Sludge Watch ==> Nursery Products Notice of Preparation EA

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

From: "Hyke, Carrie - Planning" <chyke at lusd.sbcounty.gov>

For More Information on the proposed Hinkley  site for Nursery Products..one 
of the world's largest open air sewage sludge compost sites....read the 
enclosures

Subject: Nursery Products Notice of Preparation
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 08:12:53 -0700


Carrie Hyke, AICP, Supervising Planner
San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department
Advance Planning Division, Environmental & Mining Section
Tel.  909-387-4371
FAX 909.387.3223
chyke at lusd.sbcounty.gov


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May 5, 2006

To:	Responsible and Trustee Agencies
	Interested Organizations and Individuals

RE:	NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR NURSERY 
PRODUCTS LLC. APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A SITE 
FOR CO-COMPOSTING OF BIO-SOLIDS AND GREENWASTE ON  APPROXIMATELY 160 ACRES 
LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF HINKLEY.

The San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department will be coordinating 
the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed 
Nursery Products Composting Facility.   The project site is located south of 
State Route 58, approximately 12.3 miles east of Kramer Junction and 8 miles 
west of Hinkley, in the County of San Bernardino.

The proposed project includes:
•	Development of a biosolids / green waste composting facility on a 160 acre 
parcel located south of State Route 58 approximately 12.3 miles east of 
Kramer Junction and 8 miles west of Hinkley.
•	The composting facility would be used to produce agricultural grade 
compost.  Intended usages of the proposed project site include an office 
space approximately up to 720 square feet in size, parking, scale, 
composting windrows, screening area, equipment / finished product storage 
area and a 2,000 gallon (7’x15’) above ground fuel tank.  Limited signage is 
proposed.
•	The facility would store a maximum of 7 days of green waste feedstock on 
site (7,000 cubic yards).  The maximum amount of biosolids that will be 
stored in the facility will also be limited to 2,000 cubic yards.  The 
Facility will process approximately 400,000 tons per year of compostable 
material.
•	The total amount of “active” compost is not expected to exceed 250,000 
tons.

The Environmental Checklist Form (Initial Study), completed May 2, 2006, 
identified the potential for significant impacts relative to the issue areas 
as follows: Air Quality, Biology, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and 
Hydrology. The Initial Study serves to focus the scope of the EIR.  A copy 
of the Initial Study is enclosed for your review.

This letter is a request for environmental information that you or your 
organization believes should be addressed in the EIR.  Due to time limits, 
as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), your response 
should be sent at the earliest possible date, but no later than thirty (30) 
days after publication of this notice.  Comments and questions may be 
directed to Carrie Hyke, Supervising Planner, 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, 
San Bernardino, CA  92415-0182.

In addition to receiving written comments, the Land Use Services Department 
will be conducting a public scoping meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on 
Thursday, May 18, 2006.   The meeting will be held at the Hinkley Elementary 
School, which is located at 37600 Hinkley Road.

Sincerely,



CARRIE HYKE, Supervising Planner

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