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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page III-12 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project Access to the site is from Austin Road, a rural two-lane,paved road oriented north/south connecting with Mariposa Road to the north and ultimately connecting with Highway 99. French Camp Road,Arch Road,Mariposa Road, Interstate 5,Highway 99, and Highway 120 provide access to Austin Road. There are four entrances/exits to the site from Austin Road. The main entrance to the existing Forward Landfill is an approximately 65-foot wide gravel road that narrows to approximately 35 feet and extends approximately 2400 feet to the scalehouse. The main exit road parallels the entrance road and is paved for approximately 850-ft from the intersection at Austin road and is then gravel for another 1550 feet to the scalehouse. The portion of the exit road nearest Austin Road is approximately 50 feet wide and the road then narrows to approximately 35 feet wide. The main entrance is located approximately midway along the eastern boundary of the site. A second entrance/exit area is located in the northeast corner of the property and is used to access the northern portion of the landfill(the former Austin Road Sanitary Landfill). The entrance/ exit to the transfer station/materials recovery facility is located south of the South Fork of South Littlejohns Creek. A 15-foot wide gravel access road is located directly north of the South Fork. The entire area of the existing Forward Landfill is 567 acres (including easements but excluding the 184-acre"Brocchini" parcel). The various sub-areas of the site and their approximate acreage are summarized on Table III.0-1, and shown in Figures III.0-2 and III.0-3. The current permitted disposal footprint is approximately 355 acres,of which the current constructed Waste Management Unit(WMU) area is approximately 306 acres, and the remainder is used for other landfill activities such as soil borrow and storage until it is converted to WMUs. Ultimately, as identified on Table III.0-1,the landfill "footprint" will be a total of 388 total acres, including both existing and future permitted waste management units, access roads, and easements. The areas of the site that are designated as waste disposal areas but have not yet been constructed have been disturbed and are used for soil borrow or material recovery activities. The terrain at the existing landfill and surrounding vicinity consists of a level plain with prominent landfill mounds. The North Fork of South Littlejohns Creek flows along the northern and northwestern boundaries of the project site.' The South Fork of South Littlejohns Creek traverses the southeast portion of the proposed project site. Both of these creeks generally flow from east to west. Original ground surface elevations range from 30 to 40 feet above mean sea level (MSL). The site is permitted to reach a maximum elevation of 210 feet MSL. 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 part of the Forward Landfill site but is restricted by the terms of its acquisition to use as a borrow site or for composting and agricultural uses. 'The North Fork traversed the project site until it was realigned following the consolidation of the former Austin Road and Original Forward Landfills. The realignment was approved as part of the permits for the former Austin Road Sanitary Landfill.