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0 .0 <br />Exhibit A <br />Project Description <br />1.0 ODUCTION <br />Pursuant to a report and recommendation prepared by the Solid Waste Division staff of the <br />County of San Joaquin Public Works Department, Reference 1, Bissell & Karn and Kleinfelder, <br />Inc. were selected to perform a Preliminary Investigation, Analysis, and Design for the <br />renovation and expansion of the existing Lovelace Road Transfer Station. <br />This report is the culmination of a preliminary study that assessed existing site conditions, <br />evaluated additional land requirements, developed a preliminary layout, and will serve as the <br />basis for the environmental impact report and final design for the new expanded facility. <br />1.1 BACKGROUND <br />The existing Lovelace Road Transfer Station receives Class III waste from residential, <br />commercial, and industrial sources in the cities of Ripon, Manteca, Lathrop, and Stockton, as <br />well as the unincorporated Central County area. Currently, limited segregation and recycling <br />takes place at the station after which the waste is loaded into large transfer trailers and hauled <br />to the Foothill Sanitary Landfill located 32 miles away. <br />This report is the result of a process that included review of existing data, analysis of <br />wastestream projections, sizing of facility, contacting jurisdictional agencies, conceptual design, <br />preliminary design, and preliminary cost estimate. <br />The size of the expanded facility was determined based on current and future demands. After <br />considering various expansion options, which evaluated land use in the adjacent properties and <br />design requirements for the new facility, the area west of the existing station was selected for <br />the proposed expansion. <br />Numerous alternative layouts were developed at the conceptual stage for the purpose of finding <br />the optimum combination of use of space and efficient traffic flow. Segregation of general public <br />vehicles from transfer trailers, and commercial vehicles was a major consideration as well as <br />reduction of queuing time. <br />1.2 LIMITATIONS <br />This report was prepared without the benefit of a geotechnical investigation. Subsurface <br />conditions are unknown at this time and may significantly affect the information contained in this <br />report. This report was prepared in accordance with the generally accepted standards of care <br />which exist in Northern California at this time. <br />A-1 <br />