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Mr. Mike Niblock January 7, 1993 Page 2 The project would provide an additional 48 years of landfill capacity, extending the life of the landfill to 2045 . The proposed expansion would result in an estimated additional volume of 18 million cubic yards (CY) , of which approximately 14 million CY (9 million tons) would be refuse . The facility would accept an average of approximately 1, 160 CY per day. The existing permitted acreage at the facility is 187 acres, located west of Austin Road, approximately 8, 000 feet south of Arch Road. Of the 187 acres, 124 acres are for landfilling, 45 acres are used as a borrow area, 1 . 5 acres is for the Newcastle right-of- way, and 16 . 5 acres are for flood control easement . The landfill would expand horizontally by 218 . 5 acres . This acreage is divided into three parcels; 126 .4 acres north of the current landfill to be used for facilities, equipment areas, and a soil borrow area for landfill operations, 85 . 6 acres southeast of the current landfill proposed for fill, and 6 . 5 acres northeast of the current landfill to be used as a floodplain area. The vertical expansion would occur only after the horizontal expansion has been completed and properly closed. The project proposes to increase the current permitted elevation of 90 feet mean sea level (MSL) to 150 feet MSL. Pacific Energy currently operates a methane gas recovery system and electrical generation plant located at the northwest corner of the landfill . The project proposal includes the addition of a series of gas extraction wells and connectors, a gas condensate collection system, and a gas blower/flare . General Comments California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance is required for expansion and/or a change in operations of a Solid Waste Facility (SWF) and the issuance or revision of a SWFP. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , Article 10 , Section 15151 of CEQA states : An EIR should be prepared with a sufficient degree of analysis to provide decision-makers with information which enables them to make a decision which intelligently takes account of environmental consequences . �n order that a DEIR be considered adequate by the CIWivB staff _or use in drafting a new or revised SWFP, the po_-ential significant and/or adverse environmental impacts associated with the project' s imple,,dentation must be identified clearly in the Environmental Assessment/Initial Studv. Art-'_i-le , Section 15126 of the CEQA Guidelines states :