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x <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 96-031 -2- <br /> WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS <br /> FOR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS <br /> WHEREAS, "food processing waste" consists of or contains only pre-processed and post- <br /> processed waste derived from plants, or foods processed or produced at restaurants, hospitals and <br /> food distributors; and <br /> WHEREAS, "agricultural waste" consists of plant waste coming directly from an <br /> agricultural commodity, and is the product of farms and ranches and by-products processed from <br /> these products, as defined in Division 21, Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 58619, of the Food and <br /> Agriculture Code. Agricultural waste includes agricultural, floricultural, silvicultural, <br /> vermicultural or viticultural products; and <br /> WHEREAS, "paper waste" consists of nonhazardous paper and paper by-products; and <br /> WHEREAS, "additive" consists of waste or products (including manures, fertilizers, and <br /> chemical amendments) for mixture with feedstock or treated wastes in order to adjust the <br /> moisture level, carbon to nitrogen ratio,or porosity in order to create a condition favorable to <br /> composting, or to improve the end-product; and <br /> WHEREAS, "Discharger" means any person who discharges waste which could affect the <br /> quality of waters of the state, and includes any person who owns a waste management unit or <br /> who is responsible for the operation of a waste management unit [23 CCR Section 2601]; and <br /> WHEREAS, compliance with the terms and conditions of this Resolution is not sufficient <br /> to prevent the threat to water quality posed by discharges of the following wastes for treatment <br /> by composting: <br /> 1. municipal solid waste; <br /> 2. sludges (including sewage sludge,water treatment sludge, and industrial sludge); <br /> 3. septage; <br /> 4, animal waste, except manure when used as an additive; <br /> 5. oil and grease; and <br /> 6. hazardous, designated,and other wastes determined by the Board to pose a <br /> potential threat to water quality; and <br /> WHEREAS, discharges of up to 500 cubic yards at any given time of green waste, food <br /> processing waste, agricultural waste,or paper waste for storage and treatment by composting on <br /> properties such as agricultural or residential property,parks, community gardens,or nurseries are <br /> unlikely to affect the quality of the waters of the state; and <br /> WHEREAS, discharges whose total volume exceeds 500 cubic yards at any given time <br /> (including green waste, food processing wastes,agricultural waste, paper waste, or any approved <br /> additives) for storage and treatment by composting may affect the quality of the waters of the <br />