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SOC Nursery Products NOEC January 30, 2002 Page 2 of 5 process, the proposed project should be described in sufficient detail and the potential environmental impacts must be identified clearly in the environmental assessment/Initial Study Section of the ED. Mitigating measures to reduce potentially significant environmcutal impacts should be incorporated into the project, when feasible, in order to avoid potentially significant effects upon project implementation. When a potential significant environmental effect is identified and an argument is made as to why no mitigation is necessary, the discussion/analysis should be in sufficient detail that the reviewer/decision-maker can understand the lead agency's reasoning for their determination. In order to expedite document preparation and minimize redundancy - supporting documentation and/or studies would be helpful and should be incorporated by reference in the ED. ERS STAFF'S COMMENTS To assist ERS staff's analysis and evaluation of this project, and to determine the adequacy of the proposed environmental documents for IWMB concurrence purposes, we request that the following comments and questions be addressed in the document under preparation by the lead agency prior to circulation of the document. If these have already been addressed in an existing document (e.g. Report of Composting Site Information), please indicate the document, page number(s) and section(s), and provide copies to the State Clearinghouse and IWMB along with the prepared ED. Cumulative Impacts It is important that the ED identify potentially significant cumulative impacts resulting from the proposed project and any combined projects within the project vicinity as well as those incremental impacts resulting from the proposed project's implementation. Land Use Compatibility The ED should identify the proposed project site's surrounding land use. The ED should be specific regarding the distance to the nearest sensitive receptor(s). The surrounding land use must be designated as compatible with the proposed/current land use at the project site. The local government, in whose jurisdiction the facilities will be located, must make a finding that the facility is consistent with the General Plan [Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 50000] and is identified in the most recent County Integrated/Solid Waste Management Plan [PRC, Section 50001]. Proposed Site Capacity and Daily Throughput Tonnage It is very important that the ED contain all information, which will be proposed for SWFP consideration by the Board. This information would include, but not be limited to: Maximum Design Facility Capacity for the composting, processing, and storage areas; Peak Daily Throughput Volume (in tons per day) for both the organic waste fraction and the bulking agent fraction; Maximum Vehicle Throughput Volume for vehicles delivering organic/bulking