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California`Integrated Waste Managemen Board <br /> Linda Moulton-Patterson, Chair ®r„, <br /> 8800 Cal Center Drive • Sacramento, California 95826 • (916) 255-2200 <br /> www.ciwmb.ca.gov <br /> Gray Davis <br /> Winston H. Hickox Governor <br /> Secretan,for <br /> Environmental <br /> Protection <br /> January 30, 2002 FE8 f 4 2 <br /> °m%11,"y4lEvelop°� UNN' <br /> Mr. Jose Rubianes <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Community Development Department <br /> Development Services Division <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, California 95205 <br /> Subject: Request for early consultation for the preparation of an Environmental Document <br /> (ED) for the development and operation the Sierra Organics Company (SOC) <br /> landscape products facility in San Joaquin County. <br /> Dear Mr. Rubianes: <br /> i <br /> The California Integrated Waste Management Board (IWMB or Board)Environmental Review <br /> Section (ERS) staff have reviewed the document cited above. The IWMB is a responsible <br /> agency for the oversight of composting facility operations; therefore the following comments <br /> will focus on the composting element of the project proposal. <br /> ROLE OF THE IWMB <br /> The IWMB must ensure that solid waste facilities (SWFs) meet required state standards for the <br /> protection of public health and safety, and the environment. The Board implements this goal <br /> through programs such as: permit oversight for SWFs; certification and evaluation of Local <br /> Enforcement Agencies (LEAs); review of environmental documents for proposed, new or <br /> expanded SWFs for compliance with CEQA; enforcement of state minimum standards for <br /> SWFs; corrective action programs for facilities out of compliance with state standards; and <br /> research and development for special waste management issues. <br /> CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)REVIEW <br /> CEQA compliance is required for the establishment, expansion, or change in operation(s) of a <br /> SWF requiring the issuance or revision of a SWFP. IWMB staffs review of the ED is to help <br /> decision-makers (1) identify potential impacts from proposed projects, (2) determine whether <br /> any such impacts are significant, and (3) ascertain whether significant impacts can be mitigated <br /> to a level of insignificance in compliance with the CEQA statute and guidelines. In order for <br /> ERS staff to ascertain that the ED is complete and adequate for our use in the SWFP permitting <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Printed on Recycled Paper <br />