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PM10 DUST PREVENTION AND CONTROL PLAN TRACY MATERIALS RECOVERY AND TRANSFER FACILITY IntrQducti!2n This PM-10 Dust Prevention and Control Plan has been prepared for the proposed Tracy Materials Recovery & Transfer Facility, which will be owned and operated by Tracy Material Recovery and Solid Waste Transfer, Inc., of Tracy, California. The Plan is required under Mitigation Measure 4.7-1 in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the project, prepared in December 1993 by the San Joaquin County Community Development Department. This measure is intended to mitigate the affect of fugitive dust generated by construction activities on local and regional air quality. The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) is responsible for managing air quality for the project site and vicinity. The District recently adopted Regulation VIII Rules, which describe requirements for control of fugitive dust. This PM10 Dust Prevention and Control Plan incorporates Regulation VIII: Rule 8010: "Fugitive Dust Administrative Requirements For Control of Fine Particulate Matter (PM10 , and Rule 8020 - "Fugitive Dust Requirements For Control of Fine Particulate Matter (PMI) From Construction, Demolition, Excavation, and Extraction Activities." The current Regulation VIII Rules were developed following USEPA guidelines for moderate nonattainment areas. The SJVUAPCD was recently reclassified by EPA to serious nonattainment. Due to this reclassification, the District is developing a new plan for controlling PM10 which may change the current Regulation VIII Rules. In that case, this PM10 Dust Prevention and Control Plan will be modified as necessary to reflect any changes in the Rules. This plan has been prepared to provide specific procedures for preventing and controlling fugitive dust. However, at this time, the actual contractor for the project has not been selected. The specific procedures may be modified depending on the actual equipment and methods available to the contractor at the time of construction. Project Description The project site consists of an abandoned gravel quarry pit on the west side of MacArthur Drive south of Linne Road in the City of Tracy. The rectangular shaped site is 39.2 acres in size and the floor of the pit is about 30 to 40 feet below the surrounding level terrain. The pit is covered with sparse vegetation, while the surrounding original ground is covered with grasses and L-\PROJECT\39'MRMWP.1 I-1