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San Joaquin County Environmental Heath Department State Focused Inspection Report Forward Landfill SWIS#39-AA-0015 was 15,558.11 tons. It should also be pointed out that the"Stockpile"column for the month of June 2004 read 73.4 tons. If Forward Landfill is using tarpaulins and covering only half of the active face with treated auto shredder waste the amount of waste material designated as"Cover Material"seems excessive for one month. The August 11,2004 18-month inspection report informed the operator that more information was required in order to determine if the quantity of waste material designated as"Cover Material" is not more than necessary to meet the performance requirements for the particular daily cover. To date Forward Landfill has yet to provide documentation regarding the amount of tonnage used for alternative daily cover at the active face even after several requests by the local enforcement agency. CIWMB staff's August 11,2004 18-month inspection report also reminded the operator that the new alternative daily cover regulations took effect on July 23,2004,and that these regulations changed the reporting requirements for each solid waste facility's Report of Disposal Site Information. The new regulations require,per Title 27,California Code of Regulations, Section 21600(b)(6)(B),each operator to estimate the range in tons of alternative daily cover materials that are anticipated to be used,based on waste types,applicable cover to waste volume ratios,applicable density conversion factors and engineering specifications. To date Forward Landfill has yet to submit a Solid Waste Facilities Permit application for a Report of Disposal Site Information amendment estimating the range in tons of alternati,,e daily cover materials that are anticipated to be used,based on waste types,applicable cover to waste volume ratios,applicable density conversion factors and engineering specifications. This focused inspection was also conducted as a follow-up to an April 29,2004 meeting with Forward Landfill representatives,the local enforcement agency and CIWMB staff regarding the use of processed green material that initially contained food waste as an alternative daily cover. VIOLATIONS: A. The inspection identified two violations of Division 30,Public Resources Code,Part 4,Chapter 3. 1. Section 44004-Significant Change. No operator of a solid waste facility shall make any significant change in the design or operation of the solid waste facility not authorized by the existing permit,unless the change is approved by the enforcement agency,and conforms with this division,and all regulations adopted pursuant to this division and the terms and conditions of the solid waste facilities permit are revised to reflect the change. During the review of the tonnage reports for Forward Landfill it was noted that on 16 separate occasions the facility exceeded its maximum permitted daily tonnage of 8,668 tons over a 66 day period(see Table 1). This is a significant change in facility operations and a violation of Forward Landfill's June 17,2003 Solid Waste Facilities Permit. Paze 2 of 6 Inspector