County of Orange Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)

Date of Notice: September 15, 2023

Notice of Public Informational Meeting

DATE AND TIME OF MEETING:

September 28, 2023 (Thursday) at 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION OF MEETING:

Virtual Meeting: Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85988973565 Meeting ID: 859 8897 3565

Call-in Phone No.: 1 (669) 900-6833, 85988973565# 1 (669) 444-9171, 85988973565#

PROJECT TYPE: Revised Solid Waste Facility Permit

FACILITY NAME/LOCATION: Bee Canyon Greenery (SWIS No. 30-AB-0469) 11002 Bee Canyon Access Road, Irvine CA 92602

APPLICANT/OPERATOR: OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR)

FACILITY CONTACT: Francine Bangert, OCWR, phone: (714) 834-4059 Email: Francine.Bangert@ocwr.ocgov.com

Description of Project

On August 3, 2023, Orange County Environmental Health, Solid Waste Program – Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) received an application package from OCWR (owner/operator) for a revised Solid Waste Facility Permit (SWFP) for the Bee Canyon Greenery (BCG) composting operations located at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill. The BCG began operations in 2019 and is currently permitted to compost processed green waste material. The revised SWFP for BCG would continue composting the green waste already coming into the facility, and add new organic material as required by Senate Bill 1383 regulations, specifically food waste, agricultural material, and manure. OCWR has been having meetings with the community on this since 2019. A maximum of 876 tons of material is proposed to be composted per day. The LEA finds the application package to be consistent with the facility’s California Environmental Quality Act document and state minimum standards; therefore, accepted the package as complete and correct for a Revised SWFP on September 1, 2023.

Purpose of the Meeting

This informational meeting is to inform the public about the revised SWFP for this facility and to allow the public to provide comments if any to the LEA regarding the proposed permit action. After the meeting, a draft SWFP along with the application package and comments from this meeting will be submitted to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for an additional public meeting and their concurrence. Information about CalRecycle’s public meetings can be found on their website at https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicMeeting/.

Availability of Additional Information

A copy of the application package is available for public review by appointment at the Environmental Health - LEA office located at 1241 East Dyer Road, Suite 120, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Please call (714) 433-6000 or email at ehealth@ochca.com to make an appointment. A PowerPoint presentation regarding this permit will be made available on the LEA website: https://www.ochealthinfo.com/eh/more/sm/sw before the date of meeting.

Options for Submitting Comments and LEA Contact Information

If you have any questions after reviewing the above information or would like to comment on the proposed permit action, you may do so at the meeting or send your written comments via email to Solid Waste Program – LEA contact, Jennifer Nguyen, Hazardous Materials Specialist, jnguyen2@ochca.com or (714) 433-6274 by October 13, 2023.

Appeals Process Information

For information on the appeals process pursuant to Public Resource Code § 44307 after the decision to issue or deny the permit has occurred, you may contact Shyamala Rajagopal of the Solid Waste Program – LEA at (714) 433-6270.

Copy of Public Notice

Revised Solid Waste Facility Permit