HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 135-92 HazWasteMngPlanRESOLUTION NO. 135 - 92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVAL OF SUBMITTED HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMRNT PLANS
WHEREAS, the State of California authorized and encouraged Counties
to prepare Hazardous Waste Management Plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the Department of Toxic
Substances Control (DTSC) to review and approve County hazardous waste
management plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the DTSC to review and
approve resubmitted County hazardous waste management plans within 90 days
of receipt of revised plans; and
WHEREAS, a DTSC approved hazardous waste management plan provides for
the reduction and disposal of the State's hazardous waste, fair
distribution of hazardous waste facilities and attempts to retain local
control of land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, lack of an approved hazardous waste management plan results
in a loss of local land use control and of proper management of hazardous
wastes; and
WHEREAS, counties and cities, within the San Francisco Bay Area and
the DTSC Region 2 staff, as well as the central Sacramento office of the
DTSC have worked together for over five years to prepare plans in an
acceptable format along mutually agreed time lines; and
WHEREAS, following resolution of all outstanding issues the regional
staff forwarded to the central DTSC office the redrafted hazardous waste
management plans of the Bay Area counties for approval; and
WHEREAS, the central DTSC office refused to act on resubmitted plans,
notifying all six Bay Area counties with unapproved and resubmitted
hazardous waste management plans, on September 16, 1992, that they would
"no longer review or take action to approve or disapprove county hazardous
waste management plans".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Dublin does hereby request that the DTSC act without delay to review and
approve the Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan that was
submitted to the DTSC on May 10, 1992.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council encourages the
DTSC to review and approve of the hazardous waste management plans already
submitted by other Bay Area counties, and that the DTSC act to review and
approve other county hazardous waste management plans within 90 days of
their submittal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council supports sponsors
of legislation requiring 90 day review and action by the DTSC on County
Hazardous Waste Management Plans with a proviso that DTSC nonaction results
in automatic approval of said plans.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of December, 1992.
AYES:
Councilmembers Burton, Houston, Howard, Moffatt &
Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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