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Show Me the Measures: Show Me the Measures: Performance Measures Performance Measures
for Environmental Services for Environmental Services
City of San Diego, CACity of San Diego, CAElmer Heap, DirectorElmer Heap, DirectorEnvironmental Services Environmental Services DepartmentDepartment
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
• Seventh largest city in the USA
• Population: 1,223,400
• Area: 342 square miles
• 52 miles long from north to south
MEASURING SUCCESS…MEASURING SUCCESS…
Solid waste landfill operationsSolid waste landfill operations
Solid waste collectionSolid waste collection
Refuse Disposal Division
Environmental Services Environmental Services DepartmentDepartment
Refuse Disposal Refuse Disposal DivisionDivision
Miramar Landfill Miramar Landfill OperationsOperations
Fee CollectionFee Collection
Ecological ServicesEcological Services Maintain Closed LandfillsMaintain Closed Landfills Regulatory ComplianceRegulatory Compliance
Positions FY 2004 Budget
92.50 $ 19.2 M C.I.P. $ 5.7 M
“MIRAMAR: A full-scale waste management and environmental effort.”
--Waste Age Magazine, 1992
Miramar Landfill FactsMiramar Landfill Facts
• Operated by City of San Diego• City’s only operating landfill• Land owned by U.S. Department
of Navy• “Rent” = free disposal of military
waste• Site of nationally known bird
control program
1953
• Innovative native plant revegetation program
• 1,423-acre site in operation since1959
• Projected closure: 2012• Rock aggregate mining provided
additional capacity• Landfill gas extraction partnerships
1999
ISO 14001 ISO 14001 Certified!Certified!July 2002July 2002: The Refuse Disposal Division : The Refuse Disposal Division
becomes registered to the ISO 14001 becomes registered to the ISO 14001 international Environmental Management international Environmental Management System standard. System standard. Miramar Landfill:Miramar Landfill: The first municipally The first municipally managed landfill in the country to managed landfill in the country to successfully complete this rigorous successfully complete this rigorous certification process.certification process.2003 “Solutions Winner”-2003 “Solutions Winner”- Awarded by Awarded by Public Technology InstitutePublic Technology Institute
EEnvironmental nvironmental MManagement anagement PProgram (EMP) rogram (EMP) July 2001-July 2003July 2001-July 2003
EMPEMP EnvironmentalEnvironmental
Reduction/SavingsReduction/Savings
Economic Cost Economic Cost Savings Savings
Fee BoothFee Booth Ticketless TransactionTicketless Transaction
18 Tons CO218 Tons CO2 2,500 idle time hours 2,500 idle time hours eliminated eliminated
Groundwater Groundwater
Micro PurgeMicro Purge
6,910 gal purge water 6,910 gal purge water eliminatedeliminated
$2,500 disposal cost $2,500 disposal cost savingssavings
Potable Water Use Potable Water Use ReductionReduction
62 million gallons of 62 million gallons of potable water savedpotable water saved
$65,000 water cost $65,000 water cost savingssavings
Exhaust Emissions Exhaust Emissions ReductionReduction
(Heavy Equipment)(Heavy Equipment)
2,458 tons CO22,458 tons CO2
14 tons CO, 69 tons NOx14 tons CO, 69 tons NOx
1 ton SOx, 4.4 tons PM101 ton SOx, 4.4 tons PM10
$2,600,000 rate savings$2,600,000 rate savings
(annual rate savings (annual rate savings beginning 7/03)beginning 7/03)
Stormwater PollutionStormwater Pollution
PreventionPrevention
3,000,000 gallons of storm 3,000,000 gallons of storm water pumped for dust water pumped for dust
control and spillway control and spillway overflow preventionoverflow prevention
COST COST vs.vs. BENEFIT ANALYSIS BENEFIT ANALYSIS One time implementation costs: One time implementation costs: $220,000,$220,000, including, including, consultant, materials, training, travel, and ISO consultant, materials, training, travel, and ISO program specific labor costs over a two year period.program specific labor costs over a two year period.
On-going (On-going (annualannual) cost savings: ) cost savings: $2,162,000:$2,162,000:-$2,000,000 Heavy equipment rate savings by shutting off -$2,000,000 Heavy equipment rate savings by shutting off equipment during breaks and morning maintenance period.equipment during breaks and morning maintenance period.- $80,000 diesel cost savings by shutting down heavy - $80,000 diesel cost savings by shutting down heavy equipment during breaks and lunch periods.equipment during breaks and lunch periods.-$47,000 Plant protector/container reuse.$47,000 Plant protector/container reuse.- $29,000 water cost differential for using reclaimed water $29,000 water cost differential for using reclaimed water in place of potable water.in place of potable water. $ 6,000 water meter charge savings (Meter downsized $ 6,000 water meter charge savings (Meter downsized from 6” to 4”)from 6” to 4”)
MEASURING SUCCESS…MEASURING SUCCESS…
Solid waste landfill operationsSolid waste landfill operations
Solid waste collectionSolid waste collection
Environmental Services Environmental Services DepartmentDepartment
Collection Services Division
Refuse CollectionRefuse Collection Curbside Recycling Curbside Recycling
CollectionCollection
Curbside Greenery Curbside Greenery CollectionCollection
Special CollectionSpecial Collection
Collection Services Collection Services DivisionDivision
$ 49.7 M$ 49.7 M183183252.88252.88
FY 2004 BudgetFY 2004 BudgetTrucksTrucksPositionsPositions
Refuse CollectionRefuse Collection
Over 315,000 weekly Over 315,000 weekly residential collections residential collections
Over 29,000,000 total Over 29,000,000 total refuse, recycling and refuse, recycling and greenery stops per greenery stops per yearyear
More than 374,000 More than 374,000 tons collected yearlytons collected yearly
2004 City Survey Results 97% Customer Satisfaction Rating!
The City of San Diego’s Solid The City of San Diego’s Solid Waste Collection SystemWaste Collection System
• 8,100 miles of streets traveled
• 315,000 single family and small business customers
• 16 million stops per year
• 380,000 tons of refuse collected
TRAVEL DISTANCE: TRAVEL DISTANCE: Refuse Collection RoutesRefuse Collection Routes
With such a large geographical area With such a large geographical area to cover in the collection system, to cover in the collection system, one of the priorities in reducing air one of the priorities in reducing air emissions was to find a way to emissions was to find a way to reduce miles traveled. reduce miles traveled.
•Reduces mileage by 20% with the incorporation of RouteSmart software.
Geographical InformationGeographical Information
Systems (GIS)Systems (GIS)
•Partially activated, and has already saved: •23,000 miles/year•11,500 gallons of fuel•129 tons of CO2
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONSYSTEMS (GIS)
MondayTuesday
WednesdayThursday
Friday
134
147 148 148
140
127
132
128
125 127
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
Number of Routes
Days of the Week
Total Current Routes vs Total Proposed Routes
Total Proposed Routes
Total Current Routes
Project ImpactsProject Impacts
Save taxpayer moneySave taxpayer money: Up to $600,000 : Up to $600,000 in General Fund in first year.in General Fund in first year.
Reduce air pollutionReduce air pollution: Smaller fleet, : Smaller fleet, reduced miles, “Zone” management.reduced miles, “Zone” management.
““How can we afford not to do it! How can we afford not to do it!
It is not just sustainability that is at It is not just sustainability that is at issue. We are, in fact, talking about the issue. We are, in fact, talking about the survivability of our communities, our survivability of our communities, our countries, and our world. countries, and our world.
At the City of San Diego, there is always At the City of San Diego, there is always something we are working on, something we are working on, something we are planning, and something we are planning, and something we are dreaming about that something we are dreaming about that will contribute to a sustainable future.will contribute to a sustainable future.