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5) Maintenance of the site itself, including weekly washdowns of impervious surfaces and equipment. The first activity involves daily operation of three to four private residential, four industrial (roll off) and two commercial trucks and operation of the facility to handle private vehicles. The number of trucks would increase up to six residential, six industrial and four, commercial over a period of time in the future to handlethe dein city of tore Each residential and commercial truck picks up refuse from an assigned route and delivers to the site an average of 1.5 to 2 times per day. Figure 3 indicates the residential routes. Commercial and industrial routes vary as required by the needs of the generators. Trucks with routes in the industrial areas will deliver to the site an avera e of ten to 15 times per day. Nod compar ,,Qommercial haulers an to deliver refuse and debris to the site between (3fl A.M. and 4W" ; Company and non-company trucks will weigh in, and enter the transfer station from the north side. Private vehicles will have their loads checked by an attendant, and pay a per vehicle fee. All refuse from company and private trucks and vehicles, including construction debris box containers, will then be dumped directly onto the tipping floor of the transfer station where it will be crushed by a heavy equipment and pushed to top loading transfer trailers. The trailers will have on-board scales to facilitate weighing and ensure maximum allowable loads for transfer to the landfill. The second activity is the operation of the Cycling prograo Recycled materials will be delivered by the public, picked up at recycling centers located at shopping center sites, and picked up by the company at curbside or other locations within each neighborhood. On site separation of mixed refuse is not proposed except for the occasional removal of recyclable material if it is in a large quantity. Instead, the disposal company intends to rely on peripheral programs (e.g. white paper recycling, curbside recycling, shopping center recycling centers, public education and informational brochures, etc. on household hazardous materials and recycling) to encourage as much separation as possible before solid waste is picked up at individual sites. Individuals arriving at the site will drop off material inside the transfer station. An attendant will weigh the material and pay the customer in cash for the material received. Paper, plastic and cardboard will be baled and shipped off site. Aluminum cans will be crushed, and stored in 20 yard containers located outside the building. Glass will also be stored in 20 yard containers outside. Large metal items such as white goods will be separated and recycled. Wood will be crushed and shipped off site. Used oil will be received, stored and removed for recycling off-site. The third activity is household hazardous waste collection, storage and handling. On a quarterly basis (every three months), the company will sponsor on-site household hazardous waste collection. A chemist will be present on the premises to receive and identify potentially hazardous substances from residential sources (paint, solvents, oil, insecticides and herbicides, household cleaners, etc.). The chemist will personally direct company personnel in the labeling, packaging, (typically in drums) storage and transportation of identified material. Afterwards, the material will be taken to a hazardous waste disposal facility at Kettleman City or another approved site. This activity will be expanded to include identification and spot checks within each route. A hazardous waste load checking program will be implemented at the site (Appendix B). The site will accept no hazardous commercial or industrial waste. 8