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Pieces of concrete rubble/piping, metals, tires, plastic, and glass pieces were observed protruding from the fill surfaces. Some surfaces of the fill had subsided. The southeast portion of the fill area is an active landfill disposal area. In this area tires, wood waste, mattresses, small furniture, and household waste were observed partially buried. In addition, hundreds of plastic "diet pill" (ephedrine) bottles with their bottoms removed were observed (probable result of a methamphetamine lab) in the fill and scattered at the base of the fill. Dirt from a borrow pile (consisting of dirt and asphalt pieces) located at the base of the fill partially covered the "freshly" dumped waste. Although the owner had been ordered by the court to cease disposal activities and to cleanup the site, this has not occurred. In fact, observations indicate that disposal activities are currently occurring on the southeast portion of the fill area. The LEA and Code Enforcement officer will advise the District Attorney's office of this apparent violation of the owner's terms of probation. RECOMMENDATIONS: This site is an active illegal disposal site and should be considered as a candidate for cleanup (clean closure) through the AB 2136 Program if an appropriate enforcement . order fails to achieve cleanup by the owner. It is both an illegal landfill and the site of illegal surface dumping. The LEA &/or Code Enforcement office should initiate further enforcement actions that will lead to cleanup by the owner, the County, and/or AB 2136 Program resources. The enforcement order format should incorporate Public Resources Code sections applicable to the AB 2136 Program. The recommended method of cleanup would be clean closure of both the illegal landfill (separating trash and dirt and proper recycling or disposal of trash) and the illegally disposed surface solid waste. Use of machine sorting of large items and screening of the landfilled dirt and solid waste would allow maximum recovery of buried recyclable materials. Reasonable mining techniques and recycling of scrap metals, concrete, and wood waste should result in return of 50% to 70% of clean landfilled soil to the site and proper landfill disposal of no more than 10,000 yd'of unusable solid waste. Note: Additional waste (landscaping, household, and tires) has accumulated on an adjoining property (Lynch/Santa Fe Illegal Disposal Site, 39-CR-0040) to the north. The LEA &/or Code Enforcement office should simultaneously initiate enforcement actions against this property. The cleanup of this adjoining property should occur in conjunction with the cleanup of the Bill Lane Dump.