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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: Board of Supervisors DATE: February 26, 1993
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Cha r
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Director
By: Vicki Conklin, Project 1 na er
SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION ON DIRECT HAUL TO KELLER CANYON LANDFILL
BY KELLER CANYON LANDFILL LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
At their meeting of February 10, 1993, the Keller Canyon Landfill
Local Advisory Committee held a discussion on Gaylord Container
Corporation' s request to direct haul materials to Keller Canyon
Landfill . The Committee made several recommendations and requested
this information be passed along to the Board of Supervisors .
Committee concerns regarding direct haul focused on three main
issues :
*adequacy of material inspection at Gaylord and the landfill,
to prevent unauthorized (potentially toxic or hazardous)
materials being received;
*and the uncertainty of how many other direct haul requests
this may generate;
*impacts to the BelAir Elementary School when traffic is re-
routed during construction of the Highway 4/Bailey Road
interchange construction.
Staff of Community Development and Health Services Department
explained the stringent state enforcement of laws determining
eligibility of materials at Class II landfills and inspection
procedures are required. Staff further expressed the opinion that
the number of industrial facilities producing the quantity of
eligible direct haul loads which had access to specialized transfer
vehicles would most likely not be in excess of the number analyzed
in the Environmental Impact Report completed for the project.
In response to concerns regarding traffic impacts, representatives
from Gaylord Container Corporation stated that although their
contribution to traffic would be at most two trucks per day, they
were willing to consider by-passing the westbound Bailey Road exit,
travelling to the Willow Pass exit and looping back around to exit
Highway 4 from the eastbound Bailey Road exit.
After full discussion, the Committee passed three motions as
follows :
"If Contra Costa County makes an agreement with Gaylord
Container Corporation and brought that agreement back to the
Committee, the Committee would most likely agree. "
"A one week pilot program to determine the feasibility of
direct haul from Gaylord to Keller Canyon Landfill is endorsed
by the Committee. "
"Provide the Board of Supervisors, County Counsel and the
Local Advisory committee with copies of the prior two
motions . "
If staff may be of further assistance on this matter, please
contact Vicki Conklin at 646-4194 .
CC: County Counsel - Silvano Marchesi
County Helath Services Department - Charles Nicholson
Keller Canyon Landfill Company - Timothy J. Cox
Bruen and Gordon - Scott Gordon
Keller Canyon Landfill Local Advisory Committee - members
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