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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CITY HALL 425 N. EL DORADO STREET STOCKTON, CA 55202-1 S97 March 26, 1996 Scott Walker California Integrated Waste Management Board 8800 Cal Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 • I, PU8LIC HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION The purpose of this letter is to respond to the Green Waste Alternative Daily Cover Project Report (Report) from Mike Huggins of the San Joaquin County Public Health Services (LEA) dated March 12, 1996. This bimonthly report concerns the City of Stockton green waste grinding and alternative daily cover operations for the months of January and February 1996 and is attached. This Report encourages the City of Stockton to terminate the project The project in question takes place at both the French Camp and Austin Road Landfills and involves grinding green waste materials such as branches, leaves, and grass clippings at the French Camp facility and transporting it to the Austin Road facility for use as an alternate daily cover. It is anticipated that approximately 30,000 tons or 50,000 cubic yards (in-place) will be diverted from the French Camp Landfill over the one year demonstration project period. In addition, this project represents the first step in establishing a composting program and, therefore, is essential to the City of Stockton in meeting the State -mandated diversion requirements. It should be clearly understood that the City of Stockton does not believe that this Report accurately reflects the conditions in the field. In fact, a review of the LEA's inspection reports for this period does not indicate a problem or support the conclusions in the Report. These inspection reports have been attached for your review. This demonstration project started on October 30, 1995 and this is the first indication that the City of Stockton has received that there is a problem. The first bimonthly report dated January 9, 1996 and covering the months of November and December 1995 stated the following: "Overall the project appears to be working successfully. Except for the shortage problem mentioned above the shredded green waste appears to make a good daily cover. The problems occurring with the project are minimal and are being addressed within a reasonable timeframe."