Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3619 and Initial Study Application No. 7492

Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3619 and Initial Study Application No. 7492

The County of Fresno has prepared an Initial Study for the subject application which proposes to allow the construction and operation of an anaerobic digester at the existing POM Wonderful fruit processing facility (previously approved by Classified Conditional Use Permit Nos. 2220, 2559, 2618, and 2668) to process up to 125,000 tons of pomegranate waste and pomegranate juice wastewater per year from the onsite extraction facility to produce bio-methane for pipeline injection, a dewatered cake for land application or composting, optional food and beverage-grade carbon dioxide gas, and filtrate that will be treated by the onsite wastewater treatment plan and used for irrigation of the alfalfa plants surrounding the facility. No increase in the amount of wastewater produced or permitted for application is proposed as part of this application. Based upon the Initial Study prepared for Conditional Use Permit Application No. 3619, staff has concluded that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. It has been determined that there would be no impacts to Biological Resources, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Population and Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire. Potential impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry, Aesthetics, Air Quality, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, and Transportation have been determined to be less than significant. Potential impacts relating to Cultural Resources, and Geology and Soils have determined to be less than significant with compliance with above-noted Mitigation Measures.

Del Rey

Fresno

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation

Power:Other Power Type (Bio-Methane)

Use Permit