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41W San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department 1868 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, California 95205-6232 Jack Hamm, President San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation 3290 Ad Art Road Stockton, CA 95215 Subject: Forward Inc. Landfill Permit Dear Mr. Hamm, Phone: (209568-34-20 Fax: (20 9) 464-0138 DIRECTOR Linda Turkatte, REHS PROGRAM COORDINATORS Robert McClellon, REHS Jeff Carruesco, REHS, RDI Kasey Foley, REHS Rodney Estrada, REHS Adrienne Ellsaesser, REHS The Environmental Health Department (EHD) has received your letter dated November 25, 2014. This is a response to that letter. The letter referenced Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 44307. PRC, Section 44307 requires that the LEA convene a hearing panel and hold a hearing regarding the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) failure to act. Is that your intent? I contacted your office several times last week to find out if that was the case. My calls were never returned. At this point the permit has not been issued. If there is a condition that can be placed into the permit to address your concerns I would be happy to work with you or your staff to make those changes. The EHD understands that there are concerns that the changes might lead to additional traffic congestion. The permit revision does not include change to allow additional vehicles at the facility. The slowed economy has created a situation where the maximum number of trucks is rarely seen. Currently the Landfill and Transfer Station are approved to accept 620 trucks per day. The increased combined tonnage at the Transfer Station will not increase the amount of waste that facility can accept. The Transfer Station and Compost site have design volumes that are listed in the permit, as well as, the Transfer Processing Report (TPR) and Report of Composting Site Information (RCSI). The facility operator will not be allowed to exceed those limits. The change to the combined tonnage will allow the Transfer Station to remain open on days when the tonnage for both facilities exceeds 4180 tons. Currently the Forward Inc. Landfill is allowed and permitted to accept 8668 tons per day, but there again due to the slow economy that number is not often realized. The Landfill and Transfer Station are both equipped with wheel washers. The Transfer Station has also received additional improvements to the entrance. The improvements have reduced the off- site tracking of mud and debris. During a recent storm, December 11, and December 12, 2014, Austin Road was monitored by the EHD staff. The site was using both wheel washers and operating the street sweeper during that time. The EHD staff was unable to document excessive mud and debris on Austin Road. The landfill and Transfer Station have a Litter Management Plan (LMP). The LMP requires that all loads accepted at the landfill be covered (tarped) when entering and exiting the facility. The LMP also requires the use of litter