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Board approves amendment allowing second carbonizer at Lake County Sanitation District site in Middletown
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a first amendment to an MOU with Earth Foundries Inc. to allow a second mobile pyrolysis carbonizer at the Lake County Sanitation District property in Middletown to speed processing of fire‑damaged wood; Air District reviewed air impacts and Lake County authorization was completed April 1.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on April 1 approved a first amendment to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Lake County Sanitation District and Earth Foundries Incorporated to allow operation of a second mobile pyrolysis unit (carbonizer) at the district’s Middletown site.
Community Development Director Maria Turner and Special Districts Administrator Robin Boray told the board the additional unit is intended to increase processing capacity for large volumes of wood at the Lake O'San property before the April 30 end of burn season. County staff said the Lake County Air Quality Management District evaluated the addition and is comfortable with operation of a second unit under the conditions described in the amendment.
The amendment changes the MOU’s operative language to allow two carbonizer units to operate at the Lake O’San property and specifies the address and site control. The board also discussed and confirmed that the environmental review status is handled by a notice of exemption and that conditions would prohibit importation of additional wood for processing at the site and require maintenance of existing setbacks from jurisdictional creeks.
Supervisor comments emphasized the need to remove the backlog of material and to reduce illegal removal of wood from the site. The board voted unanimously to approve the first amendment and authorized the chair to sign.
