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Solid waste is delivered to the site in transfer trucks, commercial vehicles, and private vehicles. These vehicles are directed to an unloading area where the waste is deposited by site users. The waste is then pushed and compacted in the active landfill .cell by landfill compaction equipment. At the end of the day, the waste is covered with a minimum of six (6) inches of cover soil. Areas that receive solid waste, which will not be cove-red by subsequent landfilling within 180 days receive a minimum of 12 inches of cover soil (intermediate cover) . The Operations Plan for the site, dated December 1991, hereinafter referred to as 'the operations Plan, is presented as Appendix F. The Operations Plan describes the current landfill operations at the site and also the procedures which will be used for future site operations. C. Waste Stream Volume: Currently approximately 90 percent of the landfill's waste stream comes from the Lovelace Transfer Station, which serves the Central San Joaquin County Area. The remaining 10 percent comes from public and commercial users of the site. The waste stream volume for the landfill averaged approximately 394 tons of waste per day from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1994. The average monthly quantity received was approximately 11,886 tons. Peak daily waste quantities during this period exceeded this average value by as much as 78 percent. In addition to the daily peaks, there was a seasonal fluctuation of waste quantities over the year with summer months exceeding the average month by approximately 20 percent. More recent figures indicate that the site's daily average is approximately 450 tons, and the peak daily load is approximately 720 tons. Waste quantities from non-weighed vehicles were converted from cubic yards to tons. The conversion factor used was developed using estimated gate quantities in cubic yards at the County's Lovelace Transfer Station (ITS) . The previous year's waste quantity in tons (from weighed transfer loads) is divided by the estimated gate quantity in cubic yards. The estimated non-weighed cubic yardage received at the Foothill Sanitary Landfill figure is then multiplied by the conversion factor to convert to tons. In April, 1995, the Foothill Sanitary Landfill will begin receiving waste from the new Tracy Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility (TMRTF) . This transfer facility is replacing the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill. This additional waste will increase the Foothill Sanitary Landfill's average daily waste stream. Once operational, the TMRTF will account for approximately 35% of 5