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t_ SCH # 92092072 : Jet EIR Lovelace Transfer Station Expansion Project Page 3 In the event of traffic accidents associated with waste spills, Board staff request that current waste clean-up procedures and/or mitigation measures be identified in the Final EIR. Board staff request that traffic accident waste clean-up procedures be identified in the Table 2 .1 mitigation plan. Chapter 6.0 - PUBLIC SERVICES and FACILITIES The Draft EIR identified public health and safety hazards associated with the transport and handling of various waste types at the including hazardous wastes and household hazardous wastes . The facility should have a site safety plan which addresses operational and contingency measures and provides adequate information associated with relative risks- .from the identification, handling, reporting, storage, and recycling or disposal of prohibited wastes with the project. The facility' s safety plan should be addressed in the Final EIR. UTILITIES Board staff request that the Final EIR identify the proposed daily water requirements for the project and the potential for increase in use of the proposed amounts of water for the project over the lifespan of the facility in relation to anticipated water availability. Staff encourage the use of water recycling techniques whenever possible to lessen the impact on regional water supplies . Please include a description of water conservation measures for the project in the Final EIR and Table 2 . 1 . Chapter 10.0 - AIR QUALITY: ODOR Board staff request that specific characteristics for chemical and physical suppressants for odor control, and emergency mitigation measures for odor control during any potential catastrophic event be addressed in the Final EIR and Table 2 .1. The Final EIR should discuss appropriate mitigation measures for air quality impacts, specifically, mitigation of air pollutants which are released as a result of waste degradation at the facility. Additional air quality mitigation measures should be included in Table 2 . 1 . VECTORS Vectors often associated with solid waste recovery and disposal activities include birds, rodents, flies, and mosquitoes. It would be helpful if the Final EIR discussed current vector control measures at the facility. Additional mitigation measures associated with vectors should be included in Table 2 .1 .