Conditional Use Permit 2011-001

Document Description: Jack L. Spence, Inc. has applied for a CUP for a poultry litter composting operation. The facility is proposed to compost a maximum of 50,000 tons of poultry litter per year. Daily tonnages delivered to the site will range from zero to 500 tons and poultry litter will be delivered during daylight hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Poultry litter generally consists of roughly 50% poultry manure and 50% bedding material such as rice hulls, straw, and/or sawdust. Poultry litter will be supplied exclusively by Foster Farm Commodities, dba Organic Farms, from poultry ranches located throughout the Central Valley. Detailed project information is located in the IS and Technical Report/Report of Composting Site Information.

Contact Information: Casey Murray
Glenn County Planning & Public Works Agency
777 North Colusa Street
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-6540

Coordinates: 39°38'55"N 122°9'44.3"W
Counties: Glenn
Cross Streets: East side of County Road M, south of County Road 30, north of County Road 33
Zip: 95913
Total Acres: 133.14
Parcel #: 024-060-024-0
State Highways: I-5
Railways: Cal Northern
Airports: No
Schools: No
Waterways: Walker Creek
Township: 21N
Range: 3W
Section: 26
Base: MDB&M
Other Location Info: City/Nearest Community: Artois

Review Period Start: 5/21/2012
Review Period End: 6/19/2012
Development Type: Other (Poultry litter compost; 50,000 maximum annual tons)
Local Action: Use Permit
Project Issues: Cumulative Effects Landuse Wetland/Riparian Water Supply Water Quality Vegetation Traffic/Circulation Toxic/Hazardous Solid Waste Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Septic System Schools/Universities Recreation/Parks Public Services Population/Housing Balance Noise Minerals Geologic/Seismic Forest Land/Fire Hazard Flood Plain/Flooding Drainage/Absorption Biological Resources Archaeologic-Historic Air Quality Agricultural Land Aesthetic/Visual
Reviewing Agencies: Resources, Recycling and Recovery California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 3 N Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2 Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Redding) Resources Agency