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Draft Environmental Imp p act Report Page IV.A-1 Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion IV. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING,IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES N.A. LAND USE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES This section discusses the proposed Forward Landfill Expansion Project's conformity with the San Joaquin County General Plan, Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan, and habitat and conservation plans, as well as loss of agricultural land and conflicts with existing and planned land uses in the project area. The project site is located in San Joaquin County and is subject to County land use and zoning regulations. Setting Surrounding and Nearby Land Uses Surrounding and nearby land uses are shown in Figure III.0-1. The Northern California Youth Center, a criminal detention facility with approximately 2,000 male inmates, is located approximately 1,900 feet north of the 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 project site, at the southwest corner of Arch and Austin Roads. The women's prison is currently closed and does not house any inmates. Adjacent land uses to the west and south of the landfill consist of agriculture. To the east of the project site is agricultural land, including a house at 9690 Austin Road (rented by Forward Landfill and kept vacant (Basso, pers. com.) located approximately 500 feet from the landfill, on the east side of Austin Road across from the landfill's main entrance. Other nearby land uses to the southeast and northeast of the site consist of agriculture and scattered residences. There are two single-family residences (9606 and 9820 Lynch Road) east of Austin Road on Lynch Road, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the site. Further south, three residences are located east of Austin Road approximately one mile south of the proposed project site. Northeast of the site, approximately 0.5 miles north of the northern entrance to the existing landfill, a group of several residences is located on the east side of Austin Road. Approximately 0.7 miles north of the northern entrance, on the east side of Austin Road, are two residences, and there is one residence approximately 0.8 miles north of the northern entrance, also on the east side of Austin Road. 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 ra Northern and Santa Fe railroad main line. The nearest runway of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport is approximately one mile west of the existing Forward Landfill. Existing lighting at the landfill does not does not interfere with aircraft navigation. (Palmeri, 2009). Since 1990, there have been 17 recorded bird strikes associated with the Stockton Airport. (Palmeri,2009). The airport's records include all bird strikes and do not distinguish landfill-related bird strikes from other bird incidents. In any case, this number of strikes is not considered substantial. (Palmeri,2009). Forward Landfill safety procedures include monitoring bird populations at the site. According to the most recent bird survey(conducted on January 14,2009), which made five separate observations over a two-