Nursery Products – Hawes Composting Facility

Public Comments Received - response to October 28, 2009 tentative Waste Discharge Requirements

Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements were issued on October 28, 2009. The following comments were received in response to the October 28, 2009 version of the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements:

• November 19, 2009
• November 20, 2009
• November 23, 2009
  • Norman Diaz (1)
  • Attachments:
    1. SNYDER, PHD, CAROLINE. “The Dirty Work of Promoting ‘Recycling’ of America’s Sewage Sludge.” Print.
    2. Langenkamp, H., P. Part, W. Erhardt, and A. Prüeß. “ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.” Print.
    3. WHAT’S NEW - IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING. Bio Cycle, May 2007. Web. 20 Sept. 2008.
    4. Harrison, Ellen Z. “Compost Air Emissions Health Studies.” Web.
    5. “IngentaConnect The Dispersion of Flies by Flight.” IngentaConnect Home. Web. 26 Jan. 2010.
    6. Greenberg, Bernard, and Alexis A. Bornstein. “Fly Dispersion from a Rural Mexican Slaughterhouse*.” Web.
    7. Bernstein, Sharon. “Firm Ordered to Stop Spreading Sewage Sludge.” Web.
    8. Maeshiro, Karen. “COMPOST OPERATION.” Web.
    9. ANTONIOUS, GEORGE F., and JOHN C. SNYDER. “Accumulation of heavy metals in plants and potential.” Print.
    10. NAKASAKI KIYOHIKO, MAKOTO SHODA, and HIROSHI KUBOTA. “Effect of Temperature on Composting of Sewage Sludge.” Print.
    11. 11. USEPA. “Biosolids Technology Fact Sheet.” Web.
    12. Hallie, Albert. “Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Nursery Products Hawes Composting Facility: State Clearinghouse Number 2006051021.” Letter to Carrie Hyke. 13 Nov. 2006. MS.
    13. United States. CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY. Land Use Services Department. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL. By Hyke Carrie. DC. Print.
    14. Harrison, Ellen Z., Summer R. Oakes, Matthew Hysell, and Anthony Hay. “Organic chemicals in sewage sludges.” Print.
    15. Cornell Waste Management Institute, ed. Rep. Web.
    16. Connor, Michael J. “DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR NURSERY PRODUCTS.” Letter to Carrie Hyke. 13 Nov. 2006. San Bernardino County, Land Use Services Department,. San Bernardino, 2006. Print.
    17. Connor, Michael J. “NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR.” Letter to Carrie Hyke, Supervising Planner. 05 June 2006. Desert Tortoise Council. Print.
  • Norman Diaz (2)
  • Attachments:
    1. GORDON, SUSAN. “Study finds chemicals in biosolids.” The News Tribune 18 Sept. 2006. 18 Sept. 2006. Web.
    2. “Design of the Beltsville Aerated Pile Composting System.” An Analysis of Composting as an Environmental Remediation Technology. 9-63. Print.
    3. USEPA. Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey. Tech. no. EPA-822-R-08-014. DC: Office of Water (4301T), 2009. Print.
    4. Swinney, Erica. “Comments in opposition to the Nursery Products Hawes Composting Facility.” Letter to County Decision-Makers:. 13 Oct. 2006. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice. Print.
    5. HALE, ROBERT C., and MARK J. JLA GUARDIA. Swinney, Erica. “Comments in opposition to the Nursery Products Hawes Composting Facility.” Letter to County Decision-Makers:. 13 Oct. 2006. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice. Print. Scientific Solutions 12.4: 71-386. Print.
    6. Kinney, Chada, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg, Mark R. Burkhardt, Stephen L. Werner, Jeffery D. Cahill, and Gretchen R. Jorgensen. “Survey of Organic Wastewater.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 40.23 (2006): 7207-215. Print.
    7. Clark, Scott C., Ragnar Rylander, and Leif Larsson. “Levels of Gram-Negative Bacteria.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 45.5 (1983): 1501-505. Print.
    8. McClatchy. “Fertilizer sent to landfills: Tainted product could cost MMSD $1.8 million.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 18 Sept. 2007. Web.
    9. Chiang, Chow-Feng, Hsi-Hsien Yang, and Tze-Wen Chi. “Monitoring of Bioaerosol Emission from a Sludge.” International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering 1.2 (2003): 148-59. Print.
    10. Williams, Todd O. CONTROL OF ODOROUS AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND. Tech. no. SWRP 0821. Cary: E&A Environmental Consultants, Inc. Print.
    11. LA GUARDIA, MARK J., ROBERT C. HALE, ELLEN HARVEY, ELIZABETH O. BUSH, MATTESON T. MAINOR, and MICHAEL O. GAYLOR. “Organic Contaminants of Emerging Concern in.” JOURNAL OF RESIDUALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1.2 (2004): 111-22. Print.
    12. Talbot, Lyle, and Jane M. Williams. “Desert Citizens Against Pollution.” Letter to Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control Board. 18 July 1998. MS. El Paso, Texas.
    13. Caroline Quinn, Director of Engineering. Bay Area Regional Biosolids to Energy Partnership. Caroline Quinn, Director of Engineering, 2009. Print.
    14. Brill, Kirby. “Comments to Draft Environmental Impact Report for Conditional Use Permit.” Letter to Carrie Hyke. 13 Nov. 2006. MS. Mojave Water Agency, Apple Valley, CA
    15. Avera, Daniel J. “Nursery Products, LLC, Solid Waste Facility Permit 36-AA-0420.” Letter to Ms. Linda M. Patterson and Mr. Mark Leary. 12 Nov. 2003. MS. Department of Public Health, San Bernardino, CA.
    16. Barreau, Tracy. “Health Concerns related to operations at the Nursery Products.” Letter to The Petitioner. 05 May 2005. MS. Environmental Health Investigation Branch, Oakland, CA.
  • Norman Diaz (3)
  • Attachments:
    1. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; CITY OF ADELANTO V. NURSERY PRODUCTS, LLC. 1. Victorville, CA. 08 July 2005. Print.
    2. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; NOTICE OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION CITY OF ADELANTO V. NURSERY PRODUCTS, LLC. FINAL 1. Victorville, CA. 08 July 2005. Print.
    3. Photographs
  • Norman Diaz (4)
  • Attachments:
    1. SHEPARD, STACEY. “SLUDGE POWER.” LOCAL NEWS (20 Dec. 2007): 1-5. Bakersfield. LOCAL NEWS, 22 Dec. 2007. Web.
    2. The Record Gazette. “Bio-solids plant is city’s largest project ever.” 07 Sept. 2008. Web. 23 Nov. 2009.
    3. Willson, Parr, and Epstein. MANUAL FOR COMPOSTING SEWAGE SLUDGE BY THE. Tech. no. EPA-60018-80-022. Ohio, Cincinnati: OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 180. Print.
    4. COMEGNO, CAROL. “Compost operation on hold until renovations done.” Courier Post Online. 23 Aug. 2003. Web. 24 Aug. 2003.
    5. ENERTECH. The SlurryCarb™ Process. ENERTECH, 2008. Print.
    6. Keefe, Bob. “Experimental plant turns poop to power.” WEST COAST BUREAU. 07 July 2008. Web. 08 July 2008.
    7. Soil/Water/Air Protection Enterprise. CONTROL AND EMISSIONS MODELING OF VOC,. Tech. Santa Monica: Soil/Water/Air Protection Enterprise, 2005. Print.
    8. The Sludge-To-Oil Reactor Systems (STORS. ThermoEnergy Corporation. Sludge-To-Oil Reactor Systems) STORS, 2008. Print.
• November 30, 2009
• December 3, 2009
• December 16, 2009
• December 21, 2009
• December 22, 2009

(Updated 2/28/11)