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CR®OWDER ®® CrowderGulf RFP Disaster Debris Management and Disposal Services 18-04-02 City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL Debris Disposal Final disposition of the products of debris reduction will be made in accordance with instructions from the City and in keeping with all federal,state and local laws. Vegetative Debris Based on the City's decision,all vegetative debris will be ground or burned. If ground,the reduced vegetative mulch will be hauled to a properly permitted final disposal site in accordance with all local, state and federal regulations. If vegetative debris is burned, the ash will be hauled to a properly permitted final disposal site. In past disasters we have also recycled the clean ash as fertilizer on farm land.We will properly recycle mulch and ash to the greatest extent possible and within permitted regulations. Construction and Demolition Debris All C&D material shall be disposed of in facilities approved by the City of Sunny Isles Beach in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. Specialty Debris CrowderGulfs supervisory personnel are experienced in identifying and assessing potential problems imposed by specialty debris including abandoned vehicles and vessels, wet marine debris, white goods and electronic wastes, hazardous materials and waste,bio-hazardous wastes,dead animals,and hazardous trees and stumps.As mentioned above,CrowderGulf works in conjunction with all federal, state and local regulatory agencies and strictly follows all regulatory guidance. If removal and disposal is beyond the area of our expertise,we will use Garner Environmental Services(www.gamer-es.com), a highly qualified and licensed Hazmat contractor,to remove and dispose of any such materials. Debris Recycling Plan Based on the debris management goals and objectives of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, CrowderGulf will implement debris recycling programs as marketing opportunities allow. When recycling is feasible, CrowderGulf will monitor procedures to ensure • that the recycling contractors comply with local,tribal,state and federal environmental regulations.Any reimbursement for recycled material will be credited or returned directly to the City. Vegetative Debris The vast amount of vegetative debris produced by a natural disaster creates a real recycling challenge. We will make maximum efforts to.recycle all organic material. Experience has taught us that it will still require freight cost and tipping fees, but recycling is still the best option as opposed to using up valuable landfill space. Specifically, our plan involves the following: 1. Debris crews will be encouraged to cut tree trunks into 8' or longer lengths for delivery to dump site. Quality logs will be separated and marketed to pulp mills,saw mills,and veneer mills.Timber in the log form is always marketable,and depending on quality can be transported to market even if the markets are relatively far away. 2. Stumps usually have large quantities of dirt attached, which contributes to the low quality of fuel chips. Stumps will be split and burned if burning is permitted. If burning is not permitted split stumps will be ground and resulting chips will be kept separate. 3. Limbs, twigs, short blocks and inferior logs will be ground or burned. To reduce contamination of chips with dirt, care will be taken to use rubber-tire loaders with rakes and track hoes with grapples. 4. Every effort will be made to move chips to organic fuel users in a wide area. CrowderGulf will begin moving chips as soon as possible to prevent the buildup of massive chip piles that create a potential fire hazard. 8; 5. CrowderGulf has contacts with major paper mills,sugar mills,and other organic fuel users in the Southeast.Once CrowderGulf is awarded a contract,we will work to get tentative agreements with users who are in close proximity. 6. If local laws and regulations permit, CrowderGulf will secure land in a rural area(s) as close as possible to our chipping operations. Chips unfit for fuel or chips surplus will be piled on the property, mixed with ash from burning operations that has been tested and free of contaminates,and turned periodically to produce quality marketable compost suitable for landscaping use or applications to farm land. • 73