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San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District PERMIT UNIT: N-8534-2-1 EXPIRATION DATE: 06/30/2017 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: OPEN WINDROW ACTIVE AND CURING PHASE GREEN AND FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING OPERATION WITH AN INDEPENDENT WATERING SYSTEM SERVING THE ACTIVE-PHASE COMPOSTING WINDROW PILES. PERMIT UNIT REQUIREMENTS 1. No air contaminant shall be released into the atmosphere which causes a public nuisance. [District Rule 4102] 2. No air contaminant shall be discharged into the atmosphere for a period or periods aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour which is as dark as, or darker than, Ringelmann I or 20%opacity. [District Rule 4101] 3. All materials for processing shall be maintained adequately moist to prevent visible emissions in excess of 20% opacity. [District Rule 4101] 4. PM 10 emissions from the organic material composting operation shall not exceed 0.7 pounds in any single day. [District Rule 2201] VOC emissions from the organic material composting operation shall not exceed 1,981.4 pounds in any single day. [District Rule 22011 6. The total quantity of organic materials composted shall not exceed 45,000 wet-tons in any one calendar year. [District Rules 2201 and 4566] 7. The operator shall implement at least three turns of each organic waste material composting windrow during the active-phase of the composting process. [District Rule 4566] 8. The operator shall install,maintain and utilize all independent watering system to apply water to the surface of each active-phase composting windrow prior to turning. The operator shall test each windrow within three hours before turning for adequate water by taking a sample of the organic material in the windrow and passing a"Ball Test". The "Ball Test" is performed by taking a sample of the compostable material from at least three inches below the surface, between the vertical midpoint and the peak of the windrow and forming the sample into using hand pressure. There Should be at least enough water in the material to form a ball when compressed by hand, but the ball may break when tapped. If the material cannot form a ball or crumbles during the ball test, then application of additional water to the windrow prior to turning is required until the material passes the ball test. If a rain event occurs prior to turning the windrow, application of additional water to the surface of the windrow will not be required if the material passes the ball test as previously described. [District Rules 1070 and 4566] 9. A daily operations log shall be maintained and shall include the following: (a)The date and time the organic materials from the windrow was tested for adequate water content the "ball test" and indicate if the material passed the ball test. If the windrow material did not pass the ball test indicate the corrective actions taken;(b)The date and time each windrow was turned;(c)Total quantity of organic material transferred from the stockpiles to the active-phase composting windrows(in wet-tons); (d)Total quantity of active-phase composting windrows(in wet-tons);(e)Total quantity of curing-phase composting windrows(in vet-tons)and (f)Any other information necessary to demonstrate 0 compliance with Rule 4566 . [District Rules 1070 and 4566] PERMIT UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTINUE ON NEXT PAGE These terms and conditions are part of the Facility-wide Permit to Operate. Facility Name: FORWARD,INC.COMPOSTING FACILITY —XI onnn AAAMTFRA (.A 95336