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Forward Landfill 2 15 August 2023 GeoTracker No : L10008827999 Violation (s ) Description/Location Law/Code/Order 3 Failure to restore beneficial uses of aquifer in the R5-2017- 0703 timeframe required by the CAO : 1 July 2023 . Requirement Implement corrective actions , submit a revised and Item 5 (c) ( iii) complete technical report , and restore beneficial uses of aquifer. I . Background Forward Inc. , a subsidiary of Republic Services ( Discharger) , which owns and operates the Forward Landfill in San Joaquin County ( Landfill) . Waste disposal operations , Landfill closure , implementation of corrective actions and groundwater remediation at the Landfill are regulated by Waste Discharge Requirements Orders R5-2003-0080 and R5-2014-0006 (collectively , WDRs) and Cleanup and Abatement Order R5-2017-0703 ( CAO) . Because the Landfill failed to comply with a previously issued cleanup and abatement order , R5-2008-0714 , the uncontested 2017 CAO was issued to formally require an additional investigation to fully delineate the vertical and lateral extent of the plume and the installation of enhanced corrective action measures such that no VOCs will be present in the groundwater beyond the Landfill boundaries . ll . Legal Requirements In addition to the requirements of the CAO , each landfill falls under Federal as well as State landfill regulations , which clearly define the expectations for Corrective Action Programs at these sites . The California Code of Regulations , Title 27 , Section 20430 , outlines the requirements of a Corrective Action Program , in part , as follows : (a) General--A discharger required pursuant to § 20385 to establish a corrective action program for a Unit shall, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of this section for that Unit. (b) Standards-- The discharger shall take corrective action to achieve the following goals: to remediate releases from the Unit; to ensure that the discharger achieves compliance with the Water Standard adopted under § 20390 ' for that Unit. The RWQCB shall specify the Water Standard for corrective action [including any concentration limits greater than background, under § 20400(c-g)] in the WDRs. (c) Scope of Actions-- The discharger shall implement corrective action measures that ensure that COCs achieve their respective concentration limits at all Monitoring Points and throughout the zone affected by the release, including any portions thereof that extend beyond the facility boundary, by removing the waste constituents or treating them in place . The discharger shall take other action approved by the RWQCB to prevent noncompliance with those limits due to a continued or subsequent release from the Unit, including but not limited to, source control. ' CCR Title 27 Section 20390 — Water Quality Protection Standard : Components & Duration - For each Unit, the RWQCB shall establish a water quality protection standard (Water Standard) in the WDRs . This Water Standard shall consist of the list of constituents of concern ( under § 20395) , the concentration limits ( under § 20400) , and the Point of Compliance and all Monitoring Points ( under § 20405) . This Water Standard shall apply during the active life of the Unit, the closure period , the post-closure maintenance period , and during any compliance period (under § 20410) .