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1 REPORT OF DISPOSAL SITE INFORMATION Foothill Sanitary Landfill, Inc. 6584 North Waverly Road Linden, California Located in Section 12 and North 1/2 of North 1/2 of Section 13, Township 2 North Range 9 East M. D. B. & M. County of San Joaquin 1. Description of site operation: The operation is a combination area fill and cut and fill. The site is located in the foothills. The fill operation began in a canyon type area with cover material coming from the area to be filled in the future and the high portions of the rolling hills adjacent to the fill area. The classification of the site is Class II . The typical operation cycle is that refuse from service areas within the County of San Joaquin enters the site each day. A six inch (6") cover layer of soil is to be placed on the final lift of refuse not later than the close of each working day and a cover of layer of soil compacted to a depth of two feet (21 ) is to be placed on the final lift of refuse not later than one (1) week after placement of refuse. All dumping ramps not in use are to be covered with a six inch (6") cover layer of soil. Compaction of refuse is done by way of a bulldozer and trash compacter utilized in the site operation. The degree of compaction varies from 1, 000 to 1, 300 pounds per cubic yard of in place density. The refuse dump permit from the Division of Forestry requires that the active dump area be broken up into cells no greater than 150 feet in length by 50 to 80 -feet in breadth and separated by dikes of clean soil for a minimum of eight feet in width. Each day approximately 660 cubic yards of cover material is required together with approximately 340 to 510 cubic yards of dike building material. la. The hours of operation for members of the public are 8 :OO a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. daily except Mondays and except on January 1, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas day. The franchised refuse collectors from Areas 5, 6 , 7, 8 and 9 of San Joaquin County are permitted to use the site during the daily hours of operation. The operator of the transfer station serving refuse service areas 5, 6 , 7, 8 and 9 franchised by the County is permitted to use the site at all times. lb. Large bulky items are generally' separated so as to allow ease of covering and proper and safe handling by the equipment available on site. There is no separation of materials for recovery purposes at the present time. For years past tires and rubble were separately . stockpiled, said practice has been discontinued.