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San Joaquin County PW—Solid Waste Responses to Comments Noy,t•t:naii��(;zmhcrline Nme bcr 3,200e, Pax7e 5 or' drri%C rt the final Qunclnsion. It iS understood that the hmit5 of the vertica7l eXpanSion will be determined by these calculations- The design Calculations must be submitted and approved prior to the issuance:of 1 S«'T R Transportation 1'Fraffic ' lire issuance of a SWR3 will require that peak-daily vehicle counts be proposed and analyzed in the FD) This includes r etube trucks self-haul vehicles and cin.ploece velrictes. Page ES-2 of the DEIR proposes to increase the maximum iucomiria y chicle trip limit from 600 to 850 vehicles per day. Typically,one vehicle trip equals two vehicles(Wabound&I-outbound),Board staff understands this to be 856 trips per day or.1700 vehicles per(lay. The DEIR states that at times,self-haul vehicles are parked in the entrance road to enter the recycling center,waiting for a stall to clear.. It also indicates that options to provide additional self-haul capacity are not proposed as part of this Project. With the proposal to accept additional tonnage and increase 4.10 traffic,Board staff recommends these options be anally/ed and included in this proposed Project. :bliterials Recover,&Reevelinp The DEIR describes the existing materials recovery operations. With the increased waste acceptance,will the materials recovery&recycling operations change? Blease include the volume,the on-site storage 4-11 ' location and storage time limits of tlic(materials separated for recycling in the FEIR. i 'a) -it it E do not dies th est t cal Qi, f th It ch Can the an ill. The design capacity calculations should be included in the environmental document to clearly indicate what the �4.12 facility design capacity is and hoax it was derived. t a The DFIR status that the use of clean green waste as Alternative Daily Covers(ADC)may be proposed in 4.13 the future. Please note that site-specific C F.QA.is rccluired for the use of ADC_ CEQA&Environmental Justice 'The Board,in its Strategic Plan,has made a commitment to Environmental.Justice. According to the US Census,San Joaquin County is 33.7,6 hispanic and in 33.7%of the households a language other than English spoken. 'Phis facility is located very near migrant farm worker housing. As requested in the 4-14 'NOP,please address the issue of Environmental Justice in the environmental document as it relates to this proposed facility. Summary oflssues lZeizardutg Use of C,`LQA Document In order for a(TQ A document(e.g 1±i TR)to be considered adequate for use in the StdTP process,the document must provide a complete project description,detailed environmental setting,clear and effective mitigation measures.and supporting data anchor documentation of a factual basis substantiating reasons to support the finding that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment or 4-15 public health and safety- Mrs IX'J Z sloes not address the complete project as proposed(e.g increase in hours;noise-.lighting;and design capacity). If the record docs not adequately address our comments and/or if the permit submitted to the Board for concurrence is not supported by the record,Board staff may be required to undertake measures described (4-16 in CFQ A Guidelines Section 15096(c) P:•-ProieaelCoutay of C,ar No,County Lu�<htll ECRiri3_Re{.+ort5-Malcro�„ci ldnrEa FkrR\Chigireai cornrttsae lertcra' :ommrntx by CIWIMB SU DEIR.doc Final Environmental Impact Report November 22 2006 NCRC&SL Permit Revision 2-32 M 06307.06