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Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project
Planning Commission Informational Briefing
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The Purpose of Today’s Meeting:
• Provide background on the County’s waste management system and programs
• Provide an overview of the proposed Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project
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The Purpose of Today’s Meeting:• Provide an overview of the Draft Subsequent EIR for the
Project
• Receive input from the Planning Commission
• Note: Public Hearing on Draft SEIR, September 4th
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About the Project…
How did we get here?
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• County Board of Supervisors approved the Tajiguas Landfill expansion in 2002
• Directed staff to research alternatives to landfilling and increase reuse and recycling of materials
Background
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Communities served by Tajiguas Landfill:
• County of Santa Barbara• City of Santa Barbara• City of Goleta• City of Solvang• City of Buellton
Background
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The County Department of Public Works
• Operates the regional landfill (Tajiguas Landfill)
• Operates 3 regional transfer & recycling facilities
• 90 FT staff members
Background
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BackgroundCounty manages three bin collection system for the region served by Tajiguas
• Blue Can – Transferred by County to Ventura for processing
• Green Can – Sent to County Facility for mulching
• Brown Can – Sent to Landfill
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Background
The County is current rolling out a new organics program
• Food Forward• Food reuse and recycling
program
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• Organics Recycling
• Tajiguas Landfill green waste mulching operations and marketing programs
• Backyard composting program
Background
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• Hazardous Household Waste collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal
• County Collection Facility at UCSB Campus
• Collection Days in Santa Ynez
Background
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• Operation Medicine Cabinet
• Disposal of Medications at 9 County Sheriff Stations
• Disposal of Used Sharps (hypodermic needles) at 5 County Health Clinics
Background
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Background• School Recycling
• Business Recycling
• Green Business Program
• Education Campaigns
LessIsMore.org
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Successful Diversion Programs
• Dozens of other successful regional programs have also been implemented since the passage of AB939
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%
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Change in DiversionJurisdictions served by Tajiguas divert more than 70% of their waste from the landfill
75%
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Change in Disposal
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00
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The Waste Management Hierarchy EPA & international scheme
Source Reduction & Reuse
Recycling/Composting
Energy Recovery
Disposal
Most Preferred
Least Preferred
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The Next Step in Getting to Zero Waste
Source Reduction & Reuse
Recycling/Composting
Energy Recovery
Disposal
80% to 85% Diversion
15% to 20% landfilled
70% Diversion
30% landfilled
Existing Programs New Programs &
Facilities
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What we need
… a way of managing the 170,000 to 200,000 tons per year in the trash can that is still being buried.
But not a replacement for existing or planned recycling programs.
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Sought Out Community Input
Comprehensive and transparent outreach effort started at the beginning
• Over 100 presentations in the last 7 years to area stakeholders
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Original Project Goals
Increase diversion of our trashReduce environmental impacts of landfillingProvide financial feasibility and sustainability
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Original Project Goals
Production of green energy and other marketable productsProvide a humane work environmentResult in a long-term waste management plan (20 years)
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Original Project Goals
Emphasis on:
• Reducing Landfill volumes and
• Not affecting existing or planned recycling programs
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Milestones
2007: Subgroup formed of all participating jurisdictions
2009: Released Request for Proposals
2010: Received Responses
2011: Completed Review of Proposals
2012: Selected Project/Vendor
2013: Notice of Preparation of SEIR
2014: Draft SEIR Released
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Proposed ProjectThe facilities and what they do
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Mustang Renewable Power Ventures: Dewey Group & Rossi Enterprises
Participating Firms:
Resource Recovery Project
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Resource Recovery ProjectComprised of 3 facilities proposed at Tajiguas Landfill:1. State of the art material recovery
facility
2. Anaerobic digester to process organics
3. Landfill remainder (less than 50%) thus doubling life of the landfill
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MRF = Materials Recovery FacilitySorting waste into the three streams
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Current MRFs in Area
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State of the Art MRF – Optical Sorting
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State of the Art MRF - video
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Proposed MRF – Less Labor
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AD = Anaerobic Digestion Processing organic material into compost and energy
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Project benefitsRecovering resources & minimizing impacts
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Economic BenefitPublic/Private Partnership
• Over $60 million invested in local economy through private investment
• ~40 construction jobs
• >50 permanent jobs for operation of facilities
• Property tax generation
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Cost-Effective
• All “no-project” alternatives include increased costs
• The proposed project has a minimal impact to ratepayers
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Long-Term Solution
• State requirement: CalRecycle requires 15 years of planned capacity for all jurisdictions
• 20 year regional solid waste management plan
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Environmental Benefits
• State requirement: AB 341 goal of 75% in 2020
• Projected to raise region’s diversion level to 85%+
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• State requirement: SBX1 2 – 33% renewable energy
• Generates renewable energy(an additional net of 1 megawatt)
• Also aids community with Distributed Electricity Generation
Environmental Benefits
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• State requirement: AB 32 – greenhouse gas reductions by 2020
• Lowers greenhouse gas emissions by more than 130,000 MTCO2 (~22,000 cars off of the roads)
Environmental Benefits
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• State requirement: AB 1826 (pending) – requires businesses generating 8 or more cubic yards/week of organics to recycle organic waste by 2016
• Captures and recycles >98% of organic waste
Environmental Benefits
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Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project Draft Subsequent EIR
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The Purposes of CEQA
• Disclose significant effects of proposed projects
• Identify ways to avoid or reduce impacts
• Consider feasible alternatives
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The Purposes of CEQA
• Foster interagency coordination
• Enhance public participation
• Inform decision-makers and public at large
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Project Elements: Site Plan
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Project Elements: MRF & AD Facility
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Project Elements: MRF Elevations
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Project Elements: ADF Elevations
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Project Elements
• The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)…
• 311 days/year, up to 800 tons/day and 250,000 tons/year
• 60,000-70,000 sf building with offices, visitor/education center
• Solar panels on roof to produce electricity
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Project Elements
• The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)…
• May accept commingled source separated recyclables (CSSR)
• Three worker shifts plus administration staff, 20 additional employees for CSSR
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Project Elements• The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)…
• Dust collectors and bio-filters to minimize discharge of odors from building
• Internal misting system to reduce dust and odors for workers
• 13 truck trips/day to export recyclables
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Project Elements• The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility…
• ~63,000 sf building housing up to 16 digesters
• Process up to 240 tons/day and 73,600 tons/year of organic materials
• Two thermophilic (131-140o) digestion phases up to 28 days each
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Project Elements• The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility…
• Energy facility engine exhaust used to purge digesters before opening
• Flare to combust bio-gas released when digesters are opened
• Dust collection system and bio-filter to minimize discharge of dust and odors from the building
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Project Elements
• The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility…
• Control room, water treatment unit, 3 percolate tanks
• Solar panels on roof to produce electricity
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Project Elements
• Energy production at the AD Facility…
• Two 1,537 horsepower internal combustion engines
• Burn up to 237 million ft3/year of bio-gas
• Engine-driven generators to produce up to 13,714 MW-hours/year
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Project Elements
• Energy production at the AD Facility…
• Provides heat to digesters
• NOx emissions controlled by selective catalytic reduction using ammonia
• CO and ROC emissions controlled by oxidation catalyst
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Project Elements
• Composting area (~5 acres)…
• Digestate trucked from AD Facility 6 days/week
• Digestate composted in windrows for about 6 weeks to produce up to 60,000 tons/year of compost
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Project Elements• Composting area (~5 acres)…
• Emissions and odor from compost windrows minimized by blending with wood chips, irrigation after pile turning and application of finished compost to new compost piles as a pseudo bio-filter
• Storm runoff contained on site, filtered, stored and discharged to the north sedimentation basin
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Subsequent EIR Scoping
• Notice of Preparation with SEIR scoping document distributed April 19, 2012
• Public scoping meeting on May 14, 2012
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Subsequent EIR Scoping• Public testimony at Scoping Hearing
• Mike Lunsford and Ana Citrin (Gaviota Coast Conservancy)
• Bob Keats and James Smallwood (Surfrider Foundation)
• Bob Hart (local property owner)
• Concerns expressed focused on extension of the life of the landfill, assessing urban alternative locations, visual impacts and 24 hour operations.
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Draft SEIR Study Areas
1. Aesthetics2. Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas3. Biological Resources4. Hazards & Hazardous Materials5. Geologic Processes6. Cultural Resources
7. Noise8. Land Use9. Traffic10. Water Resources 11. Public Health/Nuisance12. Environmental Justice
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Impact Classifications
• Class I: Significant and Unavoidable• Class II: Significant but Mitigable• Class III: Adverse but less than Significant• Class IV: Beneficial• Project Specific and Cumulative
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This Project…
• Class I (Significant & Unavoidable)
• None, except for Landfill extension of life impacts (air quality and biology)
• Class II (Significant but Mitigable)
• Aesthetics, Biology, Hazards, Geology, Cultural Resources, Land Use, Water Resources
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This Project…
• Class III (Adverse, but less than Significant)
• Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biology, Hazards, Geology, Noise, Traffic, Water Resources, Nuisance
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This Project…
• Class IV (Beneficial!)
• Greenhouse gas emissions reduction
• Nuisance (litter) reduction
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Impact Summary: Class I Impacts
• No project-specific or cumulative Class I impacts, excluding impacts associated with ongoing Landfill activities that would be extended in time as the project would extend the life of the Landfill by about 10 years
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Aesthetics (project & cumulative): degrade views from U.S. 101
• Mitigation: building color, landscape screening
• Biology (project & cumulative): construction-related disturbance of sensitive vegetation
• Mitigation: delineate work areas, control invasive plants, minimize dust, stabilize soils
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Biology (project): construction disturbance of nesting birds and/or
raptors
• Mitigation: avoid breeding season or avoid active nests
• Biology (project & cumulative): construction disturbance and loss of habitat for badger and ringtail
• Mitigation: identify and avoid den sites
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Biology (project & cumulative): construction disturbance and loss of
habitat for desert woodrat
• Mitigation: identify and avoid nest sites
• Biology (project & cumulative): eliminate and/or disturb bat habitat
• Mitigation: avoid peak breeding season, identify and avoid roost sites
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Biology (project & cumulative): direct mortality of California red-
legged frog
• Mitigation: minimize lighting, maintain litter fences, limit vehicle speed, limit nighttime vehicle travel, worker training, conduct surveys and avoid when found, biological monitoring during construction
• Biology (project & cumulative): direct mortality of ringtail, desert woodrat and badger
• Mitigation: see above
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Hazards (project): construction-related discovery of hazardous
materials
• Mitigation: soil assessment and management plan, soil remediation as required
• Hazards (cumulative): use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials
• Mitigation: see project mitigation above
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Hazards (project & cumulative): increased fire risk from new fuel &
ignition sources and increased staffing
• Mitigation: fire protection and prevention plan
• Geology (project): reduced slope stability due to application of treated wastewater
• Mitigation: avoid ponding of applied water, prevent concentrated over-slope drainage, engineering geologist review, establish and maintain vegetation
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Geology (project): expansive soils may damage proposed facilities
• Mitigation: construct building pads of non-expansive soils or utilize a foundation system designed for expansive soils, over-excavation and compaction
• Geology (project): differential settlement of buried waste at MRF/ADF site
• Mitigation: foundation design using caissons with grade beams, or end-bearing helical pier anchors
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Geology (project): differential settlement of buried waste at composting
area
• Mitigation: allow for primary settlement prior to construction, structural pavement system over moisture-conditioned aggregate base
• Cultural resources (project & cumulative): construction-related discovery of unknown resources
• Mitigation: stop work and evaluate any artifacts or human remains found during construction
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Land use (project): conflicts with nearby residential, agricultural and
recreational uses
• Mitigation: implement measures for all Class II impacts
• Water resources (project): landfill gas migration into groundwater caused by proposed well
• Mitigation: well screen location and sanitary seals
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts• Water resources (project & cumulative): construction period storm
run-off to surface waters
• Mitigation: construction storm water pollution prevention plan, erosion and sediment control plan
• Water resources (project & cumulative): storm run-off and inadvertent discharge (percolate, domestic wastewater, spills in fueling areas) to surface waters
• Mitigation: industrial storm water pollution prevention plan, spill prevention, control & countermeasure plan
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Impact Summary: Class II Impacts
• Water resources (project): storm run-off from the composting area to surface waters
• Mitigation: water quality testing, composting area management
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Impact Summary: Class III Impacts
• Aesthetics: views from the landfill access road, Baron Ranch Trail and Upper Outlaw Trail, private views, construction lighting & glare, operational lighting & glare
• Air quality: construction emissions, operational emissions, exceed air quality standards, increased health risk, odors, H2S & sulfide ambient concentrations
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Impact Summary: Class III Impacts
• Biology: vegetation loss, habitat loss and disturbance, special-status plants, California red-legged frog habitat, transient special-status birds, common wildlife, wildlife corridors
• Hazards: construction-related discharge of hazardous materials, use & storage of hazardous materials, bio-gas explosion, landfill gas fire, emergency response
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Impact Summary: Class III Impacts
• Geology: stability of waste fill slopes, stability of mapped landslides, seismic ground shaking, seismic liquefaction
• Noise: construction noise, traffic noise on U.S. 101, operational noise, operational vibration
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Impact Summary: Class III Impacts
• Traffic: construction traffic on U.S. 101 and landfill access road, operational traffic on U.S. 101 and landfill access road
• Water resources: flooding, groundwater supplies, groundwater quality, well interference, reduce rising groundwater
• Nuisance: attract and harbor vectors, spread of pathogens
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Impact Summary: Class IV ImpactsBeneficial Impacts• Greenhouse gas emissions: reduce emissions by diversion of organic
waste and export of electricity
• Greenhouse gas emissions: reduce emissions by improved recovery and recycling of materials
• Nuisance: reduce litter by indoor tipping of MSW
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Impact Summary: Extension of Landfill Life• Class I
• Extend the duration of existing significant and unavoidable air quality impacts (off-site mobile NOx emissions, 1-hour NO2 air quality standard exceedances, 24-hour PM10 air quality standard exceedances)
• Extend the duration of existing significant and unavoidable biological resources impacts (delay habitat restoration, extend disturbance of adjacent habitat)
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Impact Summary: Extension of Landfill Life• Class II
• Extend the duration of existing significant hazards (use and storage of hazardous materials, subsurface landfill fire, petroleum storage fire risk, unauthorized dumping)
• Extend the duration of indirect impacts to archeological sites
• Extend the duration of significant public health/nuisance impacts (unauthorized dumping, dust)
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Alternatives Selection• Required to look at alternatives that have the potential to reduce
significant environmental impacts
• Some Alternatives are based on public input
• Some Alternatives studied at “project” level
• CEQA requires identification of the environmentally superior alternative
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Alternatives Considered in the SEIRA. No project: continued use of the Tajiguas Landfill until capacity
reached in ~2026
B. Urban Area MRF Alternative 1: MRF at 620 Quinientos Street, Santa Barbara (owned by MarBorg Industries), ADF and other facilities at the Landfill
C. Urban Area MRF Alternative 2: MRF at South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station (SCRTS), ADF and other facilities at the Landfill
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Alternatives Considered in the SEIR
D. Off-Site Aerobic Composting: the MRF would be located at the Tajiguas Landfill, the AD Facility would be replaced with aerobic composting of organics at the Engel & Gray Composting Facility in Santa Maria
E. No Project Alternative: expand capacity at the Tajiguas Landfill
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Alternatives Considered in the SEIR
F. No Project Alternative: export waste to the Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center
G. No Project Alternative: export waste to the planned Santa Maria Integrated Waste Management Facility
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Alternatives Analysis: No Project• No new impacts
• Impacts associated with Landfill operation would continue
• Landfill gas would continue to be emitted
• Solid waste disposal needs of the region would require action
• Landfill expansion or waste exportation to other landfills (Simi Valley or Santa Maria)
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Alternatives Analysis: MarBorg MRF• Similar impacts at the Landfill associated with the AD Facility, composting area and
related project components
• Class I impacts at MRF site
• Aesthetics: views from U.S. 101, Calle Cesar Chavez, Chase Palm Park
• Air quality: 1-hour NO2 standard, acute health risk
• Traffic: cumulative impact at Garden Street/U.S. 101 ramps
• Environmental justice: surrounding minority community disproportionately affected by the above impacts
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Alternatives Analysis: MarBorg MRF
• Class II impacts at MRF site: nighttime lighting, odors, migratory birds, exposure of hazardous materials, tsunami hazard, liquefaction, settlement, cultural resources, construction noise, operational noise, land use conflicts, increased storm run-off, surface water quality
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Alternatives Analysis: SCRTS MRF
• Similar impacts at the Landfill associated with the AD Facility, composting area and related project components
• No Class I impacts at MRF site
• Class II impacts at MRF site: migratory birds, exposure of hazardous materials, differential settlement, cultural resources, short-term traffic, construction and operational surface water quality
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Alternatives Analysis: Off-site Aerobic Composting
• Similar but lesser impacts at the Landfill associated with the MRF
• Class I impacts at the composting site: ROC emissions from composting windrows
• Class II impacts: NOx emissions associated with transportation of organic waste to the composting site
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Alternatives Analysis: Landfill Expansion
• Class I impacts
• Aesthetics: view from Upper Outlaw Trail
• Air quality: construction emissions, air quality standards, extension of health risk, greenhouse gas emissions
• Biology: loss of habitat, oak trees, sensitive plants, disturbance of special-status wildlife
• Land use: conflicts with adjacent open space and recreational uses
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Alternatives Analysis: Landfill Expansion
• Class II impacts: odors, special-status mammals, California red-legged frog, migratory birds & raptors, slope stability, cultural resources
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Alternatives Analysis: Export to Simi Valley
• Impacts at landfill site (contribution)
• Class I: aesthetics, air quality, land use
• Class II: biology, hazards, geology, cultural resources, water resources
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Alternatives Analysis: Export to Simi Valley
• MSW consolidation impacts (SCRTS and/or MarBorg C&D RTF)
• Class I: cumulative traffic at Garden Street/U.S. 101 ramps
• Class II: none
• Class III: aesthetics (litter, tipping floor cover), air quality (emissions, air quality standards, greenhouse gases, odors), noise (traffic noise and on-site operations), traffic (increased truck trips)
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Alternatives Analysis: Export to Santa Maria
• Impacts at planned landfill site (contribution)
• Class I: air quality, biology
• Class II: aesthetics, hazards, geology, cultural resources
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Alternatives Analysis: Export to Santa Maria
• MSW consolidation impacts (SCRTS and/or MarBorg C&D RTF)
• Class I: cumulative traffic at Garden Street/U.S. 101 ramps
• Class II: none
• Class III: aesthetics (litter, tipping floor cover), air quality (emissions, air quality standards, greenhouse gases, odors), noise (traffic noise and on-site operations), traffic (increased truck trips)
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SEIR Schedule
• Public Draft SEIR Hearing September 4th, 5:00 p.m., Public Health Auditorium
• Receiving Comments until September 24th, 5:00 p.m. (email or traditional mail or Fax)
• Final SEIR to be released in Fall 2014
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SEIR Schedule
• All comments will be included
• All comments will receive a response within the EIR
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Project Review Schedule
• Planning Commission 65402 Determination (Date TBD)
• Board of Supervisors Hearing (Fall 2014/Winter 2015 date TBD)
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SEIR CommentsPlease send written comments by September 24th (by 5 pm) to:
Joddi Leipner, Division Planner
Santa Barbara County Public Works
Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division
130 East Victoria Street, Suite 100
Santa Barbara CA 93101
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 805-882-3614 Fax: 805-882-3601
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Thank you!
www.ResourceRecoveryProject.com
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Program Fees11%
Trash Collection26%
Greenwaste Collection20%Recy-
clables Collec-
tion12%
Trash Disposal28%
Greenwaste Processing7%
Recyclables Processing1%
Breakdown of a Typical $34.83 3-Can Trash Bill
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Proposed rates are comparable to projected future landfill costs If increase only disposal portion of residential rate to $100 per ton (currently
$77) it would cost ratepayer an additional $3.48 per month Important to note: costs for all other disposal alternatives will increase in the
future therefore cost of the project poses no to minimal additional increase to ratepayer
compared to alternatives
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Cost-effective