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California Code of Regulations Page 2 of 5 compost, that mechanically reduces the size or otherwise engages in the handling, of compostable material and: (A)The site does the following: 1. The site handles only material, excluding manure, allowed at a green material composting operation or facility as set forth in section 17852(a)(22); and, 2. Each load of green material is removed from the site within 48 hours of receipt. The EA may allow a site to keep green material on-site for up to 7 days if the EA determines that the additional time does not increase the potential for violations of this Chapter. (B) If the site fails to meet the definition of green material because it exceeds the contamination limits in section 17852(a)(21), the site shall be regulated as set forth in the Transfer/Processing Regulatory requirements (commencing at section 17400). (C) If the site fails to meet the definition of this section because the green material remains on-site for a longer period of time than is allowed, then the site shall be regulated as a compostable material handling operation or facility, as set forth in this Chapter. (11) "Compostable Material" means any organic material that when accumulated will become active compost as defined in section 17852(a)(1). (12) "Compostable Materials Handling Operation" or"Facility" means an operation or facility that processes, transfers, or stores compostable material. Handling of compostable materials results in controlled biological decomposition. Handling includes composting, screening, chipping and grinding, and storage activities related to the production of compost, compost feedstocks, and chipped and ground materials. "Compostable Materials Handling Operation or Facility" does not include activities excluded from regulation in section 17855. "Compostable Materials Handling Operation or Facility" also includes: (A) agricultural material composting operations; (B) green material composting operations and facilities; (C) research composting operations; and, (D) chipping and grinding operations and facilities. (13) "Curing" means the final stage of the composting process that occurs after compost has undergone pathogen reduction, as described in section 17868.3, and after most of the readily metabolized material has been decomposed and stabilized. (14) "Domestic Sewage" means waste and wastewater from humans or household operations that is discharged to or otherwise enters a treatment works. (15) "Disposal" means: (A) stockpiling of compostable material onto land for a combined period of time greater than six months, or agricultural and green material for twelve months on prime agricultural land as defined in Government Code section 51201, unless the RWQCB in consultation with the EA makes a written finding that the material may remain within the operations area for a period of time greater than specified. (B) disposal does not include the use of compostable material for alternative daily cover material at a solid waste landfill. Notwithstanding this section, use of compostable organic material as a alternative daily cover material shall still require approval for use pursuant to Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 20680 and may require additional approvals from other governmental agencies, including, but not limited to RWQCB and Air Districts. (C) disposal does not include land application of compostable organic material. "Land Application" means the application of compostable material, excluding food material or mixed solid waste for the following applications: to forest, agricultural, and range land at agronomic rates; in accordance with California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) requirements for beneficial use as authorized by Food and httpJ/weblinks.westlaw.com/Find/Default.wl?DB=CA%2DADC%2DTOC%3BADCCATO... 7/7/2006