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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page III-7 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project currently permitted to approximately 245 million cy. All of the increase would be Class II landfill space,to allow the expansion area to accept both Class II and Class III waste. • Relocate approximately 3,000 feet of South Fork of South Littlejohns Creek(which currently ' traverses the landfill)to the southeastern boundaries of the site to provide additional separation of the creek from the landfill. The relocated creek would be approximately 3,400 feet in length. A permanent litter fence would be constructed along the landfill side of the relocated creek to reduce the amount of litter that may impact the creek.The litter fence would be approximately 10 feet high,with a high strength, UV-resistant netting and metal pipe used for the supports. • Add a bridge crossing on the east side of the South Fork of South Littlejohn's Creek as shown on Figures III.0-5 and III.0-6. The additional disposal area development would allow disposal at the landfill to continue until approximately 2036,a six-year increase from the current anticipated closure date of 2030.2 It is important to note that closure dates for landfills are approximate because they are highly dependent on various factors such as the types of waste disposed at the landfill,the general economy,waste density,recycling rates,waste generation,and compaction of disposed waste,all of which are variable and subject to future change. At the Forward Landfill,incoming waste tonnage rose to a peak in 2006 and then continually declined until 2013.' Since 2013,disposal tonnage at the Forward Landfill has been relatively constant. The proposed 2013 FEIR project was based on planning that began in 2007,when it was assumed that the tonnage and airspace consumed would increase to the values that occurred prior to the 2007-20192 recession. However, actual tonnage disposed and annual airspace consumed were significantly less than the projections made for the 2013 FEIR project. At current disposal and airspace consumption rates,the landfill is anticipated to close in 2030. Site operations would remain as described in the 2013 FEIR for the previously proposed Forward Landfill expansion. B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES CEQA Guidelines Section 15124(b)requires that the project description contain a clearly written statement of objectives,including the underlying purpose of the project. The proposed 2018 Forward Landfill Expansion Project would provide additional refuse capacity for the County of San Joaquin and the region. The objective of the 2018 Expansion Project is to meet both local and regional needs including the following specific objectives: • Provide cost-effective, long term stable disposal capacity for municipal solid waste for existing and anticipated users of the Forward Landfill facility for that portion of the waste stream that cannot be recycled or diverted from landfilling,by the continued 2 Forward Landfill,computer spreadsheet entitled'forward landfill expansion—site life 2017 8-16-17 August 16,2017. 3 Sangeeta Lewis,Prinicpal,Lewis Engineering,Letter report to Kevin Basso,General Manager,Forward,Inc., Subject:Forward,Inc.Landfill,Infill Development Project;Summary of TonnagelSite LifelWaste OriginlWaste Type,August 22,2018.