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SAN JOAQUIN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION <br />MEETING TODAY'S CHALLENGES/ PLANNING FOR TOMORROW <br />9. <br />FE404 <br />November 25th, 2014 REC EIVED <br />Mr. Robert McClellon NOV 2 6 2014 <br />San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department ENVIRONMENTAI HEALTH <br />1868 E. Hazleton Avenue <br />pVICES <br />Stockton, CA <br />95205 <br />Re: PRC 44307 <br />Mu u - . <br />The San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation is San Joaquin County's largest <br />agricultural organization, representing over 3,000 farmers, farm families and associates <br />for over 100 years. We have expressed concerns over the Forward,lnc. site on Austin <br />Road as it continues to irreparably convert prime farmland into landfill and impair the <br />agricultural operations surrounding it. We oppose this application due to the impacts it <br />will have on agriculture in the region. <br />Under current operations the landfill may accept up to 8,668 tons of refuse a day, <br />however they are capped at 4,180 tons at the transfer facility and composting site. While <br />the application to align these permits does not call for an increase over the 8,668, aligning <br />the permits may mean that they are able to accept more waste at the transfer and <br />composting stations that we are concerned may lead to an increase in traffic congestion <br />and litter from trucks on Austin Road. <br />While currently permitted to accept 620 trucks per day, this is a maximum that is <br />rarely realized. Being that operating below the maximum has already caused a <br />considerable amount of traffic congestion for agricultural operations in the area, aligning <br />the permit so that the facility may accept more waste would lead to further traffic <br />congestion. This would lead to greater impacts on neighboring farms. <br />We also understand that there is a wheel wash in place, but unfortunately it is not <br />effective and mud from trucks exiting the facility negatively impair the road conditions <br />and create hazards for farms in the areas. Aligning the permits could potentially increase <br />the amount of actual daily truck trips and would further exacerbate the traffic congestion <br />and impacts to the roads. <br />3290 NORTH AD ART ROAD - STOCKTON, CA - 95215 - (209) 931-4931 - (209) 931-1433 Fax <br />WWW.SJ FB.ORG <br />