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Permitting and Compliance Committee Agenda Item E (Board Item 4)

January 12, 2009  

Consideration Of The Tijuana River Valley And Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture And

Removal System For The Solid Waste Disposal And Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid

Waste Disposal Trust Fund, FY 2008/09)

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Proposed Project Summary  

Project Priority Estimated Cost

Funding Mechanism

Cost Recovery

Tijuana River Valley And Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture And Removal System

A1 $250,000 Board-Managed Waiver

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Site Description:

Border Field State Park (BFSP) is on SW corner of US and within Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR).

Goat Canyon Basins intercept sediment, trash, tires, debris from Mexico in storm water.

Tijuana River

United States

Mexico

Sed. Basins

TRNERR

Goat Canyon

0.5 mileN

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Goat Canyon Basins 11/08 

12/08 

Proposed Remediation Project:

Installation of trash/tire capture system, and removal of trash, tires, and sediment during initial operation and evaluation. State Parks to implement long-term operation and maintenance of system.

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Smuggler’s Gulch Pilot Channel 11/08 

Tijuana River Near County Horse Trail

12/08 

Other Main Sources of Trash and Tires in Tijuana River Valley 

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Tijuana River Valley Trash And Sediment Working Group  

• Collaborative partnership of local, state, and federal agencies and others addressing the broad range of trash, sediment, and debris issues over the entire Tijuana River Valley watershed.

• Subcommittees formed Fall 2008: Border, Cleanup, Restoration, and Binational.

• Border Subcommittee: to develop and implement solutions on CA side that will capture and divert trash, tires, and sediment before it reaches the Tijuana River Valley.

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Tijuana River Valley Trash And Sediment Working Group (cont.)  

• Cleanup Subcommittee: characterize and cleanup trash, tires, and manage sediment in the Tijuana River Valley.

• Restoration Subcommittee: develop and implement restoration, mitigation, and flood control features of the Tijuana River Valley ecosystem.

• Binational Subcommittee: identify sources of trash, tires, and sediment in the Tijuana River Valley watershed that impact the floodplain and recommend, establish, and implement a plan to abate and manage these sources in cooperation with Mexican agencies.

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Recommend approval of proposed Board-managed project (Tijuana River Valley And Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture And

Removal System) and adoption of Resolution 2009-12

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Cleanup Program Contract/Trust Fund Status January 2009

Environmental Services Contracts (Remediation):

IWM07036 (North/Guinn) $457,300IWM07037 (South/Pacific States)

*Includes Jan 2009 Goat Canyon Project$2,610,000*

Balance Available (Remediation):

Engineering Services Contract IWM07035 (URS):

$3,067,300

$555,900

Solid Waste Trust Fund:

Unreserved Balance (Nov 2008) $1,373,800FY 2008/09 Appropriation $4,750,000Grant Applications Cycle 2 (Feb 2008) ($2,258,000)

Balance Available for New Grants/Contracts $3,865,800