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Assembly Bill(AB) 939 requires local agencies to implement source reduction,recycling,and composting. The countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan(IWMP)requires recycling programs,which are expected to result in a 50%diversion away from landfills,thereby extending the life of landfills. All forms of solid waste generated at the WQCF are transported to the Forward Landfill. Solid waste includes residential trash, compressed screenings, inorganic grit, and dry biosolids(Shannon,pers. comm.,2006). ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS Pacific Gas and Electric Company(PG&E) is responsible for provision of electricity and natural gas to the city and the proposed project area. PG&E delivers approximately 81,626 million kilowatt-hours(kWh) of electricity to its 15 million customers throughout the 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California (PG&E Corporation 2005). The service area is divided into seven distribution areas,with Manteca located in the Stockton Division of PG&E's Operations,Maintenance, and Construction Area 5. The WQCF's normal power supply is provided by PG&E via a high-voltage(17-kilovolt [kV])transformer. Two 1,400-kilowatt(kW) emergency generators provide backup electricity during power outages. Proposed new facilities would increase electrical demand beyond the 9.87 million gallons per day(mgd) average dry-weather flow(ADWF)capacity of the existing system. It is assumed that electrical demand at the WQCF would increase in relatively direct proportion to the increase in wastewater flow. PG&E is also responsible for the provision of natural gas to the city. Gas is delivered to the city and the proposed project area through portions of PG&E's 46,000 miles of natural gas pipelines. Cogeneration Methane gas produced during anaerobic digestion at the WQCF is currently either used as a fuel to heat WQCF digesters or is flared(i.e.,burned off)under controlled conditions. As an alternative to flaring, digester gas can be blended with natural gas and routed to an engine generator for electricity production. In the future, electricity produced in this manner could offset electrical deliveries from PG&E. One cogeneration unit(engine generator) is currently installed at the WQCF but has not yet been brought online. Operation of the cogeneration unit is anticipated in 2007. Ultimately,three cogeneration units are planned for installation at the WQCF(Richard,pers. comm.,2006b). The cogeneration system was considered as part of the Manteca WQCF Phase III Expansion Project EIR, and is not part of the proposed project(City of Manteca 2000). FIRE PROTECTION The project area is in the service area of the Manteca Fire Department(MFD). The following information on the MFD was obtained from the district's Web site (MFD 2006). MFD's service area covers approximately 60 square miles in southern San Joaquin County;the department maintains three fire stations. The closest fire station to the WQCF site is Fire Station 242, located at 1154 South Union Road, immediately north of State Route(SR) 120 on Union Road, approximately 1.5 miles east of the WQCF site. Two other fire stations, Station 241 at 290 South Powers Avenue and Station 243 at 399 West Louise Avenue, could provide additional backup in an emergency. Stations 241 and 243 are both located east of Union Road. The MFD is equipped with three engines,three reserve engines,one rescue unit, one communications trailer, eight staff vehicles, and one pickup truck(MFD 2006). The MFD will also be purchasing a ladder truck in the near future (Quaresma,pers. comm.,2006).Additional assistance can be summoned under mutual aid and automatic aid agreements with surrounding cities, San Joaquin County, and state firefighting agencies. An important requirement in fire suppression is adequate fire flow,which is the amount of water, expressed in gallons per minute, available to control a given fire and the duration this flow is available. The total fire flow needed to extinguish a structural fire is determined by a variety of factors: building design, internal square Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW City of Manteca 4.10-3 Public Services and Utilities