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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0612.000• ". ,. 5 December 13, 1990 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California ResQlutian Approving and Adopting the Solid Waste Management Plan for the County of Santa Clara. 1989 R8~isign Members of the council: Reoort in Br i ef This report requests that Council ccmduct a public heiJrinq, approve the attached neqative declaration.. and approve the atta.ched resolution adopting the solid waste Management Plan for the county ot Santa. Clara, 1989 Revision~ This action is necessary to formalize. the. commitaent of the cities a.nd the County to the policies and implementation program developed in the Plan; to provide a local policy document to guide solid vaste management in th9 County during the next four years; and to l'IOve the County forward to\lard meeting the requirements of AS 939. Background Formal adoption of amendments or revisions to the. county SOlid Waste Management Plan require approval by the Board of Supe.rvisors and ~y a .ajority of the cities in the. county containing a majority of the incorporated population. The Sant.a Clara County Board of Supervisors approved the 1989 Revision on October 2, 1990. On that date, the Board held a public hearinq, approved the negative declaration of environmental impact tor the project and approved the 1989 Revision. The Board also directe<.1 county Solid waste ProqraD staff to submit the 1.989 Revision to the cities of Santa Clara County for city approvals. Each city lIust conduct is public hearinq for the purpose of adopting the 1989 Revision. Discussion The Solid waste Management Plan for the County of Santa Clara~ 1989 Revision, was developed to update and replace the 1.984 Plan~ The planning process included extensive discussion of planning issues, -1- 0!R:612 :0 and development of goals, policies, and implementation measures to aQdress those issues 4 A hiqh level of local invo! vement was provided throuqhout Plan development. An environmental assessment of the 1969 Revision was co~d~cted cy the Advance Planninq Office of the santa Clara County Planning and Development Department. The assessment resulted in a determination that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment~ A neqative declaration of environmental impact was prepared and circulated for public l-eview and comm.ent~ As noted above, the Board of Supervisors appr-oved the neqative declaration on October 2, 1990. The neqative declaration is attaChed. The Preliminary Draft of the 1989 ReVision, which ilX"luded the neqatlve declaration, was circulated to~ pUblic review and comment in September/October 1989~ The Santa Clara County Intergovernmental Council approved the final dr-aft in March 1990 and recommended approval by the cities and the. Board of supervisors of Santa Clara County~ Circulation for local approvals had been scheduled for May 1990, but vas delayed because of concerns about the effect of AS 939 (the california Integrated Waste Manaq~ent Act of 1989) on the status of County SOlid waste Manag-ement Plans. AS 939 eliminated tlle County SOlid Waste Management Plan requirement and. instituted a requireJllent for a Countywide Integrated Waste Hanaqement Plan which, for Santa Clara County, will be due to the State on or before Januarj I, 1994. such concerns have been eliminated by passaqe of AS 2296 (Cortese), which was signed by the Governor on September 30, 1990~ AS 2296 reinstates the status of County Solid Waste Hanagement Plans during the transition period. Local adoption of the County SOlid ti'aste Manaqement Plan will provide formal 8u'thority for use of the Plan to guide local policy and plan~1ng through 1994 when the Countywide Inte9rated Waste Manaqement Plan is adopted 4 An Executive. sUlImlar-.t of the 19S9 Revision is attached4 A copy or the complete 1989 Revision is on file for reference purposes in the city Clerk's office. The Board of Supervisors is the lead aqency and has taken final .ction on a neqative declaration on the 1989 Revisio.'1~ City council should consider the County's negative declaration in connection with its adoption of the attached resolution of app~oval ot the 1989 Revision. Additionally, it is necessary to hold a public hearing prior to adoptin~ the resolutions~ -2- CMR:612 :0 -.,. ..... ~. ,;". Regommendatlon sts:!t recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution to approve the SOlid was~e X.anaqement PICln for the County of Santa. Clara, 1989 Revision$ and to find that the project has no siqni~icant .nvironment~l etrects, shovn in the County's negative de.claration. Respectfully submitted, ~/t~~ JUClIAEL H. MILLER Deputy Director$ Public Works Operations DAVID G. ADAKS Director of PUblic Works Attaebaent: C3m:612:0 Resolution County's Negative Declaration County's AdDpted Resolution Executive Summary -)- , , , ... RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA ClARA, 1989 RE;.'ISION WHEREAS. ~~e Solid waste Manage~~t Plan for the Coun~ Santa Clara' 1989 Revision, (the ·Plan") waG prepared according to the requirements of California Government Code section 66780 et. seq.: and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 66780 et. seq. was repealed effective January l~ 1990 and replaced by the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Public Resources Code section 40000 et seq.), which includes requirements for the pr~paration of a ·countywide integrated waste management plana, and which for the County of Santa Clara will be due to the Integrated Waste Management Board on January 1, 1994-: and WHEREAS, AS 2296 (Cortese) was signed into law on Septem­ ber 30, lS90 and reinstates the status of county solid waste management plans during the transition period between the two plans, naMely from January 1, 1990 to January 1, 1994, or until an integrated ~aste management plan is adopted; and WHEREAS, the P!an contains tecfuJicdl information, prograffi descriptio~s and plans, and solid waste management qoals, policies, and implementation measures that can provide planning and policy guidance to local j~risdictions in the County of Santa Clara and which will be useful in meeting the require~ents of the Integrated Waste KanageQent Act of 1989; and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Draft of the .Plan has been circulated for public review and comment and the draft subsequently m~ified to incorporate such comment: and ~~S, the Intergovernmental Council, the principal advisory committee on countywide solid waste planning in Santa Clara County, recommends adoption of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Plan is considered a project under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and has received a~'ropriate environ:nental review ~esulting in the approval and adoption of a negative declaration of environmental impact by the Santa Clara County Board of supervisors en Octohe~ 2, 1990; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of santa Clara duly noticed and conducted a public hearing on October 2, 1990 on the proposed Plan, and approved and adopted that Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as follows: 1 • o SECtION la The Santa Clara County SQlid Waste Management Plan. 19B? Revision, is hereby approved and adopted. SECTION 2. The project has no siqniticant, environmental effects as shO"oWn in the negative declaration ter the project adopted by the Santa Cla~a County Board of Supervisors on Octo­ ber 3 1 1990. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTE~"TrONS : ArrEST: APPROVED: city Clerk Mayer APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant city Attorney City Manager Director of Public Works 2 .' TO: cg) Coill1lY Ci.'" Coun!y 01 Santa aara 1. The projectwil 0 will not r8J haw a signif';(lant: aftQd on""l envfronment. 2. Monllorfng Program lOa. 0 or was not 181 adopted. 3. ~ A Ns¢rve-Declal't!ll!on was prepared for Il'lI.s project pur:ouanl to ll'le pt'O.",Isions of CECA. o Mitigation meiiil:stJres havs bElen made a COnd'~lon of aWloval for 1ho prolect 4. 0 An En-.. ironrnental ~aGt ~epol1 11M b&.1'l prepafKl for this prolect pursllanl to the: provfsions 01 CECA o MttJg.alio n measures h,av. bien made a condHlon or approval of ll'Ie p(oject o ~ StatBmBn! Of 0vfn1ding o.,.,S/chml(/Ons * .. 9 Adoptltd for 1hfs project o Fin(fJr,Q$ were made P""'Llant to Seclion t5091 of CEOA. Dale: IO~ y-10 Signature: Title: • o 0 CDUI7ty of Santa ClefS, csnromJa • "t1v~ncs Planning 0ffIc •• Environmental PlannIng Secllcn Proposed Negative Declaration A nerice, pursuant 10 the Cafifomia En .... ironmental Ou.aijty k1 of 1970. as amended jPubfic Resources Code 21,000, e! sec.} \I'\a!. Ule toRow\f'9 proiec!. when imp!eme!ltw wift fleA "aile a ,&ignilk;an1 i~a~cn the en!ilronme:1t IF;1e Number jAPN(') --rW-....... coWllywld'; :08124189 tp-rojed Name lPT1)ject type rs~n1a Ctara County Sork1' waste Management Pran waslll jCiWner nta ~cant Clara COunty .. -. . The Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Plan (CoSWMPi affects Ule entire county .. -. -. , State !law ~Ires thai: counties review and Lipdate lheir CoSWMPs evel)' ltvee years. The 1989 Revision r1!'.'ises the .:: OJSINUP in total, AI 01 U":-e required elements ha,ye beer, updated wit" o.HTeot intolll";3fion on the County's wa.ste am.. New waste mal'oiigement ooalS and polk:it:5 have been added 10 mana~e wastes generated in Sarna Clara ~~. The P1ar. sets Ior\h in"IpiementaOOn measures to attain 1he roost eftiCient U$e of \he t!xisting dspcsal system aNj reciJce negative ifTC)adS 10 thE enYirorlinefll created by 1tJe disposal 01 5Or,d waste In the Coomy. BasiS tor NegatIVe DeclaratIon FlecommendaUon The Erw'it'Clf'W1'lenl;aI P1anring Secfton of the Oepanmenl of P\anning and Oevt;':!iQpme rtt has revieWed the initial Sludy for Che PfOfed: aod'. based tipOfl subStantial e'Vidence in the record, finds tt~ (he proposed PfO~ could no!. have a signific:anll effect on the envir'Om18n1. or, aH:hough 1he proposed' projeCI COtJId have a :signlTlcanl ef!'eci on (he emiCl:merl.lhere wil not be a sigrfficant enect in ltis case sir\Ce the rritiga~on measures have been added to the p!Oject. The """"'"" Dllhis no!ice is Ie inIonn you 1ha11he Envirorvnenlal Planni"9 S<ction has recommended thai • NegaM Declaration be approved lor 1his projec'I. F*.naf a.cflOn Mit oe taken on this P1"DPOsed Negaf'rve Oeclaratlon by the CoIJnly 01 Santa Clara Board 01 SUpeN1Sors mat dec:ie:iDtImakar Anr Inefested person may $Ubmil comments concerning ntis NeqarNe Declaration, and Itle basis kH-the determinaWn 01 no $ignificant lmpact on Ule enY'4:ronmeN..on Cf befofe Ule dale 01 final ad-ion. &.K:h comments ShOuld be based on specifIC enllironmentaJ concerns. It Ule Negative Oecfaralion is approved, fl'le c:feO!;ion may 'be ~Iestecf upon Ii.In9 an appeal with. the Curl-ent P\anrin,g Off~e-.• $hoold be noted ,ha1 approval of a Negative ~ation does rlOI constitute approval or the pro,ied und&'r consideration. The dedsion to approw~ or aeny the _ .. 11 be~. >epora,ely. I I • • • ' .i· "' .. " r-. County of Santa ClBra~fifOmia • Advance PlIlnrtlng OfflcY. Enlfflonmenfai Plann!ng section ,Mtfjgat1o" r,,1easUf€'!l included in the pro~ 10 avoid poten.lalty adverse em"ronmen~al I1Tlpact& M.slerisltlS """*' ~ I/IOS8 measUres necessal)' tolTitigOlt OJ avOi~ Sig~ en.!rcnmenlal •• K1s. A ~or moaiIoriniI ~ n'tJs( be adopted fo< 1!Ies_ measures .. h,Uma the NegaJfyl De<;braIion Is approved ~ 10 !he ~ 01_ 2106'.6 oIlhe?u!Jlc Resources Cod... . .. of the Del Waste Management Pf.an goals, pericles, and lmplementatkHl measure' wltl re<fuce neg1dtve mpaets 10 the envllonment L-'at might occur through tile improper disposal" of sand wa.sta [n lha Responslhle Agencl~s seot copy of thas Negative Declaration hlCfudlng the Inltl~1 Stud), . The 1if'Ieen mm"c:iparrties Of Santa Clara County: the Cities of Cambell, Cupertino. Gilroy. Los AllOs., Milpitas, Monte eno, Morgan. Hill, Mouniain View, Palo A;lo. San Jose, Santa Clara, 5araloga, SUnnyvale, and t'le Towr,s 01 L()S AlIos As, and Los Gatos. Also the State Clearinghouse and the CaliYomia Waste Management Board. local Planning ·vision. Review PerIOd All <:e>mmenIs fegafding tile corT8C!ness, """"retone ... or adequacy 01 t)js NegaIhI. Declaratioll muS1 be receTved by "'" County or Satta Clara, Oepartmenl 01 Plan:lfng and O.,eIopmenl. Environmental Planning Sea;on, County .Mmir.is1J.wn Buiklng. 70 W. Hedding Street., SaI1 Jose, CA 95110. Ter (408)299--2521. lesIet/ ,&'Am by Hugh Graha:n by ______________ 0": ~ I I; sf ml'lurlt ; date .c •. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA Cl.AKA API'ROVlNG AND ADOPTING THE 1989 REVISION OF THE SANTA Cl.AKA COUNTY SOUD WASTE MANAGEMEI'(f PLAN AND THE NEGATIVE DECl.AKATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WHEREAS, the 1989 Revision of the Santa Clar.a County SoI1d Waste Management Plan .... prepared according !O the requirements of lI1e California Government Code Sections 66780 et.seq.; WHEREAS. c..nrornla Government Code Sections 66780 eL seq. t.ave been repealed effective January 1, 1990 and replaced by 111. lnteg!ated Waste Management Act 011989. wltich includes requirements for the preparation 01 • "countywide IntegYated waste management plan" by January 1, 1994, but does nol rurrently provide for a transition betwe1m the two plans; WHEREAS the d1ies and the Cmmty 01 Santa Clara recogruu tI1al the Int;grated Waste Mana~ement Act of 1989 may be modified 10 provide for such tnlnsition; in tI1at .. en~ it is the liiieni Of Ik dIies a:1i! the County tI1at the'1989 ReVIsion 01 111< Santa Clar.a County Solid Waste Management Plan, when approved by the cities and the County, ,ball be the county solid _ management plan In effect In Santa Clara County without further Iequirement for approval actions by the citieo and lI1e County; WHEREAS, the 1989 Kev;Swn of lI1e Santa am County Solid Waste Management Plan contalno technical information; program descriptions and plans; and solid wlOlt< management goals, policies, and bnplementation measures !hal can pro,ide planning and policy guidance to local jUrlsdl<:tions in the County of Santa Clara and which will be uoeful In meeting the teqUlrements 01 lI1e Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989; WHEREAS the cities and the County of Santa C1a ra desire 10 approve the 1989 Revlsion of the Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Plan for.U5e ... reference document 10 provide guidance as plans and policia; for solid waste managanent are developed; WHEREAS. the PrelimIna:y D<aft 01 the 1989 Revision of lI1e Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Plan has beuI circulated E", public review and comment and the draft oubsequentJy modified to incorporate such comment; WHEREAS. the 1989 Revision Is considered. Project under the provisions of lI1e California EnvtrcmmerltaJ Act and has received appropriate environmental review resulting in the appro1llll and adoption 01 a Negativ. o..claration of environmental impact; . WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Count11~ the princi.pal advisory committ~ on countywide ..,Iid waste planning In Santa Clara Ccunty, recommends .d~ption of the 1989 RevisIon of the Santa Clara County SoUd Waste Management Plan; • /" «--. o ~, the Boan:! of SupuvIsors of the County of Santa Clan duly notlced and coociuctecl. public _g 0I'i ~CT· 2 mo on the proposed 1989 Revision of the _ Clara County Solid Waste Management Plan; and after testimony""'" pre<enled, upon a :fit.ew 01 aD the evidence in the record and consideration of the environmental L'"'lformation <OnlaIned In the enVironmental assessment for this project, and finding that there Is no subotantia1 evidence thai the project will have a signiliaml effect on the environment, approved the Negative Declaration for the 1989 Revision of the Santa C1a.-. County Solid Waste· Managemet\t Plan; NOW, nmREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Superviso'" of the County of Santa CIaza, State of California, In accordance with the .bove detennlnations. that the 1989 Revision aI the Sonia Clan County Solid Waste Management Plan is hereby approved and adopted. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Bean:! of Supervisors of the County of Sonta Clara, State of CalIIornIa on .oCT 2 19911 by the foDowing yote: AYES: Supervisors Wi UQO!4. GotaES, lOFGR<:N. MCKENNA, W!!.$OfoI NOES< Supervisors ABSENT: Supervisors t»R!OON Cbairperson Board of Supervisors ..... M_ APPROVED AS TO FORM A.'IID LEGAUTY: ICathy Deputy County Counsel -. " <::: /. :-. ~. , ___ ~Jt 1-EXfC1..,'T1\I!Sl"').CJ!AR't' INTRODUCTION The 1989 Revision of the Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management F1an {CoSWMP) describes the countywide solid waste management system and sets forth goalsl policies, 3Ind an implementation plan [or shorl, medium, and long-term planning horizons. The Plan was developed 10 meet California Govenunent Cooe (Section 66780 et oeq.) requirements. During the preparation of this PI .. " Revision, St.te law was changed. The new legislative mandates are summarized below. Additional legislative changes are under discussior. and are expected to be adopled during 1990. Although legislative requirements have changed and are continuing to change, Santa Clara County jurisdictions have proceeded wiL" completion of the Plan Revision and are cooperating in plans to meet new requirements. The Plan Revision will • Provide a local policy <Iocument to guide solid waste management in the county; • Formalize the cOlIlZJ1itment of an cities and the CO'.lnty !o the direction deve!ope<l in the Plan; a!ld • Move the coon ty furw ard towards meeting specifk requirements of the new law, including developlI'.ent of new l\-l15fe reduction and r~cling programs, and market development policies. 1!189 PLAN REVISrON PROCESS Under California Government Cooe (repealed upon the adoption of AB 939), each county was reqwred 10 prepare a CoSWMP, and to review and update it every three years. All solid waste facilities in tl,e county were requiTed to be included in the CoSWMP as a prerequisite to issuance of solid waste facilities permits. For pemits to be valid, sites were required 10 remain in conformance w:ith the CoSWMP. In conformance w:ith those requirements, Santa aora County's Pian was evaluated by County staff 10 determine whether the Plan still adequately addressed county needs and met State requirements. The 1986 Triennial Plan Review Report. prepared by staff and submitted 10 the California Waste Management Board in August 1986, concluded that an elements of the existing Plan needed revision. The flt"St County Plan was prepared in 1975, adopted in 1976, and rnodified ever a period of more than fen years. The resulting documents constituted the Sarita aara CoSWMP. CoSWMP components included • The 1975 Metcalf and Eddy Repo<t. 1·1 • .' ,-,- • The 1976 Plan Addendum, • The 1978 Admirustrative Struclure Amendment. • The 1984 Man Revision, and • Five Plan Amendments. The 1989 Plan Revision has been developed to update and refonnat all sections ol the previous Plan, add new elements to address county needs, and provide a single, conststent and reliable dccument to serve as a basts for develcping future policies and programs. Presentation ol all elements in a single document resolves the difficulties associated with the differences in forma! and approach among the various components ol the previous Pian. and facilitares future review and discussion. This Revision will also malntain the established countywide consensus-building process to implement the goals and policies described in Chapler U. The 1989 Revision was developed by the Santa Oar. County Solid Waste Program staff, with policy direction provided by the Solid Waste Committee (SWO ol the Jnlergovernmenlal Counol. The s\VC conststs ol nine elected officials, each representing a different geographic area ol the county end/or point ol view. The Solid Waste Technial Advisory Committee (TAO provided advice and assislance to the SWC and County staff. The TAe includes soUd waste management professionals from each jurisdiction (I9 members) and the private solid waste industry (4 members), as weil as representati, ... ol interested community organizations (12 members). NEW LEGISLATIVE MANDATE The Califo.-n.ia Integrated Waste Y~agement Act ol1989,. AB 939, became law on January 1, 1990. Although this Plan Revision was completed prior to the adoption ol AB 939, the implementation program specified by tIllS Plan Revision is substantially consistent wit., the major purposes ol the Act. The law shifts the .!atewirl~ planning focus from development of landfill calX'dtr. to development and implement.tion ol allernali",. 10 landfill disposo.. As described in this Plan Revision, Santa Oar. County has already begun to develop and emphasize alternatives to landfill disposal ol wastes. The law requires each county in the state _to convene a Sour:"-"'! Reduction and Recycling Task Force. This Task Force assists in coo..dinating development ol the Source Reduction and Recycling elements also required in the legislation. The role ol the new Task Force is consistent with. the solid waste dedson making slructure already established to gu;de waste-management policy in Santa Clara County, as descn"bed Chapter IX ol this PI.n Revision. 1-2 --/" .'. o '" __ .A.r1"EJ I • EXF<\!TlVE SL ~ .... " f Under AS 939 .. cities and counties are required to develop source reduction and recycling programs 10 red"ce waste by 23 percent by 1995 and 50 percent by the year 2000. -The 25 percent goal is ronsistent with the goal established in this Plan Revision. However, the new mandated goal of 25 percent reduction applies separately 10 each jurisdiction of San ,a Clara County, and the goal established in this PIa" Revision is a countywide go.l The -integT.ated waste managemen~ hlerarchy" established in the new law specifies that waste manageme"t efforts shall focus on • Source reduction-to reduce the generation of wastes; • Recycling and composting of materials; • Transformation of wastes, such as waste--to-energy prOCof'SSB; and • lAndfilling, as a last resort. for management of the remaining materials. This Plan ~1sion applies the hierarchy as • planning 1001 in all areas of waste management and will assis! Santa aar. County jurisdictions in complying with the requirements of AB 939. THE 1989 REVISION: OVERVIEW OF ELEMENTS STORAGE AND COLLECIlON Waste coIIectioo services in Santa aar. County are generany provided by privale companies, negulated either by collection agreements or permits_ Fact0r5 influencing collection rates include type and frequency of service, degree of effort ~ed !o provide the service, ownership and proximity of the disposal site, S1ze of the commercial/indus!rial base in the communlty, and taxes and surcharges for funding nrious regulatory and planning programs. This Plan contains policies to ensure the oontinued provision of adequate collection services \0 all residents and commercial/industrial establishments located within the <:oun!y; and continued confonnance of countywide coUec:tion services with lOcal, State, and federal minimum standard •. Chapter N is the Stonge and Collection elemen! of the Plan, whidl describes stonge and coDectioo SYSlems for non-haziUdous waste. It also !"ovides listings of municipal storage ordinances, desmptions of Ii tier control activities, and information on collection services. 1-3 --- o DISPOSAL As of July I, 1988, Santa Clara County hac! approximately 53 million Ions or 74 million n~bic yl.rds of ,available landfill capadty~ Sased on the current rate of liU of 1.B million Ions per year, this capaaty could last approximately 29 years. Factoring in a 1.1 percent annual growth rate', capadty life drops to 24 years. Achieving the countywide goal of reducing the waste stream by 25 per""'! by 1995 win further extend capaaty life 10 about 32 years (assuming a 1.1 percent growth .... te and current waste stream reduction rat< of 16 percent), This Rev!sion indudes a policy of maintaining 30 years of ongoing disposal capaciry_ This objective is to be ach.ieved by applying an "integrated waste management hierarchy" (Sour<e Reduction, Recycling and Compostins, Transfonnation, and Landfilling) in all areas of waste management countywide. Using the Hierarchy as a plaruling tool, this Plan Revision', workprogram will e>eplore the feasibilil}' of e>epandiI1g the planning horizon to 50 years, and establishing a countywide Integrated Waste Management goal. Santa Oara Counl}' has nme fuIIy-permitted nonhazardous solid waste landfills. Four of these are publicly owned, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara; the olhers are privately owned. Nearly aJ! of the future landf1ll capadl}' lies in privately-owned sites. Chapter V is the disposal element of the CoSWMP, containing information on existing and long-term disposal opadl}', existing disposal arrangements and long-term disposal contracts, planning foe future facilities, descriptions of existing and proposed solid waste facilities, and brief desaiptions of known inactive landfill .ites. RESOURCE RECOVERY Under the former law, all CoSWMP revi,ions occurring after January I, 1988 were required to include a plan to reduce solid waste, including establishment of a 20 percent recyding goal and identification of actions that the County would take to achieve the goal. Santa ao .. Counl}' expected to exceed the 20 percent goal. As discussed. above, however, the new legislation requires waste redudion of 25 percent by 1995 by each city and county unincorporated area, Goals established in tne Plan Revision are consistent with that more aggressive goal and will assist Santa Oara COW1.ty jurisdicti-ons in meeting the 25 nercent goal. - lAssociation of Bay Area GoVffflInents (ABAC) projection of population gro\o\"th. 1-4 .. : I " o ~ J -n.:o..rnv! SL1ol\.!}.II:Y • A 1988 amendment to the CoSWMP requires that all jurisdictions in the county report annually to the ICC on programs and plans to rMuc~ the amount of waste disposed of in landfills by 25 percent by 1995. • A formula ~o measure waste was developed for this Revision. It win estimale the percent of the tOlal wasle s!ream that has been diver led from landfill disposal in a given flSCaI year. A preliminary application of the fonnul. 10 Hscall987-88 indicates a countywide waste stream reduction rate of approximalely 16 percent The "baseline year" to measure waste stream red tlction will be Fiscal year 1989-90. • nus. plan includes polides intended to inc:ease resource recovery. Tl\e development of a model procurement plan to increase the demand for products QI..ade from recovered materials is encouraged. The creation of a d",tabase containing waste stream information will be used to measure success of reduction programs and implement new programs. Also, the development of local industries that would use recovered nlate:ials as a feedstock would reduce the arnOWlt of material entering the waste stream.. All resource recovery polides and implementation measures are geared toward achieving the local 25 percent waste stream reduction goal by 1995. By mid-l990. thirteen cities and some portions of !he unincorporated area of the county will have curbside programs in operation. Programs are being <onsidered in the remaining two cities and additional portions of the unin«>rpor.oted area. Several jurisdictions have pliO! programs for collection of recydables at multi-family dwellings. . Yard waste composting presents a significant opportunity 10 reduce the volume of wastes landfilled. Palo Alto operales a drop-off municipal c:omposting program-Son Jose's pllO! program foe curbside collection and romposting of yard waste serves 7,soo homes. In the near future, the opening of the Recydery. to"e Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station, and the construction of a 70,000 square foot recovery facilHy 01 Zanker Road Resource Management will increase the amount of commercial/ induslrial recycling. Chapter VI is the Resource Recovery elemenl It <ontains information on recycling and waste reduction goals; a methodology for measuring waste stream reduction; descriptions of existing recycling and waste reduction activities in !he county; and descriptions of planned programs and program expansions contributing to attainment of the countywide goal. 1-5 • ornER WASTES Othe:-wastes aTe defined as wastes which~ due to certain characteristics require special handling. treatment, and/", disposal methods. Such wastes are generally not awoved for disposal in Class m landfills. Chap!er VII discusses all other waste generated in Santa Oara County, including hazardous, designated, and sretial wastes. Issues involving disposal of each of these waste types are sunur.arized below. Haurdoos Waste As defined in Section 66300 of the California Code of Regulations, hazardous waste is any waste which consists of or contains toxic and! Of' other substaN:es which could significantly impair the quality of the usable walers of the state. This calegory includes but is not limitod to solvents, c:hemicaIs, pestiddes, fertilizers, acids, .md wlre.ted infectious (medical) wastes. ht 1986, local governments were given a choice of induding hazardous waste management in the CoS>¥MP, or developing a separate plan. Santa Clara County chose the lalter course, and the Santa Oara COWlty Hazardous Waste Maltagement Plan (CHWMP) is currently under development. Hazardous waste is not included in the code definition of solid waste, though the law does require thaI proble!I's il may eneate at solid waste landfills be addressed in the CoSWMP. One of the objectives of this ~ is to determine the extent of the relationship between solid and I1.azardous waste management programs, especially in the areas of h.andling hazardous waste found at solid waste facili ties, managing il5bestos~ and collecting infectious wastes from small-.quantity generators.. Household Hazardous Wasle Currently, local household hazardous wasle drop off events are scheduled periodicaUy by cities. The County Office of Toxic; and Solid Waste Management 15 wa<king on a pwposal fa< the developmen t of a COWltywi(l. household hazardous m.terials program, which could provide permanent, on-going collection sites and " countywide public Information program. Designate, ( W .. les Designated wastes are specific hazardous and nonhazardous waSles which ean."IOt be disposed of al Class m municipal solid waste facilities. Designated waste indudes a variety of industrial and manufacturing wastes .. non-hazardous contaminated SOils ... and some soaps and detergents. • r-, -...TAfTU: 1 . .E.XECl11VE. ~l:!0.{.'.4 ... ~ '( At present. there are no Class [or D sit~s in Santa Clara County. so designaled wasles musl be shipped to oul-o(-oounl)" ,it~. A policy!o seek adequate means of disposal witt-Jn the county foe designated wastes is included in this Plan. Speci.d Wastes Special wastes are nonhazardous solid wastes which lequire collection.. pr~ing, and disposal proceQures which differ from those used for municipal solid wastes. Examples include abandoned vehicles, grease interreptor wastes. septic tank pumping •• sewage sludge, and tires. Chap!eJ" vn discusses all "Other Waste" generated L"l Santa Clora CO'~nty, including hazardous. designated and special ",,-astes. ENFORCEMENT In Santa Clara County, several State and Ioc.3I agencies have solid waSle oversight and enforcement respor.sibilities: California Wasle Management Board (CWMB) State Department of Conservation State Department of Heal tl., Services Regional Wafer Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs) Air Q.oality Management Districts Local Land Use Authorities -Local Planning Agencies 14 i..xal Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) County Health Department The LEAs have primary responsibility for enforcing State and local standards fCK solid waste disposaL • In 1977, each of the fifteen ci~ in Sanla Clara County was designated as LEA for ncn-health-reIa!ed standards within its own borders. The County Health Oepartlnent enforces health-related standards throughout the county and non-health·reIated standards in the unincorporated areas of the county. In 1988, I. ... cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale transferred their enforcemenl responsibilities 10 the County Health Department, reducing the number of LEAs in the CX>Unty from 16 10 14. The desirability of further centralizing the LEA system will be studied during the life of this Revision. The expansion 01 the County Solid Waste Enforcement ProgrilD'l Is • major step in stn>ngthening the LEA structur" in Santa Oara County. An adminlstrative fee 01 50.16 per !On of solid waste landfilled in the county. approved in 1988, will support a mo:e comprehF-....i.1Sive enforcemen~ program, including mor" staff and .Wf troining. [-7 .. /. Chapter vm is the Enforcement Element of the 1989 Revision. It contains a desaipt!on of the solid waste enforcement system in Santa Oara Cou!'l~Y~ deHne-ates the responsibiliHes a...,d interactions of the various agencies. describes recent regulatory changes, the maintenance of groundwater qllality and load checking programs. PLAN ADMINISTRATION Santa Clara County's Plan is administered by the County SoUd Waste Program of the Planning and Development Department, as advised by the Intergovernmental Counct! aGe}. Solid waste management issues are referred 10 <he Solid Waste Committee (SWC;, a subcommiu ... of the ICC. The Technical Advisory Committee (rAe) in hlrn advises the SWc. The County Solid Wasle Program staff is responsible foe the on-going administration of the solid waste management plan and the plan budge~ Plan .cti vities are supported by a fee levied on each ton of solid waste landfilled in the county. In November, 1988, the fee was increased from $0.07 to $().1S a lon, providing abollt $275,000 annually to be used for data gothering. evaluation and dissemination; facilitation and advocacy for identified solid waste concerns and adopted policy; and Plan preparation and implementation. The 1975 CoSWMP divided the county into four sIlbregions for purposes of solid waste managemen~ In 1988, the existing PI.n was amended to combine the North and Cen!:al Subregions, reducing the number of subregions to three. During the life 01 the 1989 Revision, the Subregional Policy will be further evaluated to detttmine whether it should be maintained as it is, modified, or eliminated. The process for amending the CoSWMP in Santa Clara County is cumbersome. Though it assures consensus on highly complex or controversial issues~ even the simplest amendment can take nine months or more to complete. The feasibility of instituting a joint powers body, or empowering an existing body (such as th" IGe) with decision-making authority over non-contested Pian Amendm.ents will be investigated during the life of this Revision. . Chapter IX is the Plan Administration element. It describes solid waste management in the county. summarizes the Subregional Poticy, defines future administrative alternatives, and describes the roJes of staff ard committees in the prP.Sent administrative s~lurL Brief discussions of contingency planning and public hformation aClivi ·es are also included. .,."