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2. Leachate Control <br />Leachate is generated when excessive moisture is present for long periods. The daily <br />operation of the facility will ensure that no leachate is coming off the piles. More <br />attention will be placed in this direction during the winter months, in periods of rain. In <br />the case of a heavy rain event that creates an unusual amount of water at the facility; <br />additional bulking agents (woody material) will be incorporated into the windrows. In <br />addition, the site is designed with a retention pond, and the area where active <br />composting and staging of feedstocks occurs is sloped toward this pond with a 1-2% <br />slope. In addition, the entire site is bermed. This design ensures that any water coming <br />into contact with feedstock on compost that is in process will be deposited in the pond <br />and will not move off site. <br />3. Run-off Control <br />Water coming into contact with any feedstock or composting material will be prevented <br />from leaving the site. The site is designed with a pond and berm system to retain water. <br />During periods of heavy rains, Harvest staff inspect the berms to ensure they are in <br />place and able to prevent water from entering, or leaving the site. Additionally, the <br />compost pad and staging areas are sloped, 1-2%, toward the retention pond, which is <br />designed to collect water from the entire 20 acre site. This slope ensures that there is <br />little or no ponding of water on the site and all excess water flows to, and is retained in <br />the pond. Harvest staff also ensures that the facility site surface is maintained. The <br />Monitoring and Reporting Plan required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board <br />ensures that there is no danger to groundwater. <br />4. Interior Roads and Facility Surfaces <br />Interior roads at the Harvest facility are either paved or graded and designed to prevent <br />water from ponding, direct excess water to the retention pond and prevent trucks from <br />tracking material off-site. The unpaved interior roads are inspected and maintained on <br />a regular basis. Trucks leaving the site are inspected to ensure that they will not track <br />material off-site, and, if necessary, tires are washed before the trucks leave the site. <br />