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During 1988 and 1989 , Dane County has operated 2 DNR approved <br /> compost sites, one located near the Dane County Airport and the <br /> other at Lake Farm Park. The proposed Badger Prairie compost <br /> site will expand the county's program by providing a more readily <br /> accessible site for western Dane County. The proposed site has <br /> received verbal approval from the DNR to operate as a yard waste <br /> compost site in accordance with NR 502 .04 and NR 502 .08( 2) ( b) , <br /> Wisconsin Administrative Code. <br /> Work on the site would begin as soon as all approvals are <br /> obtained. Dane County will operate this site using basic windrow <br /> technology. The site will be maintained to prevent ponding and <br /> surface runoff. A layer of chipped wood will be spread over the <br /> site to provide an improved work surface. A gate will be <br /> installed at the existing access road to limit access, and a <br /> small protable building shall be installed for the site monitor. <br /> The site will be open from approximately April thru December each <br /> year. <br /> Bulk yard wastes will be delivered to staging areas. The yard <br /> waste materials will then be formed into large windrows for <br /> composting using a front-end loader. Loads containing mixed <br /> refuse will not be accepted. The windrows will be turned <br /> periodically to maintain aerobic conditions and to optimize the <br /> composting process. After approximately one year of composting, <br /> the composted material will be removed from the site to make room <br /> for the next season's yard waste. The finished compost will be <br /> available to the public and used as a mulch and as a soil <br /> additive at Dane County Badger Prairie Park. A surplus of <br /> composted material will not be stored at the site. If more <br /> composted material is produced than can be used at Badger Prairie <br /> Park, area farmers will be contacted to take the surplus. Any <br /> trash that may be mixed with the yard waste will be removed and <br /> disposed of at Dane County Landfill Site No. 2 . <br /> If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call me <br /> at 266-4139 . <br /> Sincerely , <br /> DANE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. <br /> C6-16/1"-- <br /> Allan C echolinski <br /> Solid Waste Engineer <br />