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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7.1 Solid Waste Management Request CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: July 25 , 1983 SUBJECT Request from County Solid Waste Management Authority - Importation of San Francisco ' s Solid Waste & Sludge to Altamont Landfill , Post 1988 EXHIBITS ATTACHED Memoranda from County Solid Waste Management Author- ity dated June 28 & 30 , 1983 ; Regional Issues Committee Staff Report dated June 8 , 1983 eo;? 1�r RECOMMENDATION Discuss issues and report position prior to July 27 , 1983 FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Undetermined DESCRIPTION The City has been requested by the Alameda County Solid Waste Management Authority to consider the following Solid Waste Management issues : 1 ) Should additional quantities of solid waste be imported from San Francisco to the Altamont Landfill after 1988? 2) If the additional importation of solid waste is permitted, and the Solid Waste Management Plan is amended accordingly, how should the money received for the importation of San Francisco refuse be distributed? This request results from an application by the Oakland Scavenger Company to amend the County Solid Waste Management Plan to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste and sludge beginning November 1 , 1988. As you may recall , the City Council considered the issue of distribution of funds derived from the importation of San Francisco solid waste for the period 1983 thru 1988. It was the Dublin City Council ' s position at that time that the Authority should receive the revenue from importation of San Francisco solid waste . The Authority has requested that the City Council discuss the above issues in order that the City ' s representative on the Authority be able to relate the City ' s position at the July 27 , 1983 Solid Waste Management Authority meeting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 7j. . - ALAMEDA COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 399 Elmhurst Street,Hay"ard,California 94544 (415)881-6401 n DATE: June 28;;1983 TO: City Managers Special rict Managers FRO`!: /William H aley, Planning Director SUBJECT: Request of SWMA Members to Discuss Issues Relating to the --- -•--- -- Solid Waste Management Authority at their Respective Councils and Boards. At the June`22, 1983 meeting of the SWMA, the Authority referred several issues to each member Council and Board with a request that the issues be discussed and resolved for presentation by the Authority members at the July 27, 1983 meeting. Under discussion was the importation of waste from San Francisco to Altamont by Oakland Scavenger Company. The following issues should be scheduled for discussion at each Council and Board prior to the July 27, 1983 Solid Waste Management Authority meeting: 1. Should additional quantities of solid waste be imported from San Francisco to Altamont in the post-1988 period? 2. If the additional importation is permitted, and the SWM plan amended accordingly, how should the money received be distributed? The Altamont site receives about 608,000 tons of waste from Alameda County per year. The SWM plan was amended by the Authority to permit another 557,000 tons per year from San Francisco for the 1983-1988 period. The monies to be received from this five year import are under review now by the Reuse Rate Review Committee. The present issues are for a proposed additional import of 10,000,000 tons of solid waste for an undetermined amount of time and also 104,000 tons of sludge per year to Altamont. A figure of $10 million dollars from O.S.C. has been discussed for the 10 million tons. It is to this post-1988 period that the issues are addressed. Details of the proposal may be found in the two Oakland Scavenger publications described in the June 22, 1983 staff report and the staff report itself, mailed to you on June 10. In addition, County planning staff, at the request of the Authority is preparing a summary of all the above-mentioned material for use of members when they discuss the issues with their Councils and Boards. This memorandum is to alert you to the need for scheduling this matter prior to the July 27th meeting. Representatives of Fremont, Newark, Oakland and Dublin-San Ramon Services District were not able to be iF( jtCer&4nVeta© the June 22nd meeting and are not aware of this Authority request. JUN 9 U ;983 CITY OF ^!nUNl To: City Managers/Special District Managers June 27, 1983 Page 2 Some of the discussion issues that came up at the June 22nd SWMA meeting, which not all members agreed to, are: Formulate conditions now on OSC and S.F. in the event that it is determined that the plan should be amended to take the additional solid waste and sludge import. Should a portion of the money go to benefit the sites whose capacity is being depleted? Should the money be used for the Authority work program, a Countywide project, local projects or a combination of these? on a vote of 13-2-1 (yes - no, Alameda County 2 votes - Dublin abstain) it was determined at the June 22nd meeting that the present number of votes should not change. It. was determined that the Authority Executive Committee would continue negotiations with the Board of Supervisors Executive Committee to see if the matter of the Board of Supervisors withdrawal from the Authority could be resolved. If you have any questions concerning these matters, please call me. Since the Authority will not have an August meeting, it is necessary to have these discussions at the local level in time for members response at the July 27th meeting. WHF:BC:sd 00255 t ALAMEDA COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 399 Elmhurst Street,Hayward,California 94544 (415)881-6401 M E M O R A N D U M DATE: June 30, 1983 TO: Members n Alte'ates, Solid Waste Management Authority City Ma a er, -- Specia Managers FROM: Willi m H. a Y. Secretary y Application and Project Impacts: SUBJECT: Tran 1 al f Summar of App j P Impo Cation of San Francisco Solid Waste and Sludge to Altamont and fill, Post-1988 At the June 22, 1983 meeting members of the SWMA requested a Summary of Application and Project Impacts: Importation of San Francisco Solid Waste and Sludge to Altamont Landfill, Post-1988 for use during Council and Board discussions of issues relating to importation of waste from San Francisco to Altamont. Enclosed is the staff summary as requested. Discussion of the issues and responses from each Council and Board will be on the SWMA agenda for the July 27th meeting. Please call if you have any questions. WE=:BC:sd cc: Board of Supervisors Enclosure OOS4S I? 'E CEIVED CITY OF R';3L'id SLT194ARY OF APPLICATION AND PROJECT IMPACTS: IMPORTATION OF SAN FRANCISCO SOLID WASTE AND SLUDGE TO ALTAMONT LANDFILL, POST - 1988 Application: Oakland Scavenger Company (OSC) has applied to the Alameda County Solid Waste Management Authority (ACSWMA) to amend the County Solid Waste Management Plan to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste and sludge, beginning November 1, 1988. Background: San Francisco currently hauls its solid waste from the Brisbane transfer station to the Mountain View landfill. San Francisco's contract with Mountain View will expire on October 31, 1983 and the contract will not be extended, due to the limited capacity remaining at the Mountain View site. In February, 1982, the County Solid Waste Management Plan was amended to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste only (no sludge) for the period from November 1, 1983 through October 31, 1988. A contract for this 5 year period has been concluded between OSC, San Francisco, and the San Francisco scavenger companies. OSC is currently negotiating with local franchising agencies in Alameda County for the distribution of a $3 per ton surcharge on imported waste, over the five year period, to be paid by San Francisco. In January, 1983, OSC applied to ACSWMA to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste, plus sludge, after the current agreement expires in 1988. ACSWMA has postponed action on the new application until the County of Alameda (1) designates Altamont Sanitary Landfill as a solid waste facility on the County General Plan (as required under a new State law) and (2) determines the impact of the proposal on County roads and provides for the mitigation of the impact. Project Description: OSC proposes to accept 10,000,000 tons of San Francisco solid waste, beginning November 1, 1988, at the Altamont Sanitary Landfill, eight miles northeast of the City of Livermore. At San Francisco's current rate of waste generation, 542,000 tons per year, it would take about 18 years to use up the proposed 10,000,000 tons of capacity. San Francisco's planned resource recovery efforts could reduce the amount of waste to be disposed and, as a result, it may take up to 50 years for San Francisco to use the proposed allotted capacity at the landfill. San Francisco's solid waste would be transported to the landfill by means of 5-axle trucks, which would make 84 one-way trips per day, five days per week from the Brisbane transfer station. The normal route would be by way of the Bay Bridge, Route 17, Route 238, and I-580 to Greenville Road and Altamont Pass Road. San Francisco states that it will attempt to schedule trucks to avoid peak period traffic. San Francisco plans to construct a waste-to-energy plant to burn solid waste for conversion to electricity and steam. OSC proposes to accept the ash and nonprocessible materials from the plant for disposal at Altamont landfill. The truck route to the landfill will depend on the location of the planned waste-to-energy plant. However, once the waste-to-energy plant is in Impact on traffic. A total of about 105 trucks per day, for solid waste and sludge, would be expected. Without special scheduling, the maximum impact would occur in the morning peak hour, when San Francisco vehicles would account for 1.5% of total truck volume or 0.125%, of total traffic volume on Route 17. San Francisco is studying the feasibility of scheduling truck trips to avoid the most congested periods. Impact on Roadways. The County Public Works Agency has determined That Altamont Pass Road would need to be reconstructed if the proposed project is approved. The total cost of necessary repairs would be $3.4 million of which 48% would be attributable to San Francisco vehicles. The County is currently negotiating with OSC on - means of paying for necessary road repairs (San Francisco has already agreed to pay about $248,000 for road repairs as needed as a result of the initial five year importation already approved by _ ACSWMA). ' Hazardous Wastes. OSC proposes to accept only non-hazardous wastes from San Francisco. OSC has developed procedures to help ensure that hazardous wastes are not disposed at facilities in Alameda County, and San Francisco will have to follow similar procedures. The County Division of Environmental Health inspects county solid waste facilities to ensure that hazardous materials are not being illegally disposed. Ash from the planned San Francisco waste-to-energy plant has been classified as non-hazardous by the State Department of Health Services. The Regional Water Quality Control Board will have to make a determination before ash can be disposed at Altamont landfill. San Francisco's wastewater treatment plant sludge is not classified as a hazardous material; the Regional Water Quality Control Board has established waste discharge requirements for sludge which must be followed at Altamont landfill. Odors. Transport and disposal of San Francisco solid waste would use vehicles and equipment similar to that used by OSC for its Alameda County operations; no signficant odor problem has been reported to the County Division of Environmental Health as a result of current OSC long-haul transport or operations at the Altamont landfill. Staff at EBMUD and Oro Loma Sanitary District report that the odor of sludge, once it is digested at a wastewater treatment plant, is no more disagreeable, and probably less, than the odor of garbage. Sources: Oakland Scavenger Company, "Proposed Modification to the Altamont Sanitary Landfill Operation," January, 1983. Bissell 6 Karn, Inc., "Supplementary Information," May, 1983 Alameda County Solid Waste Management Authority, Regional Issues Committee, "Staff Report," June 8, 1983. Alameda County Planning Department June 1983 -3- 00435 SUMMARY OF APPLICATION AND PROJECT IMPACTS: IMPORTATION OF SAN FRANCISCO SOLID WASTE AND SLUDGE TO ALTAMONT LANDFILL, POST - 1988 Application: Oakland Scavenger Company (OSC) has applied to the Alameda County Solid Waste Management Authority (ACSWMA) to amend the County Solid Waste Management Plan to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste and sludge, beginning November 1, 1988. Background: San Francisco currently hauls its solid waste from the Brisbane transfer station to the Mountain View landfill. San Francisco's contract with i Mountain View will expire on October 31, 1983 and the contract will not be extended, due to the limited capacity remaining at the Mountain View site. In February, 1982, the County Solid Waste Management Plan was amended to �._—•-_--- - -.----------• - -- - permit importation of San Francisco solid waste only (no sludge) for the period from November 1, 1983 through October 31, 1988. A contract for this 5 year period has been concluded between OSC, San Francisco, and the San Francisco scavenger companies. OSC is currently negotiating with local franchising agencies in Alameda County for the distribution of a $3 per ton surcharge on imported waste, over the five year period, to be paid by San Francisco. In January, 1983, OSC applied to ACSWMA to permit importation of San Francisco solid waste, plus sludge, after the current agreement expires in 1988. ACSWMA has postponed action on the new application until the County of Alameda (1) designates Altamont Sanitary Landfill as a solid waste facility on the County General Plan (as required under a new State law) and (2) determines the impact of the proposal on County roads and provides for the mitigation of the impact. Project Description: OSC proposes to accept 10,000,000 tons of San Francisco solid waste, beginning November 1, 1988, at the Altamont Sanitary Landfill, eight miles northeast of the City of Livermore. At San Francisco's current rate of waste generation, 542,000 tons per year, it would take about 18 years to use up the proposed 10,000,000 tons of capacity. San Francisco's planned resource recovery efforts could reduce the amount of waste to be disposed and, as a result, it may take up to 50 years for San Francisco to use the proposed allotted capacity at the landfill. San Francisco's solid waste would be transported to the landfill by means of 5-axle trucks, which would make 84 one-way trips per day, five days per week from the Brisbane transfer station. The normal route would be by way of the Bay Bridge, Route 17, Route 238, and I-580 to Greenville Road and Altamont Pass Road. San Francisco states that it will attempt to schedule trucks to avoid peak period traffic. San Francisco plans to construct a waste-to-energy plant to burn solid waste for conversion to electricity and steam. OSC proposes to accept the ash and nonprocesslble materials from the plant for disposal at Altamont landfill. The truck route to the landfill will depend on the location of the planned waste-to-energy plant. However, once the waste-to-energy plant is in SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY REGIONAL ISSUES COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT - JUNE 8, 1983 Review of. Bissell & Karn Report, "Supplementary information" Recommendation: It is recommended that the Committee review and discuss this staff report and make a recommendation to the Authority at the June 22nd meeting. Background At its February 25, 1983 meeting, the Regional Issues Committee considered a staff report that listed the issues to be addressed in an RFP to review the Oakland Scavenger Company report, "Proposed Modification to the Altamont Sanitary Landfill" (to permit further import of San Francisco waste). At its Harch meeting, the full Authority reviewed a draft RFP and voted to refer the issues raised in the draft RFP to Authority staff. At the meeting, Bissell & Karn agreed to respond to questions raised by Authority staff. in March and April, staff met with Bissell & Karn to outline the issues that need to be addressed. Bissell & Karn then prepared the report, ­Supplementary Information," May, 1983, which was distributed to Authority members at the May meecing. The Committee set a meeting for June 8 to discuss the Bissell & Karn report and this staff evaluation. issues is the Oakland Scavenger report accurate? The Biss6ll & Karn supplement includes substantial new documentation of figures concerning the size of the Alameda County and San Francisco waste streams, (pp. 18, 19; 29-30) engineering factors at the landfill, (pp. 6, 7, 9, 10, 14) roadway conditions, (pp. 27, 28) and the potential availability of additional landfill sites in the Altamont hills area (pp. 42-43). Staff evaluation of the report's accuracy is made, in the following paragraphs, for particular subjects. On specific items, such as the need for roadway repair and the impact on water quality, staff consulted with outside agencies, in general, the Bissell & Karn report appears to be accurate. Impact of the proposal on the County's landfill capacity In the Bissell & Karn report, Figure 1 (following page 30) indicates that nearly one-half of the Altamont landfill capacity is uncommitted beyond a 20-year planning period, even if Berkeley, Las Positas and a portion of the Turk Island waste flows are added to the proposed San Francisco importation. Due to the difficulty in siting new solid waste disposal sites, it is necessary to ensure that an adequate landfill capacity exists beyond a 20 year period. An evaluation by staff indicates that, without additional importation over the initial five Year authorized quantity from outside the county, the SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY REGIONAL ISSUES COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT - JUNE 8, 1983 PAGE 2 Altamont .landfill could close as early as the year 2030 (47 years). The addition .of 10,000,000 tons of San Francisco waste would reduce the lifespan by 5 years or 11 percent, to about the year 2025 (42 years). Availability of other landfill sites in the Altamont hills - - In the Bissell S Karn supplement, Figure 2 (following page 42) indicates that _ the total capacity of the Altamont landfill, the currently unpermitted "Fill Area 5A" adjacent to the landfill, and 5 other potential sites in the Altamont hills would provide in excess of 1 billion tons of capacity. The five criteria used by Bissell 6 Karn to determine the suitability of the five _______._•___,._ _-.- ....-.. ----..._._---- potential sites are: (1) a relatively large natural basin, (2) reasonable distance from the County or State road, (3) hidden from view from the Livermore Valley, (4) no large tributary drainage area, and (5) minimum on-site or nearby development. The criteria used by Bissell and Karn to identify potential sites are useful but not comprehensive. Staff has reviewed landfill siting criteria prepared by the California Waste Management Board, California Water Resources Control Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, and Asscciation of Bay Area Governments. A number of the most important criteria, suc: as underlying soils, geology, groundwater, surface and subsurface drainage, would require site-specific analyses to determine whether a site has potential to be a solid waste landfill. However, a 1979 ABAG study concluded that the Altamont hills area is among the "best suited" areas in the Bay Area for "further study" of landfill sites. Impact on=roadway conditions and traffic The Bissell 6 Karn supplement, pages 27-28, reiterates the finding in the January, 1983 OSC report that no road repairs are needed as a result of the proposed project beyond the repairs already required for the original 5-year importation agreement. With regard to traffic impacts, the Bissell 5 Karn supplement indicates that the maximum impact would occur in the morning peak hour, when San Francisco transfer vehicles would account for 1.5% of total - truck volume, or 0.125% of total traffic volume. In response to staff, the County Public Works Agency has evaluated the proposed project, including the Bissell 6 Karn supplement, and has determined that Altamont Pass Road would need to be reconstructed if the proposed project is approved. The total cost of the necessary repairs would be a $3.4 million, of which 42-48% would be attributable to San Francisco vehicles. Staf` has also referred the proposed importation to the City of Livermore and Caltrans. No response has been received as yet from these agencies. Financial Issues The Bissell 6 Karn supplement (p. 37) states that financial matters are currently being reviewed by the Rate Review Coordination Committee. w SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY REGIONAL ISSUES COKMITTEE STAFF REPORT - JUN—E 8, 1983 PAGE 3 The survey of S.-.A member jurisdictions, conducted by the S:?IA's Rate Review Coordination Committee, indicates that the majority of member jurisdictions do not want the S'WMA involved in financial matters relating to a surcharge on imported wastes. The majority of jurisdictions stated that the financial issues should be resolved by the franchising agencies and Joint Rate Review Committee. Other Issues The following issues identified in the draft RFP are satisfactorily addressed in the Bissell S Karn supplement: definition of time period of importation of solid waste and sludge (p. 32 of supplement) discuss importation of sludge (p. 33 of supplement and OSC Ja-uary, 1983, report, Appendix C) protection from disposal of hazardous wastes; determinat:_n of .liability (pp. 34-35 of supplement) rail transport alternative (p. 36 of supplement and OSC Jac_ary, 1983 report, Appendix D) positive and negative values of importation to San Francista and Alameda counties (pp. 38-41). 0321?