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Date: September 29, 2005
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: September 20, 2005
Permitting and Enforcement (P&E) Committee Meeting: September 12, 2005
Summary of the Board and P&E Committee Meetings on items of possible interest
to LEAs:
- The Board’s Legislative office gave a summary of this
session’s bills of interest,
detailing some of the bills that have been chaptered, or designated as
two year bills, or are on the Governor’s desk for signature. The
Governor has until October 9, 2005 to sign or not veto the bills for
them to become law.
- Under the Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program
(2136 Program), the Board approved three scopes of work for contracts.
One scope was for engineering services, for an amount not to exceed $2.0
million, with initial funding proposed at $500,000. The other two scopes
were for environmental services contracts for landfill and disposal site
remediation projects in specific geographic regions of California; each
of these will be for an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 with initial
funding proposed at $1,500,000 each.
- The Board approved $150,000 to clean up one illegal disposal site in
Kern County under the Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup
Program. The site is the historic headquarters and final resting place
of the late civil rights and farm labor leader, Cesar Chavez.
- For the first quarter of fiscal year 2005/2006, the Board approved
the clean up of 11 illegal sites in seven jurisdictions under the Farm
and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program, for an amount
totaling $276,132.68.
- The Board concurred in three full solid waste facility permits (two
were revised permits and one was for a new facility). There was some
discussion about the prior issuance of a Stipulated Agreement by the LEA
for one of the facilities. Since this particular issue was not
agendized, there was no consideration or action taken by the Board.
Staff indicated that a Stipulated Agreement may be issued when there is
a temporary emergency, but not to address capacity or similar issues
related to market changes in a region. Staff intends to provide further
clarification to LEAs in an All LEA E-Mail.
- The Board heard a presentation on Executive Order S-3-05 which
establishes greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for
California and charges the California Environmental Protection Agency
Secretary with coordinating efforts to achieve those targets. The
Governor signed the Executive Order on June 1, 2005. CIWMB Chair Marin
is on the “Climate Action Team,” which is leading efforts to achieve the
levels targeted in the Order. The Order plans a reduction of GHG
emissions to the levels found prior to year 2000 by 2010; a reduction of
GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020; and a reduction of GHG emissions
to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Reaching the statewide 50% waste
reduction goal, for example, could result in a potential 3 million
metric ton reduction in GHG emissions. To help reach the targeted goals,
CIWMB will continue efforts to reach the 50% statewide waste reduction
goal (we are at 48%); assist communities and businesses in implementing
Zero Waste programs; and increase capture of methane emissions from
landfills.
- As part of implementing its Technology Assessment Action Plan, the
Board approved $605,000 for
several contract funding
requests: California Landfill Gas Monitoring System Viability
Assessment; Conversion Technology Case Studies & Emissions Testing; and
Conversion Technology Forum.
- The Board also heard a brief update on the Enforcement and Training
Action Plan, which brings together a number of issues in the area of
improving training for LEAs and operators, and enhancing both LEA and
CIWMB enforcement authorities and practices. Staff will be bringing an
item to the P&E Committee within the next 2-3 months on the LEA and
operator training issue.
- The Board heard a brief update on the Universal Waste Action Plan
and discussed the expiration of the Universal Waste exemption in
February 2006. Staff did not identify a specific amount of funding
needed to implement the Action Plan at this time. The Board mentioned
that an infrastructure needs to be in place to handle the additional
wastes in case an extension of the exemption is not granted and
expressed concern for impacts on jurisdictions, especially those in the
rural areas. The Department of Toxic Substances Control is planning
statewide workshops in October to gather information and look at
possible options regarding the February exemption.
The next Board meeting will be on October 18-19, 2005 in Sacramento. The
P&E Committee will meet on Monday October 3, at 10 a.m. in Sacramento.
Additionally, there will be a Special Board Meeting on October 3, 2005 at 1
p.m. to consider action regarding Madera County’s LEA certification.
The P&E Committee and Board meetings are being audio broadcast and are
available from almost any personal computer with Internet access. Go to
www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Broadcast/ or select
"Broadcasts" in the upper right corner of the electronic meeting agenda.
September 20, 2005 Board Meeting: Permitting
and Enforcement and Other Agenda Items
All agenda items may be accessed at: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Archive/IWMBMtgDocs/
1. Consent. Consideration of the Scope of Work for the Engineering
Services Contract for Landfill and Disposal Site Remediation under the Solid
Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid Waste Disposal
Trust Fund, FYs 2005/2006, 2006/2007 And 2007/2008) (Committee Item B)
2. Consent. Consideration of the Scope of Work for the Environmental
Services Contracts for Landfill and Disposal Site Remediation under the
Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid Waste
Disposal Trust Fund, FYs 2005/2006, 2006/2007 And 2007/2008) (Committee Item
C)
3. Consensus Support. Consideration of New Projects for the Solid Waste
Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid Waste Disposal Trust
Fund, FY 2005/2006) (Committee Item D)
4. Consensus Support. Consideration of the Grant Awards for the Farm and
Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program (Farm and Ranch
Cleanup Account, FY 2005/2006) (Committee Item E)
5. Consent. Consideration of a New Full Solid Waste Facilities Permit
(Compostable Material Handling/Construction and Demolition and Inert Debris
Processing Facility) for the K & M Recycling (Recycle America Alliance),
Sacramento County (Committee Item F)
6. Consideration of a Revised Full Solid Waste Facilities Permit
(Disposal Facility) for the L&D Landfill, Sacramento County (Committee Item
G)
7. Pulled. Consideration of a Revised Full Solid Waste Facilities Permit
(Transfer/Processing Station) for the North Area Recovery Station,
Sacramento County (Committee Item H)
8. Consent. Consideration of a Revised Full Solid Waste Facilities Permit
(Solid Waste Disposal Facility) for the Victorville Sanitary Landfill, San
Bernardino County (Committee Item I)
40. Discussion. Oral Presentation: Update of CIWMB Activities Related to
Implementing Governor’s Executive Order #S-3-05 on Climate Change
41. Approval of Select Concepts. Consideration of Approval of Allocations
for Contract Concepts from the Integrated Waste Management Account for
Fiscal Year 2005/2006
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