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Permitting and Enforcement Committee Agenda Item J February 11, 1997 Page 2 The additional 12 . 5 acres will be used to landspread tomato mud and provide an area to feed tomato waste to approximately 14 head of cattle during the cannery season, which runs from July through November each year. The proposed tomato waste operations do not currently fall within the Board's scope of authority. II. SUMMARY: History The Tracy Material Recovery & Transfer Facility was issued a Solid Waste Facility Permit (SWFP) on April 4, 1994, allowing composting (yard green) , Material Recovery, and Large Volume Transfer Station operations to be conducted on 39 .2 acres . Project Description This project will reflect, in the Tracy Material Recovery & Transfer Facility SWFP, the addition of 12 .5 acres of land to the site. Description of Operations Advisory No. 12, recommends that LEAs not accept applications for non-traditional facilities or operations. Staff consider the operations associated with this project to be non-traditional . The following is a summary of the amendment, dated September 20, 1996, to the Tracy Material Recovery and Transfer Facility's 1993, Report of Facility Information. The 12 . 5 acre site is accessed through the Tracy Material Recovery and Transfer Facility. The 12 .5 acre parcel of land is located south and adjacent to the Transfer Station. During cannery season, July through November, the facility will accept up to 18 cubic yards per week of tomato waste and up to 40 cubic yards per day of tomato mud, to be spread on approximately 11 acres. The tomato waste will be deposited on the ground and eaten by cattle within 48 hours. The tomato mud will be spread in thin layers (1 to 3 inches) and stirred within 24 hours to promote drying. This procedure will be repeated until the material is dry. When dry, the waste will be disked into. the soil . The amended soil will be used to grow hay or clover. III. ANALYSIS Requirements for Concurrence with the Solid Waste Facility Permit Pursuant to Public .Resources Code, Section 44009, the Board has 60 calendar days to concur with or object to the issuance of a Solid Waste Facility Permit. Since the proposed permit for this facility was received on January 23, 1997, the last day the Board may act is March 24, 1997. The LEA has submitted a proposed permit to the Board. Staff have reviewed the proposed permit and supporting documentation and have found the permit to be acceptable for the Board's consideration of concurrence. In making this determination the `�� following items were considered: