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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May 20 , 1986 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden , McPeak, Schroder , Torlakson, Powers .
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None .
ABSTAIN: None .
SUBJECT: Proposal to Limit or Eliminate Toxic and
Hazardous Waste Pollutants and Emissions
The Board received the attached proposed resolution to
limit or eliminate toxic and hazardous waste pollutants and
emissions , submitted by Jerry Zacharatos .
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above mentioned
proposal is REFERRED TO THE County Administrator ' s Office for
evaluation.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervi ors on the date shown.
ATTESTECI: 1. D 9 d
PHIL BATCHEL , Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By �% /�� � , Deputy
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CC : County Administrator
1 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION NO.
2 THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY VOTE, PASS UPON,
3 & IMPOSE THE FOLLOWING COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. _ ,^ GIVEN THE OVERWHELMING
PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO, & THE ILLEGALITY OF THE PROPOSALS OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUN Y
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HAZARDOUS WASTE TASK FORCE ( THE PROPOSALS VIOLATE CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY
5 CODE =SECTIONS #25149 & ITS SUBSECTIONS,02510I.) , THF BOARD SHALL PASS U.,ON..'
6 ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE BOARD TO LIMIT OR ELIMIN ''
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TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE POLLUTANTS AND EMMISSIONS AS MUCH AS TECHNOL'OF- I-LY
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AND AS LEGALLY POSSIBLE.
8 THE BOARD SHALL PASS UPON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :
9 1) DESIGNATE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP A CENTRALIZED DATA BASE
ON HAZARDOUS WASTES GENERATED IN THE COUNTY GTHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE BY EMERGENCY
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RESPONSE AGENCIES AT ALL TIMES .
11 2) PERMIT SAVE SMOG CO. TO COORDINATE AN INTENSIVE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROJECT
12 INVOLVING ALL MANUFACTURERS AND SANITARY DISTRICTS, DESIGNATED ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS, & THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THIS EDUCATION PROJECT SHALL EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
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ON ALL ASPECTS OF POLLUTION, HAZARDOUS WASTE, SAFETY, & DISPOSAL. THE COSTS OF
14 THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT SHAI,L BE BORN EQUALLY BY THE GIVEN NUMBER OF MANUFACTURES
15 IN THE COUNTY AND BY THE COUNTY. UNDER ITS PERMIT, SAVE. SMOG CO. SHALL BE COMPEN-
SATED A "FAIR MARKET VALUE" FOR ITS SERVICES PERFORMED EOP THE COUNTY AND ASSOCIA ED
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MANUFACTURERS.
17 3) MORE STRICTLY ENFORCE AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION STANDARDS IN THE COUNT, THROUGH
18 THE COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPT. , THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORC -
MENT AGENCIES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE EFFORT.
19 4) DEVELOP STIFF PENALTY ORDINANCES, IN CONCERT WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THAT
20 WOULD PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF ANY TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN
21 THE SEWED. SYSTEM, ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR THROUGH THE SOLID WASTE SYST 4.
5) FOSTER & EXPEDITE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MANUFACTURERS,
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GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, AND THE SANITARY DISTRICTS. THE BOARD PERMITS
23 THAT SAVE SMOG COMPANY SHALL ACT AS A LIASON FOR THE AFORE MENTIONNED GROUPS TO
24 ACCOIiPLISH THIS TASK. THE COMPANY SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF ITS PERMIT. RECOMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY 'S SERVICES SHALL BE NO
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MORE THAN A DETERMINED "FAIR MARKET VALUE". THIS COMPENSATION SHALL BE SET BY TH
26 BOARD.
27 61 THE BOARD SHALL ACT DIRECTLY AS A COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COURT THAT WOULD HEAR,
28 TRY, .ARBITRATE, AND DECIDE UPON DISAGREEMENTS BET14EEN THE AFORE MENTIONNED GROUPS.
THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD WILL BE FINAL AND NON-APPEALABLE (EXCEPT WHERE STATE
29 ISSUES ARE INVOLVED) . ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS SHALL TAKE PLACE AND BE SCHEDULED
30 FOR NORMAL BOARD MEETINGS.
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7) PROMOTE THE USE OF SAFE AND MONITORED INCINERATION UNITS TO DESTROY AND ELIMI
INATE HAZARDOUS AI4D TOXIC SUBSTANCES . THE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM, IN CON-
32 JUNCTION WITH LOCAL MANUFACTURERS, TO ELIMINATE LOCAL LANDFILL SITES BY THE YEAR
2000. THE BOARD SHALL STRONGLY SUPPORT THE SELF MONITORING OF EACH MANUFACTURER`
TOXIC AIR EMMISSIONS, UTILIZING SAVE SMOG CO. PATENTED MONITORING PROCESS.
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1 8) IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SELF MONITORING PROGRAM MENTIONNED IN ITEM#7
2 IS VOLUNTARY ON EACH MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THIS PROGRAM CAN GENERATE A DATA BAS
THAT WOULD SET ITSELF AS AN ECONOMICAL & COMPLETE MONITORING SYSTEM MODEL FOR
3 THE STATE'S TOXIC AIR EMMISSIONS PROGRAM. SAVE SMOG COMPANY IS DESIGNATED UNDER
4 ITS PERMIT AUTHORITY TO 14AINTAIN THIS DATA BASE FOR THE BOARD.
5 9). .THE BOARD SHALL NOT USE LAND USE PER1ITS AND THE SETTING OF A 25% REDUCTION
LIMIT OF MANUFACTURER HAZARDOUS WASTE PRODUCTION TO LIMIT AND CONTROL THE .-MAN_I-
6 FESTTING OF HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN THE COUNTY. INSTEAD, THE'.BOARD-SH LL
7 PROMOTE THE CONSTRUCTION OF INCINERATION UNITS, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONNED, AND
8 THE PROPER MONITORING OF TOXIC EMMISSIONS THERE-FROM5 TO LIMIT THIS PROBLEM.
i0)_ THE BOARD SHALL SUPPORT PHILIP ISENBERG'S ASSEMBLY BILL THAT WOULD UNITE AL
9 TAE STATE TOXICS MONITORING AGENCIES INTO ONE. THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT THIS ONE
10 AGENCY WOULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN DEALING WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY
11 TOXICS ISSUES .
11) IT IS THE ORDER OF THE BOARD THAT ALL COUNTY MANUFACTURERS AND SANITARY DIS-
12 TRICTS (ALL THOSE THAT EMIT TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES) PROVIDE ALL WATERS,
13 SOILS, AND AIR E1124ISSIONS TESTS 4RESULTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY EACH MANUFACTURER
14 BY THE EPA AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNI,� TO THE BOARD TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE COUN Y
AS A TOXICS DATABASE. EACH UNUSUAL TEST RESULT MUST BE DESIGNATED SUCH TAHT IT
15 IS EASILY DISCERNABLE. EACH UNUSUAL TEST RESULT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN 17ADE-
16 QUATE" EXPLANATION OF WHY THE UNUSUAL RESULT OCCURRED AND WHAT STEPS WERE TAKEN
17 TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. SAVE SMOG CO. IS PERMITTED TO MAINTAIN THIS DATA BASE
FOR THE BOARD AND SUPPLY APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WHERE APPROPRIATE. SAV
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SI-10G COMPANY SHALL FOWARD ALL UNUSUAL RESULTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD IMMEDIATLY
19 UPON RECEIPT. ANY UPWARD RESULTS TREND SHALL ALSO BE NOTED, EXPLAINED, AND WHAT
20 STEPS WERE TAKEN TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION. AGAIN, THE SERVICES OF SAVE SMOG CO
SHALL BE DETERMINED TO BE COT•IPENSATED ON A FAIR MARKET VALUE. THIS DETERMINATION
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SHALL BE MADE BY THE BOARD.
22 12) GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS OBSERVING THE OUTCOME AND DRAFT
23 OF THE COUNTY'S TOXICS PROGRAM, THE BOARD SHALL ASSIST THE LEGISLATURE IN ANY
WAY REASONNABLY POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE STATE'S TOXICS PROD
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25 AUTHORED BY: J.S. ZACHARATOS
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1 ADDENDUM TO BOARD RESOLUTION NO.
2 THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY VOTE ,
PASS UPON , & IMPOSE THE FOLLOWING ADDENDUM TO BOARD RESOLUTION NO.
3 THIS ADDENDUM SHALL ACT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE LAND
4 USE PERMIT ISSUANCE TO MANUFACTURERS & SANITARY DISTRICTS THAT; W,ISH
5 TO .UNDERTAKE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. `.-
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'ALL MANUFACTURERS & SANITARY DISTRICTS THAT WISH TO BEGIN: NEW
6 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MAY DO SO AFTER THE APPROPRIATE CONSTRUCTION
7 PERMITS ARE FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND
8 ARE APPROVED. HOWEVER , THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES THAT GENERATE , OR HAVE THE POSSIBILITY
9 OF GENERATING , ANY HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCE SHALL HAVE A FULL
10 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE PERMITTING
11 PROCESS. THIS STUDY MUST BE RUN IN DUPLICATE BY BOTH THE MANUFACT—
URERS" OWN ENGINEERS AND BY AN INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER-
12 ING GROUP. THE RESULTS OF BOTH STUDIES MUST BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY
13 TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. THE RESULTS OF BOTH STUDIES MUST
14 COINCIDE TO THE BOARD ' S SATISFACTION. NO CONSTRUCTION MAY BEGIN
ON ANY TOXICS GENERATING PROJECT WITHOUT FINAL BOARD APPROVAL . THIS
15 APPROVAL SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR PERMITTING PROCESSES
16 FOR CONSTRUCTION. BOARD SATISFACTION WITH THE STUDY RESULTS SHALL
17 BE DEFINED AS THOSE THAT MEET STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR
TOXICS GENERATION IN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS. IN SHORT , THE NEW
18 PROJECT MUST MEET ALL THE FEDERAL AND STATE CRITERIA TO GAIN AN
19 OPERATIONS PERMIT FROM THESE AGENCIES. SAVE SMOG COMPANY IS PER-
20 MITTED BY THE BOARD TO MAINTAIN THE DATA BASE OF THESE RESULTS FOR
THE COUNTY, & SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD ON ALL ASSOCIATED
21 ITEMS.
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