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Draft Environmental ImP P act Report Page V-2 Forward Landfill Expansion New Off-Site Landfill Alternative The proposed project consists of the consolidation and expansion of two existing adjacent landfills. In addition to the objective of providing increased disposal capacity, the proposed project has the objective of enhancing operational efficiency through consolidation of the two existing landfills on the site. While no off-site alternative in San Joaquin County could provide the efficiencies of consolidating adjacent landfills, an off- site alternative consisting of expansion of an existing landfill would likely be more efficient than a separate new landfill. Furthermore, obtaining permits and approvals for a new landfill would likely be less feasible than expanding an existing landfill. Finally, for most potential sites, it is unlikely that environmental effects would be less for a new landfill site than for the expansion of existing landfill. Therefore, the alternative of a new landfill at a currently undeveloped location in the County was considered and rejected. Increased Waste Diversion Diversion of waste from landfill disposal beyond the current level would increase the site life of the existing Austin Road and Forward Landfills, and would, in effect, provide additional disposal capacity. Pursuant to the California Integrated Waste Management t. Act of 1989 (AB 939), San Joaquin County has prepared and adopted a Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan(CIWMP) that identified actions required to attain a mandated diversion rate of 50 percent by the year 2000. In 1999,the latest year for which data are available,the seven cities in San Joaquin County and the unincorporated area had achieved diversion rates ranging from five to 73 percent, with the City of Stockton achieving 15 percent diversion and the unincorporated County area achieving 34 percent diversion. (California Integrated Waste Management Board,2001). This detailed waste management plan,which is already in place, includes a comprehensive set of feasible programs and policies, including source reduction,recycling, composting, and other waste programs. An Increased Waste Diversion Alternative was rejected because the existing programs described above include all currently feasible opportunities for waste diversion, and the Reduced Project Alternative already describes a scenario of reduced hours of operation and reduced total disposed tonnage. Expansion at Other Existing County Landfills This EIR considered the possibility of locating expanding another of the County's solid waste landfills instead of the proposed Forward Landfill. In San Joaquin County,there are three active landfills in addition to the existing Forward and Austin Road Landfills: the French Camp Landfill,the North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill, and the Foothill Sanitary Landfill, as shown in Figure V.D-1. As discussed below, a review of the three landfills indicated that none of them would provide a feasible off-site alternative location. French Camp Landfill Because the French Camp Landfill is a Class III landfill that receives only green waste from the City of Stockton,it is not considered a suitable candidate for expansion to accommodate Class 11(designated) and Class III (municipal) wastes. The North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill and the Foothill Sanitary Landfill are Class III landfills that could potentially be expanded to provide additional Class II and Class III capacity.