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2-1 2.0 TRANSFER STATION INFORMATION 2.1 Transfer Station Activities (14 CCR. Section 18221.6 (d)) The following sections describe the activities conducted at the RRF from materials receiving to transfer of refuse/recyclables off-site in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 18221.6 (d). 2.1.1 Materials Receiving Incoming loads (i.e .. collection vehicles . commercial customers loolleotion veh iel es and private se lf haul vehio les enter the facility through the RRF's entrance gate at Austin Road. The RRF transfer facility is located south of the entrance facility. The RRF has one scalehouse and a scale. It should be noted that the landfill has separate scalehouse/scale facilities. Incoming loads are weighed or measured and then directed to the appropriate unloading/tipping areas. In addition, all incoming loads have their city of origin, material type, and tonnage recorded in the scale's computer database. An initial visual inspection for the presence of prohibited wastes is also conducted. Commercial vehicles and larger trucks bring mixed recyclables to the transfer facility. These loads are required to be covered to prevent litter nuisances. These loads are spot checked routinely in accordance with the facility's approved waste exculsion plan through random load checks conducted by trained station personnel. Based on the type of material being delivered within the incoming loads, they are directed to designated unloading areas located within the transfer station building and outside of the building. After tipping, vehicles exit via the RRF main gate (see Figure 7). 2.1.2 Unloading Facility personnel directs all vehicles to the unloading area in the transfer station building or other appropriate unloading areas outside of the transfer station building as shown on Figure 7. Trucks back up to the west side of the transfer station building, which is the only side open for the whole width of the building (120 feet). All incoming recyclables are unloaded on the floor inside the RRF building, affording additional control for windblown materials. The operator maintain five bins for residual waste that may be in recyclables or green waste loads, as well as two bins for oversized compost. All '!Iood and green materials are unloaded in the 'Nood grinding area 'It'hich is confined to an area approx imately 100 feet by 40 feet and 12 leet high, as speoified by the looa l l ire department and County permits. Also, as required by the looal fire department, this area is I{cpt a minimum of 100 feet from the ~~F transfer station bui lding. 2.1.3 Incoming Materials Storage Due to the lesser traffio volume at the RRF (inoluding the Compos t Faoil ity), aA Il of the incoming materials are unloaded on the tipping floor (Figure 8) and then reloaded onto larger Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report -MayJ..u.J.y 2014 z:\projects \allied waste \forward \resource recovery facility \5 yr perm it rvw 2013·14\tpr 2014\text\sec2.doc