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Snyder Sanitary Dump Site (SSDS)
<br />Based on information from the Site Identification form provided by the LEA, dated May 5,
<br />1993, the SSDS is a closed 60 -acre disposal site that was located on a former gravel pit
<br />mining operation. The dump site was bounded by private property on the north, Henry Road
<br />on the east, private property on the south, and on the west by the AT and SF railroad,
<br />currently the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad). The disposal site was
<br />subsequently bisected by Santa Fe Road.
<br />Per a report from the State of California Department of Public Health Bureau of Vector
<br />Control, dated November 21, 1956, the disposal site accepted mixed refuse and rubbish,
<br />cannery waste, and apricot and . The pits were dried, recovered, and remove
<br />from site, alt ou some quantities were included in with disposed waste and were covered.
<br />Salvaging of rags, bottles, metals, etc. took place as part of the waste disposal operation.
<br />Quantities of waste handled per day were two loads of mixed refuse, two loads of cannery
<br />waste, and three loads of pits. Reportedly, at the time the report was issued, the depth of fill
<br />was two feet below surface grade (bgs).
<br />The actual footprint of the waste disposal area(s) is not known, however, it is assumed that
<br />the former gravel pits were likely filled with wastes to near surface grade. Other surrounding
<br />low-lying areas within the disposal site may also have been filled with wastes. The SSDS
<br />reportedly was closed in 1960, per Mr. Robert McClellon, County of San Joaquin, Public
<br />Health Services, Environmental Health Division (EHD), LEA, and subsequently subdivided
<br />into parcels and sold. The length of time that waste disposal operations occurred is not
<br />known, although it is suspected that the gravel pits began to be filled with wastes shortly
<br />after gravel mining ceased (1940) and ended before the property was subdivided (1960).
<br />Bill Lane IDS
<br />The Bill Lane IDS is a 10 -acre property that is generally square in shape. The site is
<br />bounded to the north by the Lynch IDS, to the east by Santa Fe Road, private developed
<br />property on the south, and the BNSF railroad on the west. Per LEA inspection reports, the
<br />property was observed to be poorly graded with inadequate drainage control. Based on
<br />review of LEA inspection reports, wastes were observed at the site and included *usjdjold
<br />refuse tires roof n shin Ig_ec la„dccape debric concrete ceveral old trucks car parts,
<br />appliances and farm equipment. .As observed on May 1, 2001 during a site visit by the LEA
<br />and CIWMB staff, along the western property boundary, several mounds were observed that
<br />had been excavated by trenching. Evidence of construction and demolition wastes was
<br />observed in the trenches that traversed these mounds. Yard waste was observed near the
<br />center of the property. The property is owned by Jon W. Beard, P.O. Box 739, Empire, CA
<br />95319.
<br />Lynch IDS
<br />The Lynch IDS is a 16.08 -acre parcel, triangular in shape, with the apex at the northern
<br />point. The site is bounded by Santa Fe Road on the east, by the Bill Lane IDS on the south,
<br />and by the BNSF railroad on the west. Per LEA inspection reports, the property is poorly
<br />graded with inadequate drainage control. The inspection reports indicated trenches were
<br />excavated parallel to the eastern and southern property boundaries and across the northern
<br />apex of the site. Reportedly these trenches were to prevent access to the property. A review
<br />of LEA records identified wastes, observed on the Lynch IDS to be similar to wastes
<br />observed at the adjacent Bill Lane IDS. Based on LEA records, observed wastes included 6
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