Diamond Bar, CA | greg.saul@tetratech.com

Greg Saul is a Senior Project Manager at Tetra Tech. He has 26 years in waste management as both a consultant, and an engineering manager for a large public solid waste management authority. His recent experience has focused on the planning and design of composting facilities in California. He managed the construction level design of OC Waste & Recycling’s Capistrano, Bee Canyon, and Valencia greeneries, and is Project Manager for the design of the City of San Diego’s new organics processing facility at the North Miramar Landfill. He has specialized experience in analyzing composting facility layout, stormwater management strategies, infrastructure requirements, and alternate processing building configurations. Greg is a licensed California professional civil engineer, and a Qualified SWPPP practitioner / developer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Session Code: D3 (& C3)

Track: California

Session Name: Meeting the Facility Challenge

Session Time: Wednesday, January 25, 4:15 – 5:45 PM

Presentation Title: SB 1383: A Regional Approach, Orange County, CA

Presentation Summary: In order to meet the challenges of SB 1383 on a regional basis, Orange County Waste & Recycling (OCWR) has been developing compost facilities collocated at their landfills. Currently OCWR, has two active composting facilities; the Bee Canyon Greenery located at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill and the Capistrano Greenery located at the Prima Deshecha Landfill. A third composting facility, the Valencia Greenery, located at the Olinda Alpha Landfill has been designed and is currently in construction. Each of these facilities is initially being operated as a windrow composting facility with plans to incorporate Covered Aerated Static Pile composting technology into the facilities in the future.

Due to the composting facilities being located within High Fire Hazard Zones, stringent permitting requirements of the Orange County Fire Authority include restrictions on pile spacing and dimensions. Additionally collocating the compost facilities on the landfills has created additional challenges for water supply, storm water control and composting operations, each requiring a unique solution. These composting facilities are Phase 1 of OCWR’s comprehensive vision for meeting Orange County’s organics infrastructure needs.