ARCHIVED REPORTS_MAY & JULY 2014-TPR

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3-6 3.1.5.3 Materia ls Process in g and Vo l ume Reduction !,Alood '.· .. aste, lumber, and brush are crushed with a tractor and processed through a 'Nood grinder. The ground wood is then deposited i n 120 ay trailers (or larger) and used for composting. The wood gr i nd i ng area is approx i mately 40,000 square feet. Currently, there is no shredding or transformat ion of mater ials at the RRF. 3.1.5 . .34 Materials Removal During the recyclables transfer operation, materials will be loaded into large transfer trucks and hauled away generally the same day to a permitted recycler. All residual waste is unloaded into a drop box or transfer trailers and transported to Forward Landfill for disposal within 48 hours of receipt in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17410.1. In no case are loose materials allowed to be stored on the tipping floor within the station for a period of time exceeding 48 hours, which may result in the creation of a public health hazard, nuisance , or fire hazard as required under 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(c). Residual wastes are placed in one of five bins for delivery to the Forward Landfili landfill within 48 hours. 3.1.6 Burning Wastes and Open Burning (14 CCR, Section 17407.1) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(a), if burning wastes are inadvertently received at the RRF, they are separated from other wastes by a loader to a safe area away from the unloading, transfer, and processing areas where it can be spread and extinguished. Open burning of solid waste at the RRF is prohibited in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(b). If the smoldering or burning material cannot be immediately extinguished by facility personnel, or if there is a risk of the fire spreading or an injury to facility personnel , "911" will be called immediately for assistance from the Fire Department. The RRF has a water storage tank for fire suppression as well. It should be noted that an additional water truck is available at the landfill, if needed. Additional information regarding firefighting operations is discussed in Section 3.3.6. Any incidents of smoldering or burning loads are recorded in the Special Occurrence Log (see Section 3.4.3). 3.1.7 Hazardous, Liquid and Special Waste Exclusion (14 CCR, Section 17407.5) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407 .5(b), the operator implements control measures, as necessary, to protect public health, safety, and the environment. The operator conducts a hazardous waste exclusion program in the form of a load-checking program. The transfer station is currently prohibited from accepting hazardous wastes, medical wastes, dead animals, and cannery waste per the existing SWFP (with the exception of wastes specified in the SWFP). It should be noted that cannery rinse water is used at the Compost Facility is discussed in the 2014 RCSI (SWT). In the event that a hazardous or prohibited waste is detected as part of the load checking program, as discussed in Section 3.1.8, it will be Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report -May,l,uh 2014 z:\projects \alli ed waste \forward \resource recovery facility \5 yr perm it rvw 2013·1 4 \tpr 2014\text\sec3 .do c