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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: December 13, 1984 County
SUBJECT: Solid Waste Policy Statements
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Refer attached draft policy statements relating to landfills to the
County Solid Waste Commission and cities for review and recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
You have expressed a desire to provide greater leadership in the
solid waste management area. This desire reflects factors such as diffi-
culties in obtaining approval for the expansion of ACME Fill, of seeking
to expedite a new landfill (s) , and of implementation of developing
technologies on waste disposal. For purposes of facilitating the
discussion and dialogue relating to this subject, there are attached some
proposed policy statements for consideration by your Board after appropriate
input from the County Solid Waste Commission, cities and other concerned
parties.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON December 18, 1984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
REFERRED to Internal Operations Committee (Powers and Fanden) for review on January 7, 1985.
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Public works Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Solid Waste Commission &Wrvisorsand CwtyAdministrator
County Administrator
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY
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Rev.II,11/30/84
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY STATEMENTS
1. LANDFILL WITHIN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
A landfill within the boundaries of Contra Costa County is necessary
to guarantee that the County's wastes can be disposed of without
requiring the approval of a jurisdiction outside the County, to
minimize transportation and disposal costs, and so that County
residents are not subject to waste import surcharges from other
jurisdictions. It will be necessary for the cities and the Board of
Supervisors to work together in order to make the difficult economic
and environmental compromises that will be necessary in order to site
the needed landfills.
2. NUMBER OF LANDFILLS
Contra Costa County should have more than one landfill in the future
so as to:
o Share the risk and impact of solid waste disposal as equitably as
is practical.
o Reduce the future risk of running out of landfill capacity.
o Minimize the distance that solid waste is hauled in the County.
3. RESOURCE RECOVERY
Solid waste resource recovery (including recycling, composting, and
waste-to-energy) should be encouraged so as to extend the life of
sanitary landfills, reduce the environmental impact of solid waste
disposal, and make use of a valuable resource provided that specific
resource recovery programs are economically and environmentally
desirable.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS AT LANDFILLS
All landfills shall use the best practicable technology to minimize
adverse environmental impacts. Effective environmental controls
should be implemented to control the following impacts including but
not limited to: '
o leachate control
o landfill gas migration control
o control of odor production
o control of vectors
o control of birds
o minimization of adverse aesthetic impacts
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5. LANDFILL CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
All new landfills proposed in Contra Costa County shall be required to
provide financial guarantees adequate to properly close the landfills
when operations cease and to ensure that the closed landfills will be
maintained in an environmentally safe manner after closure for as
long as needed.
6. CONTROL OF WASTE STREAM
Those public agencies responsible for the regulation of solid waste
collection, transfer, and disposal should work together to direct the
transport and disposal of solid waste to best serve the public
interest. These agencies should seek authority to direct solid waste
if they don't presently have it; they should maintain this authority
if they presently have it; and they should exercise the authority when
it is in the interest of the public to do so.
7. FAIR DISPOSAL FEE
Fees for the disposal of solid waste should be reasonable to the
consumer but should be sufficient to provide a fair rate of return in
the case where a landfill is operated by private industry. When
competition is not sufficient to assure fair and equitable disposal
fees, then regulation shall be developed by the responsible public
agencies to protect the public interest.
8. LANDFILL CAPACITY
A landfill with sufficient capacity to handle half of the county solid
waste stream for 20 years should be acquired, permitted, and placed
into operation as soon as possible. Additional landfill capacity
sufficient to handle all of the county solid waste stream for a total
of 50 years should be actively pursued in order to ensure that the
long term solid waste disposal needs of the County are met while
appropriate land is still available.
9. IMPORTATION OF SOLID WASTE
Because the County is facing a critical shortage of landfill
capacity, all new importation of solid waste from other counties
shall require an amendment to the County Solid Waste Management Plan.
In processing the Solid Waste Management Plan amendment, the effects
of the solid waste importation should be considered in light of
existing County policies.
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