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Date: March 17, 2004
To: All Local Enforcement Agencies
This all LEA e-mail was sent
on behalf of the LEA Support Services Branch of the California Integrated Waste
Management Board (CIWMB) and Howard Levenson, Deputy Director Permitting and
Enforcement Division.
Board
Meeting: March 16, 2004
No
Permitting and Enforcement (P&E) Committee Meeting in March
Summary of
the Board Meeting:
- There were no P&E Division agenda items this month.
- The
Executive Director mentioned that the diversion rate has declined slightly,
from 48% to 47%. The Board requested that CIWMB's programs be evaluated and
innovative ideas solicited and implemented to assure that diversion rates
increase and surpass 50%.
- Board
members complimented the very successful CIWMB/LEA Partnership Conference in
March, specifically noting the Open Forum and CEQA working group sessions. In
addition, some members expressed concern regarding some of the LEAs'
interpretations of CEQA with respect to the permit process.
- The
Board adopted a model construction and demolition (C&D) diversion
ordinance. Senate Bill (SB) 1374 (Kuehl; Statutes of 2002) required the Board
to develop and adopt a model construction and demolition (C&D) diversion
ordinance. The bill does not require
that jurisdictions adopt the Board's Model Ordinance as their own, nor does it
require jurisdictions to have their own ordinance. The intent of the bill was to provide local jurisdictions with a
tool to assist them with diverting C&D waste. Board staff developed the
Model Ordinance based on sample ordinances already being implemented by
jurisdictions and incorporated the most typically used sections into the Model
Ordinance thereby creating another good tool for jurisdictions.
- The
Board heard an update on the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 20, the
Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (Act). CIWMB staff continue to draft
emergency regulations and anticipate posting them on the Board's website on
March 23, 2004. In order to discuss the draft emergency regulations, staff will
conduct a stake holder's workshop on April 2nd at the CalEPA
Headquarters. Staff will then present the emergency regulations to the Board at
the April 13 - 14, 2004 Board Meeting. SB 20 requires that beginning July 1, 2004, retailers
collect the electronic waste recycling fees on covered products sold to all
California consumers, and transmit fees to the Board or contracted agency.
- The
Board approved five (5) scopes of work and allocations to be funded from the
2003/2004 from the Integrated Waste Management Account (IWMA) savings. Throughout this fiscal year,
the Board has operated within the restraints of the current budget situation,
and there was a savings in the IWMA in
the amount of $1,100,000. The five contract concepts are for the following: (1)
Contract Concept No. 1 - The objective of this Organic Facilities Permitting and
Odor Response Project is to assist in resolving the problem of odor complaints
at organic materials management facilities. The Project includes both a
proactive and reactive approach. The
proactive approach focuses on preventative measures to so that environmental
impacts of organic materials management facilities are properly considered and
planned for at the earliest planning, siting, and permitting stages. The reactive approach provides practical
tools for LEAs to more effectively respond to existing odor complaints and
specific mitigation strategies for operators to use in minimizing odor
impacts($175,000); (2) Contract Concept
No. 2 - The purpose of this proposal, the Statistical Analysis of the
Board -approved Adjustment Method for Estimating Changes in Solid Waste
Generation, is to determine whether the
method used to estimate changes in waste generation can be updated and/or
improved to reflect recent and potential future changes in California's economy
($50,000); (3) Contract Concept No. 3 - The purpose of this proposal is to
develop environmental education curriculum for K-12 students for consideration
by State education agencies in response to AB 1548 ($250,000); (4) Contract
Concept No. 4 - This electronic waste related contract proposes to bring
on-board the resources and expertise needed to create a partnership with covered
electronic device (CED)
manufacturers and retailers to inform the public about the hazards of improper
CED storage and disposal; and provide information on opportunities and
locations where CEDs can be properly returned for recycling and disposal
($200,000); (5) Contract Concept No. 5 - This electronic related waste concept
will assist in establishing electronic waste fee collection at the point of
sale and payment for collection and recycling, registration and tracking of fee
payers, and customer service for the fee paying community relating to the
recycling of CEDs. The Board is
currently negotiating with the Board of Equalization (BOE) to provide a portion
of these services. Depending on the
outcome of those discussions, it may be necessary for Board staff to assume
responsibility for a portion of the fee collection process ($425,000).
- The next
Board meeting will be on April 13-14, 2004 in Sacramento.
- The Board meetings are being audio
broadcast and are available from almost any personal computer with
Internet access.
- There is
no P&E Committee Meeting scheduled for April.
All agenda items may be
accessed at: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Archive/IWMBMtgDocs/
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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