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in the 12,000-square foot waste sorting building and the entire load is checked for recoverable materials, compostable materials, landfill materials, and unacceptable waste. If hazardous wastes are detected, they must be removed by the customer/hauler at their own expense by a licensed hazardous waste hauler and disposed of at a licensed hazardous waste disposal site. If the customer that hauled the hazardous or prohibited waste is not known, the area is marked off to limit access and personnel are restricted from that area. The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services and other appropriate agencies are notified of the incident. The appropriate emergency service agency will handle the containment of the hazardous waste. A hazardous materials contractor will handle the cleanup, manifesting, and transportation to an approved facility. All hazardous waste disposal incidents are documented and are reported to the DTSC, RWQCB, LEA, and the State Office of Emergency Services. Documentation is maintained on-site. If necessary, photographs will be taken. A Contingency Plan was prepared to further address handling, storage, and removal procedures of hazardous waste for the facility. The Contingency Plan is available upon request. The RRF has a wood recycling program, where they will accept loads of high-grade wood (like pallets). "All wood" loads are unloaded in the wood grinding area and is confined to an area approximately 100 feet (wide) by 150 feet (long) and 12 feet (high), as specified by the local fire department. This area is also a minimum 100 feet from the RRF building. The volume of traffic at the RRF, including the Compost Facility, cannot exceed 620 vehicles per day, which includes all traffic associated with the landfill operation. Based on maximum compost operation, the traffic would increase but under no circumstances would the maximum traffic volume exceed 620 vehicles per day. Material unloading areas have been designed so that the northwestern prevailing winds direct any windblown particles into the material stockpile or perimeter site fencing, rather than away from it. Compost Facility staff will police the site regularly and remove any windblown litter. 3.4.2 Material Preparation If operations such as shredding or baling are to be conducted, describe policies and procedures for ensuring that they are conducted in a controlled manner and in conformance with conditions established by the LEA, local land use Authority and other approval agencies. Describe the activities that are interrelated to aspects of facility operations and work to minimize health, safety, or nuisance problems. An integral part of composting operations is the grinding of incoming green waste materials for size reduction. A working foreman will be stationed by the size reduction equipment during all grinding operations to ensure that the operation is conducted in a controlled and safe manner. Facility grinders will be equipped with locking controls to prevent unauthorized use. There will not be any material preparation activities for the biosolids. Wood waste, lumber, and brush (bulk yard) are crushed with a tractor and processed through the wood chipper. The wood stockpiles are limited in size Forward Composting Facility RCSI 7/20/09;Page 35 SWT Engineering