ARCHIVED REPORTS_[REV] MAY & JULY 2014 RCSI

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5-3 • Annual fire inspections by the Manteca-Lathrop Fire Department; • A 6+Ft supply of soil is kept near the composting area to smother a potential fire; • Two water trucks are available; • Emergency 4 1,/2 inch fire hose hook up s are located in the southeast corner of the landfill, north of the South Fork of South Littlejohn's Creek and a 2 1/2 i nch fire hose hoo l<_up in the entrance facilities area nort heast corner of t he s ite for the fire department; aM; • A Knoxbox outside the landfill main entrance with keys to the main gate, landfill office, RRF and Compost Facility office, and fire box":: and. • A pressurized water system . as needed. Regular maintenance, inspection, and housekeeping procedures are conducted for this equipment. Emergency equipment operating instructions, escape routes, emergency response (including a separate section on AC WM ) and evacuation procedures are identified in the Contingency Plan. The RRF/Compost Facility equipment and vehicles are maintained to prevent fires by frequently removing debris and dust from the undercarriages and engine compartments...Qf the heavy equipment. and checking for, and repairing, oil and fuel leaks. Portable fire extinguishers are provided on all heavy equipment veh iol es and facility office trailers. The entrance facilities and maintenance buildings are also equipped with fire extinguishers for extinguishing any minor fires. An y fire in a waste fill area will be extinguished by landfill personnel using appro p riate landfill equipment. stockpiled soil cover. and when necessary . a water truck. The fire department will be notified of any fire incident that cannot be immediately extinguished. Landfil l perso nne l are trained to perfo r m initial f ire suppression aetivities using approp ri at e site equipment, stoc l ~piled soil cover, and water. There are three wa t er wells at t he site. A 2,000 gpm well at t he landfill entranee facility, a 1,000 gpm well f or f ire and d ust control at t he rear of t he RRF, and a 20 gpm f or domestio use looated in t he fro nt of the f ac ility. An approxima t e 8,000 gallon wa t er tanl< wi ll be loeated in t he Sout h Area near t he Compos t Facility operations area. The on -site water wells and a water storage tank provide water for fire suppression. The well at the entrance facilities area has a 1 .500-gpm pump that feeds four valved connection points along the northern perimeter of the landfill. The well at the RRF has a 500-gpm pump that feeds a 10.000-gallon pressurized tank (see Figure 2 ). Lines from the tank lead to various locations. In additio n to measu res tal<en at the faoility to ensure an adequate landfi ll per imeter clearance, the site is trave rsed by t he Sout h Fo rl < whic h creates a natural fire breal<. The des ign of the compost fac ility allows for suff icien t en t ry of fire contro l eq ui pment to aocess all operat ional areas in acco rdance "'l ith 14 CCR, Sec t ion 17867(a)(8). If a fi re oannot be suppressed i mmedia t ely, the emerge ncy number "911" will be used to s ummon emergency fi re responde rs. The location of the 20 gpm on s itewater production well §. locate on the RRF /Composting Facility site ffiare shown on Figure s 21 and l A. Forward Composting Facility SWT Engineering Report of Composting Site Information -May 2014 z:\projects\aliied waste \forward\resource recovery facility \5 yr perm it rvw 2013-14\rcsi 2014\text\sec 5 · revtr.doc