Planning commission to review Recology projects for Ostrom Road landfill

Recology has plans to modify its Ostrom Road landfill, including establishing its own rail spur and unloading facility to allow for delivery of solid waste by train, as well as to relocate a composting facility to the location.

The three proposed projects will be voted on at tonight’s Yuba County Planning Commission meeting following public hearings.

The first agenda item to be discussed involves modifying the service provider’s conditional-use permit for the facility that would essentially clarify certain truck limits to its existing permits. Current permits limit waste hauling trucks to 170 trucks per day – there are no limits on the number of other types of vehicle trips including trucks hauling soil or alternative daily cover (ADC).

Kevin Perkins, a planning manger for the county, said the conditionaluse permit modification would basically put a limit on ADC truck trips into and out of the landfill per day. The limit was not discussed during the original permitting process, he said.

The second agenda item involves the construction and operation of a 1.5-mile long rail spur and unloading facility to allow for the delivery and unloading of daily waste and beneficial reuse materials for use at the Recology Ostrom Road landfill. The service provider would connect the 1.5-mile long rail spur to a Beale Air Force Base rail spur that is already located in the area.

“That would allow Recology, if approved, to bring solid waste to the landfill via rail. The project also includes some improvements to some existing rail spur,” Perkins said.

The operation of the proposed Green Rail Project would result in an average of three round trip train loads per week, approximately one train every two and one-half days, and a maximum of 156 trains per year, according to a staff report. The proposed rail spur and unloading facility site would cover 39 acres at the location.

The third agenda item involves a proposal from the service provider to construct and operate a composting facility that would have the capability to process up to 2,000 tons per day of green material and food material into compost, mulch or biomass.

“Recology is seeking to relocate its existing Feather River Organics, which is at the Marysville Transfer Station, to the Ostrom Road Landfill,” Perkins said.

The proposed compost facility would be developed in phases and would be built as follows: 400 tons per day in 2018; 1,000 tons per day in 2022; and 2,000 tons per day in 2027, according to a staff report.

Tonight’s Planning Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. inside the Yuba County Government Center – 915 Eighth St., Marysville. The Planning Commission has final say on the matters unless they are appealed at a later date. Business hours: Monday-friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Main number .................... Steve Miller ......................

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