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l Elsmere Canyon Final Draft Page 1

May, 1984

PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY
ELSMERE CANYON LANDFILL
NEAR NEWHALL, CALIFORNIA

INTRODUCTION

Landfill and Ecology Corps is pursuing the development of a sanitary landfill in the
I Elsmere Canyon area located southeast of the Interstate 5, Interstate 210, and

State Route 14 Freeway Interchange Complex near Newhall, California. The
I location and vicinity maps of the proposed disposal site are shown on Figure 1
and 2.

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Cooper Engineers, Inc. has been retained by Landfill & .-Ecology Corps to prepare a
preliminary feasibility assessment for development of a landfill at this site to
I accept municipal solid waste (MSW) and meet the requirements of a Class III

disposal site (recently adopted State Water Quality Control Board classification
I equivalent to the old Class I 1-2 classification).

I This study was performed pursuant to our proposal to Landfill & Ecology Corps

dated May 6, 1983. A preliminary reconnaissance of the property was made by
I representatives of Cooper Engineers and Landfill & Ecology Corps on June 25, 1982.
At that time it was determined that the site looked promising for development into

I a solid waste facility. However, further investigation of key items was desirable to
confirm the preliminary feasibility. Therefore Landfill &: Ecology requested Cooper
Engineers to conduct the study outlined in our proposal. Tasks under this study
I focused on determination of the following key items:

I 1. Identify the regulatory and institutional constraints.
2.
Prepare a preliminary geotechnical/geological analysis of the site (review
and analysis of existing data and a limited field investigation).
3. Assess surface hydrology characteristics of the site.
4. Assess site characteristics and constraints.
5. Identify major environmental considerations. /.
6. Review proposed landfill operational aspects.
7. Prepare a preliminary cost estimate for development of the site.
8. Prepare a report on the preliminary feasibility assessment for development
of a land disposal site.

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