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The County performed a Waste Characterization Study in 1990 for all <br />County owned landfills and transfer stations. Numerous samples <br />were pulled from the waste stream, separated, and classified. <br />Table 2 shows the amount of each type of waste received per day and <br />the annual total of each waste type received. These figures are <br />representative of the Foothill Sanitary Landfill. <br />3.1 SPECIAL WASTES <br />Pursuant to Title 23, Chapter 3, Subchapter 15 of the CCR, Class <br />III sites are designated exclusively for nonhazardous solid wastes <br />defined as follows: <br />Any putrescible or nonputrescible solid, semisolid or liquid <br />waste including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ash, <br />industrial wastes, demolition or construction wastes, <br />abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home or <br />industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid or <br />semisolid waste and other discarded solid wastes. <br />Foothill does not accept special wastes such as cannery waste, ash, <br />or septic sludge. Customers hauling special wastes are not allowed <br />to dispose of the waste at the Foothill Sanitary Landfill. The <br />customer is instructed to dispose of the waste at an appropriate <br />site. A sign clearly stating prohibited wastes is located at the <br />gatehouse. In addition, all site personnel are trained in <br />identification and proper handling procedures of potentially <br />hazardous wastes that may enter the site. Table 2 indicates the <br />average total tons of each type of waste disposed of per operating <br />day at the Foothill Sanitary Landfill in 1990. <br />The site's Class III designation excludes acceptance of hazardous <br />wastes. A hazardous waste screening program is conducted at the <br />site to minimize the potential for unacceptable wastes to enter the <br />landfill (see appendix E). Any designated or infectious waste <br />received at the landfill is intercepted and sent to a properly <br />permitted facility. <br />4.0 SITE CAPACITY AND SERVICE LIFE <br />Approximately 77 of the 800 permitted acres are being filled. <br />Roughly 723 acres remain to be filled. The remaining site capacity <br />is approximately 65,600,000 cubic yards based on the Preliminary <br />Design Report and Plans for the site (see Appendix A). The final <br />estimated volume is 70,680,000 cubic yards. Estimates of waste <br />capacity, earthwork, and soil cover requirements are presented on <br />Table 4. <br />M <br />