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ficial lining to prevent vertical and lateral hydraulic migration of leachate would create an impermeable deposit near the land surface. Since no mention of any of these factors being present in the "Q" designated areas within the Amador-Liverore Valley is made in the Draft Plan, that Draft Plan's environmental constraints section is inadequate. And, since the Draft EIR adopts the Plan's environmental analysis, it too is inadequate. For the abo've reasons alone, Pleasanton is. opposed to any landfill operations undertaken in. the quarry areas of the Amador-Livermore Valley. Landfill Standards - The adopted standards for sanitary landfills of each type allows for artificial barriers to be used to contain the leachate. Pleasanton recognizes that 'these standards must be general and recognizes that artificial barriers can be used effectively with landfill operations. Nonetheless, no arti- ficial barrier can be said to be completely free from possible failure and, thus, Pleasanton feels some standard dealing with the magnitude of environmental damage due to failure of arti- ficial barriers be incorporated into the standards for locating sanitary landfills. Pleasanton sees a significant difference between the degree of environmental harm if failure causes degradation of groundwater used solely for irrigation or if failure causes degradation of a municipal water supply. Location of Sites visa vis Other Uses - The Draft Plan calls for the protection of potential sites from encroachment of incompatible land uses. Pleasanton feels that in addition, the Draft Plan should include a statement of policy which would protect other uses from the encroachment of sanitary landfill operations. Since Alameda County's LAFCO'sets what it feels are the ultimate boundaries of urbanization for a City, Pleasantgn feels that if landfills are kept outside these boundaries, there should be little chance of incompatible land uses. Recommended Changes In order to include the above considerations ih the Draft Plan, Pleasanton recommends the following changes be made to the Draft Solid Waste Management Plan: (1) Change the "Q" designation on the map to reflect the actual environmental qualities of the area. For those "Q" areas located within the Amador-Livermore Valley, these areas should reflect the environmental considerations listed earlier which make these sites "unsuitable" according to the preliminary suitability evaluation considerations. Only then can "Landfill Sites-Policies" ~1, pg. VIII-2 refer to these sites. -2-