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l <br /> r♦i 4 <br /> l rig <br /> CLIFFORD OTO/The Record <br /> 'onward Landfill rises above an orchard on Austin Road in Stockton.The privately owned landfill,the eighth-busiest in the state,takes <br /> -esidential and commercial waste from as far away as Santa Clara County.It wants to almost triple its available space. <br /> Growers Jeannie Expansion opponents <br /> and Michael La <br /> Forge and Mike 7include neighbors, ng <br /> Gikas,right,discuss <br /> the proposedadvocates and pilots <br /> sion of the Forwardward <br /> Landfill on Austin <br /> Road in Stockton. By Alex Breitler <br /> The La Forges,who Record Staff Writer <br /> own orchards about <br /> a mile from the land- STOCKTON — Privately owned Forward <br /> fill,are fighting its Landfill,one of the busiest dumps in California, <br /> proposal to nearlywants to nearly triple its available space despite <br /> triple its available objections from neighbors,farm advocates and <br /> space. pilots at nearby Stockton Metropolitan Airport. <br /> Forward disposed of 1.2 million tons of trash <br /> Landfill ex antion debated in 2008,ranking eighth among nearly 200Cali- <br /> fornia landfills, state'records show. Forward <br /> Forward Landfill officials say they need more space to extend the life of the private landfill and remain viable. takes local residential and commercial trash <br /> But two county-owned landfils still have lots of room to dispose of local refuse. but also taps other counties as far away as Santa <br /> STOCKTON Landfills in S.J. County Clara.It is not open to the general public. <br /> FO�Ward Largely because of Forward's hefty collec- <br /> Landfill I.North County Recycling lions,San Joaquin landfills buried 2.3 tons per <br /> Cunt resident in 2008, more than'an other <br /> 9' Center i Sanitary Landfill , . W Cralifornia county with the exception of Solano <br /> Capacity is 20.9 million cubic yards, 4 - <br /> and Kings,records show. <br /> .,4 15.6 million cubic yards unfilled. <br /> s -I- Forward also is the only local landfill to ac- <br /> 2. <br /> c- <br /> . N ' © cept so-called Class 11 waste,which goes beyond <br /> 2.Foothill Sanitary Landfill STOCKTON <br /> Capacity is 102 million cubic yards, , ordinary household trash to include things such <br /> Frarych a 89.7 million cubic yards unfilled. as bagged asbestos and contaminated soil <br /> m l Landfill use across the state is in decline,but <br /> Expansion 93.Forward Landfill . Kevin Basso, general manager of Allied Waste <br /> area d Services —which operates Forward said an <br /> Capacity is 51 million cubic yards. p <br /> Expansion would increase remaining expansion is needed. <br /> Lathrop A capacity from 25.1 million cubic "Even with the economy,waste is still coming <br /> Manteca N yards to 68.5 million cubic yards, A in and at our current rate we have 12 to 13 years <br /> 5 extending estimated closure from N of capacity left,"Basso said Tuesday."We're just <br /> 2021 to 2034. looking out to the future to make sure we can <br /> remain viable.. <br /> Source:Draft Environmental Impact Report,Forward Landfill Expansion RICK HUDOCK/The Record SEE LANDFILL, PAGE AID <br />