ARCHIVED REPORTS_[REV] MAY & JULY 2014 RCSI

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1-5 and emergency situations. The land uses within one mile of the property boundary areffi shown in Figure 3. The State of California operates the Northern California Youth Correctional Center, a criminal detention facility. is located on Newcastle Road . approximately 1 .900 feet north of the Forward Landfillabout one mi le north of the Forward stte (Figures ~.1 and 3). East of the correctional center is the recently constructed California Health Care Facility (CHCF)' The Stockton Metropolitan Airport is located approximately one mile west of the existing Forward Landfill. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Intermodal Facility. a 470-acre train /truck cargo transfer and storage facility, is located approximately one mile northeast of the landfill site. along the railroad main lines. A vacant women's correctional facility is also located north of the faci lity's property and other uses for it are currently under considerat ion by the State. Since the land surrounding the Compost Facility is primarily agricultural and the olosest residence is set bac l ~ more than 300 feet, there should not be any significant odor impacts to the surrounding areas. Based on logs of ',,'ells in the project area , groundwater generally occurs about 60 to 70 feet below the natural ground surfaoe. Groundwater leve ls f l uctuate about 6 feet per year due to the distinct wet and dry seasons of the San Joaquin Valley. Composting operations wi ll not beareffi not conducted over any portion of the Forward Landfill existing waste fill. However, the composting facility will be is located on an area permitted for future WMUs. 1.3 Quantity of Materials to be Accepted Describe the natlire and quantity of materials to be accepted. Nonwaste building materials, such as stfB~I", haj~ dce hulls, ero., need not be reported here. #owe~«}r, the facilities and procedures used in the storage and handling of these materials must be described under the materials hand/ingportion of tlTis ReSl. The Compost Facility wm-handle ~ any decomposable organic material including, but not limited to, green material, green material mixed with food waste, food waste (including garbage as defined in 14 CCR, Section 17225.30), food processing residue, sewage sludge . biosolids, mixed solid waste, manure, mixed paper, ash, grit/grease (animal based), holding tank pumpings, cannery rinse water. and agricultural wastes . as defined in . Green material, food process ing residue, food waste, sewage sl udge, mixed solid waste and manure are as defined in Title 14 (Chapter 3.1, Article 1, Section 17852) of the California Code of Regulations (CCR)~~ Compost may be marketed off-site as a product or utilized on -site as a soil amendment with prior notification to the LEA. • Green Material means "any plant material that is separated at the point of generation, contains no greater than 1.0 percent of physical contaminants by weight, and meets the requirements of Section 17868.5. Green material includes, but is not limited to, yard trimmings, untreated wood wastes, natural fiber products, and construction and demolition wood waste. Green material does not include food material, biosolids, mixed solid waste, material processed from commingled collection, wood containing lead-based paint or wood preservative , mixed construction or mixed demolition debris." • Food Material means "any material that was acquired for animal or human consumption is separated from the municipal solid waste stream , and that does not meet the definition of "agricultural material." Food material may include material Forward Composting Facility SWT Engineering Report of Composting Site Information -May 2014 z:\!lrojects\all ied waste \forward\resource recovery facility\S yr permit rvw 2013-14\rcsi 2014\text\sec 1 -revtr .doc