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As proposed in the Revised EFS recently prepared for the existing Austin Road Landfill by HA/AEE (2001), treated water would no longer be discharged to the North Branch but, would instead, be reintroduced to the aquifer in the vicinity of monitoring well MW-11. In combination with plans for an enhanced landfill gas collection system, reintroduction of treated water to the aquifer is expected to reduce existing VOC impacts below Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) (drinking water standards) within five years and below the Water Standard (one part per billion) within nine years. 2.3 SURFACE WATER 2.3.1 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION The only surface water bodies adjacent to the site are the North Branch and South Branch of the South Fork of Little Johns Creek which are tributary to the San Joaquin River. The North Branch has been realigned to flow to the north and west of the Forward Landfill, and the South Branch flows along the southern border. 2.3.2 SURFACE WATER MONITORING Surface water monitoring is completed quarterly in accordance with the site's WDR's. Monitoring is performed for the North Branch and South Branch of Little Johns Creek (see Figure 4). Table 3 lists the surface water monitoring stations at the site together with their current and expected future use. 2.4 LEACHATE COLLECTION AND REMOVAL SYSTEM/MONITORING The majority of the existing WMUs at the Forward Landfill contain blanket leachate collection and removal system (LCRS) systems. There is no LCRS on the base of the northerly unlined portion of the former Austin Road Landfill. The Stage IA closure area will not include any of the lined areas that have LCRS systems (i.e., WMU FU-03, FU-04, and FU-05). Forward Landfill PFCPCMP 2-3 Z:\PROJECTSWIIied Waste\Forward\Reference Files Prior JTD\June 05 Stage IA Partial FCPCMP\FL-sec2.doc:6/16/2008