Task Force to Study Mulching, Composting, and Wood Processing
Council Resolution 74-2014 established the Task Force to Study Mulching, Composting, and Wood Processing policies and regulations with respect to Howard County land use planning processes and Zoning Regulations.
Council Resolution
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Task Force Information
Expand AllCouncil District 1
Martha Clark
Council District 2
Sean Harbaugh
Council District 3
Brent Loveless (alternate: Dale Fixsen)
Council District 4
Richard Goldman
Council District 5
Brent Rutley
County Executive
Rick Lober
Other Members
- Dayton Rural Preservation Society, LLC – John Tegeris, Ph.D. (alternate: Mike Navarre)
- Howard County Citizens' Association – Stu Kohn (alternate: Jacquie Sentell)
- Concerned Citizens of Western Howard County – Theodore Mariani
- Howard County Farm Bureau – Zack Brendel
- Howard Soil Conservation District – Robert Ensor (alternate: Keith Ohlinger)
- Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Board – Lynn Moore
- Howard County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Health – Bert Nixon
- Howard County Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services – Jeff Dannis
- Howard County Environmental Sustainability Board – Cathy Hudson
- Howard County Economic Development Authority – Kathy Zimmerman
- University of Maryland Extension – Gary Felton, Ph.D.
- Permit Holder – Robert Orndorff, RLO Contractors, Inc.
Date/Time | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Location |
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July 17, 2014 – 4:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | - | Miller Branch Library – 9421 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 |
July 31, 2014 – 4:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Alpha Ridge Training Trailer – 2350 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville MD 21104 |
August 13, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
August 27, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
September 10, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
September 16, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
September 30, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
October 7, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
October 14, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Barton Conference Room, Ascend One Building |
October 21, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
October 28, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
November 3, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
November 10, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
November 17, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
November 24, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
December 2, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Caplan Room, Roger Carter Community Center |
December 10, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Latimer Room, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship |
December 17, 2014 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Columbia/Ellicott Room, George Howard Building |
January 6, 2015 – 6:00pm | - | - | - | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
January 14, 2015 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
January 21, 2015 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
February 4, 2015 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
February 10, 2015 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Columbia/Ellicott Room |
February 25, 2015 – 6:00pm | Agenda | Minutes | Recording | C. Vernon Gray Conference Room |
Presentations and Background Papers
- Ag Land Preservation Ease Use Table (2004)
- All Natural Wood Waste Permit Holders in Maryland
- Bioaerosols & Composting (Millner 1995)
- Bioaerosols associated with animal production operations (Millner 2009)
- Bioaerosol emissions from waste composting facilities & worker exposure (UK Health & Safety Laboratory 2010)
- Bioaerosols from Commercial Composting (UK Health & Safety Laboratory 2011)
- Bioaerosols in industrial environments (Gilbert & Duchaine 2008)
- Bioaerosols & Green Waste Composting (California Department of Health Services 1999)
- Bonner Oak Ridge Farm Violations
- Brant - letter (9-6-14)
- Brookman Letter (4-27-14)
- California rule 1133-1 Chipping & Grinding Activities (2011)
- CalRecycle - Rules Listed by Air District
- CB20-2014 Zoning Amendment
- Chapter08-CiscoJabberVideoforTelepresence
- Cluster of presumed organic dust toxic syndrome cases among urban landscape workers - Colorado, 2007 (Boehmer et al 2009)
- Comments by Ms. Levy on NWWR Operations on State Ag Lands
- Compost and Mulch Capacity Worksheet (Dannis)
- Compost Air Emissions Primer (EPA 2009)
- Composting as a source of manganese in groundwater (email chain 2012)
- Compost task force2 102814-10292014084032
- Compost task force102814-10292014083823
- Composting Guidance DRAFT 7.8.14
- Composting - Windrow Method (Dannis)
- Composting recommendations (Rutley)
- Control of Organic Dusts from Bedding Choppers in Dairy Barns (NIOSH 1997)
- Covering Compost Facilities
- Dannis Task Force Recommendations
- Determining Exposure of Chipper Operators to Inhalable Wood Dust (Magagnotti et al 2013)
- Directions – Alpha Ridge Composting Facility
- Dust and Mold Exposure for Landscaper & Horticultural Services workers (Ohio State Univ Ext 2006)
- Explanation of Howard County Ag Preserve Restrictions by Ms. Levy
- Exposure to Inhalable Dust, Endotoxins, Beta 1-3 Glucans, and Airborne Microorganisms in Horse Stables (Samdadi et al 2009)
- Exposure to inhalable dust and endotoxins in agricultural industries (Spaan et al 2005)
- Fabric Structures
- Fact Sheet 01 - MALPP Easement Eligibility
- Fire Marshal Response to DRPS Comments (11-17-2014)
- Franz Resume
- Health effects due to endotoxin inhalation (review) (Liebers et al 2008)
- Health Hazards Associated with Wood Dust and Fungi from Mulch Producing Facilities (Nickel)
- HoCo Environmental Sustainability Board (May 2014)
- Letter MD Dept Agr to Task Force (11-25-2014)
- Howard County Pilot Composting Facility Tours
- Illegal Site Photos (Loveless 2-4-15)
- Jobs with Positive Relationship Between Wood Dust and Adenocarcinoma of the Nasal Cavity (Felton)
- Letter Robinson to Bonner 2-3-15
- Letter Robinson to Bonner Docket 2-3-15
- Letter (US Composting Council)
- Long Island Compost 7-2013 Newsday Article
- Long Island Compost 2013-Horseblock Road Investigation Yarhank, NY
- MALPF Program Uses Table (2007)
- Manganese in Drinking Water Fact Sheet (Suffolk NY)
- Maryland Conservation Practice Standard - Composting Facility - Code 317
- Maryland Conservation Practice Standard - Windbreak-Shelterbelt Establishment - Code 380
- MDE an Explanation (Dannis)
- MDE letter - composting - solid waste management plan
- Noise - Supplemental Information
- NWWR Ground Water Pollution Paper
- NWWRF Permits MDE question 2.04
- Occupational Exposure to Carcinogens in the European Union (Kauppinen 2000)
- Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde and Wood Dust and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (Vaughan et al 2000)
- Occupational Exposure Levels to Wood Dust in Italy, 1996–2006 (Scarselli et al 2008)
- Occupational risks for adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the German wood industry (Pesch et al 2008)
- Occurrence of Aspergillus fumigatus During Composting of Sewage Sludge (Millner et al 1977)
- OSHA Letter – Wood Dust Sampling (Wagner – Madsen 1993)
- OSHA Letter – Wood Product MSDS (Earnest – Dear 1994)
- OSHA Letter – Carcinogenicity of Wood Dust (Bremer – Miles 1995)
- Particle size, size distribution and morphological evaluation of airborne dust particles of diverse woods by Scanning Electron Microscopy and image processing program (Mazzoli and Favoni 2012)
- Pennsylvania Ruling on NWWR within Right to Farm Act
- Pooled reanalysis of cancer mortality among five cohorts of workers in wood-related industries (Demers et al 19950
- Pre-Comprehensive Rezoning Use Table for Ag Preserve Lands
- Pre-submission Meeting Notes on Proposed NWWR Facility in Dayton, MD
- Report Of Pre-Submission Community Meeting 1-9-14 On JBRK Conditional Use
- Report Of Pre-Submission Community Meeting 12-19-13 On JBRK Conditional Use
- Report on Fire Safety Issues with NWWR Facilities (Banwarth)
- Report on Health Issues connected with NWWR Facilities (Velculescu)
- Report on Traffic Safety and Road Deterioration Issues with NWWR Facilities (Franz)
- Report on Water Contamination from NWWR Facilities (Harp)
- Requirements for Mulch and Wood Processing (HCDFRS)
- Sawmill Chemicals and Carcinogenesis (Huff 2001)
- Sample Howard County Ag Preserve Easement
- Sample State of Maryland Ag Preserve Easement
- Site Plan – The Oaks at Bridle Creek
- State Ag Preserve Regulations Regarding NWWR Mulch on Ag Lands
- State Law Overview For Wood Waste Task Force
- Task Force Concern Table
- Task Force Recommendations Compost (Rutley)
- Task Force Recommendations Matrix with comments
- Task Force Recommendations NWWRF (Rutley)
- Usable Acreage calculations (Dannis)
- Volculescu-testimony
- Welcome E-mail
- Wood Dust Particle and Mass Concentrations and Filtration Efficiency in Sanding of Wood Materials (Welling et al 2009)
- ZR Section 106.1
Regulations
- 26.04.11 Re-Proposal 7.8.14
- 2013 Comp Zoning Enrolled Bill
- Ag Pres - Zoning Regulations 2011, 2013, 2014
- COMAR 26 04 11 Re-Proposal 7 8 14
- COMAR-compost-pulled 7-11-14
- HCzoningregs_Taskforce
- Howard County Zoning Regulations
- Mulching Composting Comparison Chart
- Pres Easement Use Table
- State Law Overview For Wood Waste Task Force
- ZoningRegs9-2011