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<br /> <br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br />TO: Brad Shelton, P.G. <br /> Senior Engineering Geologist <br /> <br /> J.J. Baum, P.E. <br /> Assistant Executive Officer <br />FROM: Stephani Gisi <br /> Water Resource Control Engineer <br /> Title 27 Permitting and Mining Unit <br />DATE: 09 January 2024 <br />SUBJECT: APPLICABILITY OF COVERAGE UNDER STATE WATER RESOURCES <br />CONTROL BOARD WATER QUALITY ORDER 2020-0012-DWQ, FORWARD <br />RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />TECHNICAL REPORT <br />On 18 October 2021, Forward Inc. a subsidiary of Republic Services Inc. (hereinafter <br />referred to jointly as “Discharger”) submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) and technical <br />report for Forward Resource Recovery Facility (Facility), which is located at the Forward <br />Landfill. The technical report, NOI, and filing fee were submitted to obtain coverage <br />under State Water Resources Control Board Order 2020-0012-DWQ, General Waste <br />Discharge Requirements for Commercial Composting Operations (General Order), for <br />composting operations at the Facility. The technical report was titled Forward Resource <br />Recovery Facility General Waste Discharge Requirement Technical Report – Tier II <br />(Technical Report) and was prepared on behalf of the Discharger by HDR Engineering <br />Inc. The technical report was signed and stamped by Timothy J. Raibley (RCE 35322). <br />Staff commented on the technical report in an email to the Discharger on 10 December <br />2021. Subsequently, the Discharger submitted a technical memorandum titled <br />Response to December 10, 2021, Comments on Technical Report (Technical <br />Memorandum), dated 02 March 2022. <br />Forward Resource Recovery Facility was previously operating under Waste Discharge <br />Requirements (WDRs) Order No. R5-2014-0006 for Forward Landfill. The composting <br />operation at Forward Landfill will no longer be regulated under the revised WDRs for the <br />landfill. <br />SITE CONDITIONS