HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04301985 - IO.2 TO: � '' -` BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �D
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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
4i) Costa
DATE: April 22, 1985 Coup/
SUBJECT: Environmental Protection Agency Hearing on West County �� ��``��
Agency' s Application to Build a Solid Waste Incineration
Plant in the North Richmond Area
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Take no -position on the EPA hearing scheduled for May 9,
1985.
2. Request the Community Development Director to Consult with the West
Contra Costa Sanitary District, the cities, and other
appropriate agencies, to identify all issues relating to
waste-to-energy projects, and prepare a report to the
Internal Operations Committee which identifies how
waste-to-energy projects relate to other solid waste
planning issues, such as the need for transfer stations ,
transportation issues, and financing of solid waste disposal
sites.
In addition, this report should comment on whether
waste-to-energy projects are a practical solution to the
County' s solid waste disposal problems, and how the
development of waste-to-energy projects can be more closely
integrated with the County' s solid waste planning efforts.
3 . Direct the Community Development Director, , or his staff, to meet with
the. representatives of the cities and the Solid Waste
Commission in an effort to agree on how and when the County
should make periodic reports to the Mayors ' Conference on
such issues as the solid waste disposal facility siting
process; ability to control the wastestream, and the use of
recycling to reduce the need to rely as heavily on land
disposal of solid wastes. This report, along with the
. Community Development Director's recommendations , should be made to
the Internal Operations Committee as soon as possible.
BACKGROUND:
On April 16, 1985, the Board of Supervisors referred to our
Committee a notice from the Environmental Protection Agency that
they would be holding a hearing May 9 , 1985 on the application
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES) Tom Torlakson Tom Powers
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 3U, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Public Works Director
CC:c: Director, West CC Sanitary Dist. ATTESTED
Mayors' Conference PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Env. Control Div. , Public Works SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
All Cities (via Env. Control�nv.
Solid Waste Commission (via Control ) _
M382/7.83 BY DEPUTY
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EPA Hearing on West County Agency' s Application to Build a
Solid Waste Incineration Plant in the North Richmond Area
of the West County Agency for approval of a permit to construct a
solid waste incineration unit in North Richmond.
On April 22 , 1985, our Committee met with staff from the
Community Development Department, the Environmental Control
Division of the Public Works Department, County Counsel,
representatives of the Grand Jury, and the Executive Director and
members of the Board of Directors of the West Contra Costa
Sanitary District.
In discussing the development of the West County incineration
unit proposal, our Committee became concerned that the
development of this project has not been closely integrated with
other solid waste disposal facility issues. We believe it is
important that the entire issue of waste-to-energy projects be
carefully and thoroughly integrated with the rest of the solid
waste disposal issues presently confronting the Board of
Supervisors so that the impact of waste-to-energy is considered
along with all related solid waste issues.
Our Committee believes that it is important on this, as well as
all other solid waste issues, that the Board of Supervisors stay
in close touch with the cities , the Mayors ' Conference, and the
Solid Waste Commission, particularly over the next few months, as
some important solid waste issues must be resolved. Our
Committee does not believe that it would be appropriate for the
Board of Supervisors to comment at the EPA hearing on this
particular proposal. Our primary concern is that one aspect of
solid waste disposal, such as waste-to-energy projects, not be
developed independently of all other elements of the solid waste
disposal system, and we have, therefore, made the above
recommendations.
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