Item 16 - Agreement for the Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise

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etc.). No commercial or source-separated food waste will be accepted except for cases where the County has entered into an agreement with a City to accept specific source separated organic material as Additional Feedstock as described below. SOURCE SEPARATED MANURE Subject to available capacity, City and/or Hauler may bring non-residential, source separated manure and stable bedding pursuant to the following Manure/Stable Bedding Program requirements: 1. Material Quantity: manure/stable bedding must be uncontaminated which means free of any hazardous materials, food waste packaging, plastics, glass, and any large bulky items and inert materials that need to be further sized or removed for composting. (“Material”) 2. Material Volume: County and City/Hauler will determine the anticipated volume of Material to ensure that the County’s Organic Infrastructure has sufficient capacity to manage the proposed amount of Material. 3. Material will be load checked to determine if it meets the established quality standards. If contaminants exceed 0.5% (by weight or volume), the load is deemed contaminated and not meeting quality standard for use in the Manure/Stable Bedding Program. 4. Material that is deemed unacceptable will be subject to the fees established by OCWR for this material type. Material that does not meet the established quality standards will be charged as follows: a. If determined not to meet quality standards before Material is unloaded, standard disposal rates will apply. b. If determined not to meet quality standards after Material is unloaded (or partially unloaded), hard-to-handle disposal rates will apply. 5. Material Delivery: a. All Material deliveries will be scheduled and coordinated with OCWR prior to delivery. Any changes to material delivery quantities or days will be coordinated with OCWR prior to making the change. b. While OCWR will remain as flexible as possible on timing of deliveries, material deliveries will be limited to Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm and subject to holiday schedules. Should the delivery times change, then OCWR shall give two (2) days prior notice of the delivery time change. c. Upon delivery, OCWR staff will record exact tonnage, name of hauler/transporter provider, and note distinguishing characteristics of feedstock and other pertinent information. d. Deliveries made without OCWR prior approval may be refused or charged at the established rate. e. OCWR reserves the right to deny a request to deliver for any reason. (i.e., OCWR does not guarantee that it will accept manure/stable bedding under this program. Instead, OCWR will accept Material based on its operational need and will make every effort to accommodate City’s/hauler Material except when a reduction or stoppage is needed.) ADDITIONAL FEEDSTOCK The County at its discretion may accept additional material types such as food waste and manure based on availability and permitting conditions at each of the County’s organic processing facilities. The County will work with City to identify the specifications for accepting the material types including scheduling of deliveries and quantities. CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS County reserves the right to modify the Specifications found in this Appendix due to a change in law or regulation or in consideration of operational or Organic Processing Infrastructure needs. County shall provide 90 days notice regarding changes to this Appendix.