Visalia Disposal (Landfill) Site and Biogas and Compost Facility
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021020054
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Visalia Disposal (Landfill) Site and Biogas and Compost Facility
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/18/2024
Document Description
The County of Tulare is proposing the Visalia Disposal (Landfill) Site and Biogas and Compost Facility - Landfilling Operations Project. The Project is proposing a new, standalone permit for the biomass conversion/composting facility to exclusively receive 1,000 TPD of organic material as feedstock and 300 haul truck trips per day to transport the organic material to the Landfill site's biomass conversion/composting facility. It is anticipated that the landfilling operations at the Landfill will not change, that is, it will still be permitted to receive a maximum of 2,000 TPD of landfilling material and 900 vehicle trips per day. When combined with the biomass conversion/composting facility's tonnage and vehicle trips, the Landfill will cumulatively receive a maximum of3,000 TPD of material and 1,200 vehicle trips. To summarize, the overall objective of the proposed Project is the addition of organic material and haul truck trips for the development and operation of a 2.0 mega-watt biomass conversion facility (to produce electricity, heat and biochar using wood fuel) and composting facility to comply with SB 1383 regulations. The compost facility will typically operate as the same gate hours of operations for receiving waste material at the landfill, which is currently Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. covered aerated static pile processing has fans and blowers running 24 hours per day, 7 days per week so the processing hours will be 24 hours. The biomass conversion facility will run 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Visalia
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
070-020-030
Township
18S
Range
24E
Section
4
Other Location Info
8614 Avenue 328, Visalia, CA
existing Visalia Disposal Site (Landfill) is located approximately one mile
north of the City of Visalia, at the northeast intersection of Avenue 328 and Road 80
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
TULARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Tulare
Final Environmental Document Available at
Tulare County Resource Management Agency, 5961 S Mooney Blvd., Visalia CA 93277
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (A Focused Subsequent Environmental Impact Report was prepared)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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