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of moisture to reduce the fire potential. If,during the hot weather season there is excessive drying of green materials, a water truck will be available to wet the material. The ground green materials, at a minimum will have moisture applied every seven days. 4. Compactability of the material. The ground green materials should provide better and/or equal properties as soil. Green material has been successfully demonstrated as suitable ADC for ongoing use at five landfills. At Yolo County Central Landfill, compactability and permeability issues are inconclusive, however,the project has received final approval. Based on information received from the Yolo County project, shredded green material should compact at a rate of 1000-1200 pounds per cubic yard. 5. The ability of the material to control the emergence,attraction, or harborage of vectors. Flies, mosquitos, and other insects(such as wasps)will not readily pass through one foot of ground green material,thus they cannot emerge from or enter into the garbage that has been covered. Vector breeding areas and animal attraction-performance standard testing procedures will be strictly followed to determine vector emergence, harborage,pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 17683(a). A comparison of the properties of the alternative cover material with the corresponding properties of the soil and the geothermal blanket that have been used at the site for daily cover is shown in Table 1. Table 1: Comparison of Alternative Cover to Soil and Geotextile blanket ]PROPERTY SOIL BLANKET GREEN MATERIALS Hazardous/pathogenic nature of None Will melt or tear None the material. Field permeability after Approximately 1.0 X Zero permeability Natural water repellent, application and compaction. 10-6 at maximum over covered will shed water. compaction(laboratory area. test,field conditions will not achieve this permeability). Resistance to heat and fire after Clay soil does not burn, Will melt or tear Burning characteristics application and compaction. will smother flame. exist.Holding time of 72 hours prior to application reduces fire risks. Compatibility of the material. Clays are compactible. N/A Shredded green material is compactable. The ability of the material to Vectors can emerge Vectors can Reduces odors,prevents control the emergence, from or enter into the emerge from or litter blow-away. attraction,or harborage of waste through soil. enter into the Vectors can emerge vectors. waste between from or enter into waste the blanket. through the ground green material. 5