Exhibit “A”
Scope of Work
1. The purpose of the work to be provided by Zero Foodprint to the City of Diamond Bar is to facilitate City's compliance with Senate Bill (“SB”) 1383’s recovered organic waste product procurement requirements, as described in the California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 12 – Procurement of Recovered Organic Waste Products (14 CCR 18993.1 et seq.) (“SB 1383 Regulations”).
2. Zero Foodprint will use funds provided by City pursuant to section 3, below, to provide reimbursements to incentivize farmers and other compost users (“Farmers”) to acquire and use recovered organic waste product (“compost”) that complies with the requirements of the SB 1383 Regulations.
3. Zero Foodprint will require Farmers to use compost only from acceptable sources per SB 1383 Regulations sec. 18993.1(f)(1) and will require that Farmers use the compost in a manner that satisfies the requirements of the SB 1383 Regulations.
4. Zero Foodprint will obtain from Farmers necessary documentation to ensure compliance with SB 1383 Regulations and provide that documentation to City no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the Procurement Term. Documentation includes the following:
a. Agreements between Zero Foodprint and the Farmers;
b. Name, physical location, and contact information of each entity, operation, or facility from which the compost was procured;
c. Amount of compost procured;
d. General description of how the compost was used;
e. Description of where the compost was applied;
f. Invoices or receipts for purchase of the compost.
If the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) or other City with oversight over City’s compliance with SB 1383 and the SB 1383 Requests from City further documentation to establish procurement and use of the compost, Zero Foodprint will work with City to identify, obtain, and/or provide such documentation.
5. Zero Foodprint will ensure that any compost procured on City's behalf is not applied toward the SB 1383 recovered organic waste product procurement target of any other jurisdiction except as authorized by City.
6. Zero Foodprint and City agree that the Farmers are intended to be Direct Service Providers to City pursuant to SB 1383 Regulations sec. 18982(17). If Zero Foodprint itself procures the compost on behalf of City, Zero Foodprint shall be the Direct Service Provider to City pursuant to SB 1383 Regulations sec. 18982(17).
Procurement Goal
Zero Foodprint will ensure that a total of 4,343 tons of compost will be procured on the City’s behalf during the term of this agreement in order to meet SB 1383 Recovered Organic Waste Product (ROWP) requirements of 1,711 tons in 2024 and 2,632 tons in 2025.
Compost Requirements
As required in 14 CCR 18993.1(f)(1), compost procured to perform the Services shall meet the following criteria:
1) Materials:
a) Acceptable materials are:
i) Compost, including fine, medium, and coarse compost. ii) The portion of topsoil, biotreatment soil mix, or other blend that is compost.
iii) See attached specification for additional requirements. b) Unacceptable materials include:
i) Compost that exceeds state maximum limitations for pathogens, metals, and physical contaminants in 14 CCR § 17868.2 – 17868.3.1. ii) Uncomposted compostable materials, including:
(1) Digestate
(2) Biosolids/sewage sludge
(3) Manure
(4) Tree trimmings and green waste
iii) Biochar
iv) Fertilizers and soil amendments, including:
(1) synthetic fertilizer
(2) nitrolized sawdust
(3) gypsum
(4) urea
v) Topsoil, fill (except as described in (1)(a)(ii))
2) Sources:
a) Acceptable sources of compost: (per 14 CCR 18993.1(f)(1)):
i) A compostable material handling facility with a Full Solid Waste Facility Permit or Registration Permit, or that is authorized under the Enforcement City Notification Tier under 14 CCR § 17854.1
ii) A large volume in-vessel digestion facility that composts on-site. 3) Definitions:
a) “Biochar” means the charcoal product of biomass conversion through pyrolysis (along with ash and syngas).
b) “Biosolids” means solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Biosolids includes, but is not limited to, treated domestic septage and scum or solids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment processes. Biosolids includes the residue solids resulting from the co-digestion of anaerobically digestible material with sewage sludge.
Biosolids does not include ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator or grit and screenings generated during the preliminary treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. 14 CCR 17852(a)(9) c) “Compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility. 14 CCR 17896.2(a)(4) d) “Compostable material” means any organic material that when accumulated will become active compost. 14 CCR 17852(a)(11)
e) “Compostable Material Handling Facility permitted or authorized by 14 CCR § 17854.1” means a facility described by the tiered regulatory system adopted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board in 1994. f) “Digestate” means the solid and/or liquid residual material remaining after organic material has been processed in an in-vessel digester. 14 CCR 17896.2(a)(6) g) “Large Volume In-vessel Digestion Facility” means a facility that receives an average greater than 100 tons of solid waste per operating day or greater than 700 tons (2,800 cubic yards) per week of solid waste for digestion in an in-vessel digester. 14 CCR 17896.2(a)(15)
h) “Manure” is an agricultural material and means accumulated herbivore or avian excrement. This definition shall include feces and urine, and any bedding material, spilled feed, or soil that is mixed with feces or urine. 14 CCR 17896.2(a)(18) SB1383