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(y)"Mixed Solid Waste"means any material that is part of the municipal solid waste stream,and is mixed with or contains non-organics,processed industrial materials,or plastics. (z)"Mixed Solid Waste Composting Facility"is a facility that processes mixed solid waste into compost.A facility that • composts sewage sludge,animal material,or green material, in addition to mixed solid waste,shall be considered a mixed solid waste composting facility. aa) "Operations Area"means the following areas within the boundary of a composting operation or facility: (1)equipment cleaning,maintenance,and storage areas; (2)feedstock,active,curing and stabilized compost processing or stockpiling areas;and (3)process water and stormwater drainage control systems. (bb)"Operator"means the owner,or other person who through a lease,franchise agreement o r other arrangement with the owner,becomes legally responsible for the following: (1)complying with regulatory requirements set forth in this Chapter; (2)complying with all applicable federal,state and local requirements; (3)the design,construction,and physical operation of the site;and (4)site restoration. (cc)"Owner"means the person or persons who own,in whole or in part,a composting operation or facility,or the land on which a composting process is located. (dd)"Pathogenic Organism"means disease-causing organisms. • (ee)"Process Water"means liquid that is generated during or used in the production of compost. (f1)"Research Composting Operation"means a composting operation,that is not-for-profit,and is operated for the purpose of gathering research information on composting. (gg)"Sewage Sludge"means solid,semi-solid,or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Sewage sludge includes,but is not limited to,domestic septage and scum or solids removed in primary, secondary,or advanced wastewater treatment processes. Sewage sludge does not include ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator or grit and screenings generated during the preliminary treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. (hh)"Sewage Sludge Composting Facility"is a facility that processes only sewage sludge and additives and amendments into compost product.A facility that composts animal material,or green material,in addition to sewage sludge shall be considered a sewage sludge composting facility. (ii)"Stabilized Compost"means any organic material that has undergone the Process to Further Reduce Pathogens(PFRP),as described in Section 17868.3,and has reached a stage of reduced biological activity as indicated by reduced temperature and rate of respiration below that of active compost. (jj)"Static Pile"means a composting process that is similar to the aerated static pile except that the air source may or may not be controlled. (kk)"Vector"includes any insect or other arthropod,rodent,or other animal capable of transmitting the causative agents of human disease. (11)"Vermicomposting"means an activity that produces worm castings through worm activity.The enforcement agency may determine whether an activity is or is not vermicomposting.The storage of feedstock to be used in the production of growth medium for worms,feedstock which is being processed to produce growth medium,and the storage of growth medium is not considered vermicomposting. (mm)"Windrow Composting Process"means the process in which compostable material is placed in elongated piles.The piles or"windrows"are aerated and/or mechanically turned on a periodic basis. (nn)"Within-vessel Composting Process"means a process in which compostable material is enclosed in a drum,silo,bin, tunnel,reactor,or other container for the purpose of producing compost. • Article 2.Regulatory Tiers for Composting Operations and Facilities