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w Permitting&Assistance Branch Staff Report Inspection Frequency Reduction for the Martin Dairy SWIS No. 39-AA-0048 February 3, 2011 Background Information,Analysis, and Findings: This report was developed in response to the San Joaquin's County Local Enforcement Agency's (LEA) request for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery's (Department) concurrence on a reduction in inspection frequency for the Martin Dairy, SWIS No. 39-AA- 0048, located in San Joaquin County. This is an Exempt site that land applies cannery waste seasonally each year(for how long and when approximately). Title 27, Section 21565 exempts this activity from needing a solid waste facilities permit or other regulatory tier requirements. This report contains the Permitting&Assistance Branch staff's analysis, findings, and recommendations. The LEA has requested to change the inspection frequency from bi-monthly to annually. There is no reason to conduct inspections when there is no activity at the operation. CCR Title 14, Section 18083(a), states that the Department may approve an alternate inspection frequency for exempt sites if such an action will not result in adverse impact on public health and safety and the environment. To help the LEA determine when the land application activity is starting,the operator will contact the LEA before the first activity begins. One inspection will be conducted each operating season. That information will be relayed to CalRecycle electronically for inclusion into the SWIS database. Proposed Changes The following changes to the site inspection frequency are being proposed: From bi-monthly to annually. Any changes to the inspection frequency and reporting will be reflected in the Enforcement Program Plan(EPP). Findings: Staff recommends concurrence with the change to the site inspection frequency. The information on which staff s findings are based have been provided to the Branch Chief with this Staff Report and are permanently maintained in the facility files maintained by the Permits and Certification Division. Compliance History: No violations have been noted since the LEA has been inspecting this facility(since when?). Environmental Analysis: No environmental analysis is needed for this change. The custodian of the Department's administrative record is Dona Sturgess, Legal Office, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, P.O. Box 4025, Sacramento, CA 95812- 4025. Local Issues• A review from the public process indicates that environmental justice issues were not identified by the surrounding community. According to the 2000 census,the population of Census Tract 47.02 (Block 3046) indicates that the population of Lodi is approximately 78.6%white, Page 1 of 2