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Item 5
Meeting Date 1/28/86
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ITEM TITLE: Resolution 4Z ' 3 Approving the revised San Diego Regional
Solid Waste Management Plan - 1982-2000
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
REVIEWED BY: City Manage (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
Because of the two proposed waste disposal sites in the County of San Diego
(Ysidora land fill at Camp Pendleton and SANDER Project at Miramar) , San Diego
County needs to revise the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt a resolution approving the revisions to
the San Diego Regional Solid Waste Management Plan, 1982-2000.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The current San Diego Regional Solid Waste Management Plan provides that the
waste shed for the SANDER Project be primarily south of Interstate 8. This is
due to the fact that originally the SANDER Project was proposed to be located
in Chula Vista. Since the Council did not reserve a site for SANDER and has
indicated that they did not want a waste energy site within the city limits of
Chula Vista, the new proposal is for the SANDER Project to be located at
Miramar. This plan revision would incorporate that change.
Since the Ysidora land fill is located north of Oceanside in Camp Pendleton,
Chula Vista staff in a cursory review of the application finds no reason to
object to the permit as having any significant impact on Chula Vista and,
therefore, recommends approval of the resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
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Offices of: TELEPHONE: (619) 565-5177
County Engineer November 5, 1985
County Road Commissioner
County Surveyor
County Airports
Flood Control
Liquid Waste
Solid Waste
Transportation Operations
Mr. John Goss, City Manager
City of Chula Vista
276 4th Avenue .
Chula Vista, CA 92010
Dear Mr. Goss:
Subject: Revised San Diego Regional Solid Waste Management Plan,
1982-2000 - Amendment for the Proposed Ysidora Landfill at Camp
Pendleton Marine Corps Base and the SANDER Project at Miramar
Government Code § 66784 specifies that no person shall establish sites for
solid waste disposal not in conformance with the approved County Solid
Waste Management Plan (CoSWMP).
Because of changes in the wasteshed, site and quantity of waste to be
processed, the California Waste Management Board advised that the
discussion of the SANDER Project in the existing CoSWMP must be updated
and amended to reflect these changes before a conformance finding with the
existing CoSWMP can be made.
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has requested that the existing
CoSWMP be amended to include the proposed Ysidora Landfill at Camp
Pendleton so that the County can make a Finding of Conformance with the
CoSWMP as part of the facility permitting process.
In accordance with Government Code §66784 an amendment to the CoSWMP is
being processed by the County to include the proposed Ysidora Landfill at
Camp Pendleton and the SANDER Project at Miramar. The Board of
Supervisors adopted a resolution approving the CoSWMP Amendment for the
projects on October 29, 1985 subject to approval by the incorporated
cities. State law [Government Code §66780.5(c)] requires that any
. amendment to the CoSWMP be approved by a majority of the cities within the
County which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated
area.
Specific information on the CoSWMP Amendment is discussed below.
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SANDER Project
Specific text changes (Attachment #1) for the SANDER Project CoSWMP
Amendment include replacing existing pages V-6 through V-12 and Appendix
A-V-3 with an updated discussion on the project wasteshed, site, quantity
of waste to the processed and permitting requirements; deletion of the
discussion regarding incinerator residue on page VIII-16 because the State
Department of Health Services has classified the fly ash, bottom ash and
flue gas emission control residues to be generated by the SANDER Project
as non-hazardous; revision of the discussion of the composition of the
SANDER Board of Directors on page X-4 to reflect the current composition
of that Board, composed of two members from the County Board of
Supervisors and two members from the San Diego City Council . The
Implementation Schedule on page 19 is also being revised to reflect timing
of the project construction and start-up.
County Counsel has advised that Section 15271 of the State CEQA Guidelines
exempts from CEQA review the CoSWMP Amendment for the SANDER Project since
the SANDER Project is a thermal power plant subject to the permitting
requirements of the California Energy Commission (CEC) , a process that is
functionally the equivalent of the CEQA process. The County Department
of Planning and Land Use has prepared a Notice of Exemption for the
project (Attachment �"Z)
A draft Notice of Exemption is included which each incorporated city
should complete, sign and file with the County Clerk as required by CEQA's
process for Notices of Exemption following approval of the SANDER Project
Amendment (Attachment #3).
Ysidora Landfill
Specific text changes (Attachment #4) for the Ysidora Landfill CoSWMP
Amendment include revising pages 20 and I1I-27 to include information on
the operation of the landfill and projected implementation date.
An environmental assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) was prepared for the Ysidora Landfill project by the Marine
Corps. A finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was issued by the
Marine Corps Command in April of 1984. The Department of Planning and
Land Use, Environmental Analysis Division, recommended that a Negative
Declaration be issued for the proposed project on September 2.6, 1985
(Attachment #5) . A draft Notice of Determination has been prepared for
the Ysidora Landfil ' CoSWMP Amendment and should be filed with the County
Clerk and Office of Planning and Research following approval by your city
(Attachment. #6) .
A.he time involved in securing permits for these facilities, the
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CoSNMP Amendment for the Camp Pendleton and SANDER Projects is being
processed at this time rather than with the formal plan revision process,
estimated to be completed by late 1986, which you were advised of by
letters dated August 8, and September tember 10, 1985.
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As mentioned previously, COSWMP Amendments must be approved by a majority
of the cities with a majority of the population of the incorporated area.
Please contact the Solid Waste Division so that a hearing date for this
matter can be arranged. Department staff will be available to attend the
necessary hearing and will work with your staff on the report to your
Council . A draft Resolution of Approval is included (Attachment #7) .
If your City fails to act within 90 days after receiving the amendment,
(i .e. , February 7, 1986) , State law deems it to be approved [Government
Code §66780.5(c)] .
If you have any questions please call Sharon J. Reid, Solid Waste Program
Manager, at 565-3987.
Very truly yours,
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Attachments
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Chapter V
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The proposed San Diego Energy Recovery (SANDER ) project is a joint
County and City of San Diego effort . The proposed project would
utilize mass burning, technology, i . e. , combustion of municipal
solid waste (MSW) instead of other fuels such as coal or oil to
produce steam or electricity. •
The waste is unloaded directly into a pit in an enclosed building,
then overhead cranes transfer the waste to moving grates where it
is burned at temperatures in excess of 1800' E . The heat produced
using this process is captured as steam which can be converted
into electricity and sold . In the proposed project enough energy
will be produced to provide electricity to approximately 60,000
homes .
- Revenues received from energy sales and waste disposal fees will
be.-used to pay for the facility. Revenue from recyclable materi -
• al-s is not included in the current financial plan ; however, the
proposed Service agreement gives the City the unilateral right to
recycle waste materials and receive the resulting income at any
time the City finds it economically prudent to do so . A study is
currently underway 'to determine recycli.ng options and
feasibility.
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'yam The proposed site for the SANDER Project is a U . S. Navy owned
/ " parcel adjacent to a completed portion of the S . E . Miramar
Landfill and a mile south of the current West Miramar Landfill
making traffic , topography, zoning and nearby land use compatible
with waste to energy development . The proposed site is to be
acquired through a property exchange between the U. S . Navy and the
City of San Diego . San Diego voters and Congress have approved
the exchange ; an appraisal and negotiation of the exchange values
of the respective pieces of property is still in progress .
Wasteshed The SANDER Project will primarily serve the City of
San Diego . The wasteshed area encompasses the entire City limits
with the exception of the San Ysidro area, which is served by the
Otay landfill . Some peripheral areas of the County and adjacent
cities such as Del Mar, Lemon Grove, Poway and National City
(where haulers routes overlap jurisdictional boundaries) are also y
part of the wasteshed .
In 1989 , the scheduled date for commencement of SANDER operations ,
the City of San Diego expects to have 1 . 3 million tons annually of
waste requiring disposal . The SANDER facility will be designed to
process 52% , or up to 680 ,000 tons , of that waste annually using
three 750 ton per day boilers , totaling 2250 tons per day. Add-
ional waste will be available for recycling and the SANDER
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Project is currently conducting a feasibility study on mechanical
separation of recyclables from the waste stream. The SANDER
facility is' sized so that sufficient waste is available in the
wasteshed for both waste to energy and recycling.
Ash Residue - The SANDER facility is designed to process
approximately 2250 tons of solid waste per day, reducing the
volume by approximately 90% and the weight by 80%. Approximately
600 tons per day of ash residue will be generated and disposed of
at the City of San Diego ' s Miramar landfill _ The California
Department of Health Services has classified the fly ash, bottom
ash and flue gas emission control residues to be generated by the
SANDER Project as nonhazardous . This classification was made
based on an application submitted by the SANDER Project describing
the characteristics of the waste stream and the combustion
process . ' SB #2292, passed in 1984, codified this classification
and similar classifications made by the Department of Health
Services for other resource recovery facilities throughout the
state.
..-Commitment of Waste- Assured commitments of waste are normally
-"evidenced by (1 ) Tegal controls , including the Federal and State
consit'utions , legislation , and court rulings implementing the .
"police power" authority to regulate- collection and disposal of
solid waste; and (2 ) voluntary long-term agreements entered into
by the different local government agencies served to deliver waste
to the facility until bond repayment is accomplished.
The legal authority of the County and City of San Diego to commit
waste to SANDER is substantial . Both government agencies have
extensive police powers granted by the State Constitution and the
Legislature to regulate the .collection and disposal of solid waste
within their respective jurisdictions .
For example, the Nejedly-Z 'berg-Dill Solid Waste Management and
Resource Recovery Act of 1972 ( Government Code Section 66700 et .
seq . ) delegates primary responsibility for solid waste planning
and management to local governments, with the County being
assigned a primary role. Government Code #66787 authorizes local
agencies to enter into contracts with business entities for
waste-to --energy plants and provides that bonds may be issued to
finance those plants . County Code Section 68 .511 permits the
County to direct collected solid waste to the facility which best_
suits the interest and needs of the County. It should be noted
that determination of waste sources for waste to energy projects
is subject to approval by the California Waste Management Board
and the local Enforcement Agency .
In addition to legal controls , the County and the City of San
Diego have strong practical control in that they own the only
disposal sites within a reasonable hauling distance of the SANDER
facility. The waste which will be directed to SANDER is currently
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going to the City ' s Miramar landfi'lI .
Prior to the issuance of, bonds for the design and construction of
the SANDER facility, the City of San Diego will enter into a
long-term service agreement with the owner/operator of the SANDER
facility . Included in the service agreement will be a guarantee
by the City of San Diego to deliver waste to SANDER for the period
of the bond indebtedness .
Recycling - The SANDER Board of Directors, the City and the County
support recycling as a compatable activity with the SANDER Project
and encourage increased recycling in order to reduce the waste-
stream for disposal and to conserve our natural resources .
Current recycling activities in the SANDER wasteshed include:
o Fourteen permanent recycling operations , seven of which have
annual gross revenues of over one million dollars
o According to a survey conducted in the SANDER wasteshed ,
reflecting the period January 1983 to December 1983:
- Over 7 , 200 tons of -aluminum cans were recycled. This
represents a 55% recycling rate.
- Over 35 ,000 tans of newsprint were recycled, representing
45% recycling rate.
- An estimated 27 , 000 tons of cardboard, 8, 800 tons of high
grade ledger paper and 33 tons of plastics were recycled.
To achieve the SANDER Project ' s objective of increased recycling
in the San Diego area, the SANDER Project is in the process of
planning to :
• Encourage Increased Private Sector Recycling
Although there is a viable network of volunteer and commercial
buy-back centers , the marketplace allows for additional
activity. An increase in the number of locations would make
recycling more convenient and raise the recycling rate.
Presently the City of San Diego is pursuing the establishment
of a buy-back center for recyclable materials at the Miramar
landfill .
• Insure That An Adequate Information and Referral Service is
Available to Citizens
In order to best serve the citizens of San Diego, it is
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necessary to have a recycling information clearinghouse. This
information clearinghouse function is being performed by the
San Diego Ecology Center which is supported financially by the
City and County of San Diego .
o Support Public Education Regarding Waste Reduction and Product
Waste
A need exists to educate the public that recycling ' s aim is to
achieve a no-waste society. The SANDER Project staff is work-
ing and coordinating this educational effort with the San
Diego Ecology Centre and the I Love A Clean San Diego Program.
The SANDER Project is currently funding the Ecology Center to
conduct community presentations regarding recycling.
o Encourage the Inclusion of San Diego Businesses in an Indust-
rial Waste Exchange
- The SANDER Project staff is exploring the possibilities of a
. waste exchange for the SANDER wasteshed _ This waste exchange
• coirld help conserve energy and resources while reducing waste
management problems _and disposal costs . By exchanging various
• raw materials between firms with specific material needs and
companies with no further use for those materials , certain
substances can be made available at an attractive cost . A
consultant study has been completed which identifies firms
produces hazardous waste and reviews waste exchange programs
operating in other areas .
o Access the Feasibity of Mechanical Separation at the Miramar
Landfill .
The SANDER Project has hired a consultant to complete a feasi -
bility study evaluating proven mechanical recovery methods for
separating materials from solid waste. The study will deter-
mine if a mechanical separation system is available that will
reliably and economically sort residential and/or commercial
waste, and whether regional markets will provide sufficient
revenue to support such a facility.
Recycling has become more attractive in the 1980 's due to
increased energy costs , shortage of domestic raw materials and the
instability associated with foreign derived raw materials .
Indeed , to a large degree our ability to maintain our economic
well -being and to preserve a livable environment will be related
to our ability to increase our rate of recycling.
A flexible system that provides both energy and materials from
municipal solid waste fits the future recycling trends and is
supported by the SANDER Board of Directors . As the decade passes
it will be necessary to find the correct balance to (I ) solve the
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City and County ' s solid waste disposal problem, ( 2) recover all
the materials that are feasible to remove from municipal solid
waste, and ( 3 ) convert to useful energy that portion which cannot
be recycled .
An important part of overall planning for SANDER is a comprehen-
sive program to encourage and increase recycling in the SANDER
service area. Through coordination of recycling and energy
recovery activities , materials and energy that are presently being
thrown away will be taken out of the waste stream and put to
productive reuse.
SANDER provides an alternative to filling San Diego ' s urban open
space areas with refuse. Without SANDER, open space will continue
to be used as landfills and new sites will be located far from
urban areas , thus significantly increasing hauling costs and
resulting in higher vehicle emmissions and increasing the number
and length of trips on the region ' s street network . Additional
discussion of the SANDER Project is included in the Appendix
SUMMARY
The County and the City of San Diego have taken an active role in
promoting and furthering resource recovery. During the period of
this Revision ( 1982-85 ) :
1 . The County and City of San Diego will continue the planning
and implementation of SANDER .
2 . The County Board l °� waste Supervisors
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the applicability of resource recovery for other regions of
the County.
. 3 . . The City of San Diego will commit wastes in the SANDER waste-
shed to the project for the period of bond indebtedness .
4 . The County and City will support increased recycling and reuse
of valuable resources in the wasteshed of SANDER or any `
resource recovery facility .
5 . The County and City will work with state agencies to increase
cooperation and support of resource recovery.
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