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Pw*m Almond Processing Company N-1082706, N-1337-1-6.2-7,6-1,7-0, 8-0 It. Rules Rule 2020 Exemptions (12120107) Rule 2201 New and Modified Stationary Source Review Rule(9121106) Rule 2520 Federally Mandated Operating Permits (&21/01) Rule 4001 New Source.Performance Standards(4114199) Rule 4002 National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (5120104) Rule 4101 Visible Emissions (2117105) Rule 4102 Nuisanoe (12117192) Rule 4201 Particulate Matter Concentration (12/17/92) Rule 4202 Particulate Matter Emission Rate (12117192) Rule 4203 Particulate Matter Emissions from Incineration of Combustible Refuse(12117192) Rule 4302 Incinerator Burning (12116/93) Rule 4311 Flares (6/15/06) Rule 4701 Internal Combustion Engines— Phase 1 (8121/03) Rule 4702 Internal Combustion Engines— Phase 2 (1118107) Rule 4801 Sulfur Compounds (12117192) CH&SC 41700 Health Risk Assessment CH&SC 42301.6 School Notification Public Resources Code 21000-21177: California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15000-15387: CEQA Guidelines III. Location This facility is located at 21490 S Ortigalita Rd., in Los Banos, California.The District has determined that this location is not within 1,000 feet of the outer boundary of the nearest K-12 school. Therefore, the school notice requirements of California Health & Safety Code 42301.6 do not apply to this project. IV. Process Description The primary function of this facility is the processing of almonds, including receiving, precleaning, hulling, and shelling. The equipment for these processing operations uses a great deal of electrical energy, so to reduce the cost of purchasing electrical energy, Parreira intends to install a full-time internal combustion engine powering a generator. Parreira further intends to install a gasifier and associated processing and safety equipment to convert solid biomass feedstock, specifically including almond hulls and shells, orchard waste material, and plain wooden pallets, into a synthetic flammable gas to fuel the engine. While almond hulls and shells are already appropriately sized for the gasifier, other biomass material will be chipped into small pieces off-site, and screened to remove dust, before being delivered for use as feedstock. The feedstock is conveyed to the top of the gasifier, which is equipped with two interlocked doors for feedstock addition.When feedstock is added to the gasifier,the outer door opens to allow the feedstock to fall into the feed area.When sufficient feedstock has been added, the conveyor is stopped and the outer door closed. Only when the •, 2