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e c Solid Waste Permit, and be under jurisdiction and inspection of a County Environmental Health Permit. 5. Doig-Crites Ranch Doig-Crites Ranch is located on 500 acres on Crites Ranch Westside of Hwy 580, north of Lone Tree Creek. The groundwater depth at this site is approximately at 150 feet. This is a contingency site where vegetable waste are normally fed to livestock. They accept wastes of broccoli, spinach, peas, beans and cauliflower, which are incorporated into the ground by the spread and disc method. The permitted spreading rate is 60 tons/acre. This site has been in operation since 1990 and has been average to above average during inspections. The recommendation is that this site be exempted from a State Solid Waste Permit, and be under jurisdiction and inspection of a County Environmental Health Permit. 6. City of Tracy Sludge Spregdipg Operation Purpose for seeking an Solid Waste Permit Ex=ptign for the Tracy Sludge Project. A new law, AB # 2295, chapter 1247 states that "Existing law regulates. . . municipal sewage sludge as fertilizer material, and exempts these products, when used in general commerce, from regulation as a hazardous substance as a waste under designated provisions. " This project is spearheaded the City of Tracy Waste Water Treatment Plant. The site is located at New Jeruselum Airport, consisting of 300 acres surrounding the airport owned by the City of Tracy, leased to K&L farms, whom manage the agricultural production and the surrounding 1,700 acres. The boundaries extend west of Kasson Road across from the San Joaquin River Club and north of Durham Ferry Road. The groundwater depth at this site varies between 9 - 30 feet. Agricultural crops on this site includes alfalfa, fresh market tomatoes, sugar beets, dry beans, freezer peas, dried onions and garlic. The remainding lands are planted with almonds using a no- till soil manmagement system not suited to sludge application. The application of the sludge is conducted during an six week period during the fall. Approximately 2,590 - 4,160 tons of dry sewage sludge from the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Tracy is shipped directly to the New Jeruselum site. The sludge is then incorporated into the soil by means of the standard spread and disc method within 48 hours. The Alternative Technology Division (ATD) of the Department of Health Services (DHS) has completed its review of the submitted analytical data for the sludge from the City of Tracy wastewater treatment plant. Based on the information submitted, DHS concludes that the sludge generated from the wastewater treatment plant is classified as nonhazardous. The initial EIR, Sludge Management Plan, CEQA reveiw, City of Tracy negative declaration and the Report of Waste Discharge, has found no potential adverse environmental effects of this project, except for possible shallow groundwater contamination.