West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

approximately 3 miles south of the City of Barstow, off State Highway 247. The landfill disposaloperations are currently being conducted within an approximately 47-acre refuse disposalfootprint of an approximately 640-acre site; the remaining land is utilized for the scale facility,land farming and surface impoundments. Approximately 480 acres are still undisturbed and arereserved for future expansion. The landfill has a permitted capacity of 3,584,000 cubic yards ofwhich 94,086 cubic yards was remaining as of July 8, 2002. The current operation at the currentpit has an estimated closure date of 2007. The site is located in an area designated by theUSFWS as critical habitat for the desert tortoise. The facility includes a landfill and two septageponds. The active landfill area is fenced for security but the fence is not adequate to keepscavengers out. The ponds are not covered and may attract ravens. The working face is covereddaily with a minimum of 6 inches of compacted soil.Landers Landfill (SWIS # 36-AA-0057): The Landers Sanitary Landfill (LSL) is a ClassIII facility on 637 acres, 44 of which are used for solid waste disposal. The site is located onWinters Road, east of S. Avalon Avenue in the unincorporated community of Landers. The LSLwas acquired by SBSWMD in a land transfer from the Bureau of Land Management inNovember 2000. The landfill has a permitted capacity of 3,080,000 cubic yards, with a permittedthroughput of 1200 tons per day. Remaining capacity was 326,201 cubic yards as of July 8,2002. The site has an estimated closure date of 2008. After that date the material will betransported and be replaced by transfer stations and solid waste will be transported to Victorvilleor Barstow. Facilities include a landfill and four septage ponds. The site is about 80 percentfenced with chain-link for security, which is probably not adequate to keep scavengers out.Recent inspections indicate a very large number of ravens at this facility compared to nine otherlandfills visited in San Bernardino County. The working face is covered daily with a minimum of6 inches of compacted soil.Victorville Landfill (SWIS # 36-AA-0045): The Victorville Sanitary Landfill (VSL) is aClass III regional landfill facility and is located on Stoddard Wells Road, in Victorville. The sitehas a total acreage of 80-acres, 67 of which are used for waste disposal, seven acres were used asseptage drying ponds and six acres comprised a daily/intermediate soil cover borrow area. In1998, the facility ceased accepting liquid waste and in September 2000, the liquid waste surfaceimpoundments were clean closed in compliance with applicable regulations.This facility has a permitted capacity of 7,700,000 cubic yards, with permitted throughputof 1,600 tons per day. The remaining capacity was 277,879 cubic yards as of July 8, 2002. Theactive area of the landfill that is currently in operation has an estimate closure date of 2005. Theexpansion area would continue to operate beyond this date. The facility includes a sanitarylandfill, the inactive surface impoundment area, and a borrow pit. The entire site is fenced withsix-foot chain-link for security and to reduce entry by scavengers. The working face is covereddaily with a minimum 6 inches of compacted soil. There is illegal dumping outside of the fencedarea and litter controls have, at times, not been effective.A biological opinion (1-8-94-F-8) was issued for the 37.5 acre borrow pit locatedadjacent to the landfill. The terms and conditions are generally the same as for the miningoperation, including the installation of tortoise proof fences to keep tortoises out of the pit area.Chapter 3 3-261