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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.A-18 Forward Inc. Landfill 2014 Expansion Project disposal facilities in the Siting Element of the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CIWMP). As discussed in Setting, above, the County has disposal capacity estimated to last until L approximately 2041. The Proposed Project would add approximately 8.0 million cubic yards to countywide disposal capacity, and the former Austin Road and original Forward Landfills at the project site are currently identified as disposal facilities in the Siting Element of the CIWMP. i The Project would increase the capacity of the existing facilities identified in the Siting Element. While expanding the estimated remaining life of the landfill in the Siting Element would not be a substantial change,it would require formal approval by the Integrated Waste Management Plan Task Force and the County Board of Supervisors. As of August 2014, the Siting Element had not been revised to account for the additional capacity of the proposed project, and it was not known when or if action would be taken. Until such time as the Siting Element is revised, the project would be inconsistent with the Siting Element. Multi-Species Conservation and Open Space Plan As discussed in Setting, above,the San Joaquin Multi-Species Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) is a voluntary program. The project sponsor will participate in the SJMSCP. The proposed project would be consistent with the SJMSCP as amended. Mitigation measures to reduce impacts to species of concern,in addition to participation in the SJMSCP, are discussed •+ in H.Vegetation and Wildlife, Impacts and Mitigation Measures. Airport Land Use Plan Consistency and General Plan Aviation Policies As discussed under the Airport Land Use Plan Commission(ALUC) and 1993 Airport Land Use Plan(ALUP) section, above, the 2014 Expansion Project is located within the Sphere of Influence of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SMA), which is divided into various land use zones, as shown in Figure IV.A-2. Different land use standards, conditions, and restrictions apply in each subarea. As discussed in more detail below, the 2014 Expansion Project is within the Conical Zone of the airport but is not within the Outer Approach and Climbout Areas. In the 1993 Airport Land Use Plan,land use restrictions on landfills applicable in "Outer Approach and Climbout Areas" state "Dumps or landfills,other than those consisting entirely of earth and rock are not permitted, as well as waterways which create a bird hazard (retention basins, artificial lakes, ponds,etc.)."' Thus,the plan prohibits putrescible waste (waste streams other than concrete,rock, asphalt,wood and yard waste)in the Outer Approach and Climbout Areas for SMA. The previously proposed project was within both the Conical Zone and the Outer Approach Zone (which is less than 10,000 feet from SMA's runway), and was subject to the prohibition of ,r putrescible waste.' The 2014 Expansion Project is not within 10,000 feet of the SMA's runway and not within the Outer Approach Zone,but is within the Conical Zone. Applicable restrictions in the 1993 Airport Land Use Plan state for "Areas Under Horizontal and Conical Surfaces" "Proposed dumps, landfills and waterways should be evaluated to ensure that they will not 3 San Joaquin County Council of Governments,Airport Land Use Plan as Amended in 1993, August 24,1993, �.. page 20. Kerry Sullivan,Director,San Joaquin County Community Development Department, Memorandum to Board of Supervisors:Public Hearing Regarding the Determination of Consistency of the Forward Landfill Expansion Project and Land Use with the Purposes of the Airport Land Use Commission Statutes "(Cal. Public Utilities Code Section 21670—4/5ths Vote Required.)"and Final Environmental Impact Report(First District),August 13, 2013.