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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.A-3 Forward Inc.Landfill 2014 Expansion Project County General Plan 2010) serves as the planning document governing the project. General Plan Designations The Southeast County land use designation map of the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 (adopted July 29, 1992, as revised November 1998) designates corridors along the North and South Branches of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek within the project site as OS/RC (Resource Conservation) (see Figure IV.A-1). The Resource Conservation land use designation is defined as "those areas with significant resources that generally are to remain in open space". (The North Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek, currently passing along the northern - and western edge of the existing Forward Landfill disposal area,was realigned in the early 2000s, and the OS/RC land use designation of the creek corridor was relocated along with the creek at the time of creek realignment. The southeastern portion of the existing Forward Landfill site is designated A/G (General Agriculture). The General Agriculture land use designation is defined as "areas generally committed to agriculture with viable commercial agricultural enterprises that require large land areas to efficiently produce their crops". The northwestern portion of the existing Forward Landfill site (the former Austin Road Sanitary Landfill), with the exception of the (realigned) corridor along the North Branch, is designated as Public, defined as "major institutional facilities, including landfills". General Plan Policies The County of San Joaquin County General Plan Infrastructure Services Element contains the following Solid Waste Disposal objective and policies: Objective 1. To ensure the safe and efficient disposal or recycling of wastes generated in San Joaquin County. Policy 1. Waste collection shall be mandatory in all Urban and Rural Communities of San Joaquin County. Policy 2. The County shall promote the maximum use of solid waste source reduction, recycling, composting, and environmentally safe transformation of wastes. Policy 3. Solid waste disposal facilities shall not cause contamination of surface or groundwaters,as measured by State standards. Policy 4. New sanitary landfills shall be located outside of- (a) f(a) Urban or Rural Communities; (b)a 100-year floodplain; (c)view from a scenic route; (d)areas of significant extractive or vegetative resources; (e)at least 10,000 feet from a Stockton Metropolitan Airport runway. Policy 5. Solid waste collection and transfer facilities shall be located close to the areas they serve. Policy 6. The County's Waste Management Plan shall be the basis for solid waste collection and disposal. Policy 7. All development shall be consistent with the County's Waste Management Plans.