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ATTACHMENT B PROPOSED CHANGES IN DESIGN AND OPERATION (SWFP APPLICATION ITEM NO. IiA) The purpose of this SWFP is to merge two existing landfills, Forward Landfill and Austin Road Landfill into one facility to be known as the Forward Landfill. The owner/operator, Forward Inc. (Forward), of both the existing Forward and Austin Road Landfills proposes to combine the two sites into one unified facility with a single set of operating permits_ A review of long-range development and final grading plans for both facilities indicate that several benefits can be realized by combining the two facilities into one footprint and managing them as a single facility. These benefits include: • Enhancement of environmental controls such as surface water, reduction of moisture infiltration, consolidation of traffic flows, reduction of particulate emissions, reduction of air quality/noise impacts, and reduced energy consumption. • Enhancement of operational efficiencies from the standpoint of both the owner and regulatory agencies. Merging the two areas will create one contiguous facility that will be treated as a single disposal facility thereby reducing administrative and oversight requirements. • Streamlining leachate and storm water management systems thereby eliminating the need for multiple/redundant containment and treatment systems. • Creation of an additional 17 million cubic yards (cy) airspace in the wedge area between both facilities and by increasing the elevation of the Austin Road Landfill to match the elevations permitted at the existing Forward Landfill. A more aesthetically pleasing landfill by creating one raised mound rather than two adjacent mounds. The site development plans for the combined Forward Landfill are presented in this report. As shown on the site development plans, the major modifications from the site development plans for the existing Forward and Austin Road Landfills are: (1) the placement of refuse in the wedge between the existing landfills and; (2) the lowering of base grades in the existing Austin Road Landfill expansion areas to match the base grades at the existing Forward Landfill. Forward is also proposing to modify the waste stream that can be disposed in the Austin Road Landfill to be the same as the currently permitted waste stream for the existing Forward Landfill. Forward also proposes that the daily tonnage rates allowable at each facility be combined for the single facility and that the hours of operation be extended. Forward Landfill SWFP L\Allied\2000.193\Reports\SWFP:Attachment 6:05/20/02