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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page III-14 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project Adjacent and Nearby Land Uses Adjacent land uses include agricultural lands to the east,west, and south(See Figure IV.A-1 in the Land Use section). The O.H. Close 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. Two recently constructed facilities of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,the Northern California Re-Entry Facility and the California Health Care Facility, also are located north of the landfill,west of Austin Road and south of Arch Road, as discussed below. The nearest runway of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport is approximately one mile west of the current Forward Landfill site. 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 line. With the exception of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, the area surrounding the project site is mostly agricultural and sparsely populated. The nearest residence is located at 9690 Austin Road. It is located across Austin Road from the entrance facilities area and approximately 150 feet from the landfill entrance gate.This dwelling is currently rented by Forward and kept vacant. Two residences are located on Lynch Road, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the site. In addition,two residences with surrounding ancillary structures are located on the east side of Austin Road, approximately one mile north of the main landfill entrance. Another residence with surrounding ancillary structures is located on Austin Road farther north of the site. Within two miles of the project site,the 2013 EIR identified four projects that had been recently approved. As discussed below, two of these,the California Health Care Facility and Northern California Re-Entry Facility and renovation of the former Dewitt-Nelson Youth Correctional Facility,have been completed: • Arch Road Industrial Project, located on the south side of Arch Road between Austin and Newcastle Roads,west of the Northern California Re-Entry Facility (discussed below). The project consists of light industrial and warehouse uses on a 63-acre site, and has not yet been constructed. • Archtown Industrial Project, located on an approximately 70-acre site at the southwest corner of Arch and Newcastle Roads. The project consists of light industrial and warehouse uses, and has not yet been constructed. • California Health Care Facility,located on a portion of the existing Northern California Youth Correctional Center west of Austin Road between the Forward Landfill and Arch Road, consisting of a 1,722-bed health care facility totaling approximately 1.2 million square feet,with housing clusters, diagnostic and treatment centers, armory, warehousing and support facilities, central plant, outdoor recreation fields,gatehouse, regional food service facility, staff training facilities,parking areas, and security fence and lighting. This facility was complete and in operation at the time this SEIR was prepared. • Northern California Re-Entry Facility and renovation of the former Dewitt-Nelson Youth Correctional Facility, located adjacent to one another on the south side of Arch