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North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill Permit Revision Project Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration · San Joaquin County | May 2025 46 DISCUSSION OF IMPACTS a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Less-than-Significant Impact The SWFP modifications proposed do not include the acceptance or use of hazardous waste. Furthermore, the project does not include any site modifications, thus there would be no construction activities that may necessitate the transport of hazardous waste originating from the project site. As a Class III waste management unit, North County Landfill is not permitted to accept hazardous waste. However, due to the acceptance of commercial waste, it is possible residents may occasionally transport hazardous waste to the landfill, though it would not be accepted. Thus, the transport of hazardous waste would not be a routine part of project operations. The impact would be less than significant. b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? No Impact As a Class III facility, the project site is not permitted to accept hazardous waste. The project’s SWFP modification would not change the project site’s designation as a Class III facility. Additionally, the North County Landfill checks waste entering the landfill for disposal to ensure it complies with State and local regulations. Therefore, with adherence to CCR Title 27 § 20220, there would be no reasonably foreseeable scenario in which the expansion of landfill operations would create a significant hazard to the public. There would be no impact. c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? No Impact No schools are located within one-quarter mile of the project sites. Therefore, there would be no impact related to schools related to hazardous waste or materials. d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? No Impact A search of the GeoTracker and EnviroStor databases compiled by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) indicated that the project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled to Government Code Section 65962.5 (DTSC 2024, SWRCB 2024). Therefore, no impact would occur. e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? No Impact