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1 , <br /> Valley Organics, Inc. <br /> 12900 N. Lower Sacramento Rd. Lodi, CA 95242 <br /> (209)334-3659 or(209)466-0605 Fax (209)339-0047 <br /> August 15, 2005 <br /> �< C_— <br /> F7�C <br /> rn 00 <br /> Mzn <br /> Thomas Flinn, Director <br /> San Joaquin County Dept. of Public Works <br /> v= <br /> Box 1810 <br /> Stockton, CA 95201 <br /> Dear Mr. Flinn <br /> Re: Requested clarification of composting facilities status <br /> In July 2004, Valley Organics, Inc. submitted a site approval application (PA-04-346) for a <br /> proposed green waste recycling operation on 60 acres at Highway 12 and 1-5. The Community <br /> Development Dept recommended denial based on a Public Works Dept determination that the <br /> proposed composting site was a solid waste disposal facility, and SJ County Ordinance Code <br /> Chapter 9-1605.17c (2,3) prohibits solid waste disposal in fringe flood areas. The purpose of this <br /> letter is to communicate information to you questioning this determination. <br /> Valley Organics position is that the Public Works Department erred in its evaluation that the <br /> proposed project was a solid waste disposal facility. Valley Organics found in researching the <br /> CIMWB Statutes and Regulations that composting operations are not considered solid waste <br /> disposal facilities. The Public Resources Code clearly defines the different types of solid waste <br /> facilities. According to Code Section 40194 "Solid Waste Facility" includes: a solid waste <br /> transfer or processing station; a composting facility; a gasification facility; a transformation <br /> facility and a disposal facility. However, according to Elliot Block, a CIWMB legal analyst, <br /> "composting facilities are one type of a solid waste facility, they are not solid waste disposal <br /> facilities. (Emphasis added) <br /> We are continuing to search for a suitable parcel of land, because we believe a green waste <br /> composting operation is feasible, and will keep tons of green waste out of the disposal process, <br /> producing instead organic compost to be used for beneficial landscaping purposes. We fully <br /> understand that each separate application is judged according to its specific conditions, but hope <br /> that you will agree that a green waste composting site is not a solid waste disposal facility, and <br /> could be located in a fringe flood area if necessary. <br /> l <br />