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Increased Waste Quantities Project <br /> Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill <br /> INITIAL STUDY <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> This environmental document addresses the environmental issues <br /> associated with increasing the amount of solid waste to be disposed <br /> of at the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill. The project of record <br /> is an application to San Joaquin County Public Health Services for <br /> a revised Solid Waste Facilities Permit. For purposes of <br /> environmental review, the San Joaquin County Department of Public <br /> Works is the Lead Agency for this project. <br /> Contained within this document is a project description and the <br /> Initial Study form. Incorporated into the Initial Study form is a <br /> discussion of environmental issues by topic as necessary, and <br /> proposed mitigation measures to avoid or reduce to insignificance <br /> the potential environmental impacts associated with the project. <br /> Also included as Appendix A are comment letters received on the <br /> draft document and the Lead Agency's responses to the comments. <br /> This document was prepared by Baracco and Associates (P.O. Box <br /> 1415, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, telephone 209/223-2357) under <br /> contract with the Department of Public works, Solid Waste Division. <br /> Bruce Baracco served as principal author. <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> The Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill is an existing facility <br /> operated by San Joaquin County. The landfill comprises <br /> approximately 45 acres and is classified as a Class III Sanitary <br /> Landfill. <br /> THE PROJECT <br /> The project of record under CEQA is a Revised Solid Waste <br /> Facilities Permit to be issued by the Environmental Health Division <br /> of San Joaquin County Public Health Services. The revised permit <br /> will specify San Joaquin County as the owner and operator, and will <br /> allow an average daily volume of 1, 200 cubic yards and a peak <br /> volume of 1,800 cubic yards to be deposited at the landfill. <br /> PROJECT LOCATION <br /> The project site is located approximately five miles southwest of <br /> the City of Tracy, in southwest San Joaquin County. The facility <br /> is located on the south side of Corral Hollow Road just west of <br /> Interstate 580. (Refer to Figure 1: Vicinity Map. ) <br /> 3 <br />