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Over the course of the next several months windrows will be <br />monitored for temperature, pH, moisture content, physical <br />appearance and odors. Turning o~ the compost piles and the <br />addition of water will be completed on an as needed basis to <br />enhance the decomposition process and minimize odors. During the <br />summer months incoming yard waste, primarily grass clippings, will <br />be placed along the outer edges of the windrows and incorporated <br />into the pile during turning operations. <br /> <br />After approximately one year the compost will be sufficiently <br />stabilized so that it may be moved into large curing piles. The <br />curing piles will be located within the designated composting area <br />until the incoming volume of yard waste approaches the capacity of <br />the composting area. At this time the curing part of the process <br />will be moved to the designated curing area. This approach will <br />allow the operation to be more efficient since the composting and <br />curing areas will be located in the same area. The curing <br />piles will be up to 25 feet high and large enough so that the pile <br />will be well insulated. Little heat will be generated during this <br />time therefore the larger pile will enhance any further <br />decomposition. After a minimum of six months in the curing piles <br />the compost will be ready for use. This will correspond to the <br />spring planting and gardening season which is one potential end use <br />for the compost. <br /> <br />2.3 Tree Prunings <br /> <br />In the tipping area a separate area will be provided in which WMMI <br />will also accept tree prunings at a nominal.charge. Tree prunings <br />will be stored up to a maximum volume of 2000 cubic prior to <br />chipping. Upon the accumulation of this quantity of tree prunings <br />WMMI will provide a wood chipper and chip the tree prunings. The <br />resulting chips will be used for providing a working surface on the <br />composting and tipping areas or made available to the public for <br />use as landscaping material. Excess wood chips will be <br />incorporated into compost piles where they will naturally decompose <br />as a form of compost. <br /> <br />2.4 Construction <br /> <br />Site construction will consist of grading to provide proper <br />drainage, site access roads, berming and fencing. <br /> <br />Grading of the facility will be completed so that all surface water <br />runoff originating from the compost facility will be diverted to <br />existing low areas within the facility boundary. The natural low <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />