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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS I. UTILITIES 2. SOLID WASTE

1. INTRODUCTION

ThissectionanalyzespotentialProject impacts tosolidwaste facilitiesandservicesystems,aswellas theProject’s consistencywith applicable regulations. Adescriptionof the solidwaste collection services anddisposalfacilitiesthatwouldservetheProjectandtheregulatorymeasuresintendedtominimizethevolumeof solid waste requiring landfill disposal, including State legislation and City recycling programs, arediscussed. The amount of solid waste estimated to be generated daily by the Project and the potentialimpactsonexistingsolidwastecollectionanddisposalfacilitiesareassessed.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

a. Regulatory Framework

(1) State Regulations

Recognizing the need to address declining landfill capacity, the State of California enacted three keylegislationsrelatingtosolidwaste:AssemblyBill939–theCaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementActof1989(PublicResourcesCodeSections41000‐41460);AssemblyBill1327–theCaliforniaSolidWasteReuseand the Recycling Access Act of 1991 (Public Resources Code Sections42900‐42911); Senate Bill 1374 –Construction and Demolition Waste Materials Diversion Requirements; Senate Bill 1016; and CaliforniaGreenBuildingStandards.Theselegislationsaredescribedindetailbelow.

On January 1, 2010 California's recycling and waste diversion efforts were streamlined into the newDepartment of Resources Recycling and Recovery— CalRecycle. CalRecycle manages programs createdthrough two landmark initiatives, the Integrated Waste Management Act and the Beverage ContainerRecyclingandLitterReductionAct,thatwereformerlypartoftheCaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementBoard(CIWMB)andtheDepartmentofConservation(DOC). NowapartoftheNaturalResourcesAgency,CalRecyclemergesthedutiesof theBoardwith thoseofDOC’sDivisionofRecyclingtobestprotectpublichealthandtheenvironmentbyeffectivelyandefficientlymanagingCalifornia’swastedisposalandrecyclingefforts.

(a) Assembly Bill 939 – California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989

TheCaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementActof1989(AB939)waspassedbytheStatelegislatureforthepurposeofestablishinganintegratedwastemanagementhierarchyconsistingof(inorderofpriority):(1) source reduction, (2) recyclingandcomposting, and (3)environmentally safe transformationand landdisposal. AB 939 requires that all counties and cities develop a comprehensive solidwastemanagementprogramthatincludesaSourceReductionandRecyclingElement(SRRE)whichincludespoliciesfor,butnotlimited to: waste characterization, source reduction, recycling, composting, solid waste facility capacity,education and public information, funding, special waste (asbestos, sewage sludge, etc.), and household

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hazardous waste. Additionally, all counties must develop a Siting Element to address the need forlandfill/transformation facilities for thenext15years. In accordancewithAB939, all cities and countiesmustprepareandsubmittotheCaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementBoard(CIWMB)anannualreport,whichsummarizesthejurisdictions’progressinreducingsolidwaste.AB939alsomandatedthatallcitiesandcountiesdivert50percentoftheirwastestreambyJanuary1,2000,throughsourcereduction,recycling,andreuseprograms.

(b) Assembly Bill 1327 – California Solid Waste Reuse and the Recycling Access Act of 1991

The California SolidWaste Reuse and the Recycling Access Act of 1991 (Public Resources Code Sections42900‐42911), as amended, requires each local jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance requiring commercial,industrial, or institutional building, marina, or residential buildings having five or more living units toprovideanadequatestorageareafor thecollectionandremovalofrecyclablematerials. Thesizeof thesestorageareas is tobedeterminedby theappropriate jurisdictions’ordinance. Ifnosuchordinanceexistswiththejurisdiction,theCIWMBmodelordinanceshalltakeeffect.

(c) Senate Bill 1374 – Construction and Demolition Waste Materials Diversion Requirements

Passedin2002,SenateBill1374requiresthatjurisdictionsincludeintheirannualAB939reportasummaryoftheprogressmadeindivertingconstructionanddemolitionwaste.ThelegislationalsorequiresthattheCIWMBcompletethefollowingfiveitemswithregardtothediversionofconstructionanddemolitionwaste:(1)adoptamodelordinancefordiverting50to75percentofallconstructionanddemolitiondebris fromlandfills;(2)consultwithrepresentativesoftheLeagueofCaliforniaCities,theCaliforniaStateAssociationofCounties,private andpublicwaste services, thebuilding constructionmaterials industryandconstructionmanagementpersonnelduringthedevelopmentofthemodelordinance;(3)compileareportonprograms,otherthanthemodelordinance,thatlocalgovernmentsandgeneralcontractorscanimplementtoincreasethediversionof constructionanddemolitiondebris; (4)posta reporton theagency’swebsite forgeneralcontractorsonmethodsbywhichcontractorscanincreasediversionofconstructionanddemolitionwastematerials; and (5) post on the agency’s website a report for local governments with suggestions onprograms, inaddition to themodelordinance, to increasediversionof constructionanddemolitionwastematerials.

(d) Senate Bill 1016 – Solid Waste per Capita Disposal Measurement Act

The SolidWaste per CapitaDisposalMeasurementAct, passed on September26, 2008, builds onAB939compliance by implementing a simplified measure of jurisdictions performance, based on a per capitadisposal rate. The per capita disposal rate is based on a jurisdictions population (or in some casesemployment)anditsreporteddisposalrate.InorderfortheCIWMBandjurisdictionstofocusonsuccessfulAB939program implementation, SB1016 shifts fromahistorical emphasis on calculated generation andestimateddiversionratestousingannualdisposalratesasafactorwhenevaluatingjurisdictions’programimplementation.1WithintheLosAngelesAreaIntegratedWasteManagementAuthorityjurisdiction(whichincludes the project site), CalRecycle has identified a residential and employee disposal rate target of 6.9

1 CalRecycle, Per Capita Disposal and Goal Measurement (2007 and Later) website: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCentral/

Basics/PerCapitaDsp.htm,accessedJune13,2011.

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poundsperday(PPD)and17.5PPD,respectively.Theactualpercapitadisposalratefor2009is4.1PPDperresidentand10.8PPDperemployee.2

(e) California Green Building Standards Code

EffectiveJanuary1,2011,theState’sGreenBuildingCode,partofTitle24,theCaliforniaBuildingStandardsCode,requiresdevelopersofnewlyconstructedbuildingstodevelopawastemanagementplantodivert50percentoftheconstructionwastegeneratedbyProjectconstruction. 3Buildersordevelopersarerequiredtosubmitaconstructionwastemanagementplantotheappropriatejurisdiction’senforcementagency.Wherelocaljurisdictionshaveenactedmorestringentconstructionanddemolitiondebrisrecyclingrequirements,thoserequirementsareintendedtotakeprecedence;sincetheCityofLosAngelesdoesnotenforcerecyclingofconstructionwaste,compliancewiththeCALGreencodeisrequiredforprojectsdevelopedintheCity.

(2) Regional Plans

(a) Los Angeles County Integrated Waste Management Plan

TheLosAngelesCountyIntegratedWasteManagementPlan(CoIWMP),approvedbytheCIWMBonJune23,1999,isasetofplanningdocumentsthatsetsfortharegionalapproachforthemanagementofsolidwastethroughsourcereduction,recyclingandcomposting,andenvironmentallysafetransformationanddisposal.TheCoIWMPrecognizesthatlandfillswillremainanintegralpartoftheCounty’ssolidwastemanagementsystem in the foreseeable future and assures that the waste management practices of cities and otherjurisdictionsintheCountyareconsistentwiththesolidwastediversiongoalsofAB939.

TheCountycontinuallyevaluateslandfillneedsandcapacitythroughitspreparationoftheCoIWMPannualreports.Withineachannualreport,futurelandfilldisposalneedsoverthenext15‐yearplanninghorizonareaddressedinpart,bydeterminingtheavailablelandfillcapacity.Landfillcapacityisdeterminedbyseveralfactors including: (1) the expiration of various landfill permits (e.g., land use permits, waste dischargerequirementspermits, solidwaste facilitiespermits, andairqualitypermits); (2) restrictions to acceptingwaste generated only within a landfill’s particular jurisdiction and/or watershed boundary; and (3)operationalconstraints.Themostrecentannualreportwascompletedfor2009.

TheCoIWMPincludestheCountywideIntegratedWasteManagementSummaryPlan(SummaryPlan),whichwasapprovedbyCalRecycleonJune23,1999.PursuanttoAB939,theSummaryPlandescribestheactionstobetakentoachievethemandated50percentwastediversiongoalsofAB939. SincetheSummaryPlanwasapproved,anumberofchangeshaveoccurredinregionalsolidwastemanagement,demographics,andpublicawareness thathaveresulted insignificant improvementsbeingmadebycities inachieving the50percentdiversionmandate.Therefore,arevisionoftheSummaryPlanisnolongerbeingcontemplated.4

2 CalRecycle Jurisdiction Diversion/Disposal Rate Summary, website: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCentral/Tools/MARS/

DrmcMain.asp?VW=Disposal3 Title 24, California Code ofRegulations, Part 11 (CaliforniaGreenBuilding Standards, or CALGreen), Sections 4.408 and 5.408,

website:http://www.bsc.ca.gov/CALGreen/greencode.htm,accessedJune13,2011.4 CountyofLosAngeles,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February2011.



AlsopartoftheCoIWMPandpursuanttoAB939,theCountypreparedtheCountywideSitingElement(SitingElement),which identifiesgoals,policies,andstrategies thatprovide for theproperplanningandsitingofsolidwastedisposalandtransformationfacilitiesforthenext15years.TheSitingElementwasapprovedbyCalRecycle on June 24, 1998, and provides strategies and establishes siting criteria for evaluating thedevelopmentofneededdisposalandtransformationfacilities.TheCountyisalsocurrentlyintheprocessofupdating the Siting Element to reflect the most recent information regarding remaining landfill disposalcapacity and theCounty's current strategy formaintainingadequatedisposal capacity. Theupdateof theSitingElementisanticipatedtobecompleteinFallof2013.5

(3) City of Los Angeles Plans and Regulations

(a) City of Los Angeles Solid Waste Management Policy Plan

TheCityofLosAngelesSolidWasteManagementPolicyPlan(CiSWMPP),adoptedin1993,istheCity’slong‐rangepolicyplanthatprovidesdirectionforthesolidwastemanagementhierarchyandintegratesallfacetsof solid waste management planning. The objective of the CiSWMPP is to promote source reduction orrecycle a minimum of 50 percent of the City’s waste by 2000, or as soon as possible thereafter, and 70percent of thewaste by 2020.6 The CiSWMPP calls for the disposal of the remainingwaste in local andpossiblyremotelandfills.Further,theCiSWMPPcontainsaSourceReductionandRecyclingElement(SRRE),whichincludesgoalsandobjectivesforachievingAB939wastediversionratesandidentifiesprogramsforsourcereduction,recycling,andcomposting.ThefollowingfivegoalsoftheCiSWMPPreflecttheimportanceofsourcereductionandmaterialsrecoverytothesuccessoftheplan:

MaximumWasteDiversion: Createanintegratedsolidwastemanagementsystemthatmaximizessourcereductionandmaterialsrecoveryandminimizeswasterequiringdisposal.

Adequate Recycling Facility Development: Expand the number of facilities that enhance wastereduction, recycling, and composting throughout the City inways that are economically, socially,andpoliticallyacceptable.

AdequateCollection,Transfer,andDisposalofMixedSolidWaste:Ensurethatallmixedsolidwastethatcannotbereduced,recycled,orcompostediscollected,transferred,anddisposedinamannerthatminimizesadverseenvironmentalimpacts.

AnEnvironmentallySoundWasteManagementOperation:Developanenvironmentallysoundsolidwastemanagement system thatprotectspublichealthandsafety,protectsnatural resources, andutilizesthebestavailabletechnologytoaccommodatetheneedsoftheCity.

A Cost Effective Waste Management Operation: Operate a cost‐effective integrated wastemanagementsystemthatemphasizessourcereduction, recycling, reuse,andmarketdevelopmentandisadequatelyfinancedtomeetoperationalandmaintenanceneeds.

TheCityofLosAngeles iscurrentlyintheprocessofdevelopingtheSolidWasteIntegratedResourcesPlan(SWIRP), a 20‐year master plan to reduce waste, increase recycling, andmanage trash in the City. TheSWIRP would supercede the existing CiSWMPP and is intended to provide an outline of the policies,

5 CountyofLosAngeles,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February2011.6 CityofLosAngelesDepartmentofPublicWorks,BureauofSanitation,CityofLosAngelesSolidWastePlanningBackgroundStudies

SummaryReport,http://www.lacitysan.org/solid_resources/pdfs/rfp‐swirp‐appendix‐b3.pdf,accessedJune13,2011.



programs, infrastructure, regulations, incentives, new green jobs, technological innovation, and financialstrategiesnecessarytoachievetheCity’sgoalofbecominga“zerowaste”citybytheyear2030. Theterm“zerowaste”referstomaximizingrecycling,minimizingwaste,reducingconsumption,andencouragingtheuseofproductsthataremadetobereused,repaired,orrecycled.AsnotedbytheCity,zerowasteisagoalandnotacategoricalimperativeastheCityisseekingtocomeascloseto“zerowaste”aspossible.By2015,theCityhopestoachievea70percentdiversionrateforsolidwaste.7TheSWIRPisexpectedtobecompletedby2013.8

(b) City of Los Angeles General Plan Framework

As discussed and detailed in Section IV.E, Land Use, of this EIR, the City of Los Angeles General PlanFramework (Framework) provides a Citywide strategy for long‐term growth planning. The Frameworkincludes an Infrastructure andPublic Services Chapter,which responds to State andFederalmandates toplanforadequateinfrastructureinthefuture.TheFrameworkaddressesmanyoftheprogramstheCityhasimplemented to divert waste from disposal facilities, such as source reduction programs and recyclingprograms (e.g., the Curbside Recycling Program, composting, etc.). The Framework states that for theseprograms to succeed, the City should site businesses at appropriate locationswhere recyclables could behandled,processed,and/ormanufacturedtoallowafullcirclerecyclingsystemtodevelop.TheFrameworkfurther addresses the continuing need for solid waste transfer and disposal facilities. The Frameworkacknowledges the limited disposal capacity of the landfills located in Los Angeles and states that moretransfer facilities will be needed to transport and dispose of waste at remote landfill facilities. TheFrameworkalsoidentifieswaste‐by‐raillandfilldisposalfacilitiesthatcouldbeutilizedbytheCitytomeetitsdisposalneeds.9

(c) City of Los Angeles Space Allocation Ordinance

PursuanttoAB1327,theCaliforniaSolidWasteReuseandtheRecyclingAccessActof1991,theCityenactedtheCity of LosAngeles SpaceAllocationOrdinance (OrdinanceNo.171687)onAugust13, 1997,which isincorporated invarioussectionsof theLosAngelesMunicipalCode(LAMC). TheOrdinancesets forth therequirementsfortheinclusionofrecyclingareasorroomswithindevelopmentprojects.

(d) City of Los Angeles Green Building Code

The Green Building Code (Article 9, Chapter IX of the LAMC), was added by Ordinance No. 181,480 onDecember12,2010andimplementstheGreenBuildingProgram.Oneofthepurposesofthegreenbuildingprogramistoreducetheuseofnaturalresourcesbyestablishingstandardsforconstructiondemolitionandrecycling. Section 99.04.408.1 of the LAMC requires constructionwaste reduction of at least 50 percent.Section 99.05.408.4 of the LAMC mandates that 100 percent of trees, stumps, rocks, and associatedvegetationandsoilsresultingprimarilyfromlandclearingshallbereusedorrecycled.

7 http://www.zerowaste.lacity.org/files/info/fact_sheet/SWIRPFAQS.pdf,accessedJune13,2011.8 http://www.zerowaste.lacity.org/files/about/SWIRPbrochure.final.pdf,accessedJune13,2011.9 City of Los Angeles General Plan Framework, adopted in December1996 and re‐adopted in August 2001, website:

http://cityplanning.lacity.org/cwd/framwk/chapters/09/09.htm#solidwaste,accessedJune13,2011.



(e) City of Los Angeles Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Ordinance

In order tomeet thewaste diversion goals of AB 939 and the City of Los Angeles, the Construction andDemolition (C&D) Waste Recycling Ordinance (effective January 1, 2011) requires that all haulers andcontractorsobtainapermitprior to transportingC&Dwaste and that all C&Dwaste canonlybe taken toCity‐certifiedwasteprocessingfacility.

b. Existing Conditions

(1) Solid Waste Collection

The Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LABS) provides collection services primarily to single‐familyresidencesandsomeofthesmallermulti‐familyresidences.TheCityisalsoresponsibleforcollectingwastefromtheCityHallcomplex,somepublicbuildings,parks,andfirestations.Multi‐familyresidences,suchasapartmentcomplexesandcondominiums,andcommercialandindustrialbuildings,contractwithaprivatecompanytocollectandtransporttheirmaterialsfordisposalorrecycling.10Aftersolidwasteiscollected,itisdisposedateitheraClassIIIlandfill,whichacceptsnon‐hazardoussolidwaste,oranunclassified(inert)landfill,whichacceptsconstructionwaste,yardtrimmings,andearth‐likewaste.

(2) Class III Landfills

TheCountyhasatotalof11ClassIIIlandfills,however,thedisposalofsolidwasteneedstobeconsideredinthecontextoftheregionalandlocallevelssinceCountylandfillsusuallyservemultiplejurisdictions.

(a) Regional

Without additional landfill capacityor thedevelopmentof alternative technologies, it isprojected that in‐County disposal needs may exceed the future remaining permitted capacity. Due to the difficulties ofestablishingnew landfills or expanding existing landfills, solidwastedisposal at out‐of‐County facilities isoneofthestrategiesnecessarytomeetfuturedisposalneeds.Waste‐by‐railallowstheCountytoutilizeout‐of‐ County disposal facilities by transporting solid waste to remote facilities through use of existing railsystems. A waste‐by‐rail system consists of materials recovery facilities and transfer stations wherebyrecyclablematerialsarecollectedandremainingnon‐hazardouswastesareloadedintorail‐readyshippingcontainers. The rail‐ready shipping containers are delivered by truck to a local rail yard loading facility,wherethecontainersareloadedontorailcarsandthentransportedbyrailtoremotelandfillsfordisposal.

Within California, there are two landfills that are designed and permitted to receive waste via rail: theMesquite Regional Landfill in Imperial County and the Eagle Mountain Landfill in Riverside County. InAugust 2000, the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (CSDLAC) entered into purchaseagreementsforbothofthesesites.Bothsitesarelocatedapproximately200mileseastofLosAngelesalongtheUnionPacificRailroad.TheMesquiteRegionalLandfillisfullypermittedtoacceptresidualsolidwastetransported fromSouthernCalifornia communitiesby rail. Theapproved landfill footprintof2,290acreswill provide capacity for approximately 600million tons of solid waste and 100 years of operation at a

10 CityofLosAngeles,L.A.CEQAThresholdsGuide,pageM.3‐1,2006.



maximum of 20,000 tons per day (tpd).11 CSDLAC completed the purchase of this facility in December2002andthesitewasoperationalby2008. Waste‐by‐rail isexpected tobeginby2012.12 Due topendingfederal litigation, CSDLAC has not closed escrow on the purchase of Eagle Mountain Landfill. If it doesbecomeoperational,theEagleMountainLandfillwouldhaveatotalcapacityof708milliontonsallowingthefacilitytooperateforover100yearsatamaximumof20,000tpd.13

Additionally, to meet future disposal needs and address global climate change, the County is activelyexploring and seeking the use of conversion technologies. Conversion technologies (CTs) are emergingtechnologies capableof convertingpost‐recycling residual solidwaste intousefulproductsandchemicals,green fuels, and clean, renewable energy. On April 20, 2010, three CT demonstration projects wereapproved:ananaerobicdigestionproject;agasificationproject,andapyrolysisproject.14Constructionoftheanaerobicdigestionproject isexpectedtocommence in2012andcompleted in2014. Theremainingtwoprojectsarestillinthedesignphase.15AsstatedintheCoIWMP2009AnnualReport,withtheuseofwaste‐by‐railandotherout‐of‐Countylandfills,expansionofin‐Countylandfills,conversionandotheralternativetechnologies, the County projects that landfill capacitywould be adequate tomeet disposal needs for thenext15years.16

(b) Local

SolidwastegeneratedattheprojectvicinityisgenerallydisposedofattheSunshineCanyonLandfilllocatedoffSanFernandoRoadintheSylmarareaoftheSanFernandoValleyneartheInterstate210,5andHighway14 interchange. Although solidwaste generated at the project site is expected to go to SunshineCanyonLandfill,of the11Class III landfillswithinor servingLosAngelesCounty, sevendonothavewasteoriginrestrictionsthatwouldprecludethelandfillfromacceptingsolidwastefromtheProjectsite. TableIV.I‐7,Capacityand IntakeofLandfillsServing theProjectSite, identifies the sevenClass III landfill facilities thathavecapacitytoservetheprojectsite, includingtheSunshineCanyonLandfill. AsshowninTableIV.I.2‐1,theremainingdisposalcapacityfortheCounty’sClassIIIlandfillsavailabletoaccommodatesolidwastefromtheProject site is estimated at 126.2million tons. The remainingpermitteddaily intake for the Class IIIlandfillsaccommodatingtheProjectsitetotals15,018tpd.

11 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February

2011.12 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February

2011;andMesquiteRegionalLandfill,website:http://www.mrlf.org/index.php?pid=1,accessedJune15,2011.13 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February

2011.14 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February

2011.15 County of Los Angeles,Department of PublicWorks, Conversion Technologies in Los Angeles County, SixMonth StatusUpdate:

October2010throughApril2011,April21,2011;website:http://www.socalconversion.org/pdfs/A3454‐1_County_CT_Letter_04‐21‐11.pdf.

16 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February2011.



(c) Unclassified Landfills (Construction and Demolition Debris)

The County has a total of two unclassified landfills, as illustrated in Table IV.I‐8, Existing SolidWasteGeneration. Aspreviouslydescribed,unclassified landfills accept constructionwaste, yard trimmings, andearth‐likematerials. Constructionanddemolition (C&D)debris includesconcrete,asphalt,wood,drywall,metals,andmanymiscellaneousandcompositematerialsgeneratedbydemolitionandnewconstructionofstructures,suchasresidentialandcommercialbuildingsandroadways.17Constructiondebrisfrombuildingsites typically consists of trim scraps of construction materials, such as wood, sheetrock, masonry, androofing materials. There is typically much less concrete in construction debris than demolition debris,although some construction projects produce considerable quantities of concrete, depending on thetechnologyusedtobuild theconcretewalls. Scrapfromresidentialconstructionsites typicallyrepresentsbetweensixandeightpercentofthetotalweightofthebuildingmaterialsdeliveredtothesite,excludingthefoundation,concretefloors,driveways,patios,etc.Thereistypicallyverylittlewasteconcretetodisposeoffrom residential construction projects. When buildings are demolished, large quantities ofwastemay beproduced in a relatively short period of time, depending on the demolition technique used. Demolition

17 TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency, “CharacterizationofBuilding‐RelatedConstructionandDemolitionDebris in

theUnitedStates,”June1998.

Table IV.I‐7

Capacity and Intake of Landfills Serving the Project Site

Landfill Facility a

Permitted Daily Intake (tpd)

Average Daily Intake (tpd)

Remaining Permitted Daily

Intake (tpd)

Estimated Remaining Permitted Capacity

(million tons)

ClassIIILandfills AntelopeValley 1,800 855 945 7.4ChiquitaCanyon 6,000 2,204 3,796 7.3

Lancaster 1,700 811 889 13.1PebblyBeach 49 10 39 0.1PuenteHills 13,200 8,517 4,683 14.4

SunshineCanyon‐City/County 12,100 7,543 4,557 80.6

Whittier(SavageCanyon) 350 241 109 3.3

Total 35,199 20,181 15,018 126.2UnclassifiedLandfills AzusaLandReclamation 6,500 440 6,060 46.4PeckRoadGravelPit 1,210 0 1,210 9.4

Total 7,710 440 7,270 55.8

a Other County Class III landfills including Burbank, Calabasas, San Clemente, and Scholl Canyon, have not been included on this list because they limit disposal to jurisdictions outside of the Project site.

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division, Los Angeles County Integrated Waste

Management Plan, 2009 Annual Report, February 2011.



duration can vary depending on the technique used (i.e., implosion with explosives, use of crane andwreckingball,ordeconstructionofstructures). Inactualpractice,thevastmajorityofdemolitionprojectsuseacombinationofthecrane/wreckingballanddeconstructionofstructuresdependingonthematerialsused in the original project, the physical size of the structures, the surrounding buildings that cannot bedisturbed or impacted, and the time allocated for the project. One hundred percent of the weight of abuilding,includingtheconcretefoundations,driveways,patios,etc.,maybegeneratedasC&Ddebriswhenabuildingisdemolished.Onaperbuildingbasis,demolitionwastequantitiesmaybe20to30timesasmuchasconstructiondebris.

Based on the 2009 annual disposal rate of 0.137million tons,18 the unclassified landfills serving the Citywouldhaveadequatecapacity for thenext407years. In2009, theCitydisposedofapproximately51,907tons of C&D waste in Azusa Land Reclamation and Peck Road Gravel Pit. This amount accounts forapproximately38percent of the total amountof C&Dwaste disposedof in theseunclassified landfills for2009. 19 As illustrated in Table IV.I‐7, the unclassified landfills that would receive C&D debris fromconstructionoftheProjecthavearemainingdailycapacityof7,170tpdandanoverallremainingcapacityof55.8milliontons.

(d) Recycling Facilities

Wastegenerated in theCitymay alsobediverted from landfills and recycled. TheLABS, SolidResourcesCitywideRecyclingDivision(SRCRD)developsandimplementssourcereduction,recycling,andcompostingprogramsintheCity.TheSRCRDprovidestechnicalassistancetopublicandprivaterecyclers,overseestheCity’srecyclingprogram,managestheHouseholdHazardousWasteprogram,andhelpscreatemarketsforrecyclable materials20. In order to provide more information to public and private sectors regardingconstruction waste diversion, the SRCRD publishes the Construction and Demolition Recycling Guide(Recycling Guide), which is a directory of recyclers and certifiedmixed‐debris processors that serve the18 CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofPublicWorks,CountywideIntegratedWasteManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February

2011.19 LosAngelesCountyDepartmentofPublicWorks,DetailedSolidWasteDisposalActivityReportbyJurisdictionofOrigin(CityofLos

Angeles, January 2009 to December 2009),http://dpwstage.co.la.ca.us/epd/swims/download/rpt_06162011_132640_216102698_11.pdf,accessedJune16,2011.

20 LABS,ConstructionandDemolitionRecyclingGuide,revisedAugust2007.

Table IV.I‐8

Existing Solid Waste Generation

Land Use a Size Generation Rate b Total (lbs/day) c

Warehouse 18,250s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 91Total 91

a The warehouse is the only operational use on the site that currently generates solid waste. b Generation factors provided by the LABS, Solid Waste Generation, 1981. Waste generation includes all materials discarded,

whether or not they are later recycled or disposed of in a landfill. c Totals are rounded to the next whole number. Source: PCR Services Corporation, 2011.



greaterLosAngelesarea.TheRecyclingGuidealsoprovideslistingsbymaterialsaccepted(e.g.,woodwaste,scrap metal, drywall, etc.) so that developers and contractors can tailor their recycling choices to suitedifferentprojectneeds. 21 WhilesomeoftherecyclingcompanieslistedintheRecyclingGuidealsorecycleoperationalwaste, the County of LosAngelesDepartment of PublicWorksmaintains a list of all types oflandfill and recycling facilities in the County.22 CalRecycle also provides additional facility details forrecyclingcompaniesintheCounty.23

While the final choice in recycling facility rests with the Project Applicant, the nearest processor to theProjectsitethatcouldbeutilizedisDowntownDiversion. Thisfacilityislocatedapproximately2.75milessoutheastoftheProjectsiteat2424E.OlympicBoulevard,LosAngeles.24

(e) Household Hazardous Waste

TheCityoperatesaHouseholdHazardousWaste(HHW)CollectionProgramincooperationwiththeCountyofLosAngelesDepartmentofPublicWorks.Theprogramisawayforprivateresidentstosafelydisposeofhousehold chemicals such as household cleaning products, paint substances, automotive products, poolchemicals,fertilizers,pesticides,batteries,andfluorescentlightbulbs. CityandCountyresidentscanbringtheirHHWto “Hazmobile” collectionsites. TheHazmobile isanoperationconsistingof trailersand truckwithemployeestrainedinhazardouswastehandling.ThesesitesmovetodifferentlocationswithintheCity,andremainateachlocationforoneortwodays.25

TheLABShasalsoestablishedsixpermanenthazardouswastecollectionsitesthroughouttheCity,knownasS.A.F.E. (Solvents/Automotive/Flammables/Electronics) Centers, which are open every weekend to allowresidents to conveniently dispose of their HHW.26 Additionally, CalRecycle has certified used motor oilcollectionlocationsthroughouttheState.Theselocationsacceptuncontaminatedoilthroughouttheyear. 27

(f) Existing On‐Site Solid Waste Generation

AsdescribedinSectionII.,ProjectDescription,ofthisDEIR,theProjectsiteiscurrentlydevelopedwithaneight‐story (approximately 41,600‐square foot) medical office building, a vacant gas station, a two‐story(approximately 14,400‐square foot) abandoned auditorium, and an approximately 18,250‐square footwarehouse. The calculations for the existing amount of solidwaste currently generated on‐site does notincludethevacantgasstationandabandonedauditorium,andonlyincludestheoperationalwarehouseuse.

21 LABS,ConstructionandDemolitionRecyclingGuide,revisedAugust2007.22 CountyofLosAngelesDepartmentofPublicWorks,FacilityLocator,website:http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/swims/site/search‐solid‐

waste‐sites.aspx.23 CalRecycle, Solid Waste Information System (SWIS), Facility/Site Search, website: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/

SWFacilities/Directory/Search.aspx.24 City of Los Angeles, Updated Processor Recycling Rates, February 10, 2011;website: http://www.lacitysan.org/solid_resources/

pdfs/2011/cert_proc_rebate_letter_02‐10‐11.pdf.25 Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program, website:

http://www.lacitysan.org/solid_resources/special/services/hazmobil.htm,accessedJune16,2011.26 Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation, Safe Materials Hazardous Waste, http://www.lacitysan.org/solid_resources/

special/hhw/safe_centers/,accessedJune16,2011.27 CalRecycle,UsedOilRecyclingProgram,website:http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/usedoil/,accessedJune16,2011.



AsillustratedinTableIV.I‐8,theProjectsitecurrentlygeneratesapproximately91poundsofsolidwasteperday.

3. PROJECT IMPACTS

a. Methodology

The environmental impacts of the Project with respect to solid waste are determined by comparing theProject’s net increase in solid waste to the capacity of existing and proposed solid waste facilities. Inaddition,adiscussionofrecyclingprogramsanddesignfeaturesthatwouldbeimplementedbytheProjectisconsideredintheanalysis.

b. Thresholds of Significance

AppendixGoftheCEQAGuidelinesprovidesasetofscreeningquestionsthataddressimpactswithregardtolandfillcapacityandsolidwaste:

Wouldtheproject:

Beservedbya landfillwithsufficientpermittedcapacity toaccommodate theproject’ssolidwastedisposalneeds?

Complywithfederal,state,andlocalstatutesandregulationsrelatedtosolidwaste?

InthecontextofthisquestionfromAppendixGoftheStateCEQAGuidelines,theCityofL.A.CEQAThresholdsGuide(2006)statesthedeterminationofsignificanceshallbemadeonacase‐by‐casebasis,consideringthefollowingfactors:

Amountofprojectedwastegeneration,diversion,anddisposalduringdemolition,construction,andoperation of the project, considering proposed design and operational features that could reducetypicalwastegenerationrates;

Need for an additional solidwaste collection route, or recycling or disposal facility to adequatelyhandleproject‐generatedwaste;and

WhethertheprojectconflictswithsolidwastepoliciesandobjectivesintheSRREoritsupdates,theCiSWMPP, theCityFrameworkor theCityCurbsideRecyclingProgram, including considerationofthelanduse‐specificwastediversiongoalscontainedinVolume4oftheSRRE.28

Basedonthesefactors,aprojectwouldhaveasignificantimpactonsolidwasteif:

The project generates solidwaste at a level thatwould generate the need for an additional solidwastecollectionrouteorwouldrequireneworexpansionofrecyclingordisposalfacilities;or

28 TheCityofLosAngeles SolidWasterPlanningBackground Studies SummaryReport identifiedwastediversiongoals fora limited

numberoftargetedwastegeneratorsandmaterials.FutureupdatesoftheSRREmayexpandthelandusesandmaterialscovered,ormodifythecurrentwastediversiongoals. Website:http://www.lacity.org/san/solid_resources/pdfs/rfp‐swirp‐appendix‐b3.pdf,accessedJune16,2011.



Theprojectconflictswithsolidwastepoliciesandobjectives intheSRREor itsupdates,CiSWMPP,CityGeneralPlanFrameworkortheCurbsideRecyclingProgram,includingconsiderationofthelanduse‐specificwastediversiongoalscontainedinVolume4oftheSRRE.29

c. Project Design Features

TheProjectwouldincluderecyclingbinsatappropriatelocationstopromoterecyclingofpaper,metal,glass,and other recyclable material. In addition, all C&D waste would be hauled to a City‐approved wasteprocessing facility where an average approximately 80 percent of the tonnage would be diverted fromlandfills.

d. Analysis of Project Impacts

(1) Construction

ConstructionoftheProjectwouldrequiredemolitionofexistingbuildingsandstructures,earthwork,aswellastheconstructionofnewbuildingsontheProjectsite.EachoftheseactivitieswouldgenerateC&Dwasteincluding but not limited to soil,wood, asphalt, concrete, paper, glass, plastic,metals, and cardboard thatwouldbedisposedof in theCounty’sunclassified landfills. Specifically, constructionof theProjectwouldrequirethefollowing:

Exportofapproximately192,000cubicyardsofsoilforexcavationofthesite;

Demolition of approximately 52,650 square feet of nonresidential uses and 33,400 square feet ofmulti‐familyresidentialuses;30

Constructionofapproximately701,805squarefeetofnewresidentialusesand39,996squarefeetofnewretailuses;and

Renovatingtheapproximately48,371‐square‐footmedicalofficebuilding forAdaptiveReuseas42residentialunits.

Therefore,intotal,demolition,construction,andrenovationrequiredfortheProjectwouldresultinatotalof208,350tonsofC&Dwaste,asindicatedinTableIV.I‐9,EstimatedC&DWasteGeneration.

As indicated in the Project Design Features discussion above, the Projectwould divert approximately 80percentoftheC&Dwasteawayfromlandfills.Therefore,approximately41,709tonsofC&Dwastewouldbedisposed of at one of the County’s unclassified landfills. As such, the Project’s estimated solid wastegeneration during construction would represent approximately 0.07 percent of the estimated remainingcapacityat theCounty’sunclassified landfillsservingtheProjectsite. Inaddition,aspreviouslydiscussed,unclassifiedlandfillsopentotheCitywouldhaveadequatecapacityforthenext407yearsandgenerallydonotfacecapacityshortages. Therefore,theCounty’sunclassifiedlandfillswouldhaveadequatecapacityto

29 Ibid.30 These totals assume that the 20,000 square‐foot gas station, 14,400‐square foot auditorium, and 18,250 square footwarehouse

wouldbedemolished,totaling52,650squarefeetofnonresidentialuses.



accommodateProject‐generated inertwaste. Thus, construction impacts relative to solidwastewouldbelessthansignificant.

(2) Operation

TheProjectsiteiscurrentlydevelopedwithapproximately48,371squarefeetofmedicalofficeuse,avacantgas station and associated service bays/carports totaling approximately 20,000 square feet, anapproximately 14,400‐square‐foot abandoned auditorium, and a 18,250‐square‐foot warehouse.31 AsillustratedinTableIV.I‐10,ExistingandProposedSolidWasteGeneration,developmentoftheProjectwouldresultinanetincreaseof2,701poundsperday(orapproximately1.35tpd)ofsolidwasteorapproximately493tonsperyear. Thisrepresentsapproximately0.009percentoftheestimatedremainingpermitteddailyintakeforthelandfillsavailabletoacceptsolidwastefromtheProjectsite(refertoTableIV.I‐7).Inaddition,itshould be noted that normally approximately between 50 to 70 percent of total solid waste is recycled incompliancewithAB939 andCity goals. Based on a conservative estimate of 50percent, the Projectwouldgenerateapproximately1,350poundsperday(or0.68tpd)ofsolidwaste.

31 Pleasenote that since thegas station is currentlyvacantand theauditorium isabandoned, theydonot currentlygenerate solid

wasteandthereforearenotincludedinTableIV.I.2‐4.

Table IV.I‐9

Estimated C&D Waste Generation

Debris Type Quantity Generation Factor

(lbs/unit) a Waste Generation

(tons)

Earthwork SoilExport 192,000cubicyards 2,100b 201,600Demolition

Nonresidential52,650

squarefeetc 173 4,554Construction Residential 701,805squarefeetd 4.38 1,537

Nonresidential 39,996squarefeet 3.89 78Renovation Residential 48,371squarefeet 24.05 581

TOTAL 208,350

a Generation factors provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Characterization of Building‐Related Construction and Demolition Debris in the United States,” Table 7 and Tables A‐1 through A‐5, June 1998.

b Based on CIWMB Conversion Calculation of 2,100 pounds per cubic yard for earth materials, website: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/leatraining/resources/cdi/tools/calculations.htm.

c These totals assume that the demolition of nonresidential uses would include the 20,000 square‐foot gas station, 14,400‐square‐foot auditorium, and 18,250‐square‐foot warehouse.

dc This total does not include the 48,371 square feet of residential uses that would be renovated.

Source: PCR Services Corporation, 2011.



As described in the CoIWMP 2009 Annual Report, future disposal needs over the next 15 year planninghorizonwouldbeadequatelymetthroughtheuseofin‐Countyfacilities,out‐of‐Countylandfills(suchastheMesquiteRegionalLandfill),aswellasnewconversiontechnologies.32Itshouldalsobenotedthatwitheachsubsequent Annual Report, the 15‐year planning horizon is extended by one year, thereby providingsufficientleadtimefortheCountytoaddressanyfutureshortfallsinlandfillcapacity.Regardless,duetothecontinuing decline in availability of landfill space, impacts would be potentially significant. Therefore,MitigationMeasuresI‐6andI‐7havebeenprescribedtoensurecompliancewithallState,regional,andlocalordinancesandprograms,andtoreduceoperationalimpactstotheextentfeasible.

4. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

SectionIIIofthisEIRidentifies114relatedprojectsthatareanticipatedtobedevelopedwithinthevicinityoftheProjectsite.Developmentoftheserelatedprojectswouldgeneratesolidwasteduringtheirrespectiveconstructionperiodsandonanon‐goingbasisduringtheiroperation.

ConstructionoftheProjectinconjunctionwithrelatedprojectswouldgenerateC&DwasteandcumulativelyincreasetheneedforwastedisposalattheCounty’sunclassifiedlandfills.Afterdiversionofapproximately80 percent to a City‐approved waste processing facility, the Project would generate 41,664tons of C&Dwaste, which would constitute approximately 0.07 percent of the estimated remaining capacity at theCounty’sunclassifiedlandfillsprocessingC&DwastefromtheProjectsite.Thus,theProject’scontributiontoa cumulative impact on unclassified landfills would not be significant. Additionally, as stated above, theunclassified landfills open to the City have adequate capacity for the next 407 years. As such, futureshortage of disposal capacity at unclassified landfills is not expected. Further, related projectswould be

32 Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division, Los Angeles County Integrated Waste

ManagementPlan,2009AnnualReport,February2011.

Table IV.I‐10

Existing and Proposed Solid Waste Generation

Land Use Size Generation Rate a Total (lbs/day) b

Existingc Warehouse 18,250s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 91

Total 91Proposed Apartment 648units 4lbs/unit/day 2,592Retail 39,996s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 200

Total 2,792DifferencebetweenExistingandProposed(NetIncrease) 2,701

a Generation factors provided by the LABS, Solid Waste Generation, 1981. Waste generation includes all materials discarded, whether or not they are later recycled or disposed of in a landfill.

b Total pounds per day have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

c The warehouse is the only operational use on the site that currently generates solid waste. Source: PCR Services Corporation, 2011.



subjecttoenvironmentalreviewonacase‐by‐casebasisandthus,wouldberequiredtorecycleC&Dwastebyat least50percent. Basedontheabove,cumulativesolidwaste impactstounclassified landfillsduetoProjectconstructionareconcludedtobelessthansignificant.

TheestimatedsolidwastegenerationresultingfromoperationofrelatedprojectsisshowninTableIV.I‐11,CumulativeSolidWasteGeneration.Asindicated,thesolidwastegenerationforrelatedprojectsisforecastedtobe137,240poundsperday(68.62tpd)orapproximately25,046tonsperyear. InconjunctionwiththeProject,thetotalcumulativesolidwastegenerationwouldbeapproximately25,539tonsofsolidwasteperyear.However,theestimateofsolidwastegenerationfromrelatedprojectsdoesnottakeintoaccountsolidwastereductionmeasures thatwouldbe implementedanddoesnotdiscountsolidwastegeneration fromexistingusesthatwouldberemovedaspartofrelatedprojects.

The25,539tonsofcumulativesolidwastegeneratedperyearwouldrepresentapproximately0.02percentoftheestimatedremainingcapacity(approximately126.2milliontons)ofthesevenClassIIIlandfills(listedinTableIV.I‐7)thatcouldpotentiallyaccommodatesolidwastefromtheProjectsite.33AdditionalcapacitytoaccommodatethecumulativedisposalneedsoftheProjectandrelatedprojectsistheresponsibilityoflocal,county, and state solidwastemanagement agencies andmay become available as these agencies developsolutionstomeetthefuturedisposalneedsataregionallevel(e.g.,expandingexistinglandfills,transportingwastetootherlandfills,convertingwastetoenergy,recycling,andwastereduction).Furthermore,similartothe Project, the related projects would be subject to the source reduction and recycling requirementsestablishedbythelocaljurisdictioninaccordancewithAB939(i.e.,todivertaminimumof50percentofthesolid waste generated from landfills through waste reduction, recycling, and composting). As with theProject, future projects would also be required to participate in recycling programs, thus reducing theamount of solid waste to be disposed of at the landfills described above. However, because the precisesolutionstomeetingtheneedforlandfillcapacityarenotknownandaretheresponsibilityofotheragencies,theincrementalcontributionoftheProject,inconjunctionwiththecontributionsofrelatedprojects,wouldbecumulativelyconsiderablepriortotheimplementationofmitigationmeasures.

5. MITIGATION MEASURES

a. Construction

Mitigation Measure I‐4: Prior to the issuance of any demolition or construction permit, theApplicantshallobtainaPrivateSolidWasteHaulerPermitfromtheDepartmentofPublicWorks,BureauofSanitationpriortocollecting,hauling,andtransportingC&Dwaste.Theconstruction contractor shall only contract for waste disposal services from a CityCertifiedC&DProcessingFacility.

MitigationMeasure I‐5: In order to facilitate on‐site separation and recycling of constructionrelated wastes, the construction contractor shall provide temporary waste separationbinson‐siteduringdemolitionandconstruction.

33 Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division, Los Angeles County Integrated Waste

ManagementPlan,2006AnnualReport,May2008.



Table IV.I‐11

Cumulative Solid Waste Generation

Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b

Solid Waste Generation Rate c, d, e

Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)

1 RetailCondominium

HotelRestaurant

7,500s.f.277du80rm

13,000s.f.

0.005lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day2lbs/unit/day

0.005lbs/s.f./day

37.501,10816065

2 CondominiumRetail

190du5,540s.f.

4lbs/unit/day0.005lbs/s.f./day

76027.70

3 CondominiumRetail

118du3,000s.f.


47215

4 MedicalOffice 24,075s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 168.53

5 Retail 23,501s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 117.51

6 CondominiumRetail

60du6,000s.f.


24030

7 CondominiumRetail

87du70,231s.f.


348351.16

8 Bank 28,800s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 201.60

9 AutoSale 25,880s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 129.40

10 Apartment 46du 4lbs/unit/day 184

11 CentralLosAngelesNewMiddleSchool#1 1,521st 0.007lbs/s.f./day 10.65

12 RetailApartment

12,500s.f.210du

0.005lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day

62.50840

13 Condominium 311du 4lbs/unit/day 1,244

14 Retail 14,000s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 70

15 RetailCondominium

4,728s.f.402du


23.641,608

16 Condominium 250du 4lbs/unit/day 1,000

17 CommercialApartment

10,000s.f.330du


501,320

18 RetailApartment

20,000s.f.600du


1002,400

19 School 380st 0.007lbs/s.f./day 2.66

20 SoundStageandProductionSupport 249,300s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 1,745.10


7,037s.f.130du


35.19520

22 RetailApartment

7,740s.f.363du


38.701,452

23 CommercialApartment

50,000s.f.330du


2501,320

24 RetailApartment

5,000s.f.200du


25800

25 HighSchool 500st 0.007lbs/s.f./day 3.50

26 HighSchool 1,701st 0.007lbs/s.f./day 11.91


Table IV.I‐11 (Continued)



Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b


Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)

27 Apartment 300du 4lbs/unit/day 1,200

28 BeaudryAvenueResidentialRetail

Apartment5,000s.f.204du


25816



31 ChinatownGatewayCondominium

Retail280du

22,000s.f.4lbs/unit/day

0.005lbs/s.f./day1,120110

32 RetailApartment

30,000s.f.600du


1502,400

33 SupermarketRetail

17,000s.f.4,200s.f.

0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day

8521

34 CondominiumRetail

Restaurant

272du6,431s.f.8,000s.f.

4lbs/unit/day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day

1,08832.1640

35 HallofJusticeBuildingf 1,660emp 0.007lbs/s.f./day 11.62

36 Jailg 179,000s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 1,253

37 PoliceHQFacilityPlan 500,000s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 3,500

38 Condominium 40du 4lbs/unit/day 160

39 RetailRestaurantHealthClubCondominium

2,800s.f.9,200s.f.56,200s.f.

330du

0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.007lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day

1446

1,753.441,320



18,000s.f.50du


90200


300du3,400s.f.


1,20017

43 RetailCondominiumApartment

50,000s.f.570du280du


2502,2801,120

44 RestaurantandBar 5,265s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 26.33













Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b


Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)


54 SantaFeLoftsProjectRetail

RestaurantApartment

8,927s.f.11,018s.f.

132du

0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day

44.6455.09528

55 RetailRestaurant

Pool/Lounge/EventCenter

726s.f.13,921s.f.

726s.f.

0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day

3.6369.613.63







62 RestaurantBar

8,891s.f.7668s.f.


44.4638.34


64 RetailRestaurant

Condominium

34,061s.f.10,000s.f.

875du

0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day

170.3150

3,500






70 DanceHall 12,500s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 62.50

71 Apartment 308du 4lbs/unit/day 1,232





76 MetropolisCondominium

OfficeHotelRetail

836du988,225s.f.

480rm46,000s.f.

4lbs/unit/day0.007lbs/s.f./day2lbs/unit/day

0.005lbs/s.f./day

3,3446,917.58960230


27,200s.f.629du


1362,516

78 RetailApartment

7,500s.f.156du


37.50624

79 Restaurant/NightClub 7,142s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 35.71





Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b


Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)


81 StaplesEntertainmentCenterHotel

LiveTheaterhEntertainmentRestaurants

RetailHealthClubGeneralOfficeMedicalOfficeResidential

1,800rm7,000se

195,000s.f.265,000s.f.385,000s.f.125,000s.f.165,000s.f.135,000s.f.

800du

2lbs/unit/day0.007lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.0312lbs/s.f./day0.007lbs/s.f./day0.007lbs/s.f./day4lbs/unit/day

3,600499751,3251,9253,9001,1559453,200


3,472s.f.128du


17.36512



417du15,000s.f.


1,66875


17,500s.f.374du


87.51,496


105du4,500s.f.


42022.50

87 Clinic 31,655s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 221.59


89 LATradeTechCollege ‐ ‐ ‐


172du6,850s.f.


68834.25

91 LAMart 285,000s.f. 0.005lbs/s.f./day 1,425

92 HeraldExaminerCondominiumShoppingCenter

Office

575du39,610s.f.39,725s.f.


2,300198.05238.35

93 OfficeUniformSalesStore

5,432s.f.7,168s.f.


32.5935.84

94 EasternTowerCondominium

Retail267du


0.005lbs/s.f./day1,06827.60

95 1360and1500FigueroaStreetCondominium

Retail518du


0.005lbs/s.f./day2,07245.37

96 ElementarySchool 875st 0.007lbs/s.f./day 6.13

97 BusMaintenance&InspectionFacility 87,120s.f. 0.007lbs/s.f./day 609.84





Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b


Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)


7,037s.f.130du


35.19520

99 RetailApartment

30,000s.f.600du


1502,400

100 FIDMCampusExpansionApartment

95,700s.f.112du


669.90448

101 TheGrandAvenueProjectCondominiumApartmentHotelOffice

SupermarketRetail

RestaurantEventFacilityhHealthClub

1,648du412du275rm

681,000s.f.53,000s.f.225,250s.f.67,000s.f.

250se50,000s.f.

4lbs/unit/day4lbs/unit/day2lbs/unit/day

0.007lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.005lbs/s.f./day0.007lbs/s.f./day0.0312lbs/s.f./day

6,5921,6485504,767265

1,126.253351.751,560

102 Wilshire&BixelMixed‐UseProjectCondominium

HotelRestaurant

420du140rm

7,500s.f.

4lbs/unit/day2lbs/unit/day

0.005lbs/s.f./day

1,68028037.50



186du6,200s.f.


74431



96du7,800s.f.


38439


247du10,675s.f.


98853.38

108 CondominiumRestaurant

159du6,827s.f.


63634.14


Restaurant

351du12,500s.f.12,500s.f.


1,40462.5062.50


HotelRestaurant

30,000s.f.225du200rm

32,000s.f.


0.005lbs/s.f./day

150900400160

111 MacArthurPark/AlvaradoMixed‐UseProject

ApartmentRetail

172du32,850s.f.


688164.25

112 Gasoline/ServiceStationwithMini‐Marketi 8vfp ‐ ‐





Map No. a Land Use

Intensity/ Units b


Total Solid Waste

(lbs/day)


Restaurant

900du19,000s.f.19,200s.f.


3,6009596


TotalSolidWasteforRelatedProjects 137,240

ProjectNetIncreaseinSolidWaste 2,701

TOTALCUMULATIVESOLIDWASTE 139,941

a Related Projects Map No. refers to the related projects locations provided in Figure III‐1 in Section 3.0 of this Draft EIR. b “du’‐ dwelling units, “s.f.” ‐ square feet, “rm” room, “st” students, “ emp”‐ employees, “se” – seats, “vfp” – fuel pumps c LABS, “Solid Waste Generation,” 1981. d CIWMB. Estimate Solid Waste Generation Rates for Service Establishments, Restaurant, Draft IER for North Hills

Development, website http://ciwmb.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Service.htm, accessed March 2009. e CIWMB, Estimated Solid Waste Generation Rates for Service Establishments, Other Services (includes health club), Guide

to Solid Waste and Recycling Plans for Development Projects (Santa Barbara County Public Works Department), May 2007, website http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Service.htm. Accessed March 2009.

f No generation factor exists in terms of “employees” thus a conservative estimate was made utilizing the solid waste generation rate of 0.007 lbs per employee.

g No generation factor exists for the “jail use” thus a conservative estimate was made utilizing the solid waste generation rate of 0.007 lbs per square foot.

h No generation factor exists in terms of “seats” thus a conservative estimate was made utilizing the solid waste generation rate of 0.007 lbs per square foot.

i The related project’s type of use is quantified in terms of stalls and as a hazardous waste emitter, and therefore has a special permit and waste disposal requirements.

Source: PCR Services Corporation, 2011.

b. Operational

Mitigation Measure I‐6: The Project shall include recycling bins at appropriate locations topromoterecyclingofpaper,metal,glass,andotherrecyclablematerial.Thebinsshallbepicked up and appropriately recycled as a part of the Project’s regular trash disposalprogram.

MitigationMeasureI‐7:Newhomeowners/tenantsshallbeprovidedwitheducationalmaterialsonthepropermanagementanddisposalofhouseholdhazardouswaste,inaccordancewitheducationalmaterialsmadeavailablebytheCountyofLosAngelesDepartmentofPublicWorks.

6. LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION

ConstructionoftheProjectwouldresultinlessthansignificantimpactstosolidwastedisposalandfacilities.Nonetheless,MitigationMeasuresI‐4andI‐5havebeenprescribedtoreduceconstructionimpactsregarding



solid waste to the extent feasible. Implementation of Mitigation Measures I‐6 and I‐7 would reduceoperationalimpactsrelatedtosolidwastetoalessthansignificantlevel.Finally,therelatedprojectswouldalso be required to comply with applicable State, regional, and local ordinances and programs andimplement similar mitigation measures as those prescribed for the Project, thereby reducing cumulativeimpactstoalessthansignificantlevel.

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