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FROM: Solid Waste Commission Contra
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September 16, 1987 Costa
DATE; Coi t
Opposition to AB 2448-Solid Waste Landfills: Cleanup and
SUBJECT: Maintenance
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Chair to sign a letter to the Governor requesting that
he veto AB 2448 concerning Solid Waste Landfills: Cleanup and
Maintenance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No direct County cost but will require franchising agencies (cities
and sanitary districts) to increase disposal fees at landfills
approximately $ . 55 per ton to fund the activities of the bill.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The Board, upon recommendation of the Solid Waste Commission, had
previously opposed an earlier version of AB 2448. Although there have
been substantial revisions, the Bill still has many parts that do not
justify surcharge of $ . 55 per ton at all landfills. Many of the
programs will duplicate existing programs in Contra Costa County.
The Bill establishes a $100 million fund, allocating $20 million per
year for the following activities:
$8 million per year for emergency corrective action at solid
waste landfills.
$5 million per year for loan guarantees to owners and
operators of solid waste landfills to implement corrective
action programs.
$4 million per year for grants to cities and counties for
local programs to help prevent disposal of hazardous waste
(household hazardous waste) in solid waste landfills.
$2 million per year for grants to local enforcement agencies
(county health departments) and regional water quality
control boards for inspection of solid waste landfills and
enforcement of permit conditions.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON SEP 2 1981 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER x
The County Administrator is AUTHORIZED to sign the above mentioned letter .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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.
Orig.Dept:Community Development SEP,2 2 1987
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED _
County Legislative Delegation PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Solid Waste Commission SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-B3 BY ,DEPUTY
$1 million per year to the California Waste Management Board
for administering this law.
Landfills in Contra Costa County have substantially increased disposal
fees to cover the cost of closing landfills and post-closure
maintenance. This Bill will require a further increase in disposal
fees, with the result being an increase in household garbage rates to
fund closure and post-closure related activities. In some cases, some
of the funding allocated in the Bill for corrective actions at solid
waste landfills could be useful. However, in Contra Costa County all
landfills are privately owned and operated and therefore it is the
responsibility of the private corporations to fund any corrective
action. Many of the new regulations required by the Bill are
duplicative of existing closure and post-closure requirements of the
regional water quality control board.
Local enforcement agencies and regional water quality control board
inspections already have laws that fully fund these activities. In
the case of the local enforcement agency, the Contra Costa County
Health Department assesses a $ . 13 per ton fee to fully fund its
enforcement activities. If more funding is necessary the fee is
raised. The regional water quality control board also has the ability
to increase their budget through other means rather than from
landfills. Funding for household hazardous waste collection is
necessary, but there are laws currently in place to fund these
programs through increases in garbage collection rates.
If this Bill is approved, the State will allocate funds to the County
for household hazardous waste and enforcement program by assessing a
fee to landfill operators. The State will, however, retain 50 of
these locally assessed fees to pay for their administrative costs.
Any locally needed programs could be more efficiently funded by
assessing fees at the local level.
In summary, the major part of this Bill does not appear to be needed
in Contra Costa County, yet the County would have to pay for the
entire program. It would appear that this law would be most
beneficial to those Counties which have publicly owned landfills which
may not have the financial capability to fund closure plans and the
closure and post-closure maintenance of landfills. The County had
previously recommended amendments to the Bill which for the most part
have not been included in the most recent version. For this reason,
the Solid Waste Commission urges the Board to recommend that the
Governor veto this Bill.
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