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I. Introduction For purposes of this EIR,disposal of waste from the residences and some businesses within the incorporated areas of Stockton occurs at the Austin Road Landfill. Based on 1989 data, Austin Road Landfill accepted 700 tons per day of waste from the City,Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m. The 1983 solid waste facilities permit(SWFP)limits the amount of refuse accepted at the landfill to 280 tons per day. The Local Enforcement Agency(LEA),San Joaquin County Public Health Services,has modified the permit to allow up to 512 tons per day,the average daily intake on the 1977 permit. The LEA has requested the City to reduce the daily tonnage accepted at the landfill to 512 tons per day and to revise the SWFP. The City has filed for a permit revision to increase its average daily load to 700 tons per day in 1990 and its peak daily load to 1,200 tons per day in 1995 (Miller, 1993). The permit revision is pending based on the City's verification of compliance with the California Integrated Waste Management Board's (CIWMB)requirements of financial responsibility for operating liability claims. Diversion programs in the City of Stock-ton's Source Reduction and Recycling Element(SRRE) include source reduction targeted at City operations, schools,large waste generators and the general public,recycling aimed at residential and commercial collection programs,and the promotion of composting and end-use of compost. These programs are in response to meeting the needs of Assembly Bill 939(AB 939),which include reducing the waste stream by 25%by 1995 and 50% by 2000. As shown in Appendix A,these reductions are assumed to be met by the designated years. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES Landfill There are eight(8)landfills within San Joaquin County. Only four(4)landfills are used for residential and commercial/industrial waste. The other four(4)landfills receive special wastes. Two(2)of the eight(8)landfills are owned by the City of Stockton and operated by Gambi Enterprises,Inc.: the Austin Road Landfill and the French Camp Landfill. The French Camp Landfill takes only yard waste and street sweeping debris. The other six (6)landfills are either owned and operated by the County or private companies. North County Sanitary Landfill,a Class III site,serves the general public and other commercial haulers in the North County area. Foothill Landfill accepts Class III waste from the general public and from the Lovelace Transfer Station in the San Joaquin County Central area. The Corral Hollow Landfill,formally known as the Tracy-San Joaquin County landfill,receives residential,commercial and industrial solid waste from the Tracy metropolitan area. The Corral Hollow Landfill is a Class III site and is I.4