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i Project Description— Report of Composting Site Information Tracy Material Reco very Facility and Transfer Station 30703 S. MacArthur Drive, Tracy, Callfornla 95377 Gatehouse and truck scales; a gatehouse and two 10 foot by 70 foot truck scales are provided in the main access road. All vehicles will be required to stop at the gatehouse for weighing and/or inspection. I Household hazardous waste collection separation and tem ora storage for off-site disposal: household hazardous waste is collected through the hazardous waste screening program and stored in an approved hazardous waste storage container. Site Location and Access The Tracy MRF & TS is located about 4 miles south of the City of Tracy in the an unincorporated area of San Joaquin County, (see Figure 1, Vicinity Map). The Tracy MRF &TS, identified as APN 253-130-19, is located within the east half of Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 5 East, M.D.B.M. and is 51.7 acres in size located on the west side of MacArthur Drive south of Linne Road (see Figure 2, Location Map). The site address is 30703 South MacArthur Drive, Tracy, CA. The majority of the site consists of a large pit, approximately 30 to 40 feet deep, that was previously used for gravel mining operations. Access to the facility is via MacArthur Drive. Primary routes of delivery to the site include: MacArthur Drive, Linne Road, Corral Hollow Road, and Tracy Boulevard. Regional access to the station site is provided by Highways 5 and 580. r Existing Site Description The Tracy MRF & TS site comprises a total of approximately 51.7 acres, of which 8.4 acres are permitted for composting, 15.4 for a transfer station, 15.4 for a material recovery a facility, and 12.5 for land application of tomato waste. The majority of the site consists of a large pit, approximately 30 to 40 feet deep, that was previously used for gravel mining operations. Gravel mining occurred between 1971 and 1975 by Lone Star Industries. 1 The site was reclaimed and reseeded by Lone Star in 1986. The two predominant land uses in the project area are agriculture and gravel mining. Specifically, to the east and south of the site are fields of row crops and orchards. To the west are the continuing operations of the Lone Star Industries gravel mining operations. An existing irrigation canal also parallels the site's western boundary. Other land uses in the area include Teichert Aggregates operation of a sand and gravel mining facility to the north. The closest development to the proposed project site are two residences (mobile homes) located approximately 600 feet north of the site on the east side of MacArthur Drive. There is also one residence approximately 1.4 miles south of the site on the west side of McArthur Drive. The closest residential subdivision is approximately one mile north of the site along McArthur Drive. The site is located within the Northern San Joaquin Valley. The Diablo Range borders the Valley to the west; the eastern boundary of the San Joaquin Valley is formed by the i foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range: The regional topography, typical of the Diablo { Range foothills, is characterized by gently sloping terrain which drains towards the Edgar&Associates,Inc. 4 Tracy Compost Fac ProjDesc042310