Highway 59 Landfill Composting Facility Supplemental EIR to the Highway 59 Landfill Valley Fill Project EIR
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2014061081
Lead Agency
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
(MCRWA)
Document Title
Highway 59 Landfill Composting Facility Supplemental EIR to the Highway 59 Landfill Valley Fill Project EIR
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Merced County 2030 General Plan Land Use designation is Agricultural; existing zoning is A-1. Land currently used for landfill operations
Document Description
The proposed modification to the approved Valley Fill Project involves expansion of the current 25,000 ton per year green waste windrow composting facility and development and operation of a covered aerated static pile (CASP) green waste and food waste compost facility to comply with California's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy organic waste disposal targets. The compost facility would be designed to accept up to 50,000 tons per year of green waste and food waste and capable of storing up to 100,000 cubic yards on-site of organic material. Additional site improvements would include construction of a new lined wastewater storage pond, on-site drainage improvements, and improvements to working surfaces such as paving active composting and/or processing areas or amending/compacting the soil.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Womble
Agency Name
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
Job Title
Environmental Resources Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
SR 59 to the west, Henderson Lateral on the north, abandoned railroad grade to the east
Zip
95348
Total Acres
7.5
Parcel #
175-060-001 and 175-060-003
State Highways
SR 59
Waterways
Henderson Lateral
Township
13E
Range
13&24
Section
6S
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Compost Facility)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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