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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.A-25 Forward Inc. Landfill 2014 Expansion Project (Same As 2013 EIR Impact A.5). Pilots landing at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport during darkness use airport runway lights to locate the runway environment. New sources of light near the runway lighting may be difficult to distinguish from airport lighting. Downward shielding of lighting at the landfill would reduce the visibility of landfill lighting to pilots. However, even with downward shielding, moisture in the air during foggy conditions can generate a dispersed glow that may create confusion for incoming pilots. The landfill uses portable lights for night operations, which are always directed to the west(toward the airport) to prevent confusion of incoming pilots. Outgoing pilots follow runway lights and are airborne by the time the aircraft are over the landfill; thus, the portable lights at the landfill would not confuse outgoing pilots. Although, as discussed here and in Surrounding and Nearby Land Uses, above, current landfill lighting does not interfere with aircraft navigation, the effect of lighting associated with the expansion areas is a potentially significant impact. Implementation of Mitigation Measure A.S,below, would reduce this impact to less than significant. The following procedures are proposed as part of the project: • Aircraft warning lights will be installed at the landfill as and when required by the FAA. • As required by California Code of Regulation Title 27,Section 20270(b), Airport Safety, the owner or operators proposing to site new solid waste facility units and lateral expansions within a five-mile radius of any airport runway end used by turbojet or piston-type aircraft must notify the affected airport and the FAA. Forward notified the Stockton Metropolitan Airport and FAA by letter on November 7, 2014. (Fanning, 2014a;Fanning,2014b). • As required by California Code of Regulation Title 27, Section 20270(c), Airport Safety, the owner or operator must place the demonstration in the operating record and notify the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycle) that it has been placed in the operating record. Forward notified CalRecycle that the demonstration was placed in the operating record by letter on November 7,2014. (Fanning, 2014c; Fanning, 2014d). • The use of highly reflective surface materials in constructing structures on the site will be prohibited. In addition, the following Mitigation Measure (from the 2002 Final EIR for the existing landfill), which is a condition of the permits for the existing landfill, shall be implemented: Mitigation Measure A.S. Shield Landfill Lighting (Same As 2013 EIR Mitigation A.5): The project sponsor shall include downward shielding of new landfill lighting, and shall abide by any reasonable and feasible measures or regulations the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Stockton Metropolitan Airport have to mitigate lighting impacts that could be cause by the proposed project, including reducing or eliminating lighting during foggy conditions and concurrently suspending operations that depend on the lighting. The Conditions of Approval for the proposed project shall include the requirement that the -Y project sponsor, prior to construction, file a Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration (Form 7460-1) with the Federal Aviation Administration. Mitigation Measure K.4 (2013 EIR) also applies to night lighting impacts. Impact A.6. Potential conflicts with nearby land uses (Revises 2013 EIR Impact A.6). Because the existing Forward Landfill is currently in operation and there are no sensitive residential receptors near the major proposed expansion area, it is not anticipated that the proposed landfill expansion project would generate significant new land use conflicts with the existing adjacent and nearby land uses. The recently constructed California Health Care Facility -: (located west of Austin Road between the Forward Landfill and Arch Road), and the approved