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. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (Staff Contact: Robert McClellon, 209-468-3420) <br />a. 1 (A.3) <br />Proposed as Part of the Project: <br />Existing measures to discourage birds from the landfill will be continued. Surface area of <br />ponds will be lim~ed to the extent feasible. <br />The project sponsor will conduct a bird survey before construction of the project and monitor <br />bird population after operation of the consolidated landfill begins. If follow-up surveys show <br />an increase in bird populations, the project sponsor will Increase mitigation measures such as <br />covenng the fill areas as soon as possible and using noise-makers and other measures as <br />necessary to discourage birds from the site, until bird population levels return to the level <br />found in pre-project surveys. Use of noise-makers would be limited to daylight hours. <br />b. 31 (E.1) <br />Proposed as Part of the Project: <br />Operations at the combined landfill will be limited to a single working area at any given time. <br />All employees will be given appropriate training regarding the potential for exposure to <br />hazardous matenals. This training will include a 24-hour hazardous waste operations course <br />and an annual 8-hour refresher course for personnel involved in the "load checking" program <br />where the incoming loads are screened for hazardous materials. <br />The landfill will not accept any special waste that may potentially contain hazardous levels of <br />regulated substances. <br />Dust control procedures specified in the Site Operations Plan (section 7.7.5 of the JTD) will <br />use the application of fine water spray at a minimum of twice daily on the active soil-covered <br />work areas, soil excavation areas, and soil stockpile areas where fugitive dust may exist. <br />Dust exposure of s~e workers will be monitored periodically, at the discretion of the landfill <br />. manaa, to evaluate if any add~ional respiratory protection or duat suppression (watering) <br />mitigation is needed. <br />Additional engineering controls will be Implemented by the site operator, if needed based on <br />the evaluation of the s~e health and safety or operations manager, to control dust emissions. <br />Such controls might include wind-screens near unloading areas or the use of dust <br />suppressants. <br />If the above controls cannot reduce employee dust exposure below acceptable levels as <br />detennined by Forward (considering factors including irritation and annoyance to employees), <br />site personnel at risk will be supplied with gloves, coveralls, eye protections and respirators, <br />with associated training In their use. <br />Wastes must not leave the landfill on workers' clothing. Workers who have had direct contact <br />with waste, or who have perfonned operations that may involve direct contact with wastes <br />(such as equipment maintenance or asbestos handling), will wear disposable clothing or <br />change clothing before leaving the site. The potentially contaminated clothing will be cleaned <br />or disposed as appropriate. <br />To avoid cross-contamination from contaminated to non-contaminated sites, the applicant will <br />provide a portable decontamination facility with self-contained water supply for personnel and <br />equipment. <br />San Joaquin county <br />Community Development <br />UP-Q0-7, ER-OO-21F0rward, Inc. <br />Page 7