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Foothill Sanitary Landfill Page 2 of 53 San Joaquin County DPW - Solid Waste Joint Technical Document Revised 6/09/2020 The Foothill Sanitary Landfill is owned by San Joaquin County, and operated by Foothill Sanitary Landfill, Inc. since 1993, under an agreement with San Joaquin County. Prior to 1993, the site was owned and operated by Nomellini Construction. 2.3. Site Location The Foothill Sanitary Landfill is located at 6484 North Waverly Road, 17 miles east of Stockton, California (Figure 1). Comprised of Assessor’s Parcel Numbers APN 093-043-01 and 093-044-02, located in Section 12 & 13, T2N, R9E, Mount Diablo Base Meridian (Figure 1). The entrance to the site is from Waverly Road on the west side of the landfill property. 2.4. Surrounding Land Use Foothill Sanitary Landfill surrounded by areas classified as native vegetation. These areas are typically used for cattle grazing (Figure 3). Zoning for the lands surrounding the landfill is AG-160 (agricultural). A few residences have been constructed within two miles of the landfill property (Figure 4). 2.5. Existing Permits and Approval 2.5.1. Background The Foothill Landfill is a Class III, municipal solid waste landfill, on an 800 acre parcel, 674 acres of which are permitted for waste disposal. The landfill is comprised of a closed unlined Waste Management Unit (LF-1), and an active Subtitle D lined WMU (LF-2), planned for waste disposal in a series of ten (10) Modules (M1-M10, Figure 5). Refuse disposal began at the Foothill Landfill in 1966, at LF-1, which is approximately 80 acres in area and is not provided with a liner or leachate recovery system. Refuse disposal began in LF-2, Module 1 in 2003. This Module includes an approved Engineered Alternative Liner System that meets Federal Subtitle D and Title 27 requirements for Class III containment.