Kochergen Farms Composting Facility Expansion and Related Road Improvements

SCH Number: 2018071069
Lead Agency: Avenal, City of (City of Avenal)
Document Title: Kochergen Farms Composting Facility Expansion and Related Road Improvements
Document Type: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received: 7/30/2018

Document Description: Kochergen Farms Composting, Inc. currently owns and operates a composting facility on a 160-acre portion of a 407-acre parcel. The applicant seeks to expand the existing facility from 160 acres to 320 acres and to increase the project's scope and capacity. The expansion would also entail widening of the Avenal Cutoff Rd along an approx 3/4 mi stretch to accommodate turn lanes as well as acceleration/deceleration lanes serving the facility at two points of ingress/egress. One new point of ingress/egress is proposed along the Avenal Cutoff Rd. Additional improvements will include construction of a new covered pad area, installation of two new above ground fuel tanks, a depackaging area, and ponding basins.

Contact Information: Fernando Santillan
City of Avenal
919 Skyline Boulevard
Avenal, CA 93204
559-386-5766

Review Period Start: 7/30/2018
Review Period End: 8/28/2018
Development Type: Industrial (160 Acres, 61 Employees)
Local Action: Use Permit
Project Issues: Cumulative Effects Landuse Wetland/Riparian Water Supply Vegetation Traffic/Circulation Toxic/Hazardous Solid Waste Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Septic System 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: Caltrans, District 6 Resources, Recycling and Recovery Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects California Department of Parks and Recreation California Energy Commission California Highway Patrol Central Valley Flood Protection Board Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Fresno) Resources Agency