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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5173 [) RESOLUTION NO. 5173 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA CONCURRING IN THE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, NONHAZARDOUS WASTE ELEMENT WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act of 1972 requires preparation of a County Solid Waste Management Plan and updating of the Plan every three years; and, WHEREAS, the California Waste Management Board approved the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Plan on December 16, 1977, as meeting the requirements of Section 66780, Title 7.3 of the Government Code; and, WHEREAS, since adoption and implementation of the Plan, a number of changes have occurred which would warrant a comprehensive update of the current plan elements; and, WHEREAS, update of the County. So 1 i d Waste Management Plan, Nonhazardous Waste Element, has been completed by the County Solid Waste Management Committee; and, WHEREAS, the Updated Plan, Nonhazardous Waste Element, is subject to the approval by the majority of the cities within the incorporated area of the County; and, WHEREAS, the Updated Plan, Nonhazardous Waste Element, was submitted to the City of Arcadia for approval; NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Arcadia hereby resolves as follows: Sect i on 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia approves the Updated Plan, Nonhazardous Waste Element. Section 2. That the Clerk of the Council shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 19th day of June 1984 by the affirmative vote of at least three Council Members, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Gilb, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young and Hannah None None ~~~ CIty Clerk of the~y 0 rca la SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of June, / ~4~~ Clty Clerk CeF ., - ~S'/7f .. STEPHEN J. KOONCE COUNTY ENGINEER COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF COUNTY ENGINEER.FACILITIES 550 SOUTH VERMONT, LOS ANGELES, CA 90020 12131 738-2011 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PETER F. SCHABARUM KENNETH HAHN EDMUNO O. EOE~MAN OEANE OANA MICHAE~ D. ANTONOVICH HI AM BARMACK CHIEF OEPUTV April 23, 1964 ~layor I Ci ty Council . 240 West Huntington Drlve Arcadia, CA 91006 CllY OF ARCAD:A MAY 7 1984 CllY r,^'I~r.FR APPROVAL OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Copies of the Prel iminary Los Angeles County Sol id Waste Management Plan ,. Nonhazardous Waste Element (CoSWMP), were transmitted to your city by letter dated October 17. 1963. for review and comment. In addition, publ ic hearings were held during the months of October and November to receive input on the Plan. Comments received on the Preliminary Plan and draft Negative Declaration have been evaluated and responses formulated by the CoSWMCommittee and CoSWMP planning staff. Changes which were considered appropriate have been incorporated into the Plan. The County Board of Supervisors has approved the proposed final Plan and the final Negative Declaration. We are pleased to submit the proposed final County Solid Waste Management Plan, Nonhazardous Waste Element for approval by your city pursuant to Section 66780 of the Government Code, State of California. A copy of the final Negative Declaration is also enclosed for your information. To facilitate your review of the Plan, a brief summary describing the major features of the Plan is given in Attachment "A". Your attention is invited to Section 17147 of the California Administrative Code which provides that cities must either approve or disapprove the Plan within 90 calendar days of its receipt. For your convenience, we have enclosed a copy of a sample "Resolution Concurring in the County Solid Waste Management Plan" for your use. You may follow this sample when preparing your city's resolution in approving the Plan. We have been informed that the injection of qualifying conditions of approval into the resolution, will not be acceptable as a concurring resolution. Immediately after the required majority of city approvals are obtained, the proposed final Plan wil I be submitted to the California Waste Management Board for approval. As you probably know, the State ., ... Each City Mayor Apr i 1 23, 1984 Page 2 Administrative Code permits a 90-day period after submission for the State Board to certify the Plan as being in compliance with the State Solid Waste Management Policy, or to return it to the County for corrections if found deficient. Following approval by the State Board, the CoSWMP will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. Your cooperation in expediting your City's formal action on this Plan and promptly returning the Resolution to this office wi 11 be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me or Mr. Kenneth R. Kvammen, Assistant Deputy County Engineer, at (213) 738-2521. Very truly yours, . AJ" J,~~. ~MI..!:{ ~~"J. KOONCE County E ineer/Chair an Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee SJK-rw 41 Attachments cc: Ci ty Clerk .1 ., ... ATTACHMENT "A" SUMMARY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE NONHAZARDOUS ELEMENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN TRIENNIAL UPD~TE D~TED M~RCH 19B4 Prepared by Mr. Bill Davis Solid Waste Manager, City of Long Beach Alternate Committee Member County Solid Waste Management Committee March 26, 19B4 Edited and Revised by County Staff .. .. TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Quantities and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Handling and Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landfills.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Reduction Recycling ...... Resource Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECOMMENDED PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principles and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resource Recovery ..................................... . Sanitary Landfills .................................... . Waste Handling and Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Implementation Plan and Schedule ........................................ .. COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . Responsi b 11 it ies ......................................... . Staffing and Funding .......................................... . Page 1 2 2 2 4 4 . . 4 4 6 ., 6 1 8 8 9 11 11 12 13 l5 l5 16 l1 '.' . ., SUMMARY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE ~ONHAZARDOUS ELEMENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN TRIENNIAL UPDATE DATED MARCH 1984 The State Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act of 1972 requires preparation of a County Solid Waste Management Plan (CoSWMP) and review of the Plan for updating purposes every three years. The original Los Angeles Plan was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 16, 1977. The update of the CoSWMP has been prepared under the general direction of the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee by Brown and Caldwell consulting engineers and the County Engineer staff with input from various agencies, cities, and representative of the private sector and general public. In accordance with State law, copies of the preliminary draft plan has been provided to each of the 83 incorporated cities, County Planning Department, California Waste Management Board, Southern California Association of Government and numerous other interested and affected institutions within the County for a period of 60 days for their review and comment. During the months of October and November, hearings on the Plan were held at 8 separate locations throughout the County to receive pUblic input. The Committee reviewed and considered all of the comments received. Changes which were deemed to be appropriate have been incorporated into the final Plan. BACKGROUND 1983 Los Angeles County, currently with a population of 7.5 million, generates 15 million tons of solid and nonhazardous liquid waste annually. Eighty percent of this waste is disposed of in one major Class I and 18 major Class II landfills in the County. The balance is disposed of in 12 Class III and 7 minor Class II landfills. Municipal solid waste is collected in the 83 incorporated cities and unincorporated areas by over 400 collectors and 75 percent hauled directly to landfills or to 9 large-volume and numerous small-volume transfer stations for subsequent landfill disposal. Solid waste management in the county is a significant expense. Collection, transport, and disposal costs arl! estimated to be in excess of $350 million yearly. For the past 20 years, Los Angeles County has relied upon sanitary landfills for the final disposal of solid wastes. In this revision, the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Plan (CoSWMP) places emphasis upon alternatives to landfilling. These alternatives include waste reduction, recycling, waste-to-energy, and composting. State pOlicy also mandates planning to minimize landfilling and emphasizes alternative waste management techniques. - 1 - . . WASTE QUANTITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS The plan addresses the management of municipal solid waste (Group 2 waste.), demolition and construction waste (Group 3 waste), sewage sludge, nonhazardous liquid waste, and agricultural waste. Figure 1 shows the percentage distribution of various categories of waste landfilled in Los Angeles County. Table 1 presents current and projected quantities of wastes to be managed over a 20-year period. Table 1 SUMMARY 0, CURRENT AND PROJECTED WASTE 'QUANTITIES ',;ASTE TYPE I QUANTITY, TONS P~R Y~AR 196U I 1902 I 190' 1990 199'> Municipal 19'599,OOOI10'069'OOOjl0'645'OOO 1,716,000 Group 3 14,312.000 4,312,000 4,312,000 4,312,000 Sewage Sludge! SO ,000 50,000 96,000. 98.000 ~on"'ha%ardOUl' 1.1qUld 425,000 425,000 425,000 425,000 425,000 425.000 Agrlcultural Negllglble Negligibl Negllglble Negligible Negligible Negligible I I I 114,486.000114,856.0001,5,478.000116.551.000 !17.736 ,000 h9.051,000 2000 12,900,000 4,312,000 99,000 4,214,000 4,312,000 100,000 Total Sourc.: 3~own and Caldwell. 1983. WASTE HANDLING AND COLLECTION , Residential refuse is collected by municipal collectors in eight cities and by private haulers in 65 cities of the County. The remaining communities have combined service. Private hauling is done by franchise, contract, or negotiated fees between hauler and client. Commercial and industrial refuse is usually collected by private haulers. Approximately 76 percent of the incorporated cities have weekly collection while the rest have daily or twice per week collection. Commercial and industrial refuse collection frequency varies greatly. Objectives of refuse collection are: To oromote environmental quality, health and safety; provide aesthetic surroundings and ensure adequate and efficient service. Prime responsibility for solid waste collection is assigned to the County or city governments by the State Health and Safety Code. Transfer Stations Between 20 and 25 percent of all waste collected in Los Angeles County is taken to transfer stations where it is transferred to larger vehicles for more efficient hauling to the landfill. The remainder of the waste is hauled to landfills directly by the collection '/ehicles. There are nine large-volume (over 100 tons per day) transfer stations and numerous small-volume transfer stations. There are two planned transfer stations scheduled to be established in the County and nine proposed transfer stations. - 2 - ,. Figu.re . . 1- Approximate Percentage Distribution of Waste Landfilled NONHAZARDOUS UCUIO WASTE 35. GROUP 3 WASTE 2ft ........................... RESlOEHT1AI. ''''ASTE ~ NO'l'5: 1 - RESlOENTIAl.. COMMERClAl..INOUSTllIAl.......O MISCl:u..NeouswASTES ARE CONSIOERED MUNIC:PAI. SCUO WASTE IN ~IS PUN. ~E ....UNIC:PAI. SCUO WASTE BREAKDOWN IN ~E A8QVE FIGURE IS FROM REFEREHCl! 1. 2 - AGRIOJL1'tJRAI. '/WASTE 01lAHTlTY UHOFlLUO CONSlOEREO ~EGUGIBLa. 3 - OUAHTl'T'Y OP INOUSTllIAI. ''''ASTE ASSUMEO TO Re....AIN ~E SAME -'S INOI~TCO IN ~e 1975 PUH. SOURCl!: CCS'NMP 1975 3 COMMEROAI. ''''ASTE 21~ . no l".QUU'I;;.... wl"a.......LVIJ .L~..I, LLJCU d'::> UU~ WJ.I,.,U d .I. .LfJ~~ VJ. c..;VUJ,U["UJdl1\,;t: from the Solid. Manag~eQt Committee(SWMC). A proposed station is defined as one for which a definite project location is publicly known. ., LANDFILLS Figure 2 shows the locations and quantities of wastes disposed of at the one existing Class I and 18 existing major Class II landfills in the County. These landfills have an aggregate permitted capacity of 140 million tons (as of November 1982). Class I landfills receive hazardous waste. Class II landfills receive municipal solid waste (MSW). Currently there are ten proposed Class II landfill expansions and six proposed new Class II landfills in the County. If all proposed landfill expansions occurred, County Class II landfill capacity would increase by 351 million tons to a total of 516 million tons (Antelope Valley Expansion not included). Implementation of all proposed new Class II landfills would increase County disposal capacity by an additional 95 million tons. If no action is taken to increase County Class II landfill capacity, to reduce waste quantities' generated, or to employ resource recovery, virtually all the County Class II landfill capacity will be exhausted by the end of 1991. If all proposed landfill expansions are implemented, but no new sites are established by 2002, most of the County waste will be disposed of at either Sunshine Canyon or Puente Hills. These two sites would essentially account for all of the remaining County Class II landfill capacity of 273 million tons in 2002. WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY Practical and feasible methods of extending the life sites in Los Angeles County include waste recycling,and resource recovery. of disposal reduction, Waste Reduction Waste reduction has become an important area of concern for the public, industry, and agencies interested in conserving landfill space and reducing solid waste management costs. Waste reduction includes all measures that will (1) keep products and containers out of the waste stream, (2) decrease the amount of material discarded, and (3) reduce the material used and discarded in production. Recycling A majority of recycling in Los Angeles County is accomplished by private industry. In addition, there are numerous public and community recycling centers. Aluminum, glass, paper, cloth, used oil, and other metals are accepted at these centers. _ :1 _ .. ,., Figure 2-Locations of Major Class I & II Landfills in L.A. County .. ~c-, ~ ...C" ... ""'" r<.MOUOTVO ...- -- ~'fMJ..l"r....aao i . - " c.urrow 1.aaa ~ / _ ,b..",TMQ :MiII.Ia"'" :aa.ClGO ,..., ~.. ._a." ~~ / - ~ ~..... ~ I , l".AHC.&.8TI" ..oaa~R"I!NT ~.&L. '''AST1!. OI:$PCSIC. :on. ~ Y'" L.AIIIC"u. Source: ~ro~m and Caldwell. =ebr~ar! 1983. . ClJ'....8fT\.y Nar ~EClIV1NG WMT'I.: ~uaR"ID 1'4)" AClOUI ~OM .....nQIII. P'\..,tI.ItT. -.- ~ ,'..... '" 5 - .. .. Five municipal curbside recycling programs are operating in the County and one other program is being planned. Newspaper, glass, and cans are typically collected by these programs. Composting of sewage sludge is taking place at one treatment plant in the County and planned at another. Organic materials in MSW such as tree trimmings and yard clippings can be composted. The City of Burbank is composting tree trimmings and sweepings under an experimental project. Resource Recovery Materials recoverable from MuniCipal Solid Waste are ferrous metal, aluminum, paper, and glass. Typically, energy is recovered in the form of gas, steam, and electricity. If all MSW generated in the' County in 1987 were combusted to produce electricity, as much as 570 megawatts (Mw) would be generated which is about 3 percent of the projected peak electrical load for the County in that year. currently there are 1 ~ biOlogical projects and 8 semi-automated materials recovery systems at transfer stations in the County. There are no operating thermal processing systems. The biological projects include landfill gas recovery, anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge, and composting. The material recovery systems comprise hand sorting, trommel screening, and magnetically separating materials at transfer stations. Planned projects are defined as those that have received a Find ing 0 f Conformance by the Los Angeles' Count y Solid Waste Management Committee (SWMC), have a Solid Waste Facilities Permi t, or have been designated by the SWMC as planned. There are nine landfill gas recovery projects, three waste-to-energy projects, SERRF in Long Beach, the Watson Project in Wilmington, and the Commerce Resource Recovery Project in the City of Commerce and two sludge processing projects planned for the County. The three waste-to-energy projects are designed to process an aggregate of 923,000 tons of solid waste per year or 6 percent of the total County nonhazardous waste projected to be generated in 1983. ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES Significant solid waste management issues that have been identified in development of the Plan are: Adequate Landfill Soace: The permitted capacity of existing landfills is rapidly being depleted. With no future landfill expansion or establishment of new landfills, existing County landfill capacity will be virtually exhausted by 1991. Long-Distance Hauling: The depletion of landfill space close to the solid ;;aste generation centers causes waste to be hauled longer distances at higher costs and with undesirable environmental impacts. _ 6_ - ... Waste Quantity Reduction: Solid waste management costs~ and detr1mental 1mpacts of waste handling can be reduced, and facilities planning simplified, by reducing waste quantities. Waste reduction 1S not being actively practiced in the County, except where it is economically viable. Waste Allocation Procedure: The existing waste allocation procedure for making a finding of conformance for new facilities has not proven to be an effective method for planning new and expanding facilities. A new procedure has been developed. Site Protection: Solid waste facility sites are constantly subject to encroaching development that may detrimentally affect continued operation and expansion of the sites. Planning Cost: Solid waste Consum1ng, expensi ve process extensive staff commitment. management planning is a that requires continuous time and Establishing Sites: One of the most difficult aspects of implemenc1ng a new solid waste facility is establishing a suitable site. Many solid waste facility plans are abandoned for lack of an acceptable site. The four basic alternatives considered for the management of solid waste in Los Angeles County during the proposed planning period (Le., through the year 2002) are: 1. No action. 2. Maximum reliance on sanitary . landfills with no implementa tion 0 f waste-to-energy facil it i es beyond tho se already planned. 3. Maximum reliance on waste-to-energy facilities with no additional landfill capacity implemented. 4. Reliance on a multifaceted system of resource recovery (recycling, .waste-to-energy, waste reduction) and sanitary landfills. RECOMMENDED PLAN The goal of the Plan is to develop, by the year 2000, a multifaceted solid waste management system that minimizes solid waste production and waste quantities to be disposed through use of waste reduction and disposal technologies such as curbside recycling, composting, commercial and industrial source reduction, recycling, waste-to-energy facilities, sanitary landfills, and/or any newly developed technology. The recommended Plan allows for additional required landfill disposal capacity to be implemented during the twenty-year planning period while recognizing that the first waste-to-energy plants are expected to be on line by the end of the short-term period Ci .e., December 1987). The Plan offers no site-specific strategy for establishing additional disposal capacity .since establishment of these facilities is dependent upon a unique combination of political, social, and institutional constraints _ 7 _ .. .. beyond the scope of this plan. Rather, the plan is presented as a guide and work program for addressing the disposal needs of the County. Responsibility for solid waste collection has been vested by the State Legislature in the individual cities of Los Angeles County and in the County for the incorporated areas. These entities, and those private and public organizations involved in transfer and disposal of solid waste, are in the appropriate position to take the necessary actions which will achieve the goals and objectives of the Plan. If the goal of the Plan is to be realized, all must work in a cooperative spirit to implement the programs and facilities identified in the Plan. POLICIES o It shall be the policy of the County to establish a comprehensive plan for the management of solid waste in Los Angeles County in accordance with the provisions of the California Administrative Code, the California Health and Safety Code, the California Government Code, and to coordinate its implementation through the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee by cities, governmental agencies, special districts, and private enterprise. o It shall be the policy of the County to continuously plan for the future, allowing a degree of flexibility to incorporate advanced technology as it becomes feasible. Material recovery/recycling and reuse shall be encouraged. o The County shall cooperate with private enterprise I other counties I local jurisdictions, Southern California Association of Governments, and the State and Federal governments in solving disposal problems which are regional in nature. The management of solid waste in Los Angeles County shall continue to be handled by both the public and private sectors. o It shall further be County policy to inform the public about plans and efforts in all fields of solid waste management and to invite their participation and support. OBJECTIVES o Define and promote adequate, sanitary, safe, convenient, and cost-effective solid waste management practices consistent with the protection of air and water quality. o Provide a short, medium, and long-term comprehensive plan for solid waste management that utilizes proven solid waste technologies and methods. o Provide guidelines for local government to protect existing and planned solid waste facilities against encroachment of incompatible land use. . - g - . ~ o Monitor disposal site capacity and need for additional disposal facil ities. adequacy to determine the and resource recovery o Encourage the development of resource recovery, both small and large scale facilities, and low technology resource recovery projects. utilizing and high o Promote the conservation of raw materials, open space, and energy by encouraging reduction in the generation of sol id waste. o Promote research, development, demonstration, application of new methods and processes. and o Promote the knowledge of and adherence to the Plan informational and educational program, vi a an o Provide a mechanism in the Plan for monitoring solid programs that will identify implementation delays enough to take corrective action. . waste early o Promote consistency between the CoSWMP and adopted general plans for the County and cities. o Promote concurrent permitting of solid waste facilities by all affected agencies. PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS The following principles and concepts and .Objectives expressed earlier, recommended Plan. together with the Policies form the basis of the o Responsibility for implementation of projects for the disposal of refuse rests with each individual city, the County, the County Sanitation Districts, and private industry, either individually or in a cooperative effort. o Resource recovery techniques should be maximized to reduce the quantities of waste landfilled. o Private industry, County Sanitation Districts, and all other interested entities are encouraged to pursue waste-to- energy, recycling, waste reduction, composting, and sanitary landfill (new and expansional) projects. These projects should be promoted such that the objectives established in the schedule given in Figure 3 are accomplished. o The Plan supports a balanced utilization of all public and private resources, large and small, as a means of maximizing service, efficiency, and cost control. o A ten-year landfill reserve capacity shall be maintained. 9 33.400 TPO ............. ............ ............. ............ .. .............,.,...... . . . . . . . . . . . I .-. o I . . .... "}! SAt-lIT AflY :;:) . lANllFllLlNG}:,: ........... . . . . . . . . , . . .. .... . . . .. .. , . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............. ........... .......... . .................' .... .. '" . . . . . . .. . ..... .'..........,...,........'.. . . .' ....... . . .. """. PUESENI ItECYClING/HEoucnON tTOT Al. AMOUNT urwEH:nMItH:1l1 35.500 TPO' 100" ~ ................. ................. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 01" }: SANITARY }: .~:"NL)FI~_~.~~.9/) ............. ............ .. ........ ............ .............. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .........." ............ .................'....,... . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... .... ...... ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......,.......,......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................,.. ........................ G" ?J~~?2??2 //////// 2~ WASTE Or::OUCTION I" .~TY---N-..:-;;:.. UY TilE END Of SIIOnT HIlM ( UEC-19Ul . 32.305 TPQ .2.1JO TPO (NEll .' 110 n'D 3Mi 11'0 -rOTAL OAIL Y WA:iTE TONNAGE Gi:NEnATt:o IN TilE lAST VEAII or TIlE PLANNING TEIIM. t O-OAY AVEItAGE I I'" SlIllIVI/ FOil WASTe nEllUCTIONIRECYClING AnE OVEn ANll AOOVE pnESENf llAY AMOUNTI Figure 3 100" 39,000 TPO' ............ .. ............ ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . ............... ... ........ ....... ............. ..,.........,.,.... ............,........ .... .............. SAN I TAR Y "'" ::>, lANOFIlllNG :,:> JO.420TPO 47.000 TPO' 100~ .:.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::::::::: ';':';';';'::;:::;:;:;:;:::::::::;:::;:;:; ::::;:; ::; ;:: ;;:::~ :;:~:::)~: ;:;:;:;:; :;:;: ~: ................................................ ::::;:::::::;:::;::::::;;:;:::::::::::::::::::;: .......:.:.::::::::::;:;:::;:::::::;:::;::;::;: ii!ii!!ii!l!li!!iili!!!l:!il!! . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................,...... . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ........................ ..,..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ .....,.................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .................,...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ........ ............ ............ . . . . . . . . . . .. ........... ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . " ............ ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10'l< ..... . ........ ......... ..... ................ ................ ................ .............. ...".."... ...................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......'............... ........................ ...........,............ ...................'............................ ...... ...... ......... ........... ............ ............. .... ....... 10" .. ............... ................"...... ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ........................ ...... ............ 1,020 TPll INETI 100 TPll 100 TPll ,.,., SANlT AR Y .:.: GO~ :,:,: lANllFllllNG ,:,: ................ ............... ................ . . . . . . . . . . . ................ ............... ...... .. ::::;::::}~:~:}~:~:~:~:;;:;::;::::;:.. 44" OY TilE ENll OF MeDIUM lEUM (0(C-IU92 ) 3'X. WASTE nEDUCTION J" ~?~~:!~E~'(~~I~d.:.::;:. OY TIlE ENllllF LONG TE 11M IllEC-2()02 I 2J,500 TPll t 20,600 TPll (NETI 1,410 TfO 1,410 TPO . NOTE: PLANT CDMPOSTlNG IS NOT INCLUDED IN TilE fIGUIIES. IT IS ANTICIPATED TIIAT PLANT COMPOSTII1G COUlll PllTENTlAll Y lllVE11T OETWEEN 5 ANlllO PERCENT OF TilE WASTt; STnEAM. Implementation Goals for the Short-, Medlum-, and long-Term Plannin[J Periods .\ ., ..... o A diverse regional disposal system is desirable. Waste reduction, recycl ing centers, resource recovery, transfer stations, and sanitary landfills should be readily available to the public. WASTE REDUCTION Each city, and the County for the unincorporated areas, is in a strong position to achieve reductions in the amount of material to be landfilled. Each city, or the County, either singularly or in cooperation with adjacent communities, the County Sanitation Districts, private industry, and/or other entities, should institute measures which will reduce the amount of waste to be landfilled. Such measures could be: 1. Establishment of procurement policies and procedures which include consideration of waste reduction and give preference . to purchase of recycled materials and materials amenable to recycling. 2. Establishment of economic incentives for reduced waste generation. 3. Support of appropriate, practical, and effective State and Federal legislation which provides appropriate encouragement, such as tax incentives for use of recycled materials in manufacturing and retail activities, or which requires refundable deposits on certain categories of reusable or recyclable products/containers. 4. Support expansion of-existing programs that are feasible. RESOURCE RECOVERY Each City, and the County for the unincorporated areas, is in a strong position to encourage resource recovery. Each City, or the County, either singularly or in cooperation with adjacent communities, the County Sanitation Districts, private industry, and/or other entities should institute measures to encourage resource recovery. Such measures could include: 1. Establish feasible community-based recycling programs which: a. Contain well defined goals, materials to be recovered. iIfluding amount of b. Incorporate appropriate usage of office paper recycling, drop-off and buy-back centers, curbside collection, commercial and industrial recycling programs, and other appropriate measures such as inspection, anti-scavenging efforts, and penalties which may be integrated into solid waste collection activities. - 11 - .. . c. Encourage recycling of commercial wastes by pri.vate collectors and/or haulers. d. Support expansion of existing programs. e. Encourage existing and future recycling programs to submit data, including level of public participation, amounts, and types of materials received, etc. 2. Encourage the composting of biomass in those areas of the County and the cities where large quantities of plant waste are collected separately, and at landfills where significant quantities of segregated plant waste are received. 3. Encourage feasible. waste-to-energy systems where economically A study should be undertaken in cooperation with the California Waste Management Board (CWMB) and other interested entities of the need for possible funding assistance for the development of waste-to-energy facilities and other alternatives to landfills. Such assistance appears necessary because there is an insufficient financial incentive for public and private agencies to assume the financial risks of resource recovery despite a widespread recognition that new landfills are not being sited in the County at the present time. Among the possible alternatives which have been identified are: a. Bond issues to fund either a portion of the capital construction costs or to establish a revolving fund for loans to projects which reduce the amount of waste to landfills. b. State legislation to require power companies to pay an appropriate energy payment for electricity from waste-to-energy projects. c. Other appropriate alternatives. SANITARY LANDFILLS The recommended Plan for sanitary landfills is to: 1. Provide a system of landfills to accomplish environmentally sound disposal of solid waste. 2. Encourage recycling of materials at a sanitary landfill when feasible. 3. Encourage recovery of landfill gas as an energy source. 4. Provide guidel ines for and planned sanitary incompatible land use. local government to protect existing landfills against encroachment of - 1 2 - ., .. 5. Encourage private industry and government to establish'. and maintain sufficient landfill sites within the County for a ten-year reserve capacity at any time. 6. Promote permitting of necessary sanitary landfills. WASTE HANDLING AND COLLECTION This portion of the Plan addresses litter control, waste storage, waste collection, and transfer stations. Litter: The public should be made aware of the benefits of a clean environment, the penalties for littering and indiscriminate dumping, and the cost of litter cleanup in tax dollars. The following recommended programs and measures suit these purposes. 1. Encourage public education programs and research to reduce littering and indiscriminate dumping. 2. Encourage community involvement directed cleanup with citizen participation: toward local 3. Support State programs. The following two recommended measures are intended to improve I it ter control. 1. Enforce existing laws regarding littering, indiscriminate dumping, and animal control. 2. Increase interagency communication and cooperation. The following measures are recommended to augment existing programs. 1. Assure that the pUblic is notified of locations and that collection service available to all customers. legal disposal information is 2. Use anti-dumping signs and/or barricades in areas where indiscriminate dumping is a problem. 3. Coordinate anti-litter and indiscriminate dumping control programs to avoid duplication of efforts. 4. Encourage the placement of containers at convenient public locations for prompt disposal of deposited waste. 5. Encourage the removal of abandoned or discarded automobiles and other illegally dumped materials. Waste Storage: Local jurisdictions in Los Angeles County prepare and adopt regulations controlling storage of refuse. The following plan provides direction in developing programs to improve the temporary storage of solid waste: - 13 - .. .. 1. Local jurisdictions can either adopt their own standards or the State's standards for solid waste storage. However, they should at least meet the State's "Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal" contained in Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, adopted December 20, 1974. 2. Standards should be enforced for conformance. 3. Local jurisdiction should adopt standards which would require all new constructon (excluding residences) to incorporate waste storage facilities if appropri.ate. 4. Encourage existing the ir own available. installation of buildings. Each circumstances and waste storage facilities into jurisdiction should determine the al ternati ves and resources Waste Collection: shall : Where appropriate, each incorporated city 1. Establish a minimum frequency of collection to accommodate the needs of their community in a healthful and economic manner. 2. Regulate and inspect refuse collection vehicles to see they meet local and State health codes. 3. Review collection procedures to ensure that the work is performed in conformance with applicable safety codes. 4. Review the operational performance to verify that the collection activity provides an adequate level of service. ,. Ascertain that there are adequate resources available to collect all the refuse as scheduled. 6. Coordinate curbside recycling programs with other collection activities, where appropriate. Transfer Stations: Transfer stations costs, acting as adjuncts to the land fills and waste-to-energy plan ts. transfer stations are: may provide lower hauling utilization of sanitary The recommendations for 1. Provide a system of transfer stations, utilizing tne highway system and appropriate vehicles to accompliSh disposal of solid wastes in the most economical manner in those areas deficient of sanitary landfills. 3. Transfer station operators should be encouraged to recycle materials when feasible. - 14 - . ... IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND SCHEDULE The Implementation Plan and Schedule outlines planned actions to be taken to implement the various elements of the CoSWMP. These elements encompass both specific and nonspecific actions. The latter, although delineated, requires thorough and detailed analyses of all parameters before definitive actions can be made. The schedule is divided into three time frames, short-, medium-, and long-term, and provides the required flexibiliti needed in the approach and institution of programs which can be changed to meet changing conditions. The short-term plan and schedules are detailed and based upon assumed progress, funding and must be reviewed periodically. Medium- and long-term implementation schedules are necessarily broader to allow for the flexibility needed because of the expected incorporation of new technology and developments during these time frames. The schedule and activi ties set forth will be periodically reviewed and adjust.ed for priorities and timing to reflect changing conditions. The budget for the various programs and projects to be implemented by the Committee will be prepared upon CoSWMP approval. Progress in accomplishing these objectives are dependent upon funding of these programs and projects using the resources of public and private agencies. In addition, many of the programs will be implemented by public agencies and private firms acting within their own areas of responsibility and within the limits of their own available funding. As part of the CoSWMP implementing monitoring program, the following will be specifically monitored by the SWMC: 1. Waste quantities disposed of at all major solid waste facilities. 2. Remaining capacity at existing, planned, or proposed solid waste disposal facilities. 3. New legislation which affects solid waste management practices. 4. Development and promotion of waste reduction, resource recovery, and recycling programs. COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The County Solid Waste Management Committee was Officially established on January 29, 1982 with the adoption of Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 81-0053. As shown in Figure 4 the SWMC consists of 17 voting members including the County Engineer who serves as chairperson. The Recommended Plan maintains the existing Committee Structure while providing for a review and evaluation of need for change in the Committee membership. - l5 - ., ., -, It is the intent of the Plan that cities, County, Sanitation Districts, private industries, public organizations, while furthering waste management practices in their unique jurisdictions and industries, will provide depth and varied expertise in cooperation with the Committee to further the policies and objectives of the Plan both within the County and before State and Federal agencies. RESPONSIBILITIES Major responsibilities of the SWMC are outlined in Ordinance No. 81-0053. In general, the SWMC is responsible for preparing, maintaining, administering, and updating the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Plan. This includes appropriate interaction with other involved government agencies, private industry, the public, cities, the County, the Sanitation Districts, and solid waste facility proponents. Other related SWMC responsibilities recognized during the 1982-83 CoSWMP update are: 1. Development and administration of funds for administration and maintenance of the CoSWMP. 2. Preparation and periodic updating of permit procedure guidelines to assist proponents of solid waste facilities. 3. Regular tracking of the implementation of facilities, identifying any contraints and factors. solid waste facilitating ij. Provide guidelines to facility proponents for selecting suitable solid waste facility sites. 5. Develop consistency between the CoSWMP and appropriate general plans. 6. Review Committee structure. 7. Review Committee responsibilities. STAFFING AND FUNDING SWMC staffing will be provided by the SWMC chai:-person, ex-officio members, and other SWMC members as appropriate. The staff will assist in making investigations, conducting research, undertaking special studies, and updating the CoSWMP as necessary. In effect, the staff will provide the SWMC with information and resources to perform its duties effectively. Until October 1983, SWMC funding came almost totally from the County General Fund. On August 15, 1983, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a 3.5-cent-per-ton surcharge on all wast~ landfilled in Los Angeles County. This action was taken in response to Section 6678ij.3, added to the Government Code in 1982, '..hich allowed counties, with certain restrictions, to set and levy a schedule of fees. 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