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Pf RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PERMIT PROVISIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF UNCONTROLLED FIRE 1. The 30-acre operational area of the dump (enclosed by existing 6-strand barbed wire fence) outside the active dump site shall be maintained free and clear of all flammable vegetation and materials between the period of this permit. 2. Install a 4-inch water main from main water source to within 150 feet of active dumping area. Install in the water main, stand pipes of 2k-inch diameter, at intervals not to exceed 400 feet. These stand pipes shall extend a minimum of 24 inches above the ground and will have a shut-off valve with male National Standard threads with each equipped with a cap. 3. Have 500 feet of lk-inch cotton jacket fire hose in serviceable condition, with two 9/16-inch tips. 4. Maintain a fence along the south side of the land fill with a mesh of no greater than 4-inch by 4-inch of "hog wire or cyclone type" to a minimum of 10 feet verti- cal distance above the high point of the operating dump area. 5. Maintain around the south and east sides of the dump operating area, a minimum of 400-foot clearance of all flammable vegetation and other flammable material. 6. Maintain around the north and west sides of the dump operating area, a minimum of 150-foot clearance of all flammable vegetation and other flammable material. 7. For the purpose of isolating possible fires: a. The active area will be broken up into cells no greater than 150-feet in length by 50-80 feet in breadth and be separated by dikes of clean soil for a minimum of 8 feet in width. At the end of each working day, that portion of any cell containing accumulated rubbish shall be covered with clear soil a minimum of 6 inches and compacted. 8. Equipment, consisting of the following: a. Water tanker, minimum of 2,000 gallons, with a pump capable of producing 100 pounds pressure at the 1k-inch outlet and 100 feet of l -inch cotton jacket firehose in serviceable condition with l -inch shut-off nozzle. b. At least three (3) pieces of dirt-moving equipment, in operable condition, adequate to fulfill the terms of this permit. 9. All fires will be immediately reported upon discovery, to the Linden-Peters Fire District, Phone 887-3411, and the California Department of Forestry, Phone 754-3561. 10. Along the entrance road, maintain to the existing fence lines, clearance of all flammable vegetation and other flammable material.