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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS j -'` Contra
Costa
FROM. HARVEY E. BRAGDON _
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT County'
DATE: JULY 27, 1993
SUBJECT: CERTIFY THE ADEQUACY OF THE FINAL EIR, ADOPT THE FINDINGS AND THE
MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM ON THE FINAL COUNTYWIDE INTEGRATED WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLAN INCLUDING THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES SITING
ELEMENT AND COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ELEMENT, AND APPROVE
THE FINAL PLAN AND ITS ELEMENTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Accept the recommendation of the County Zoning Administrator as
set forth in Exhibit A and attached hereto;
2 . Certify the Final EIR for the Countywide Integrated Waste
Management Plan including the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
Siting Element and Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Element
as being adequate and having been prepared in conformance with
the California Environmental Quality Act and State and County
CEQA Guidelines;
3 . Adopt the Findings Relative to the Contra Costa Countywide
Integrated Waste Management Plan set forth in Exhibit B,
attached hereto and. incorporated by this reference, including
the Mitigation Monitoring Program, attached hereto as Exhibit
C (also attached to Exhibit B) and incorporated herein by this
reference;
4. Close the Public Hearing for and Approve the Final Contra Costa
Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CoIWMP) including
the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and the
Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Element along with the
Summary of the Source Reduction and Recycling Elements for the
County and each city within the County; the Non Disposal
Facility Elements for each jurisdiction; and, the Response to
Comments Received on the Plan; and,
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 279 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
The Board APPROVED the above recommendations, and in addition EXPRESSED its
appreciation to staff and to the Task Force for their work on the plan.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Louise Aiello (510/646-1550) ATTESTED July 27, 1993
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Household Hazardous Waste Division AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
of the Health Services Department
Cities (via CDD)
Interested Parties (via CDD) BY , DEPUTY
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CEATIFY� the adequacy of the Final EIR, ADOPT the Continued - Page Two
Findings and the Mitigation Monitoring Program
on the Final CoIWMP including the Solid Waste
Disposal Facilities Siting Element and Countywide
HHWE and APPROVE the Final Plan & its Elements
5. Authorize the Community Development Department, upon approval
by a majority of the cities having a majority of the population
within the incorporated areas of the county, to submit the
Contra Costa Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan with
its component parts to the California Integrated Waste
Management Board in compliance with the submission requirements
established in AB 939 and AB 2494 .
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the County General Fund. Preparation of the Plan has been
funded by the AB 939 Tipping Fee and the County Resource Recovery
Fees. Implementation of the programs within the Plan will be
funded by individual jurisdictions or jurisdictions working
together. Fines for non-compliance could be $10, 000 per day per
jurisdiction; current pending State legislation would defer such
fines until 1995.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On July 23 , 1993 the County Zoning Administrator approved the Final
EIR for the Contra Costa Countywide Integrated Waste Management
Plan (CoIWMP) and recommended that the Board of Supervisors certify
the Final EIR as adequate. The Board's certification of the Final
EIR is based upon the consideration and recommendation of the
Zoning Administrator as contained in the attached Resolution
(Exhibit A) . Adoption by the Board of the Findings (Exhibit B) and
the Mitigation Monitoring Program (Exhibit C) complete the
environmental requirements.
Since 1990 the County and the 18 cities within Contra Costa have
been diligently working to comply with the planning requirements of
first, AB 939 and then, AB 2494 and AB 3001--each of which mandates
local solid waste management planning and activities to reduce
waste disposal by 25% by 1995 and 50% by the year 2000.
Cities and the County have approved Final Source Reduction and
Recycling Elements, Household Hazardous Waste Elements, and Non
Disposal Facilities Elements. These Elements serve as the basis
for the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan. In September,
1992 the Draft Plan was circulated for comment. As a result of the
comment a number of changes were made to the Plan based upon
comments and meetings with city AB 939 Project Managers. In
addition to the changes made in the Final Plan, itself, the
Response to Comments on the Plan has been included as a part of the
Final CoIWMP.
In May, 1993 the Local Task Force concurred with the changes which
had been made to the CoIWMP and recommended to the Board and the
cities approval of the Final Contra Costa Integrated Waste
Management Plan including the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
Siting Element and the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste
Element.
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Cerdficate
O!f
Rec.ogntfion
is presented
to
L0z ranFujii
for outstanding legal and professional
services provided in behalf of Contra Costa
County in the preparation of the first AB 939 .
Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan
and its Environmental Impact Report to be
submitted to the State.
August, 1993
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
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Certificate
0
Recognition
is presented
to
Louise Aiello
for extraordinary and creative
professional services in behalf of
Contra Costa County resulting in the approval by
the County and all 18 cities of the first Countywide
Integrated Waste Management Plan to be
submitted to the State.
August, 1993
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Resolution No. 32-1993 Exhibit A
RESOLUTION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA
COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE COUNTYWIDE INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
PLAN including THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES SITING ELEMENT AND
THE COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ELEMENT
Whereas, the approval of the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan including
the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and the Countywide Household Hazardous
Waste Element have significant impacts on the environment and therefore is subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
Whereas AB 939 requires compliance with CEQA as provided for in Public Resources
Code S 21000 and in the California Government Code S 18783 for Countywide Integrated Waste
Management Plans and Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Elements; and,
Whereas on April 15, 1992, the County Community Development Department issued a
CEQA Notice of Preparation, registered the NOP with the State Clearinghouse (obtaining State
Clearinghouse Number 92043057) and sent notices by mail to potential responsible agencies,
thereby initiating the comment period which terminated on June 1, 1992 and included a public
scoping session; and,
Whereas, the County Community Development Department arranged for the services of
an environmental consulting firm (EIP Associates), developed a work program, and obtained
approval of a contract from the Board of Supervisors for such contract; and,
Whereas, a Draft EIR addressing the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan
including the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and the Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Element and the scoping period comments was prepared and was issued on
May 21, 1993 at which time a CEQA Notice of.Completion was filed with the State
Clearinghouse, enacting a 45-day public comment period; and,
Whereas, on June 14, 1993 the Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator conducted
a Public Hearing on the Draft EIR, at which time no one gave oral comment, and additional
written comments were allowed to be submitted until 5:00 p.m. on July 6, 1993; and,
Whereas, on July 13, 1993 a Final EIR Response Document, providing written responses
to the comments on environmental subject matter received during the public review period, was
prepared, published, and distributed to those who commented on the Draft EIR and to
responsible agencies;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Zoning
Administrator finds:
Resolution No. 32-1993
That the Final Environmental Impact Report consisting of the May, 1993 Draft EIR and
the July, 1993 Final EIR Response Document for the Contra Costa Countywide Integrated Waste
Management Plan which includes the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and
Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Element was prepared, processed , and completed in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and State and County CEQA
Guidelines; and,
That the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Contra Costa Countywide Integrated
Waste Management Plan including the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and the
Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Element is adequate in its discussion and analysis of
environmental impacts, mitigation measures, alternatives, and other environmental effects that
could result from the approval of the Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Plan and its
Elements; and,
FURTHER, that the Zoning Administrator hereby transmits the Final EIR to the Contra
Costa County Board Of Supervisors with the recommendation that the Board certify the Final
EIR as adequate.
Resolution approved at t the meeting of the Contra Costa County.Zoning Administrator on July
23, 1993.
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Communi y evelopment Director
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Exhibit B
FINDINGS RELATIVE TO THE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTYWIDE INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CoIWMP)
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT MEGA")
A. INTRODUCTION '
The Board of Supervisors of Contra.Costa County, California (the "Board")
adopts the following findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines
and County regulations promulgated thereunder. These findings address this Board's
consideration of the Contra Costa Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan
(CoIWMP) including the Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Siting Element and the
Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Element and other Elements upon which the
CoIWMP is based.
The environmental impact report prepared for the CoIWMP is comprised of the
Notice of Preparation, the Draft EIR circulated for public review and comment, the
Response Document containing oral and written public comments and responses (the
"Final EIR"), and all studies, documents, notices incorporated into the EIR or relating
to preparation and consideration of the EIR by this Board. The EIR is a "Program-level
EIR" pursuant to CEQA Guidelines and is intended to serve as the environmental
documentation for the Project, including all subsequent County and other public
agency actions, approvals, permits, or other entitlements granted or issued for the
Project.
B. Certification of the EIR
1. In adopting these Findings this Board certifies that the EIR has been
completed in compliance with CEQA and that the EIR was presented to, and the
information contained therein was reviewed and considered by this Board prior to
taking final action on the Project; and the EIR represents the independent judgment
of this Board and of the County as lead agency for environmental review of'the
Project.
2. In so certifying, this Board recognizes that there may be minor differences
and among the different sources of information and opinions offered in the documents
and testimony that make up the EIR and the administrative record for the CoIWMP as
a whole. Experts and information may disagree, and this Board must base its
decisions and these findings on that evidence in the record that it finds most
compelling.
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C. OTHER CONTROLLING DETERMINATIONS
1. This Board intends that any finding or determination required or permitted
to be made by this Board shall be deemed to be made if it appears in any part of these
findings or elsewhere in any Board order, resolution or other action relating to the
ColWMP. All the text included in this document constitutes findings and
determinations by this Board, whether or not any particular wording includes a
statement to that effect.
2. The Final EIR contains modifications, clarifications and amplifications of
the information contained in the Draft EIR. This Board finds that these changes do not
constitute significant new information within the meaning of CEQA section 21092.1
but merely represent minor technical revisions and additions. This Board further finds
that recirculation of the EIR is not required before taking action on the CoIWMP.
(a) This Board finds that all of the mitigation measures recommended
in the EIR are incorporated into the CoIWMP, by these findings.
3. Unless otherwise expressly stated in these findings, all recommended
mitigation measures are determined to reduce any potentially significant adverse
environmental impact of the CoIWMP to a less than significant level. None of the
recommended mitigation measures themselves give rise to any significant
environmental impacts, unless such an impact is identified in the EIR or in these
findings.
4. The record before this Board relating to the CoIWMP, the CoIWMP
approvals and certification of the EIR includes, without limitation: (a) The CoIWMP;
(b) All staff reports and other documentation produced by or on behalf of the County
(c) The EIR and all its components and incorporated material, and all related notices;
(d) All written and oral evidence received by the Zoning Administrator and this Board
before and during public hearings on the ColWMP and the EIR; and (e) All matters of
common knowledge and all official enactments of the County.
5. In some instances, recommended mitigation measures may be within the
jurisdiction of other agencies. The Conditions and the mitigation monitoring program
being adopted by this Board indicate which other public agency may be responsible
for approving or implementing particular mitigations. In each such case where
mitigation measures are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another agency,
and not this County, this Board hereby finds that such measures either have been
adopted by the other agency, or can and should be adopted by such other agency.
6. Each finding of this Board and this Board's approvals for the Project are
based on and supported by competent and substantial evidence in the entire record,
and is an independent finding and determination of this Board in all respects.
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D. FINDINGS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DETERMINED NOT TO BE
SIGNIFICANT
1. The EIR identified certain impacts from the CoIWMP that were
determined not to be potentially significant. These impacts are included in Table 2-2
"Summary of Environmental Effects and Mitigation Measures" from the Final EIR.
2. For those impacts which are determined not to be significant, no
mitigation measures are required to be adopted pursuant to CEQA relating to these
impacts, no analysis of such impacts is required beyond that included in the EIR and
these findings, and no other finding is required regarding these impacts.
3. The EIR identified various features of the CoIWMP that would serve to
further reduce these impacts. Although no mitigation measures are required to be
adopted relating to these impacts, some measures to further reduce these less-than-
significant impacts are set forth in the EIR and are hereby adopted by this Board and
recommended for adoption by appropriate agencies as applicable.
4. To the extent that these impacts might be characterized as significant by
persons disagreeing with this Board's findings, even after imposition of mitigation
measures being adopted, this Board finds that the environmental, economic, social
and other benefits of the CoIWMP outweigh and override any such alleged significant
impact, as more fully stated in the Statement of Overriding Considerations in these
findings.
E. FINDINGS REGARDING POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT WILL BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS
1. The EIR identified potentially significant adverse environmental impacts
from the ColWMP in the following general topics: Land Use; Aesthetics; Community
Services; Public Health and Safety; Traffic, Circulation and Parking; Air Quality; Noise;
Energy; Geology and Seismicity; Hydrology and Water Quality; Biological Resources;
and Cultural Resources.
2. The EIR also identified potentially significant adverse impacts regarding
cumulative actions contained in the Elements comprising the CoIWMP and/or upon
which it is based.
3. The EIR identified various features of the CoIWMP that would serve to
mitigate certain potentially significant impacts. The EIR also recommended one or
more additional mitigation measures to address each impact. Each such feature and
recommended mitigation measure is summarized in the Impact/Mitigation Summary.
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3. Based upon the EIR, the facts herein, and the entire record, this Board
finds that, except for the impacts described in Section F of these findings, each
potentially significant impact of the ColWMP will be mitigated to a less than
significant level by some combination of features of the ColWMP or by mitigation
measures recommended by the EIR.
F. FINDINGS REGARDING IMPACTS THAT WILL REMAIN SIGNIFICANT AND
UNAVOIDABLE NOTWITHSTANDING MITIGATION
1. The EIR identified three potential impacts of the CoIWMP that may
remain unavoidable and significant at the Program EIR level:
(15-1) Solid waste management facilities proposed in the SRREs may
impact existing public services, depending on the existing site
infrastructure facilities.
(15-2) City composting programs could significantly impact existing
non-potable water service, due to the high water requirements
of composting.
(15-4) Mobile HHW drop-off sites, with or without stationary hub
storage, and other HHW drop-off programs may impact existing
public services, depending on existing site infrastructure
facilities.
2. These three potentially significant impacts on public services may have
been or could be substantially reduced by mitigation measures at the Project EIR level
stage. However, these three impacts remain potentially significant and unavoidable
at the program EIR Level.
G. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
1. The EIR evaluates and compares five Alternatives in the ColWMP,
including the No-Project Alternative.
2. This Board finds that the EIR sets forth a reasonable range of alternatives
to the CoIWMP proposals to foster informed decision making and public participation
and to permit a reasoned choice. This Board finds that the Alternatives are adequately
discussed and evaluated in the EIR.
3. Based on the EIR and the entire record, this Board finds that each of the
five Alternatives is infeasible and undesirable for the reasons described in Section 18
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of the Draft EIR, because each Alternative will produce other or greater impacts and/or
each Alternative will not achieve the same environmental, social, economic and other
benefits derived from the CoIWMP, as discussed in the Statement of Overriding
Considerations. Accordingly, this Board rejects each of the five Alternatives.
H. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
1. This Board finds and determines that, to the extent any impacts remain
significant at the Program Level despite project features or mitigation measures
recommended by the EIR, such impacts are acceptable in light of the environmental,
social, economic and other benefits of the CoIWMP and that these benefits outweigh
and make acceptable any such environmental impacts of the CoIWMP.
2. The benefits of the ColWMP and the potential for mitigation within
specific projects are supported by substantial evidence in the record. Each benefit is,
independent of each other, an overriding consideration which warrants approval of the
CoIWMP despite each and every impact that will remain significant at the program EIR
level.
1. MITIGATION REPORTING/MONITORING PROGRAM
CEQA Section 21081.6 requires this Board to adopt a monitoring or reporting
program regarding CEQA mitigation measures as part of approving the CoIWMP. This
Board hereby adopts the Mitigation and Monitoring and Program set forth in Exhibit
C attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, in fulfillment of the CEQA
requirement.
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Exhibit C
CONTRA COSTA
COUNTYWIDE INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROGRAM EIR MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
JULY, 1993
1. INTRODUCTION
CEQA REQUIREMENTS
This document is a Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) for the Program Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for the Contra Costa Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CoIWMP).
A central purpose of an EIR is to identify changes or alterations that have been required in, or
incorporated into, a project to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects identified in the
EIR. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that when a public agency makes
findings regarding such changes based on an EIR, the agency must adopt a reporting or monitoring
program for the changes which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval (Public
Resources Code Section 21081.6, AB 3180, (1988)). The reporting or monitoring program must be
designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. The MMP contained in this document
has been developed to ensure compliance with the requirements of PRC Section 21081.6.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
To reduce significant environmental impacts, the Program EIR for the CoIWMP has identified
mitigation measures,which are actions to reduce those impacts. This MMP document is a program
for triggering enforcement and/or checking the implementation of the mitigation measures previously
identified in the EIR
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1. Introduction '
The basic objectives of the CoIWMP Mitigation Monitoring Program will be to achieve the following:
• To provide a mechanism for monitoring the mitigation measures identified in the Program
EIR on the CoIWMP in compliance with CEQA;
• -To identify the appropriate monitoring entities; and
• To seek assurance that the mitigation measures identified in the COIWMP are provided on
a timely basis by the agencies that have responsibility and jurisdiction over such improve-
ments.
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT
The CoIWMP was prepared in compliance with the California Integrated Waste Management Act
of 1989 (AB 939). The CoIWMP is a program-level plan for solid waste management in Contra
Costa County,which identifies, at a conceptual level,various specific programs and facilities that will
be or are being implemented.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
Section 1 —Introduction
Provides an overview of CEQA's monitoring requirements,program objectives,the project for which
the program has been prepared, and the way in which the Mitigation Monitoring Program has been
organized.
Section 2—Description of Program
Describes the government entities that are responsible for the implementation of the Mitigation
Monitoring Program, the program scope,procedures for monitoring, the process for making changes
to the program, and the way in which monitoring will be coordinated to ensure implementation of
mitigation measures.
Section 3 —Mitigation Monitoring Form
Outlines the mitigation measures,responsible entities, and the timing for monitoring each mitigation
measure included in the program.
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2. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
In compliance with CEQA, a Program EIR for the CoIWMP has been prepared. The EIR includes
mitigation measures which mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects,and is the basis for this
MMP.
Table 1 identifies, to the extent feasible for a program-level document, the entity or entities that will
be responsible for the enforcement of all adopted mitigation measures. It is often not possible to
specify at the Program EIR level whether the County, a city or a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) will
ultimately be responsible for CoIWMP facilities that have not yet been sited,and in the case of a few
impacts,it is not possible to define whether mitigation measures are necessary. Both these issues are
discussed below.
Entity Responsible for Monitoring
The CoIWMP identifies a number of planned, proposed, or potential solid waste facilities and
programs. Specific sites are not yet identified for some of these facilities,.as is common in a program-
level document. The sites ultimately selected may be in an unincorporated area of the County,within
the boundary of a city, and/or within the jurisdiction of a JPA or other regional entity. Furthermore,
the analysis of environmental impacts and associated mitigation measures in the Program EIR
generally addresses multiple facilities or programs of a given type. Thus, mitigation measures
identified in the Program EIR generally apply to more than one facilityor program, for which sites
may not yet have been selected.
In conformity with the requirements of AB 939, the CoIWMP incorporates facilities and programs
in both city and unincorporated areas, although AB 939 recognizes that each city, and the County
for the unincorporated areas, has jurisdiction and is independently accountable for implementation
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of its own solid waste diversion goals. Depending on the location and institutional arrangements, the
County, a city, or a JPA would have the responsibility for monitoring the implementation of the
mitigation measures for a specific facility. Therefore,the responsible agency identified in Table 1 may
indicate that,for example,the County Community Development Department,a relevant city Planning
Department,or a JPA is responsible for monitoring conformity with applicable land use,zoning,local
ordinances, and other requirements. The determination of which government entity is responsible
for mitigation monitoring would be made for each specific project.
Although the County, cities, and/or JPAs will be responsible for mitigation monitoring for projects
within their respective jurisdictions, they may choose to delegate the actual performance of the
monitoring to another qualified entity, for cost-effectiveness, access to particular expertise, or other
reasons. For example,the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority(representing
portions of the County and the cities of EI Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules) has
contracted with the County Community Development Department to do mitigation monitoring for
the West County Integrated Resource Recovery Facility. This arrangement was made to take
advantage of existing expertise possessed by the County and complete the task in the most cost-
effective and efficient manner.
Future Project-Specific Mitigation Measures
In general, the Program EIR assesses the'types of impacts generated by the future programs and
facilities that would be allowed by the CoIWMP,states whether the impacts would be significant,and
identifies mitigation measures required for all significant impacts. These impacts,mitigation measures
and levels of significance are summarized in Table 2-1 Summary of Environmental Effects.of the
Program EIR. This Mitigation Monitoring Program then identifies a mechanism, including respon-
sible entities, for monitoring those mitigation measures. However, in several instances (specifically,
Impacts and Mitigation Measures 15-1, 15-2, and 154 in the CoIWMP Program EIR), it is not
possible to define at the Program EIR level whether the identified impacts would be significant. This
is because these impacts relate to impacts on public service providers(such as water service)of either
united facilities or facilities for which project-level EIRs have been done. Provision of these services
in an area with public service infrastructure (such as water mains) in place does not normally create
a significant impact, but, for a new facility located in an area without existing infrastructure, the
impacts could be significant. For this reason, the Program EIR states that these impacts could be
significant, depending on the locations of the facilities, some of which have not been chosen. The
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subsequent project EIRs that have been or will need to be prepared for specific facilities allowed by
the CoIWMP are or will be able, using site-specific information, to define whether these impacts are
significant. For example, a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in the East County area is identified
in the CoIWMP. The Draft EIR for the proposed East County Community Collection Center in the
Antioch area is able to define the levels of significance for all public services impacts at the proposed
project site and mitigate the impacts at the project level.
For completeness, this Mitigation Monitoring Program includes mitigation measures for all impacts
that are or could be significant as identified in the CoIWMP EIR. As specific projects are proposed,
project-specific analysis in relation to Impacts 15-1, 15-2, and 15-4 may or may not result in the
identification of significant impacts, and monitoring of Mitigation Measures 15-1, 15-2, and 15-4 in
Table 1 of this MMP may not be required, or may be more appropriately included in the project-level
mitigation monitoring program.
PROGRAM SCOPE
The mitigation measures that will be monitored as a result of the CoIWMP EIR consist of those that
have been adopted to reduce or avoid significant impacts. In some cases, the County has adopted
mitigation measures that would further reduce the effect of less than significant impacts. These
mitigation measures have not been included in the monitoring program. In the CoIWMP Program
EIR,mitigation measures for less-than-significant impacts are few in number(consisting of Mitigation
Measures 7-1 and 7-2 dealing with traffic, and Mitigation Measure 8-6 dealing with air quality): As
is normally the case with Program EIRs, mitigation measures are identified, to the extent feasible,
for a program level document. Existing or subsequent project-level environmental review may
identify additional mitigation measures using site-specific project data. For example, traffic impacts
and associated mitigation measures at specific intersections may be identified at the project level for
specific facilities identified in the CoIWMP.
MITIGATION MONITORING PROCEDURES
The Mitigation Monitoring Program delineates responsibilities for monitoring projects,but allows the
responsible entity flexibility and discretion in determining how best to monitor implementation.
Monitoring procedures will vary according to the type of mitigation measure. The timing for
monitoring and reporting is described in the Mitigation Monitoring Form (Table 1). Establishing
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adequate monitoring procedures generally consists of demonstrating that monitoring procedures took
place and that mitigation measures were implemented, or that other options were identified,
approved, and implemented
In order to enhance the effectiveness of the monitoring program,existing institutional structures will
be utilized where appropriate.. Specifically, government entities with authority over the areas of
significant environmental impact identified in the Program EIR generally already exist. These entities
are familiar with regulatory issues in their area of jurisdiction,and will provide the front line capabili-
ties for much of the monitoring program.
PROGRAM CHANGES
Changes to the Mitigation Monitoring Program will be made in accordance with CEQA and would
be permitted after further review and approval by the County and the cities and appropriate JPAs.
This flexibility is necessary in light of the program-level nature of this EIR. Such changes could
include reassignment of monitoring and reporting responsibilities and/or program redesign to make
any appropriate improvements. No change will be permitted unless the mitigation monitoring and
reporting program continues to satisfy the requirements of AB 3180.
TYPES OF MITIGATION MEASURES BEING MONITORED
The Mitigation Monitoring Form identifies the types of measures that will be undertaken by the
responsible entity to mitigate potential significant adverse environmental impacts of the Col%W.
In general,implementation of the Mitigation Monitoring Program will require the following actions:
1) Appropriate monitoring entities will be identified
2) Inspectors designated by the appropriate monitoring entities will review the Program
EIR, which provides both general background and specific information on the
mitigation measures in the Program EIR.
3) Inspectors will visit project sites and/or offices of relevant entities as appropriate.
4) Problems or exceptions to compliance will be addressed as appropriate.
5) Periodic meetings will be held during project implementation to report on compliance
with mitigation measures.
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6) The monitoring entities will report on an annual basis to the applicable governing
body, unless more frequent reporting is warranted by special circumstances.
These activities may be carried out as part of the reporting requirements for AB 939, subsequent
legislation, and/or CEQA to provide cost efficiencies.
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3. MITIGATION MONITORING FORM
MITIGATION MONITORING FORM
Table 1 outlines the mitigation measures, responsible entities, and the timing for monitoring each
mitigation measure included in the program. The mitigation measures are grouped by Programs,
Facilities, and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), the same categories used in the Program EIR.
Abbreviations used in Table 1 are defined below.
ABBREVIATIONS
AGB Applicable Governing Body
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Cal-OSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C/CDPW City or County Department of Public Works
C/CP/JPA City or County Planning and/or Solid Waste Management personnel, and/or Joint
Powers Authority.
CEHS County Environmental Health Services
CIWIvIB California Integrated Waste Management Board
Con Contractor
FO Facilities Operator
FPD Local Fire Protection District or Department
HMD Hazardous Materials Division of CEHS
LEA Local Enforcement Agency
OES Office of Emergency Services
PS Project Sponsor
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SD Sanitary District
WD Water District
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CG County Geologist
GE Geotechnical Engineer
LA Landscape Architect
PA Project Architect
RG Registered Geologist
QAE Qualified Acoustical Engineer
QA Qualified Archaeologist
QE Qualified Engineer
QIH/HSO Qualified Industrial Hygienist or Health & Safety Officer
N/A Not Applicable
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