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April 4, 2003 Version 2 3 Article 5. Composting Operation and Facility Siting and Design Standards 4 5 Section 17865. Siting On Landfills. 6 7 (a) Compostable materials handling operations and facilities located atop closed solid waste 8 landfills shall meet postclosure land use requirements pursuant to Title 27, Division 2, 9 Subdivision 1, Chapter 3, Subchapter 5, Article 2, Section 21190 of the California Code of 10 Regulations. 11 (b) Compostable materials handling operations and facilities sited on intermediate cover on a 12 solid waste landfill shall locate operations areas on foundation substrate that is stabilized, either 13 by natural or mechanical compaction, to minimize differential settlement,ponding, soil 14 liquefaction, or failure of pads or structural foundations. 15 16 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 17 Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 18 19 Section 17866. General Design Requirements. 20 21 (a) Compostable materials handling operations and facilities shall be designed and constructed 22 in such a manner as to enable the operations and facilities to comply with the operational 23 requirements set forth in Article 6 of this Chapter. 24 (b) The design of a compostable materials handling facility shall utilize advice, as appropriate, 25 from persons competent in engineering architecture, landscape design,traffic engineering, air 26 quality control, and design of structures. 27 (1) The engineering design of a compostable materials handling facility shall be in accordance 28 with the principles and disciplines in the State of California generally accepted for design of this 29 type of facility. The design of a composting facility requiring a Compostable Materials Handling 30 Facility Permit shall accompany the Report of Composting Site Information, pursuant to Section 31 17863 of this Chapter. 32 (2) The engineering design shall be based on appropriate data regarding the service area, 33 anticipated nature and quantity of material to be received, climatological factors,physical 34 settings, adjacent land use (existing and planned), types and numbers of vehicles anticipated to 35 enter the station, drainage control, the hours of operation and other pertinent information. If the 36 station is to be used by the general public, the design of the facility shall take account of features 37 that may be needed to accommodate such public use. 38 39 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 40 Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 41 42 Article 6. Composting Operating Standards 43 44 Section 17867. General Operating Standards. 45 46 (a) All compostable materials handling operations and facilities shall meet the following 47 requirements: 48 (1) The composting of mammalian flesh, organs, unprocessed hide, blood,bone, and marrow is 49 prohibited, except when from the residential sector or food service industry. Carcasses of animals 50 with any contagious disease shall not be composted, unless approved in writing by the California 51 Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry. 13