Z-Best Composting Facility Expansion

Z-Best Composting Facility Expansion

The primary purpose of the proposed project is to increase operational efficiencies at the 157-acre Z-Best facility. These operational efficiencies would occur through the expansion of final processing and finishing operations into 28 acres on an 80-acre parcel adjacent to current operations (Area 2), as well as through improvements to existing composting operations on the 77-acre Area 1. Expansion into Area 2 would spread the current operation over a larger area (expansion of 28 acres) - 105 acres total, while maintaining the same volume of composted materials. The additional acreage in Area 2 is necessary to accommodate final processing and compost finishing equipment to create a more efficient operation. Expansion into Phase 2 would be phased as necessary to accommodate expansion over a 2-10 year period. All of the proposed changes can be seen in the Z-Best Facility Site Plan.

Gilroy

Santa Clara

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), Resources, Recycling and Recovery

California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), Resources, Recycling and Recovery

Commercial (Acres 157, Employees 60)

Use Permit, Architectural and Site Approval

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hydrology/Water Quality, Solid Waste