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~Knoxbox outside the landfill main entrance with keys to the main gate, landfill office, RRF and Compost Facility office, and fire box. • A pressurized water system . as needed . Regular maintenance, inspection, and housekeeping procedures are conducted for this equipment. Emergency equipment operating instructions, escape routes, emergency response and evacuation procedures are identified in the Contingency Plan. The Compost Facility equipment and vehicles are maintained to prevent fires by frequently removing debris and dust from undercarriages and engine compartments of the heavy equipment and checking for, and repairing, oil and fuel leaks. Portable fire extinguishers are provided on all heavy equipment vehicles, in both office trailers, and in the equipment maintenance building at the landfill. Landfill personnel are trained to perform initial fire suppression activities using appropriate site equipment, stockpiled soil cover, and when necessary , a water truck and water and can be dep l oyed at the Compost Faci lity . The on ~site water wells and a water storage tank provide water for fire suppression . Water storage facilities consist of the primary 1 ,0001 !500 ~gpm on~site production well located adjacent to the landfill entrance and a ~500 -gpm on-site production well located by the RRF and Composting Facility. In addition, a water tank will beis located ffion the South Areasouth portion of the RRF and Compost Facility area . In addition, measures are taken to provide adequate perimeter clearance or fire burn as part of the landfills operation. Fires starting either on the landfill or the Compost Facility would be hindered from spread to the other by the South Fork of South Little john's Creek , which splits the property and thesetwe facilities and createlngs a natural fire break. 4.2 WATER SUPPLY There are three agriculture water wells and one domestic well at the site. One well . located near the main entrance facility was drilled to a depth of approximately 135 feet and groundwater occurs at a depth of approximately 70 feet. The well was likely installed before the opening of the landfill. having been previously used for agricultural purposes. It is pumped at a rate of approximately 1.500 gallons per minute (gpm) at a maximum frequency of approximately 27 times in a typical work day. Another well is located south of the South Fork of South Littlejohn's Creek in the southeast corner of the RRF /Compost Facility area , and has a capacity of 500 gpm. The third well is located along the northern bounda ry of the former Austin Road Landfill. This well was installed in 1972 and has a production of approximately 60 gpm. The fact that groundwater flow near the existing Forward Landfill is not modified by pumping from this well suggests that it is screened in a confined unit below the uppermost groundwater units that are monitored at the site. One domestic well. is located along the eastern boundary of the site . just south of the entrance to the RRF/Compost Facility. The locations of the wells located in the RRF /Compost Facility area is shown on Figure 1. Forward Compost Facility -OIMP 10 SWT Engineering z:\projects\allied waste \forward\resource recovery fac lllty \5 yr perm it rvw 2013-14\rcsi 2014\appendices\app e-oimp\oimp text.doc; 5/16/2014