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DocuSign Envelope ID:5FA4B1AC-B897-4C32-A1E4-4B4A8885A341 <br /> rROWDErr GrowderGu If <br /> GULF RFP for Disaster DebrisClearance and Removal Services <br /> Orange County, NC <br /> Debris Disposal <br /> Final disposition of the products of debris reduction will be made in accordance with instructions from the County and <br /> in.keeping with all fed era], state and local laws, <br /> Vegetative Debris <br /> Based on the County`s decision,all vegetative debris will be ground or burned. If ground,the reduced vegetative mulch <br /> will be hauled to a properly permitted final disposal site in accordance with all local, state and federal regulations. If <br /> vegetative debris is burned,the ash will be hauled to a properly permitted final disposal site. In past disasters we have <br /> also recycled the clean ash as fertilizer on farm land. We will properly recycle mulch and ash to the greatest extent <br /> possible and within permitted regulations. <br /> Construction and Demolition Debris <br /> All C&D material shall be disposed of in facilities approved by Orange County in accordance with all federal, state and <br /> local laws. <br /> Specialty Debris <br /> CrowderGulfs supervisory personnel are experienced in identifying and assessing potential problems imposed by <br /> specialty debris including abandoned vehicles and vessels, wet marine debris, white goods and electronic <br /> wastes, hazardous materials and waste, bio-hazardous wastes, dead animals, and hazardous trees and <br /> stumps.As mentioned above, CrowderGulf works in conjunction with all federal, state and local regulatory agencies <br /> and strictly follows all regulatory guidance. If removal and disposal is beyond the area of our expertise, we will use <br /> Garner Environmental Services (www,garner-es.com), a highly qualified and licensed Hazmat contractor, to remove <br /> and dispose of any such materials. <br /> Debris Recycling Plan <br /> Based on the debris management goals and objectives of Orange County,CrowderGulf will implement debris recycling <br /> programs as marketing opportunities allow.When recycling is feasible, CrowderGulf will monitor procedures to ensure <br /> that the recycling contractors comply with local,tribal,state and federal environmental regulations.Any reimbursement <br /> for recycled material will be credited or returned directly to the County. <br /> Vegetative Debris <br /> The vast amount of vegetative debris produced by a natural disaster creates a real recycling challenge.We will make <br /> maximum efforts to recycle all organic material. Experience has taught us that it wi11 still require freight cost and tipping <br /> fees, but recycling is still the best option as opposed to using up valuable landfill space. <br /> Specifically, our plan involves the following: <br /> 1. Debris crews will be encouraged to cut tree trunks into 8' or longer lengths for delivery to dump site. Quality logs 1 <br /> will be separated and marketed to pulp mills, saw mills, and veneer mills. Timber in the log form is always <br /> marketable, and depending on quality can be transported to market even if the markets are relatively far away. <br /> 2. Stumps usually have Iarge quantities of dirt attached,which contributes to the low qua]ity of fuel chips.Stumps will <br /> be split and burned if burning is permitted, If burning is not permitted split stumps will be ground and resulting <br /> chips will be kept separate. <br /> 3. Limbs, twigs, short blocks and inferior lags will be ground or burned. To reduce contamination of chips with dirt, <br /> care will be taken to use rubber-tire loaders with rakes and track hoes with grapples. <br /> 4. Every effort will be made to move chips to organic fuel users in a wide area. CrowderGulf will begin moving chips <br /> as soon as possible to prevent the buildup of massive chip piles that create a potential fire hazard. <br /> 5. CrowderGulf has contacts with major paper mills,sugar mills, and other organic fuel users In the Southeast, Once <br /> CrowderGulf is awarded a contract,we will work to get tentative agreements with users who are in close proximity, <br /> 6. If local laws and regulations permit, CrowderGulf will secure land in a rural area(s) as close as possible to our <br /> chipping operations.Chips unfit for fuel or chips surplus will be piled on the property, mixed with ash from burning <br /> operations that has been tested and free of contaminates, and turned periodically to produce quality marketable <br /> compost suitable for landscaping use or applications to farm land, <br /> 111 <br />