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Rev.0,4/22/11 Project 110219 4.2 Land Use The permitted FSL is compatible with surrounding land uses and is considered a major impact service in the AG-160 zoning designation. The proposed LFGTE Facility is an ancillary facility to FSL because it is a means of controlling LFG. The proposed LFGTE Facility should, therefore, also be considered compatible with surrounding land use. In addition, the proposed LFGTE Facility does not conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or regulation, habitat conservation plan, natural community conservation plan and does not divide an established community. 4.3 Geology/Soils Based on the information provided in Section 3.4, the site soils consist of silty sand, clayey silt, and silty clay to approximately 10 feet below ground surface (bgs). These lithologic units are typically underlain by cemented sandy silt to approximately 30 feet bgs. Firm foundation conditions are, therefore, anticipated for the LFGTE Facility structure. In addition, a detailed geotechnical investigation will be performed prior to construction of the LFGTE Facility. The geotechnical report will provide foundation recommendations and will evaluate seismic requirements. If necessary, fault studies will be performed. 4.4 Aesthetics The proposed location of the LFGTE Facility is in a remote area with no neighbors within at least 1-mile. Because of the adjacent landfill and existing LFG flare, the proposed LFGTE facility will blend in with the overall aesthetics of the FSL site. 4.5 Air Quality Air quality and greenhouse gas emissions were evaluated by SCS Engineers in the "Authority to Construct / Title V Application (No. N-1103269), Landfill Gas-To-Energy Facility, Foothill Landfill, Linden, California" submitted to the SJVAPCD in August 2010 and the subsequent addendum dated October 2010. A copy of the Addendum is included in Appendix D. The Authority to Construct / Title V Application finds that the air quality impacts from the proposed LFGTE facility are below CEQA levels for Carbon Monoxide, NOx, and other minority pollutants in the LFGTE exhausts. The LFGTE facility will have emissions controls on the engine exhaust installed in order to meet SJVAPCD stringent emission standards for NOx and other priority pollutants. As shown in Ameresco San Joaquin LLC: Emission Comparison between Energy Plant vs. County Flare dated April 12, 2011, the LFGTE facility NOx emissions levels will be less than currently permitted for the existing landfill flare. Further, the greenhouse gas emissions were found to be insignificant and result in a net reduction of 13,888 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) by displacing fossil fueled utility emissions. A copy of the GHG documentation is included in Appendix E. XAPROJECI'SWMERESCOU 10219-FOOTHILL LFGTE FACR,ITYI_ENGINEERING\San Joaquin County Site Approval App&adonlFooM LFGTE-Project D—prion(fina14-22-I1).dm CORNERSTONE 4-2 LEWIS ENGINEERING E—i.onm a ntal G—p,LLC