Preliminary review of the permit package indicates the following proposed changes:

Increase in the Permitted Maximum Tonnage from 1,574 Tons Per Day (TPD) to 1,694 TPD through 2025; with phased increases beginning in 2026, in accordance to the following schedule:

·         January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030: 1,826 tons per day;

·         January 1, 2031 through December 31, 2035: 1,966 tons per day;

·         January 1, 2036 through December 31, 2040: 2,118 tons per day.

Removal of the Permitted Traffic Volume limit of 265 Vehicles Per Day (VPD) on the permit cover page and instead updating the Permitted Traffic Volume to state: Traffic will be regulated as per Title 14, CCR, Section 17418.3 and Title 27, CCR, Section 20860.  

Increase in the disposal Design Capacity from 13,834,328 cubic yards to 18,500,000 cubic yards.

Increase in the Permitted Composting Area from 5 acres to 12.5 acres.

Change in the composting Design Capacity from 26,000 tons to 57,276 cubic yards.

Increase in the disposal Maximum Elevation from 506 feet MSL to 540 feet MSL.

Increase in the Estimated Closure Year from 2055 to 2066.

Removal of permit conditions that are obsolete or duplicative of existing regulations and/or the monitoring program.

Updates to the facility’s Joint Technical Document.