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1-2 Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report - July 2014 z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\tpr 2014\text\sec1.doc various cities (i.e., Stockton, Lathrop, and Manteca) within the San Joaquin County, as well as surrounding communities within Sacramento and Stanislaus counties. 1.5 Site Plan and Description (14 CCR, Section 18221.6 (c) and (f)) The RRF is a large volume transfer station facility located on the Forward Landfill property. The Forward Landfill property consists of 744 acres, of which 552 acres are designated for refuse fill (footprint). The remaining areas are for ancillary facilities and buffer areas. The Forward Landfill consists of waste management units (WMUs), the RRF (including the Compost Facility), entrance facilities, the South Littlejohn’s Creek easements, road right-of- ways (Austin Road and Newcastle Road), wildlife preserve and floodplain, triangular parcel, a buffer area, and the parcel known as the California Youth Authority (CYA) (because it is located adjacent to the CYA). The RRF is currently permitted for a total of 33.23 acres, with 10.64 acres utilized for transfer operations and 22.59 acres for composting operations. Operations at the RRF are permitted by the current SWFP No. 39-AA-020 and the Use Permit Number UP-00-7, dated April 2003. The facility was designed to accept municipal solid waste for processing and transfer, including recovery of plastic, glass, cardboard, newspapers and paper, ferrous and nonferrous metals, and other non-hazardous, inert materials (such as foam). Residual waste is transferred for disposal at the Forward Landfill. The recyclable materials storage area within the RRF building expands and contracts depending upon the amount of materials received. The RRF facility has an office trailer and employee trailer, an in-ground scale and scalehouse, a separate entrance/exit, portable sanitary facilities, gravel-based parking areas for employees and visitors, a trailer with spare parts and RRF equipment, a storage bins area (for municipal solid waste [MSW] and oversized compost), and a 500- gallon per minute (gpm) pump that feeds a 10,000-gallon pressurized water tank (see Figure 2). Lines from the tank lead to various locations. Access to the RRF is from Austin Road, with the entrance being south of the main entrance and south of the South Fork of South Littlejohn’s Creek. Austin Road is a rural two-lane, paved road oriented north/south which connects with Mariposa Road to the north and ultimately connects with Highway 99 to the south. Direct routes to Austin Road are provided by French Camp Road, Arch Road, Mariposa Road, Highway 99, and Highway 120 (see Figure 1). The entrance/exit to the RRF is located south of the South Fork of the South Littlejohn's Creek and is a 34-foot wide, 120-foot long paved entrance road. 1.6 Adjacent Land Use (14 CCR, Section 18221.6 (b)) Pursuant to the San Joaquin County 2010 General Plan, the land use designation for the RRF and landfill site is A/G (General/Agricultural), and the zoning is AG-40 (General/Agricultural, 40-acre minimum lot size) as shown on Figure 3. The San Joaquin County Development Title specifies that Major Impact Services are allowed in AG-40 zone classification areas subject to