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3-12 <br />Forward Composting Facility SWT Engineering <br /> Report of Composting Site Information - July 2014 <br />z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\rcsi 2014\text\sec 3.doc <br />regulatory requirements for the protection of human health and safety. All products are <br />screened and free of sharp-edged particles. <br />3.5.6 Environmental Health Standards <br />Forward follows processes to ensure that compost end products meet environmental health <br />standards for maximum metal concentrations and pathogen reduction. One sample per <br />5,000 yards of finished compost is analyzed at a Department of Health Services Approved <br />Laboratory, in accordance with 17868.1(a)(3). Samples are analyzed for the constituents <br />required pursuant to 14 CCR, Section 17861.1. Compost product which exceeds the <br />maximum metal concentrations or maximum acceptable pathogen concentrations shall be <br />designated by the appropriate State or Federal jurisdiction for another use, including <br />disposal, additional processing, or other use. The maximum acceptable metal <br />concentrations are presented in Table 3. All tests for metal concentrations are conducted at <br />a certified lab. <br />The density of fecal coliform in the stabilized compost is less than 1,000 Most Probable <br />Number (MPN) per gram of total solids on a dry weight basis, or the density of Salmonella <br />bacteria in the stabilized compost is less than 3 MPN per 4 grams of total solids on a dry <br />weight basis. <br />3.5.7 Compliance Monitoring Program <br />Forward follows a compliance monitoring program as required by 14 CCR, Section 17868.1 <br />for composting facilities, as discussed in Section 2.2. <br />3.6 Compost Facility Controls <br />Forward does not plan to locate the Compost Facility on a closed landfill. Forward operates <br />a landfill on land north of the South Fork of South Littlejohn’s Creek. However, it should be <br />noted that the Composting Facility is located on an area that is permitted for future WMUs. <br />Composting operations will cease once Forward begins refuse fill development in this area. <br />3.6.1 Vector and Bird Control <br />Due to the innocuous nature of compost compared to refuse, rodents, birds, and other <br />vectors are not currently, and are not expected to be in the future, a problem at the Compost <br />Facility. Residue is not stored longer than 48 hours onsite and good housekeeping practices <br />will be employed. <br />Typical high temperatures maintained in the active compost are sufficient to kill pathogens, <br />insect larvae, and insects. To discourage the potential for insect development, standing <br />water will not be allowed. Fly bait traps are used throughout the facility to capture live flies <br />and are inspected on a weekly basis. Controlled spraying is implemented by a professional <br />pest management company, as necessary. In addition, the site manager performs a vector <br />inspection on a daily basis. <br />Traps and/or bait stations for rodents, insects/flies, and birds are inspected on a weekly <br />basis by Forward personnel and are maintained, as needed. If necessary, a daily monitoring <br />program would be developed to identify and record any vector problems that arise. If these <br />measures are not sufficient, a vector eradication program will be developed and <br />implemented using professional pest management services as necessary. In this case, <br />routine inspection and monitoring of the site will be conducted by the LEA.