 and has a production of approximately 60 gpm. The fact that groundwater flow near the existing Forward Landfill is not modified by pumping from this well suggests that it is screened in a confined unit below the uppermost groundwater units that are monitored at the site. The fourth production well is located along the eastern boundary of the site, just south of the entrance to the Composting Facility/RRF. The locations of the wells located in the Compost Facility/RRF area is shown on Figure 2. On-site water uses include site construction and waste disposal operations, RRF and compost operations, dust control, compaction, irrigation, equipment maintenance operations, sanitary facilities, firefighting, and emergency situations. Bottled water is provided for drinking. 5.3 Communications Facilities The telecommunications provider delivers telephone service to the site. The site offices and key site personnel have phones. The site has five telephone lines for business and emergency use. In addition, each employee is assigned a cell phone with two-way radio capability for emergency and work communication. 5.4 Lighting PG&E provides the primary electric service to the site. Electrical power is provided to the office trailers and on-site pumping facilities. Night/security lighting is also located at the landfill and RRF/Compost Facility entrances. The landfill has four portable trailer-mounted generators, in case of an emergency and/or the need for night lighting. This lighting faces downward and to the west so as not to interfere with airport landing and take-off operations. Composting operations will not be conducted at night.