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needing any preprocessing, are brought to the RRF and separated. The loads are spread out in the 12,000 square foot waste sorting building and the entire load is checked for recoverable materials, compostable materials, landfill materials, and unacceptable waste. If hazardous wastes are detected, they must be removed by the customer and disposed of at a licensed hazardous waste disposal site. "All wood" loads are unloaded in the wood grinding area and is confined to an area ap- proximately 100 feet by 150 feet and 12 feet high, as specified by the local fire depart- ment. Also, this area is a minimum 100 feet from the RRF building. The volume of traffic at the RRF is approximately 10 to 15 trucks per day, in addition to the approximately 15 collection trucks per day from the Delta Container Corporation. This small volume ensures confined, supervised unloading. A debris collection fence is used to catch any wind blown debris. Material unloading areas have been designed so that the northwestern prevailing winds direct any windblown particles into the material stockpile or perimeter site fencing, rather than away from it. Compost Facility staff will police the site regularly and remove any windblown litter. 2. Material Preparation If operations such as shredding or baling are to be conducted, describe poli- cies and procedures for ensuring that they are conducted in a controlled manner and in conformance with conditions established by the LEA, local land use Authority and other approval agencies [14 CCR 17517]. Describe the activities that are interrelated to aspects of facility operations and work to minimize health, safety, or nuisance problems. An integral part of composting operations is the grinding of incoming green waste materials for size reduction. A working foreman will be stationed by the size reduction equipment during all grinding operations to ensure that the operation is conducted in a controlled and safe manner. Facility grinders will be equipped with locking controls to prevent unauthor- ized use. There will not be any material preparation activities for the sewage sludge. Wood waste, lumber, and brush are crushed with a Caterpillar tractor and processed through the W.H.O. wood chipper. The chipped wood is then deposited in 120 cy, and larger, trailers and sent to market. The wood grinding area is approximately 15,000 square feet. Currently, there is no shredding or transformation of materials at the RRF. te®100290C."5/59 9/29/94 59