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Date: May 16, 2003
To: All Local Enforcement Agencies
This updated all LEA e-mail was sent on behalf of Howard
Levenson, Deputy Director of the Permitting and Enforcement Division and
the LEA Support Services Branch of the California Integrated Waste
Management Board. These summaries will be sent after each Board and P&E
Committee Meeting.
Permitting and Enforcement (P&E) Committee Meeting: Monday, May 5,
2003
Board Meeting: May 13-14, 2003
Summary of Board and P&E Committee Meetings:
- The Board approved the clean up of seven sites under the Solid Waste
Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program. Two of the proposed
projects (Ralcoo in San Luis Obispo County and Bethencourt in Imperial
County) were a direct result of the P&E Division’s recent statewide
investigation and follow-up of “Crippen-like” construction and
demolition waste sites.
- The Board requested discussion of the requirements in the newly
approved construction and demolition regulations as they relate to other
tiered permitting regulations. The Board requested that staff conduct
further analysis and return with an item in July.
- The Board concurred in four solid waste facility permits. Three
permits were on the consent calendar. The Sunshine Canyon Landfill
permit item was heard before the full Board and there was testimony from
local legislators and the public expressing concerns regarding possible
water contamination, cancer clusters and other possible negative
impacts. The Board heard much of the community’s testimony via video
teleconference. The video teleconference location was at the
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) office located 1.4 miles from the
Sunshine Canyon Landfill.
- The Board approved the adoption of the proposed regulations for
waste tire monofills and the negative declaration (State Clearinghouse
No. 2003032128) for the proposed regulations. The proposed regulations
will be forwarded to the Office of Administrative Law and are expected
to be effective by November 2003.
- The Board approved guidelines for determining whether to pursue
enforcement and cost recovery under the Waste Tire Clean up Grant
Program to assure that timely removal of improperly stored waste tires
is not impeded.
- The Board approved the Revised Five-Year Plan For The Waste Tire
Recycling Management Program. The plan includes budget allocations of
the approximately 30 million dollars a year for management of waste
tires through 2007/2008. Included in the plan are the allocations
available to Local Enforcement Agencies. The number one goal of the plan
is to “eliminate all known illegal piles of waste tires in California”.
- At the Permits, Inspections and Enforcement Workshop on May 8, staff
brought forward many topics which stimulated good dialogue. Staff will
be developing a strategy to prioritize issues and address the themes
discussed during the workshop. A summary of the workshop is attached.
- As mentioned in a prior e-mail, Board Chair Linda Moulton-Patterson
revised the committee structure and made modifications to meeting dates
and times as found in the corresponding attachment.
- The next P & E Committee meeting will be held at 1 PM on June 9, and
the next Board meeting will be on June 17-18 in Sacramento. The June
Committee meeting will be the first with the new Committee structure.
- Staff will conduct two workshops on the proposed alternative daily
cover Regulations on June 9, in Sacramento and June 23 in Southern
California. Details will be sent soon.
- The P&E Committee and Board meetings are being
audio broadcast and are available
from almost any personal computer with Internet access.
May 13-14 Board Meeting: Permitting and Enforcement Agenda Items
Item 1. Consideration of new projects for the Solid Waste Disposal and
Codisposal Site Cleanup Program
Vote:
Aye: Jones, Medina, Paparian, Peace, Washington, Moulton-Patterson
Item 2. Consent. Consideration of grant
agreement time extensions for the City of Pomona and the City of Oakland for
the Illegal Disposal Site and Landfill Cleanup Remediation Grant, Cycle 8
Item 3. Deleted.
Item 4. Consent. Consideration of a revised
full solid waste facilities permit (Composting Facility) for the Tierra
Verde Industries, Orange County
Item 5. Consent. Consideration of a revised
full solid waste facilities permit (Transfer/Processing Station) for the
Fallbrook Recycling and Transfer Station, San Diego County
Item 6. Consent. Consideration of a revised
full solid waste facilities permit (Disposal Facility) for the Simi Valley
Landfill and Recycling Center, Ventura County
Item 7. Consideration of a revised full solid waste facilities permit
(Disposal Facility) for the Sunshine Canyon City Landfill Unit 2, Los
Angeles County
Vote:
Aye: Jones, Medina, Peace, Washington, Moulton-Patterson
Abstained: Paparian
Item 8. Consideration of the adoption of a negative declaration (State
Clearinghouse No. 2003032128) and the proposed regulations for the waste
tire monofill regulations
Vote:
Aye: Jones, Medina, Paparian, Peace, Washington, Moulton-Patterson
Item 16. Consideration of the adoption of the revised five-year plan for
the Waste Tire Recycling Management Program (2nd Edition Covering FY
2003/04-2007/08)
Vote:
Aye: Jones, Medina, Paparian, Peace, Washington, Moulton-Patterson
Item 29. Consideration of Enforcement and Cost Recovery Issues for the
Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program
Vote:
Aye: Jones, Medina, Paparian, Peace, Washington, Moulton-Patterson
Item 30. Discussion of construction and demolition regulations as related
to other tiered permitting regulations
This email is not an official transcript of the Board's actions and
should be used for informational purposes only.
Thank you,
Melissa Hoover-Hartwick
LEA Support Services
(916) 341-6813
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