HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA - 01171989 - IO.4 TO: BOARD OF SIUPERVISORS 1. 0. 4 Contra
FROM: 1988 INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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Status of Planning for the Disposal of Used Oil,
SUBJECT: including !Plans to Lease the Land Currently Used by
the Community Recycling Center for Other Purposes
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Request the Community Development Department staff to
prepare letters to each solid waste franchising agency for
the Board Chairman' s signature requesting that each such
franchising agency include as a component of any curbside
recycling, program provision for the pickup and proper
disposal of used oil.
2 . Request the Community Development Department staff to
conduct an analysis of the current laws and regulations
affecting the storage and disposal of used oil with a view
to formulating a program which will accurately assess the
true danger of used oil when it is improperly stored or
disposed ! of, which differentiates used oil from other more
obviously hazardous wastes and makes recommendations to
change laws and regulations in order to balance public
safety And economic reality. This report should be
forwarded to the 1989 Internal Operations Committee as soon
as it is completed.
3 . Request the Community Development Department staff to
develop a model set of regulations for the disposal of used
motor oil and forward these proposed regulations to the 1989
Internal Operations Committee for their consideration.
4 . Request the Community Development Department and Health
Services; Department staff responsible for the household
hazardous waste program to meet with the Hazardous Materials
Commission and determine ways in which the proper disposal
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of used lmotor oil can ' be made an integral part of the
County' s ;Household Hazardous Waste Program and report their
findings and recommendations to the 1989 Internal Operations
Committee.
5 . Refer to the 1989 Internal Operations Committee the mid=term
and long'-term recommendations contained on pages 5, 6 and 7
of the attached report for further discussion and
refinement.
6 . Agree to terminate further consideration of the use of
County corporation yards as public disposal sites for used
motor oil in view of the large number of alternative sites
that are currently available.
7. Request Ithe Community Development Department staff to work
with Many Hands and Acme Fill in an effort to relocate the
Community Recycling Center from its current site to the site
of the interim transfer station by July 1 , 1989 and in the
meantime!, approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on
behalf of the County a six-month extension of the current
lease between the County and Many Hands for the current site
of the Community Recycling Center with no increase in the
current payment limit to Many Hands for operating the
recycling center at its current site.
8 . Remove this issue as a referral to our Committee.
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BACKGROUND:
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On November 1 , 1988, the Board of Supervisors approved a report
from our Committee on this subject which directed several
activities regarding the need to find safe, legal ways for the
public to dispose of used motor oil.
On January 91, 1989, our Committee received and reviewed with our
Recycling Specialist the attached report which does an excellent
job of summarizing the problem with efforts to dispose of used
oil, and which makes a number of recommendations to improve our
ability to safely, legally and conveniently dispose of used. motor
oil. This report also identifies a number .of valuable resources
which, have been consulted and lists the large number of locations
which will currently accept used motor oil, although generally at
a cost to the homeowner who is attempting to properly dispose of
such used oil.
We also met with the Public Works Director and .representatives
from Lease Management regarding the proposed plans to lease the
space currently occupied by the Community Recycling Center on the
County land ; referred to as the "Blum Road Site" to a private
for-profit party as a source of revenue to the County.
The above recommendations have been developed as a result of the
Community Development Department' s report on used oil, and in
recognition of the fact that there are more appropriate .locations
for the Many Hands recycling center than the current location.
Rather than attempting to summarize or repeat the content of
Community D,evelopment' s report, we have attached it to this
report. Ii should be viewed as an integral part of our
Committee' s ; report and as the background and explanations for
many of our !recommendations.
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We look forward to having the 1989 Internal operations Committee
continue to work diligently on the issue, particularly in view of
the fact that used motor oil represents the single largest and
most common form of household hazardous waste with which the
public must cope.
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Community Development Director
Recycling Specialist
Public ;Works Director
General Services Director
Health ; Services Director
Hazardous Materials Commission
Sara Hoffman, Staff to
Hazardous Materials Commission
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: Internal Operations Committee DATE: December 28, 1988
Supervisor Tom Torlakson FILE: R-8H
Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Director of Commu►-it Develo ent
By: David Okita, Assistant Director, �_ � .
SUBJECT: Used Motor Oil
BACKGROUND
Issues relating to used motor oil are problematic at best. Federal and state
management regulations of the material are currently being reviewed.
Businesses, service station representatives and the public are confused about
legal disposal methods. The costs and liability for storage containers for used
oil are no longer willingly borne by private companies or public agencies as the
market for used oil has decreased.
Sources indicate that used motor oil is to be the largest, in quantity and
volume, of all hazardous wastes generated by residents in Contra Costa County.
According to an Environmental Protection Agency-funded study, the amount of used
oil has increased due to the rising cost of oil changes at service stations and
the availability of inexpensive motor oil at discount stores. According to the
proposed County Hazardous Waste Management Plan, about 14,000 tons of used oil
from all sources was manifested by waste oil haulers in 1985.
Many used oil collection systems in place in the County for many years are no
longer operating. The decrease in the number of service stations handling used
oil has recently been exacerbated by the fact that the low value of used oil no
longer makes it worth incurring the cost of handling it. Many service stations
and other collection centers began having to pay to have used oil hauled away
rather than being paid for(i)t. Furthermore, handling costs sky-rocketed just at
the time" when the value of used oil was falling. For example, liability
insurance costs have dramatically increased for owners of used oil storage tanks
as well as for generators and haulers of used oil , defined as a hazardous waste.
Cost increases due to more strict regulation by the Department of Health
Services (DOHS) caused some collection stations to drop out. Numerous
regulatory and financial restrictions placed on underground tanks by the
California Underground Storage Tank Regulations led many tank owners to remove
their tanks; this means they no longer have the capacity to accept used oil .
There is a pressing need to develop an improved collection system for this major
chemical . Both short- and long-term solutions to this growing problem must be
considered.
According the Senate Bill 86, the Used Oil Recycling Act (enacted in September
1986) , "used oil " is defined as:
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I. Any oil that has been refined from crude oil , and has been used, and, as a
result of use, has been contaminated with physical or chemical impurities.
2. Any oil that has been refined from crude oil and, as a consequence of
extended storage, spillage, or contamination with nonhazardous impurities
such as dirt and water, is no longer useful to the original purchaser.
3. Spent lubricating fluids which have been removed from an engine crankcase,
transmission, gearbox, or differential of an automobile, bus, truck,
vessel , plane, heavy equipment, or machinery powered by an internal
combustion engine.
4. Spent industrial oils, including compressor, turbine, and bearing oil ,
hydraulic oil , metal-working oil , refrigeration oil , and railroad
drainings.
5. Contaminated fuel oil with a flash point greater than 1000F.
"Used oil " does not include oil which has a flash point below 1000F or which has
been intentionally mixed with hazardous waste, other than minimal amounts of
vehicle fuel . "Used oil " also does not include oil which contains
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a concentration of 5 ppm or greater.
Current used oil recycling efforts have been hampered by the following factors:
o Low crude oil prices over the past several years have had a detrimental L
effect on oil recycling efforts. The price of used oil has paralleled the
falling price of crude oil , used oil recycling is therefore presen.tly not a
cost-effective proposition. '
o Because used oil has depreciated in value, haulers are now charging service
station owners to collect used oil that they once purchased. This has
resulted in service stations refusing or hesitating to accept used oil from
do-it-yourself oil changers.
o EPA's 1985 proposed listing of used oil as an RCRA (see below) hazardous
waste has apparently increased liability and insurance costs for those
involved in the used oil marketplace. This reportedly has had an adverse
effect on the willingness of service stations and other participants to
accept used oil .
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
In 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined used motor oil as a
hazardous waste in proposed regulations submitted to Congress; however, the
response to those proposed regulations was overwhelmingly negative. The EPA
reversed its decision not to list used oil as a hazardous waste in all cases and
was then sued. The Court of Appeals last month rendered a decision which
concludes that the EPA did not sufficiently justify that used oil was
nonhazardous for recycling purposes and required the agency to return with
better data. EPA is presently reviewing its used oil management regulations.
Decisions are expected in about two months. A new policy under consideration is
that service stations and others which collect under 2,000 kiloliters from
do-it-yourself oil changers will be exempt from compliance with the hazardous
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waste regulations under Section 3014 of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) .
STATE REGULATIONS
The Hazardous Waste Control Act, which is part of the California Health and
Safety Code, specifies that used motor oil is considered hazardous waste unless
it is being recycled. There are special procedures for disposing of used oil
which relax the typical hazardous waste requirements. The generator/collector
(the business which accepts used motor oil from the public) is not required to
fill out a "manifest" ; however, the generator must have a number assigned by the
EPA. The company which picks up the oil and transports it for recycling is
designated as the "generator" and is required to fill out a manifest and accept
responsibility for the "hazard." The State law now appears to lessen the
responsibility and effort on the part of any service station which accepts the
oil . The California Health and Safety Code (252.50.11) states that "any person
who receives used oil from do-it-yourselfers or other used oil generators, is
exempt from hazardous waste facility permit requirements if all of the following
conditions are met:
1. Each shipment of used oil received does not exceed 20 gallons, and the
contents of any single container does not exceed five gallons.
2. No other hazardous wastes are received at the location.
3. The used oil is transported by the generator of the used oil ."
However, the collector does pay for the cost *bf transporting the used motor oil
to its destination, which is a reason most service stations now charge to accept
it. Currently, some used oil haulers are charging 35 cents per gallon to these
businesses for the service.
Recycling occurs not when used oil is collected but when the collected oil is
transformed into a usable product, such as fuel oil , asphalt, and new
lubricating oils.
Presently, the low price of crude oil does not give re-refiners much incentive
to recycle. Some companies may feel that it is "cheaper" in terms of money,
paperwork and other hassles not to recycle, since the price of recycling used
oil may be comparable to the price of virgin oil .
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Most companies which accept used motor oil store it in large underground tanks.
The State Regional Water Quality Control Board oversees a new law which monitors
such tanks. Many of these tanks are old and leaking. This new law, designed to
regulate possible groundwater contamination from underground tanks, requires
either repair or replacement of tanks which leak. This expense is not willingly
borne by oil recyclers.
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ABOVEGROUND TANKS
According to Contra Costa County's Uniform Fire Code, 1985 Edition, Section
79.907b requires that tanks installed for crank case drainings shall be
installed in accordance with the requirements for Class I , liquid storage.
Section 79.501 of the Uniform Fire Code, prohibits the storage of Class I and II
liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings. An exception is allowed for
storage of waste oil when installed in a manner approved by the Consolidated
Fire District. A copy of the policy procedure directive for aboveground storage
of oil is available from the Consolidated Fire District, Fire Prevention Bureau.
A recent study on the costs of installing an underground tank indicates a range
from $15,000 to $20,000. Staffing and maintenance are additional costs.
BAY AREA COLLECTION PROGRAMS
Several Bay Area communities, including Los Altos, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and
Mountain View, have well-established used motor oil collection services as part
of their local residential curbside recycling programs. As indicated in Section
25250.15 of the Health and Safety Code, curbside collection of used oil is
specifically exempt from the requirements for hazardous waste disposal .
The cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale include used motor oil in their
curbside programs. Recycling trucks are equipped with a rack to hold one-gallon
plastic containers. Residents leave used motor oil in gallon containers at the
curb with other recyclables. The driver then replaces the full container with
an empty one. ' The Mountain View recycling program now collects 600 gallons of
used oil per month. Sunnyvale collected 22,000 gallons last year.
Residents in Mountain View have been well satisfied. Mark Bowers, the city's
Recycling Coordinator stated that "Waste oil collection is without a doubt the
most popular and most environmentally beneficial component of our curbside
recycling service" . At the start of their curbside oil collection service, some
residents said that they had been saving used oil in garages, closets and
kitchens for years. During the first month of the program, almost 1,000 gallons
of oil were collected.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PROGRAMS
At present, there are only two public waste oil collection sites, one in El
Cerrito and another in Walnut Creek.
E.C. Ology Recycling Center in E1 Cerrito collects approximately 500 gallons of
used oil each week at no charge to the public, totalling 27,000 gallons
annually. At present, California Oil Recyclers, a waste oil hauling company,
picks up the oil at no cost to the center. However, this may change. The
Valley Waste Management Center in Walnut Creek now charges do-it-yourself oil
changers 25 cents per gallon to dispose of oil . Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal
also collects used motor oil from their rate payers at their corporation yard.
Two curbside collection programs also pick up used oil : Contra Costa Resource
Recovery Service in Martinez and Port Costa Recycles. The Martinez company
reports that their hauler has informed them that a fee of 35 cents per gallon
for collection will now be charged.
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A current list of service stations which collect used oil , provided by the State
Waste Management Board is included (Attachment 1) . A random check of these
sites indicates that the charge for disposal ranges from 25 cents to $1.00 per
gallon. This! information is available to the public on the Waste Management
Board's HOTLINE 1-800-553-2962.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Short Term - Immediate
1. The objective of any used oil collection program is to provide a safe and
convenient method for Contra Costa residents to dispose of used motor oil .
Cost analysis of the alternative used oil collection systems must be made.
For example, information available from various jurisdictions indicate
different fire and safety requirements for the construction of aboveground
storage tanks. As this is a costly aspect of any used oil collection
system, a comparison of these requirements with a view toward reducing tank
construction costs., should be made.
2. It is essential to study alternative disposal methods for used motor oil in
the County. Among those to be considered are the placement, staffing and
maintenance of public disposal tanks; and the curbside collection of used
oil from households as part of any residential curbside recycling program.
Questions to be addressed include whether used motor oil is to be
considered as part of the residential waste stream and whether used oil is
to be considered an integral and major portion of the County' s proposed
Household Hazardous Waste Program. (Appendix 3) . As State Health " and
Safety Codes specifically exempt residential curbside recycling programs
from regulating used oil as hazardous waste, all curbside programs should
be encouraged to collect used oil . Curbside haulers might be allowed to
add a few cents to recycling surcharges as an incentive.
3. Appropriate County regulations for the disposal of used motor oil must be
developed and adopted. These might include regulatory measures for cities
within the County; for haulers; or for service station operators or oil
changing businesses.
Medium Term - 1990-1992
Under existing law every county is required, in cooperation with cities, to
prepare and submit to the California Waste Management Board (Board) a county
solid waste management plan which, among other things, details the county's plan
for hazardous waste disposal . In conjunction with these statutes Assembly Bill
2448 (the Eastin bill ) enacted the Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup and
Maintenance Advisory Committee.
The bill also mandated the development of a Household Hazardous Waste Grant
Program for funding local collection programs which prevent hazardous wastes,
including household hazardous waste, . from being disposed of in municipal
landfills.
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The bill directs an Advisory Committee to develop and recommend to the Board
detailed criteria for selecting grant recipients. Subsequently, the Board is
responsible for finalizing the grant selection criteria; developing
administrative guidelines for the grant program; and finally implementing
regulations to support the grant program.
In Article 5, Grants, Section 66799.40 (a) , (b) and (c) (see below) of AB 2448
provide the general guidelines needed to identify programs and those public
agencies eligible for grants. Specifically, subsections (a) and (b) address the
scope of program activities which are eligible for funding. The language in
subsection (c) provides for the award of noncompetitive grant funds of cities or
counties which qualify. This section states:
66799.40. The Board may make grants of funds in account to a city or
county for any of the following purposes related to the safe
operation, closure, and maintenance of solid waste landfills operating
on or after January 1, 1988.
(a) Support for establishing collection systems to ensure that
hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, household hazardous
waste, is not improperly disposed of in a solid waste landfill .
(b) Payment of local costs of waste control and enforcement
programs that help prevent the disposal of hazardous wastes in solid
waste landfills.
(c) If a city or county has already funded the type of program
described in subdivision (a) or (b) locally, the board shall award a
minimum grant of funds from the account to reimburse that city or
county for actual cost of the local program in that fiscal year or 20
percent of the fees paid or anticipated to be paid by the city or
county into the account during the same fiscal year, whichever is
less. This subdivision does not limit the authority of the board to
award grants of funds from the account in excess of, or in addition
to, the minimum grant amounts set forth in this subdivision, in
accordance with the grant criteria established pursuant to Section
66799.23.
Public review of proposed grant selection criteria will take place in Spring
1989. Funds collected from landfill operators will be available through this
grant program in 1990.
1. Implement used oil collection plan as recommended in alternate disposal
studies.
2. Apply for funding available through AB 2448 grant application procedures
for used motor oil collection as indicated above.
Long Term - 1992-
As used motor oil is considered by several sources to be the largest, in
quantity and volume, of all household hazardous wastes, long-term solutions to
its disposal are required. Attached to this report are relevant sections of the
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Proposed County Hazardous Waste Plan to be submitted to the Hazardous Waste
Commission. As indicated in the proposed plan, the Household Hazardous Waste
Program includes used motor oil .
1. Implement proposed household hazardous waste program as stated in the
County Hazardous Waste Plan.
2. The Household Hazardous Waste Program, which includes used motor oil ,
should be administered by the Health Services Department as indicated.
3. Oversight responsibility for the total County Hazardous Waste Plan,
including used motor oil , should be the Hazardous Materials Commission.
4. Work with the State Waste Management Board and other agencies to encourage
more businesses and local government to provide locations for used oil
collection; find ways to eliminate barriers to service stations and
community recycling programs from accepting used oil from the public; and
to develop markets for products made from used oil , and therefore, its
value to collectors.
For.more information, contact Sheila Cogan, Recycling Specialist, on 646-4196.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. List of Service Stations which collect used motor oil in Contra Costa
County
2. Local used oil haulers
3. Excerpt from Proposed County Hazardous Waste Plan relating to Household
Hazardous Waste.
4. Contact List
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The following•!list of service stations which collect used motor oil was provided
by the State Solid Waste Management Board and is current as of November 1988. A
random check of these sites indicates that many now charge a fee ranging from
$.25 to $1.00 per gallon for accepting used oil from the public .
ALAMO CHEVRON
3177 Danville Boulevard
Alamo, CA 94507
(415) 935-2905
ANDRE'S SERVICE CENTER
1611 Newell Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(415) 934-3366
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL
1125 Hensley
Richmond, CA 94801
(415) 233-8001
BOB BAKER CHEVRON
2380 Willow Pass Road
Concord, CA 94520
(415) 685-0276
BOB LEE CHEVRON
4295 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94521
(415)y 680-9766
BOB'S LAFAYETTE SERVICE
3500 Mount Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, CA 94549
(415) 284-1988
BRENTWOOD SHELL SERVICE
1355 Highway 4
Brentwood, CA 94513
(415) 634-8954
CLAYTON VALLEY TEXACO
5399 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94521
(415) 687-9210
COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE
3831 Shopping Heights
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(415) 439-2081
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CONTRA COSTA RESOURCE RECOVERY
Referral Servi.ce
Martinez, CA 94553
(415) 228-4363
DANVILLE EXXON
736 San Ramon Valley Boulevard
Danville, CA 94526
(415) 820-9758
DAVE'S UNION
1299 Boulevard Way
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
(415) 935-5419
E.C. OLOGY RECYCLING CENTER*
7501 Schmidt Lane
E1 Cerrito, CA 94530
(415) 527-6077
EL CERRITO SHELL
10602 San Pablo Avenue
E1 Cerrito, CA 94530
(415) 524-2585
ERIC'S RHEEM SHELL
383 Rheem Boulevard
Moraga, CA 94556 '
(415) 376-5717
ERWIN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
1441 Broadway
San Pablo, CA 94806
(415) 232-3500
FOUR CORNERS AUTO
2025 Monument Boulevard
Concord, CA 94520
(415) 682-0973
FRANK REYNOLDS AUTO
2400 Olympic Boulevard
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(415) 939-6769
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
1111 Ward Street
Martinez, CA 94553
(415) 646-1029
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Contra Costa County
Martinez, CA 94553
(415) 646-1029
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JACK RICE CHEVRON
1500 Palos Verdes Mall
Walnut Creek, ;CA ,94596
(415) 933-5851
KAISER SHELL CENTER
1599 Newell Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 9451.1
(415) 936-5505
LAFAYETTE CHEVRON
3363 Mount Diablo
Lafayette, CA 94549
(415) 284-9240
MCHUGH UNION SERVICE
18950 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(415) 581-2442
MOBIL
198 Diablo Road
Danville, CA 94526
(415) 837-3793
MOBILE SERVICE
4300 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94521
(415) 689-4620
MORAGA EXXON
530 Moraga Road
Moraga, CA 94556
(415) 376-0692
MORAGA ROAD MOBILE
960 Moraga Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
(415) 284-1076
MORAGA UNION
1135 Moraga Boulevard
Moraga, CA 94556
(415) 376-3268
MCCARTIE'S UNION
1024 Alberta Way
Concord, CA 94521
(415) 689-9812
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NORTHGATE TEXACO
2411 Oakgrove
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(415) 939-4848
OAK PARK CHEVRON
1800 Oak Park Boulevard
Pleasant Hill , CA 94523
(415) 935-4706
P & M ARCO SERVICE CENTER
3720 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94509
(415) 757-8661
PATIALA SERVICE STATION
2550 Mission Bell
San Pablo, CA 94806
(415) 235-5723
PETE'S PRICE I,S RIGHT
2600 Rumrill Boulevard
San Pablo, CA 94806
,(415) -232-9971
PHIL MADRUGA' S CHEVRON
2295 Morello Avenue
Pleasant Hill , CA 94523
(415) 685-1975
PLEASANT HILL BAYSHORE DISPOSAL
441 N. Buchanan Circle
Pacheco, CA 94553
(415) 685-4711
RICH' S CHEVRON
7007 San Ramon Road
Dublin, CA 94568
(415) 828-2700
RON'S SHELL
3630 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553
(415) 228-7115
SAN EXXON ALCOSTA
9096 Alcosta Boulevard
San Ramon, CA 94583
(415) 828-3393
SEARS
1001 Willow Pass Road
Concord, CA 94520
(415) 689=5100
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SMITH' S TEXACO
16400 San Pablo Avenue
San Pablo, CA 94806
(415) 724-9943
TEXACO
12105 Alcosta Boulevard
San Ramon, CA 94583
(415) 828-7600
TOM' S UNION 76
1690 Contra Costa Boulevard
Pleasant Hill , CA 94523
(415) 685-8410
WALNUT CREEK EXXON
605 Ygnacio
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(415) 932-072,5
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ATTACHMENT 2
USED OIL HAULERS
All American Waste Oil Company - (415) 676-0776
P.O. Box 625
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Yvonne Gentile, President
Bay Area Oil Recyclers - (415) 359-0469 (answering machine)
1433 Grand Avenue
Pacifica, CA 94044
Tom Alexander, Owner
California Oil Recyclers - 800-972-5284
6880 Smith Avenue
Newark, CA 94560
Dispatcher for pickup
Steve Hayward for Community Development Department
Curt Morgan, President
Evergreen Oil Recyclers - (415) 795-4426
Curtis Morgan, President
(Same as U.S. Oil and CA Oil )
Refineries Service - (209) 892-6742
13331 North Highway 33
Patterson, CA
Bryan Fabian, President
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ATTACHMENT 3
Proposed Household Hazardous Waste Program excerpted from Proposed Hazardous
Waste Plan
A program has been developed to meet the County hazardous waste goals and
policies that have been included within this plan. (Refer to III : Goals and
Policies) .
A. Policy: In order to reduce improper disposal of household hazardous waste
in landfills and sewers,
1. Encourage public awareness of household hazardous waste issues and
promote responsible handling of household hazardous materials
including, in order of importance, buying less, seeking safe
substitutes, using all the materials, recycling, and appropriate
disposal ; and
2. Establish an ongoing program for collection for household hazardous
wastes at convenient locations throughout the County. Possible
locations could include waste transfer stations and hazardous waste
treatment facilities.
B. Program Elements. The Household Hazardous Waste Program should focus on
public education and on establishing ongoing disposal opportunities.
1. PUBLIC EDUCATION: The public education efforts should focus on the
responsible handling of hazardous materials/waste including buying
less, seeking safe substitutes, using all of the product, recycling,
and proper disposal . This may be achieved by:
(a) The development of school programs;
(b) The development of educational materials;
(c) Ongoing public information and media outreach;
(d) Community outreach including the use of newsletters, sponsoring
educational workshops, and developing a speaker's bureau.
2. DISPOSAL: An ongoing system for the disposal of household hazardous
waste should be instituted, with a location established in the west,
central and eastern sections of the County.
This may be achieved by:
(a) Promoting the recycling of household hazardous wastes, such as waste
oil and solvent-based paints; ' and
(b) Requiring solid waste transfer stations to accept household waste (the
proposed Acme transfer station is being required to cooperate with
future household hazardous waste programs) ; and
(c) Requiring new commercial hazardous waste management facilities to
accept household hazardous waste at a specified cost.
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(d) Advocate adoption of State Legislation that would:
(1) Reduce administrative, financial and legal barriers to accepting
household hazardous waste at hazardous waste treatment
facilities; and
(2) Encourage and facilitate recycling of hazardous waste Statewide
through mechanisms such as tax incentives.
(e) Develop a funding mechanism for (a) , (b) and (c) .
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
This program should be assigned to the Health Services Department. Oversight of
this program should be the responsibility of the Contra Costa Hazardous Material
Commission. Specific information on program implementation, including funding
requirements and sources, is addressed in Chapter 12: Implementation of Plan
Programs.
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
This Chapter identifies programs and policies recommended in this plan which
require implementation. Potential funding options are also discussed. Final
selection of appropriate funding options has not been determined at this time,
pending further analysis. It is expected that the funding decisions will be
made during the review of this draft plan.
PROGRAMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION '
Figure 12-1 identifies six major new programs recommended in this plan. They6
are as follows:
The Waste Minimization and Small Business Generator Program expands the existing
generator inspection program managed by the County Department of Health
Services. All inspectors would be trained in waste minimization to directly
help businesses and industries in the County with waste minimization resources,
encouraging new technologies and industry recognition of model waste
minimization programs. The County Health Services Department will continue to
be the responsible County agency.
The Public Education Program will be a comprehensive program which includes
educating the general public, a school program, an elected officials program,
and a media program to create a better understanding throughout the County of
hazardous waste management issues. The County Health Service Department will be
the responsible County agency.
The Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program has two major components. the
first component is an ongoing collection site at the location of future solid
waste transfer stations and future off-site hazardous waste management
facilities. the second component is a public education/awareness program which
will educate people not to create household hazardous wastes by selecting buying
and encouragement of product development which does not result in household
hazardous waste. The collection part of this program can be very expensive and
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funding sources have not yet been identified. The County health Services
Department will be the responsible agency. Since the collection part of the
program is dependent upon new facilities, which are not yet in operation, it is
unknown when the program will be in full implementation. It is likely that the
program will be implemented in a staged basis as solid waste transfer stations
and hazardous waste facilities are constructed. The program costs are unknown
at this time.
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CONTACT LIST
Environmental Protection Agency Angela Wilkes
Washington, D.C. Currently developing regulations on
used motor oil
(202) 382-7917 _
Sarah Carney
Public information re: used oil
(202) 382-7932
Department of Health Services Lief Peterson
Sacramento, CA Monitors Health and Safety Code
Guidelines
(916) 322-1005
Department of Health Services Joanna Knight
Regional Office Duty Officer
Emeryville, CA Provides information to public
(415) 540-3641
California Waste Management Board Jim Cropper
Sacramento, CA Staff for Oil Recycling HOTLINE
(916) 322-8747
1-800-553-2962
California Waste Management Board Dave Stickler (Anna Polumbo)
Sacramento, CA Developing guidelines for grant
program under AB 2448 (Eastin Bill )
Versar, Inc. Consultants to EPA; developed
Springfield, VA handbook on curbside oil collection
Community Development Department Catherine Kutsuris, Planner
Contra Costa County Developed County Hazardous Waste
Martinez, CA Management Plan
(415) 646-4194
Assemblymember Delaine Eastin Mary Jo Rossi
Fremont and Sacramento, CA Information on AB 2448
(916) 445-7874
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Resource Management Associates Charles Papke
Napa, CA General information on used motor
oil recycling
(707) 257-8630
City of Mountain View, CA Mark Bowers
Manages curbside collection program
(415) 966-6311
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM. Internal Operations Committee tra
Finance Committee C )sta
DATE. December 21, 1988 CAIM
SUBJECT: CHILD CARE FINANCING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
1. Reaffirm the Board of Supervisors ' support for the formation of a Child
Care Fund.
2. Direct staff to contact each of the cities with a proposal to increase
the Transient Occupancy Tax to a uniform 9 . 50, with the increased
funding to be used to support the Child Care Fund.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the increased tax. were implemented countywide, an estimated .$490 ,000
would be raised annually. If only the County implements the increase, it
would be worth approximately $35,000 annually.
BACKGROUND:
On December 12, the Internal Operations Committee met with the Finance
Committee to discuss recommendations related to the financing of affordable
child care. During that meeting, various alternative funding sources were
discussed, including dedicating existing or increased Transient Occupancy
Tax to the fund, dedicating Pleasant Hill BART redevelopment revenues, both
sales and Transient Occupancy Tax, and the dedication of new sales tax
revenue from Buchanan Field. After discussing the matter thoroughly, the
Committee' s jointly approved the concept of using increased transient
occupancy tax as the first and most likely choice. The Committees also
recognized that whatever is done should be done on a countywide basis.
This is in recognition of the increased revenue potential, as well as the
knowledge that most of the benefit would accrue to citizens and children in
the incorporated parts of the County. The staff was directed to follow up
on this issue with the cities to determine the general countywide
interested in dedicating increased Transient Occupancy Taxes to this worthy
cause.
The other alternative discussed- did not appear to have the immediate
potential of the increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax. However, the
Committees wanted to reemphasize that it does not eliminate the other
alternatives from consideration. It merely directs the immediate staff
effort towards the Countywide increase in Transient Occupancy Tax.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SuRervisor Sunne MCPeak Sunervisor Nancy
SIGNATURE s : Sunervisor Tom Torlaksson Sunervisor Tom P
ACTION OF BOARD O J a ry 17 1988
c�8 gppROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTH -
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
Community Development Director PHIL BATCH OR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Redevelopment Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Social Services Director
Public Works Director
CC Child Care Council BY ,DEPUTY
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A final note, the most recent County Counsel opinion has indicated that
such an increase would take a vote of the people. This needs further
clarification, including analysis of a pending court case on this issue.
This should be resolved before a final determination on direction is made.
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