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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Comte
Director of Community Development t
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DATE: May 9, 1989
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SUBJECT: Status of Closure Plan for the Richmond Sanitary Landfill
and East County Landfill.
SPECIFIC REQUEST S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Receive the report from the Community Development Department on the
statusof closure plans for the Richmond Sanitary Landfill and East
County Sanitary Landfill.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the County. -
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
At its April 25, 1989 meeting, the Board of Supervisors requested
staff to provide a status report on the closure plans for the
Richmond Sanitary Landfill and the East County Sanitary Landfill.
Both landfills have submitted their initial cost estimates for
closure and postclosure (the actual plans are not due until July 1,
1990) . The initial cost estimates are $11.2 million for the East
County Sanitary Landfill and $12 . 8 million for the Richmond
Sanitary Landfill. These estimates were submitted to the
California Waste Management Board within the past three weeks.
Under State law, landfills are also required to submit
documentation of financial assurance to fund the closure and
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Supervisor Torlakson requested staff to send a letter on
behalf of the Board to the State Waste Management Board expressing
concern that the above referenced landfills have not submitted
documentation on financial assurances to fund future closure and
post closure activities. Supervisor McPeak requested the Director
of Community Development to develop a recommendation for Board
consideration on its role in reviewing and assessing landfill
closure plans. Supervisor Powers requested information from County
Counsel relative to the closure plan process and rate regulation,
including the feasibility of establishing a trust fund or similar
type mechanism for depositing closure fees collected. The
requested information is to be provided June 6, 1989.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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.
cc: Community Development ATTESTED 3�
County Counsel PHIL OATCH19LOR, CLERK OF
County Administrator THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY - DEPUTY
postclosure activities. Neither landfill has filed such sureties
with the State ( the segregated account arrangement between Richmond
Sanitary and the West County cities does not currently qualify as a
financial surety) . The California Waste Management Board is
currently preparing a list of delinquent landfills for the Attorney
General' s office to pursue compliance.
In addition, the California Waste Management Board is preparing
regulations which will be effective on July 1, 1989 concerning
appropriate mechanisms to achieve financial assurance. Under .State
law, the Board has until July 1, 1990 (the due date for the actual
closure plan) to determine the acceptability of the financial
assurances, although it can act sooner.
A copy of a letter from the California Waste 'Management Board
concerning this matter is' attached for the Board' s information.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, Gove-ot
CALIFORNIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
1020 NINTH STREET, SUITE 300 I
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814
HAY o.31999,
Sara M. Hoffman
Community Development Department
Contra Costa County
County Administration Building
651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, North Wing
Martinez, CA 94553-0095
Dear Ms. Hoffman:
This is in response to your letter , dated April 14, 1989, regarding
clarification on closure and postclosure costs for Contra Costa
County landfills. As you are probably aware all operators of solid
waste landfills were required to certify to the California Waste
Management Board (Board) and their local enforcement agency (LEA)
by January 1, 1989, that they had prepared an initial cost
estimate, established an interim financial mechanism, and that the
funding of the selected mechanism would ensure adequate resources
for closure and postclosure maintenance.
Richmond Sanitary Services (West Contra Costa Landfill, 7-AA-0001)
and Contra Costa Solid Waste, Inc. (GBF Disposal Site, 07-AA-0003
and Pittsburg Disposal Site, 07-AA-0004) are currently in violation
of the certification requirements and compliance activities are
underway. Preliminary screening of the Acme Fill Company (Acme
Landfill, 07-AA-0002) submittal indicates that it includes all of
the required elements of the certification and requested
documentation. Board staff will be reviewing all complete
submittals further to assess the reasonableness of the cost
estimates and verify the establishment and the funding of the
selected financial mechanisms. The results of these reviews will
be presented to the Board for consideration of approving the
operator certifications.
Closure and postclosure plans, cost estimates revised to reflect
the plans, and financial assurance consistent with the new
regulations will be required beginning on July 1, 1990. A more
detailed evaluation of the engineering and cost aspects will be
undertaken in conjunction with consideration of the plans and
financial mechanisms for approval by the Board at that time.
If you have any questions, please contact me at ( 916) 322-3330 or
William Orr of Board' s staff at ( 916 ) 323-2135 .
Sincerely,
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George T. Eowan
Chief Executive Officer
cc: James Blake, Contra Costa Environmental Health Department