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Disposal Facility (Site) Inspection Report (52) <br />Forward Landfill, Inc. (39 -AA -0015) <br />12/31/2024 <br />not observed. Per operator, tarps are being used for the secondary winter pad. <br />A.) The owners or operators of all municipal solid waste landfill units shall cover <br />disposed solid waste with a minimum of six inches of compacted earthen material at <br />the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control <br />vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. <br />B.) Operator shall cover all exposed waste with six inches of clean soil or ADC, at the <br />end of each day. <br />No Areas of Concern <br />Inspection Report Comments <br />Notes: <br />1. The violation for 27 CCR 20700 has been corrected. The area is being used as the <br />secondary winter pad. <br />2. The Area of Concern for 27 CCR 20590 has been corrected. Truck drivers were observed <br />with proper PPEs while at the active face. <br />3. Operator notified the LEA of radiation detected from a load received from Cal -Waste on <br />November 22, 2024 and two loads received from Elder Creek on December 20, 2024 and on <br />December 27, 2024. Loads were isolated near the scalehouse. <br />4. On December 9, 2024, the LEA was notified that Forward Landfill accepted a load of <br />wrongfully profiled soil from Clean Harbors. The soil was received on November 6, 2024 and <br />was unloaded at the contaminated soil area of the landfill. Currently, the contaminated soil is <br />isolated and tarped. Operator intends to have the waste removed from the site and properly <br />disposed by the end of January 2025. <br />5. On December 16, 2024, a complaint was received by the LEA regarding the landfill <br />operator not covering waste at the end of the day. The complaint was discussed with the <br />operator. Per operator, soil and ADC were limited. During this time, tarps were being used for <br />the secondary winter pad and Black Poly Sheeting was purchased and used as the daily <br />cover for the primary winter pad. However, per operator, securing the sheeting was difficult. <br />Operator provided the LEA with records of the daily cover used from December 15, 2024 to <br />December 31, 2024. Operator is to only use ADC that is approved by the LEA and all <br />complaints are to be documented in the Special Occurrence Log. <br />6. The first truck to arrive at the active face was at 5:03 am. <br />CalRecycle Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) Page 2 of 3 <br />M-1-( - ♦,J. 1. .-., n1 nnnC A.An M&A <br />