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Ile key to successful marketing and utilization of compost products is the quality of the products. Quality control will be an integral part of every processing and management function. Quality control procedures will insure that products are of the highest quality, free of pathogens and weed seeds, and that they post no human or environmental risk. Laboratory and plant response is will be an important part of the quality control procedures. Where necessary, finished compost products will be screened to eliminate any physical contaminant still present. A compliance monitoring plan will be implemented to insure that all compost products meet the performance standards of Title 14, Chapter 3.1, Article 4. All products will be innocuous and free of sharp-edged particles. Maximum acceptable metal concentrations will not be exceeded. Pathogen reduction procedures as to time and temperature will be conducted for an aerobic windrow system. All required analysis and testing will be performed by a Department of Health Services certified laboratory in accordance with Section 17889. 5. END PRODUCT The final compost end product will be monitored for metals and pathogen reduction as described in Section II.B. of this report. Where necessary, finished compost products will be screened to eliminate any physical contaminants still present such as sharp-edged particles. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS See Section II.B. for the proposed monitoring program to ensure that the compost material end product will meet environmental health standards for maximum metal concentration and pathogen reduction. 7. COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAM See Section II.B. for the proposed monitoring program established to monitor compliance with environmental health standards. F. COMPOSTING FACII1TY CONTROLS 1. VECTOR AND BUM CONTROL Insects, rodents or other vectors are not expected to pose problems bemuse all active compost LIPROJECT1397MRFIRCM.TCY Fcbnkvy 1, 19% 31