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I. FACILITY OVERVIEW <br /> • <br /> A. INTRODUCTION <br /> This Report of Composting Site Information describes the design and operation of the <br /> Composting Facility at the Tracy Materials Recovery & Transfer Facility which will be owned <br /> and operated by Tracy Material Recovery & Solid Waste Transfer, Inc., 60 E. 11th Street, <br /> Tracy, CA 95376. <br /> The facility will serve the City of Tracy and the unincorporated southern San Joaquin County <br /> area. For the purposes of this report, this service area is defined as the Tracy Planning Area. <br /> Figure 1 in Appendix A shows the facility location relative to the City of Tracy and identifies <br /> the boundaries of the Tracy Planning Area. <br /> The portion of the Tracy Materials Recovery & Transfer Facility that will be used for the yard <br /> and wood waste composting operations is defined as the Composting Facility. The following <br /> is a brief description of the daily operation cycle at the Composting Facility: <br /> • Receiving - Green material, wood wastes and other organic materials, such as animal manure, <br /> enter the MRF/Transfer Station and Composting Facility site through the gatehouse and scale. <br /> Materials are evaluated for acceptability. Pertinent data as to type of material, source, weight <br /> and vehicle are recorded. Unacceptable materials are rejected. <br /> Unloading -Acceptable materials are unloaded in a designated area and segregated by type such <br /> as yard waste, wood waste, animal manure and salvageable lumber. Sorters check the loads for <br /> unacceptable material and contaminants. <br /> Size-Reduction and Mixing - Materials are processed through a tub grinder where they are <br /> shredded and ground. Composting mixes are prepared in one process by alternating loads of <br /> various feedstocks into the grinder. <br /> Screening - Ground materials are screened into various sizes depending on the product to be <br /> produced. Contaminants are removed. <br /> Wood Products - Various products such as mulch, landscape chips, and co-generation fuel are <br /> • stored or shipped off-site. <br /> L:/PR01ECr/397/MU/RC1.4.TCY December 15,1993 <br /> 1 <br />