West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

Ridgecrest-Inyokern Sanitary Landfill: This is a Class III landfill located on BowmanRoad, 5 miles southwest of Ridgecrest. The facility is owned and operated by the Kern CountyWaste Management Department. The facility is located on 321 acres, 91 acres of which isdevoted to waste disposal activities. The site has a permitted capacity of 5,992,700 cubic yards,and a remaining capacity, as of January 2002, of 1,287,587 cubic yards The landfill is permittedto accept 701 tons of waste per day, and has an estimated closure date of 2012. Facilities arelimited to an area method type landfill; there are no septage ponds. The site is completely fencedwith chain-link and hog wire for security. Dog and other scavengers are able to get in under thefence at certain locations, but ravens are not a major problem. The working face is covered dailywith a minimum of 6 inches of compacted soil or an approved ADC, such as a geosynthetic tarp.Litter is controlled with a temporary fence that is located downwind from the working face.Litter pick-up crews are deployed after heavy winds.Randsburg Transfer Station: This facility is located on Goler Road in the community ofRandsburg to facilitate the handling of solid waste in this rural community. It is a limited volumetransfer operation with a maximum permitted throughput of 60 cubic yards per day.In addition to the Kern County landfill sites, U.S. Borax owns and operates a class IIIlandfill for construction/demolition and industrial wastes at its site on Boron Road in thecommunity of Boron. This site is permitted for 8,500,000 cubic yards with a permittedthroughput of 443 tons per day. Remaining capacity for this site as of May 17, 2001, is 1,400,000cubic yards. This site has an estimated closure date of 2023.Edwards Airforce Base recently closed a small (2 tons per day) class II solid wastedisposal site located approximately 1.5 miles south of Leuhman Ridge, east of Mars Blvd. Thissite was officially closed as of August 1, 2002. The Edwards AFB Main Base Sanitary Landfill isstill operational and accepting waste. This facility is permitted to accept up to 180 tons of wasteper day.Los Angeles County: Two regional landfill sites are located in the Antelope Valley areaof Los Angeles County, and serve the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, as well as the ruralunincorporated areas. Tipping fees at these facilities is $38.00 per ton. Loads less than one tonare charged a $20.00 fee. Additional information on these and other facilities in the area are asfollows:Antelope Valley Public Landfill: This class III landfill facility, located on West CityRanch Road in Palmdale, is owned and operated by Waste Management of California, Inc. Thissite serves the City of Palmdale and the surrounding unincorporated county area. This facilitywas permitted in June 1997 with a permitted throughput of 1,800 tons per day. As of December31, 2000, there was 9,093,000 tons of remaining capacity. It is located on 756 acres of which 54acres are indicated for waste disposal. The site includes a landfill with no septage ponds. It isfenced with six-foot chain-link for security. No scavenger problems of any type have been noted.The working face is covered daily with a minimum of 6 inches of compacted soil or with aspecial cover made of lightweight fibrous material and anchored with tires. Litter control isprovided by a high net fence and portable units located near the working face.Chapter 3 3-259