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California elo a ter i Control oar <br /> Terry Tamminen Central Valley Region <br /> Secretary for Arnold Schwarzenegger <br /> Environmental Robert Schneider,Chair Governor <br /> Protection - <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive#200 Rancho Cordova,CA 95670-6114 <br /> (916)464-3291 •Fax(916)464-4775 <br /> hnp:/iwww.swrcb.ca.gov/rwgcb5 <br /> -:2NED <br /> I REC <br /> 23 January 2004 JAN 2 6 2004 <br /> Li``'vAuNMENT HEALTH <br /> F ;".', MSERVICES <br /> Mr. Kevin Basso <br /> General Manager <br /> Forward Inc. <br /> 1145 West Charger Way <br /> Stockton, CA 95206 <br /> RESPONSE TO LEVEE INSPECTIONS AT THE FRENCH CAMP LANDFILL, SAN JOAQUIN <br /> COUNTY (CASE NO. 3032) <br /> Regional Board staff(staff)has reviewed Levee Inspections at the French Camp Landfill, Stockton <br /> California submitted on 19 December 2003. The report discusses the results of visual inspections of <br /> the levees separating French Camp Landfill from Walker and French Camp Sloughs. The levee is <br /> described in two zones, Zone 1 from the perimeter road down to the tree line and Zone 2 from the tree <br /> line to the water line of the slough. Surface inspections and shallow excavations into the vegetation <br /> layer in both zones detected no decomposable refuse. Scattered landfill debris on the surface in Zone 1 <br /> and soil mixed with inert construction materials and minor amounts of waste in shallow excavations in <br /> both zones were noted. Litter and stream transported debris were observed along the banks of the <br /> slough. The report recommends that stray landfill debris and litter should be removed from the levee <br /> face and that the dense vegetative growth in Zone 2 should not be disturbed. <br /> Based on this inspection and on the results of previously submitted soil samples staff concurs with <br /> Forward Inc. that there are no identified deposits of waste on the levee that require excavation. <br /> Additionally, the existing vegetation cover stabilizes the levee face and should only be disturbed to <br /> remove a threat to water quality. Based on the inspection, it appears there are no major pockets of <br /> waste in the levee, the scattered waste in the soil cover is not decomposable, and soil and water <br /> samples did not indicate any threat to water quality; therefore large-scale disturbance of the levee is not <br /> justified. Staff concurs with the report conclusions that debris and litter should be removed from the <br /> levee face where possible without disturbing the existing vegetation cover. <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> �a Recycled Paper <br />