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• Item 6
Meeting Date 11/10/87
133 ~~ Appropriat'n Funds from the General
ITEM TITLE: Resolution g
Fund Reserve for Unanticipated osts to Dispose of Hazardous
Waste Materials
SUBMITTED BY: Public Works Di recto
REVIEWED BY: City Manageri~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes X No_)
The adopted budget included a budget item to dispose of paint waste and other
hazardous materials resulting from City Public Works Operations activities.
The budget itrr~i was based on past co~~:; anc; th,e best, knowledge we lead of f'u:iwe~re
costs. Upon obtaining bids for paint waste disposal this year, the lowest
cost is over six times the price that was charged last year.
In addition, the City yard has an abandoned paint pit that was used for many
years to dispose of used paint and paint thinners and to clean the painting
equipment. The pits were closed in 1984 in accordance with the County
Department of Health Services (DOHS) instructions and supervision. The County
DOHS is requiring us to test the paint pits and determine subsurface
• contamination, if any. In order to determine if there is subsurface
contamination, it is necessary to obtain a geotechnical consulting firm to do
an investigation to determine the extent of contamination, if any, and
recommendations for corrective action. Since the paint pit problem was not
known prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, there were no funds budgeted
for this purpose. Therefore, additional funds are also needed to conduct the
necessary subsurface investigation.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution appropriating $25,000 from the General
Fund Reserve for costs to dispose of hazardous waste paint materials and for
geotechnical consulting services.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Public Works Operations annually generates waste material resulting from paint
sludge from the street striping operation. This material is stored in the
yard in 55 gallon drums and disposed of about every 90 days. We generate
nearly one barrel of paint sludge each month, or approximately 11 per year.
WearurrIncl udhngethoseron ha d,h we a tick p to havi ngo to bdi pose oof 117tbarrel s
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this fiscal year.
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Previously, waste disposal firms were able to dispose of paint material at a
hazardous waste landfill site in Santa Barbara County. Last fiscal year it
cost $105 per barrel for disposal. Early last spring new State regulations
required all paint material containing more than 1°~ moisture content be
incinerated. There are no firms in the state that can incinerate this
material. Therefore, all our paint sludge now has to be hauled out of state
to meet the new regulations which has increased the cost considerably. Three
bids were obtained to dispose of the paint sludge. The l ow bi d was $660 per
barrel. The second low bid jumped to $850 per barrel. In addition, the State
has a hazardous substance tax on the disposal of all hazardous materials for
which they bill us quarterly. The tax is based on the number of tons disposed
of, varies according to the amount of material, and goes to the State
Superfund for hazardous waste cleanup. Our current tax rate is $27.0438 per
ton. Each barrel weighs around 1000 pounds.
The estimate to dispose of all of the drums this year is $11,220. The total
costs, including all other fees, are itemized as follows:
Item Cost
Disposal: 17 C~ 660: $ 11,220
County permitting fees (est.): 1,200
State disposal taxes (est.): 300
• Total Required $ 12,720
Amount Budgeted - 3,300
Additional Required: $ 9,420
SAY $ 9,400
In connection with the subsurface investigation, we have contacted several
geotechnical consulting firms and the estimated cost of work is $15,600 to
obtain the subsurface investigation report and any corrective action that may
be required.
Even though additional work may be required, following receipt of the
subsurface investion report, the extent of the problem and the cost associated
with its correction cannot be estimated until the subsurface investigation is
completed. If little or no contamination is found, it will be a relatively
simple job. On the other hand, if the contamination is extensive,
substantial sums of money may be required to correct the problem. Therefore,
it is more practical to wait until the scope of the next phase is better known
before budgeting additional funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: An additional $9,400 is required for disposal of paint waste
materials and $15,600 for consulting services in connection with the paint pit
removal for a total of $25,000 from the General Fund Reserves.
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