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� a Extension of UP 99-17 ND t i February 4,2002 Page 2 of 3 Enforcement Agencies (LEA); review of environmental documents for proposed, new or expanded SWFs for compliance with CEQA; enforcement of state standards for SWFs; corrective action programs for facilities out of compliance with state standards; and research and development for special waste management issues. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) REVIEW CEQA compliance is required for the establishment, expansion, or change in operation(s) of a SWF requiring the issuance or revision of a Solid Waste Facility Permit(SWFP). IWMB staffs review of the ND is to help decision-makers (1) identify potential impacts from proposed projects, (2) determine whether any such impacts are significant, and (3) ascertain whether significant impacts can be mitigated to a level of insignificance in compliance with the CEQA statute and guidelines. In order for IWMB staff to ascertain that the ND is complete and adequate for our use in the SWFP permitting process, the proposed project should be described in sufficient detail and the potential environmental impacts must be identified clearly in the environmental assessment/Initial Study Section of the ND. Mitigating measures to reduce potentially significant environmental impacts should be incorporated into the project, when feasible, in order to avoid potentially significant effects upon project implementation. When a potential significant environmental effect is identified and an argument is made as to why no mitigation is necessary, the discussion/analysis should be in sufficient detail that the reviewer/decision maker can understand the lead agency's reasoning for their determination. In order to expedite document preparation and minimize redundancy - supporting documentation and/or studies would be helpful and should be incorporated by reference in the ND. ERS STAFF COMMENTS and/or QUESTIONS The project, as proposed in the ND, is for the local approval of a one year time extension of UP 99-17 for the Austin Road Landfill expansion. There is no proposal in this ND for any physical changes in the design or operations of the Austin Road/Forward Landfill (AR/FLF) requiring a revision SWFP No. 39-AA-0001, nor is there any proposal in this ND of changes of any sort at the Forward, Inc., Landfill, SWFP No. 39-AA-0015. If physical changes at either of these facilities are intended, then further CEQA analysis and review would be required. ERS staff have no further comments on project proposal at this time. The ERS staff requests notification of any issues in the future affecting the AR/FLF including notice of any public meetings/hearings on this proposal project. Staff also requests copies of(and consultation on) any subsequent environmental documents for the AR/FLF. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the ND. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact me at (916) 341-6327 or e-mail at jloane@ciwmb.ca.gov.