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RESOLUTION NO. 96-031 WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING OPERATIONS W`HEREAS, food processing waste" consists of or contains only pre-processed and post - processed waste derived from plants, or foods processed or produced at restaurants, hospitals and food distributors; and WHEREAS, "agricultural waste" consists of plant waste coming directly from an agricultural commodity, and is the product of farms and ranches and by-products processed from these products, as defined in Division 21, Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 58619, of the Food and Agriculture Code. Agricultural waste includes agricultural, floricultural, siivicultural, vermicultural or viticultural products; and WHEREAS, "paper waste" consists of nonhazardous paper and paper by-products; and WHEREAS, "addictive" consists of waste or products (including manures, fertilizers, and chemical amendments) for mixture with feedstock or treated wastes in order to adjust the moisture level, carbon to nitrogen ratio, or porosity in order to create a condition favorable to composting, or to improve the end -product; and WHEREAS, "Discharger" means any person who discharges waste which could affect the quality of waters of the state, and includes any person who owns a waste management unit or who is responsible for the operation of a waste management unit (23 CCR Section 26011; and WHEREAS, compliance with the terms and conditions of this Resolution is not sufficient to prevent the threat to water quality posed by discharges of the following wastes for treatment by composting: 1. municipal solid waste; 2. sludges (including sewage sludge, water treatment sludge, and industrial sludge); 3. septage; 4. animal waste, except manure when used as an additive; 5. oil and grease; and 6. hazardous, designated, and other wastes determined by the Board to pose a potential threat to water quality; and WHEREAS, discharges of up to 500 cubic yards at any given time of green waste, food processing waste, agricultural waste, or paper waste for storage and treatment by composting on properties such as agricultural or residential property, parks, community gardens, or nurseries are unlikely to affect the quality of the waters of the state; and WHEREAS, discharges whose total volume exceeds 500 cubic yards at any given time (including green waste, food processing wastes, agricultural waste, paper waste, or any approved additives) for storage and treatment by composting may affect the quality of the waters of the