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3-12 <br />Forward Composting Facility SWT Engineering <br /> Report of Composting Site Information - August 2019January 2022 <br />z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2019-2020\rcsi 2019\text\sec 3.doc <br />The mean annual wind speed is 8.2 miles per hour. <br />3.5.4 End Use <br />Forward produces a range of products and market s all of the compost produced by the <br />Compost Facility. Forward is investigating potential uses such as t op soil amendments, <br />mulch ingredients, and/or soil conditioners. Material may be produced in both bulk and <br />bagged forms. Some of the product is utilized on-site for soil amendment and/or ADC . <br />Nonrecoverable or nonmarketable residue are not stored longer than 24 hours at the <br />facility. The residues are removed and transferred for disposal at the active working face of <br />the landfill in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 18227(j). <br />3.5.5 End Product <br />Forward follows a process to ensure that the compost end product is innocuous and free of <br />sharp edges and particles that have the potential to be harmful to human health and safety. <br />The quality of the end product will depend on the product's use. The highest quality end <br />product would be used as top soil amendment. Forward follows the sampling and analysis <br />requirements, as discussed in previous sections , to ensure that all compost product s meet <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 environmenta l health <br />standards for maximum metal concentrations and pathogen reduction. One sample per <br />5,000 yards of finished compost is a nalyzed 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 ma ximum acceptable pathogen concentrations shall be <br />designated by the appropriate State or F ederal jurisdict ion 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 P rogram <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 in the current RRF/Compost area will cease once Forward begins <br />refuse fill development in this area. <br />3.6.1 Vector and Bird Control