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Inspection Report Comments: Pursuant to the Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 43220, staff of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycle)conducted an 18-month inspection at the North County Landfill and Recycling Center with the LEA, Natalia Subbotnikova, and the operations supervisor Diego Chavez on May 31, 2017. 1)Operations-The site which included a Recycling Center and Green Waste recycling were satisfactory at the time of the inspection. No violation and/or area of concern were noted during the inspection. 2)Signage-All required signs were posted at the entrance of the scale house area. 3)Active Face-CalRecycle inspector and the LEA conducted the morning inspection, arriving at the active face area (Module-5-A)at approximately 8:30 am. The operator uses tarps for daily cover, which were already pulled from the active face. The tarps appeared to be in good condition. Observed spotters wearing proper PPE at the active face area directing incoming loads for commercial traffic only. The spotters also conduct load checks. Note: The LEA arrived at the site at 6:30 am to check daily cover at the active face. Tarps were in place, no exposed waste observed. 4) Bird Control -The operator contracts with a company that provides a radio controlled airplane that acts like a predator bird near the active face area to control birds. 5) Litter& Dust Control -All areas, including access roads, and off site were free of windblown litter. A light rain had fallen early this morning, so dusty conditions, not observed. 6) Intermediate Cover—No daylighting observed. 7) Capped Modules-All were in good condition and covered with vegetative growth. No erosion issues observed. 8)Green/Wood Waste Processing& Recycling—All material is located on paved surface and processed on a daily bases by separate contractor. Some of the finished material is colored after processing.A Temperature log is recorded daily for green material. For the month of May 2017, the highest reading was 131 degrees Fahrenheit. The operator keeps the piles turned to control temperature. 9) LFG Monitoring-CalRecycle inspector and the LEA measured methane gas levels in two selected landfill boundary perimeter LFG compliance monitoring probes(SG-1, SG-22), using the LEA's Landtec GEM-2000 instrument. We obtained zero amounts of methane gas readings from three(shallow, medium, and deep)well intervals. All below the regulatory limit of 5.00 percent. Note: High oxygen levels were noted in both of these monitoring compliance probes, medium, and deep probes. Further investigation may be needed. 10) Recycling Center—Observed at the main tipping floor, waste being sorted by San Joaquin County inmate work crews. The Recycling Center is completely under roof. Water misters were operating at the time of the inspection to control dust.A functional eye wash station is located near unloading area, on North side of building. Portable restrooms are located away from the main tipping floor, on the East side of the building. HHW area is well defined, removal frequency occurs once per month. Load checks are conducted for each incoming load, before it is unloaded. Secondary checks are conducted on the main tipping floor. 11) Records Review: On-site-CalRecycle inspector and the LEA reviewed the Log of Special Occurrences, Supervisor Daily Reports, Random Load Checks and Safety Training records (bi-weekly tailgates, Haz-woper training programs). All logs were shown to be current and updated. A log for inbound/outbound tonnages for Green/Wood waste was also reviewed. 12) Records Review:At the San Joaquin County, Dept. of Public Works Offices in the City of Stockton-CalRecycle inspector and the LEA reviewed the tonnage and traffic volume records, back to January 1, 2017, all of which showed that the receipts were within the permitted tons per day and traffic count per day. Also reviewed, were the results of the operator's last Quarter 2016, and first quarter 2017 LFG monitoring program, methane gas levels in all monitoring probes were all at 0.00% LEL. 13) Permit Review: The next FIVE YEAR PERMIT REVIEW application will be due January 1, 2020. The CLOSURE AND POSTCLOSURE MAINTENANCE PLAN (CPCMP): Plans were submitted on January 15, 2015, and were approved technically adequate on June 22, 2015. The NON-WATER CORRECTIVE ACTION COST ESTIMATE: Plans were submitted on July 25, 2014, and were approved technically adequate on May 13, 2015. CalRecycle Solid Waste Information System(SWIS) 2 of 2