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II. Project Description <br /> ACCESS AND TRUCK HAULING ROtgES <br /> Vehicular access to the site is from Austin Road on the east side of the site,which intersects both <br /> French Camp Road, 3.5 miles south of the site, and Mariposa Road two miles north of the site. <br /> State Highway 99,which connects Manteca with Stockton,is located two miles west of the site. <br /> Interchanges on Highway 99 at French Camp Road and Mariposa Road provide convenient <br /> freeway access. State Highway 99 is a four lane divided freeway,maintained by the State of <br /> California and the local roads are two lane asphalt surfaced,all weather roadways maintained by <br /> the County of San Joaquin. Access roads to the site can be seen on Figure II.2. <br /> ADJACENT LAND USES <br /> Adjacent land uses include the Forward,Inc.Landfill to the south,agricultural lands to the east <br /> and west, and a juvenile and women's prison to the north. The Forward,Inc.Landfill is <br /> approximately 1,200 feet south of the existing landfill and occupies 157 acres. The Forward,Inc. <br /> Landfill consists of Class II and Class III landfill units,is privately owned and operated,and is <br /> used exclusively by commercial waste haulers. Forward Inc.,is proposing to reclassify its Class <br /> III area to Class II,as described earlier in this EIR. The properties to the east and west of the <br /> landfill are planted with row crops. The closest residences at 9621 and 9690 Austin Road, are <br /> located at distances of about 1,250 and 1,700 feet,respectively,to the southeast of the existing <br /> landfill. The residence at 9621 Austin Road would be removed with the project. The residence <br /> at 9690 Austin Road would be within 500 feet of the proposed landfill. There are approximately <br /> seven residences along Austin Road between Arch Road and French Camp Road(see <br /> Figure 11.1). The Northern California Youth Center,a criminal detention facility,is located <br /> 1,900 feet north of the Austin Road Landfill. With the project,the borrow area would be <br /> approximately 300 feet from the detention facility. The Stockton Metropolitan Airport is <br /> approximately 7,500 feet east of the existing landfill. <br /> C. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS <br /> CLASSIFICATION OF SITE <br /> Landfills are assigned Class designations by the Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> (RWQCB)based on the types of wastes they are designed to accommodate. The proposed <br /> landfill expansion would be designed to meet or exceed Class III standards,as defined under <br /> Title 23,Chapter 15 regulations of the State Water Resources Control Board, and to meet or <br /> exceed new federal landfill regulations. <br /> IIA <br />