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Site Description:
<br />Based on information (provided by the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)) in the Site
<br />Identification Form, dated May 5, 1993, the Snyder Sanitary Dump Site (SSDS) is a closed 60 -
<br />acre disposal site that was located on a former gravel pit mining operation. The dump site was
<br />bounded by private property to the north, Henry Road on the east, private property to the south,
<br />and to the west by the AT and SF railroad, ((currently the Burlington Northern and Santa.Fe)
<br />(BNSF) railroad). The disposal site was subsequently bisected by Santa Fe Road.
<br />A report from the State of California Department of Public Health Bureau of Vector Control
<br />(DPHBVC), dated November 21, 1956, stated the disposal site accepted mixed refuse and
<br />rubbish, cannery waste, and apricot and peach pits. The pits were dried, recovered, and removed
<br />from site, although some quantities were included in with disposed waste and were covered.
<br />Salvaging of rags, bottles, metals, and other materials. took place as part of the waste disposal
<br />operation. Quantities of waste handled per day were two loads of mixed refuse, two loads of
<br />cannery waste, and three loads of pits. Reportedly, at the time the report was issued, the depth of
<br />fill was two feet below surface grade (bgs).
<br />The actual footprint of the waste disposal area(s) is unknown. However, it is assumed that the
<br />former gravel pits were filled with wastes to near surface grade. Other low-lying areas within the
<br />disposal site may also have been filled with wastes. The SSDS reportedly was closed in 1960,
<br />and subsequently subdivided into parcels and sold. The length of time that waste disposal
<br />operations occurred is not known, although it is believed that the gravel pits began to be filled
<br />with wastes shortly after gravel mining ceased in the 1940's and ended before the property was
<br />subdivided in the 1960's.
<br />The Bill Lane IDS is a 10 -acre property. The site is bounded to the north by the Lynch IDS, to
<br />the east by Santa Fe Road, private developed property on the south, and the BNSF railroad on
<br />the west. Based on LEA inspection reports, the property was observed to be poorly graded with
<br />inadequate drainage control. LEA inspection reports, observed waste at the site that included
<br />household refuse, tires, roofing shingles, landscape debris, concrete, several old trucks, car parts,
<br />appliances, and farm equipment. During a site visit on May 1, 2001 by the LEA and CIWMB
<br />staff several mounds were observed along the western property boundary that had been
<br />excavated. Evidence of construction and demolition wastes was observed in the trenches that
<br />traversed these mounds. Yard waste was observed near the center of the property. The property
<br />is currently owned by Jon W. Beard.
<br />The Lynch. IDS is a 16.08 -acre parcel that is triangular in shape, with the apex at the northern
<br />most point. The site is bounded by Santa Fe Road to the east, by the Bill Lane IDS to the south,
<br />and by the BNSF railroad to the west. Per LEA inspection reports, the property was observed to
<br />be poorly graded with inadequate drainage control. The inspection reports indicated trenches
<br />were excavated parallel to the eastern and southern property boundaries and across the northern
<br />apex of the site. Reportedly these trenches were to prevent access to the property. A review of
<br />LEA records identified wastes observed on the Lynch IDS to be similar to wastes observed at the
<br />adjacent Bill Lane IDS. Based on LEA records, observed wastes included household garbage,
<br />tires, roofing shingles, brush, concrete, several old trucks, car parts, appliances, and farm
<br />Santa Fe Road Disposal Site — Health & Safety Plan 3 October 2002
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