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Mr. Ron Valinoti RECEIVED Public Health Services June 18, 1990 JUN 1 9 10M Page 5 NIR NMENT L HEALTH PERMIT/SERVICES Steps to be Taken Implementing the Contaminated Soils Acceptance Progam.am. Forward soon will submit to PHS its finalized forms and requirements regarding the proposed soils acceptance program. Dr. Igbene is in the process of revising them to conform to the above-discussed requirements and comments. Thus, it is our understanding that pursuant to agreement reached at the meeting, and subject to Forward's implementation of the finalized soils acceptance program, the following provisions of PHS's April 28, 1990 letter have been addressed and will not be applicable to Forward: Items 1, 2(A), 2(B), 2(D), 2(E), 3(A), 3(B), 4(D) and 4(E). Commencing the SWFP Revision Process. PHS has indicated that a CEQA evaluation process must be undertaken in connection with any needed revision of the SWFP. Forward has interviewed several CEQA consultants, and is ready to discuss with the County the selection of an appropriate consultant. PHS and Forward are waiting for a decision to be made as to which department within the County will serve as lead agency for the CEQA evaluation. PHS, as Local Enforcement Agency for the Waste Board, probably will issue a series of three notices and orders to Forward regarding the Landfill (or perhaps one notice and order, with two amendments, depending on administrative convenience). The first notice and order will set forth certain requirements regarding the Landfill's operation during the interim period that the CEQA evaluation process is being undertaken and the SWFP is being revised as needed. Such issues as maximum average daily volume of waste, maximum permissible peak daily volume of waste, and the required implementation of the proposed contaminated soils acceptance program will be addressed in the first notice and order. The second notice and order will set forth certain milestone dates regarding the CEQA process. This will be issued after a CEQA consultant has been selected and the County and Forward have had an opportunity to elicit realistic timeframe estimates from the consultant. The third notice and order will address permission to use contaminated soils as a daily cover material, based on the issuance of required regulatory approvals. I want to reiterate how appreciative Forward is that PHS took the initiative to assemble representatives of the various regulatory agencies. Forward is eager to exercise tighter controls over its contaminated soils acceptance process, with particular fAdoca\SuwanoVac\fwditr 0615%