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Draft Environmental Impact Report Page 111-7 F, Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion The project site includes the approximately 126-acre California Youth Authority (CYA) parcel north of the northernmost existing disposal area (sub-area D). The CYA parcel is restricted by the terms of its acquisition to use as a borrow site, composting, and pre-approved agricultural uses. Other portions of the 567-acre project site include the following: • An approximately I1-acre triangular parcel located in the northeast corner between Austin Road and the entrance road to the northern area of the landfill. (Sub-area E on Figure III.0-3) This parcel is intended for use as floodplain containment. • An approximately 10-acre parcel, located directly south of the triangular parcel, used as a wetlands preserve and floodplain, and proposed to be filled with waste as part of the proposed project. (Sub-area F on Figure 11I.0-3) • An approximately 11-acre easement along the South Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek. (Sub-area G on Figure III.0-3) This area is proposed to be filled with waste as part of the project, and would be replaced by an approximately 11-acre easement for the realigned reach of the creek, €j located aloe the southern border of the landfill. • An approximately 16-acre easement for the relocated North Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek. (Sub-area C on Figure III.0-3) The North Branch previously traversed the northern portion of the existing landfill,but was relocated to the north boundary of the existing landfill, as part of the previously approved expansion of the former Austin Road Sanitary Landfill. • Easements for Newcastle and Austin Roads of approximately 2 acres each, on land owned by Forward, Inc. (Sub-areas B and H, respectively, on Figure III.0-3.) 1 AdLacent Land Uses i Adjacent land uses include agricultural lands to the east, west, and south(See Figure IV.A-1 in the Land Use section). The Northern California Youth Correctional Center, a criminal detention facility, is located on Newcastle Road approximately 1,900 feet from the northernmost existing Forward Landfill disposal area and approximately 300 feet north of the soil borrow area in the CYA parcel. A women's prison, the Northern California Women's Facility, is located farther north of the site, at the southwest corner of Arch and Austin Roads. The women's prison is currently closed and does not house any inmates. The nearest runway of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport is approximately one mile west of the existing Forward Landfill. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Intermodal Facility, a 470-acre train/truck cargo transfer and storage facility, is located approximately one mile northeast of the site, along the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroad main line. Several residences are located near the site. The residence at 9690 Austin Road is approximately 500 feet from the landfill and is located across Austin Road from the entrance facilities area. i This dwelling is currently rented by Forward, Inc. and kept vacant. Two residences are located on Lynch Road, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the site. In addition, a group of several residences is located on the east side of Austin Road, approximately one mile north of the main landfill entrance. Another group of several residences is located on Austin Road farther north • of the site. F