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Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Worcester County, Maryland 2017-2026 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Worcester County, Maryland 20172026 Prepared for Worcester County Department of Public Works 6113 Timmons Road Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Prepared by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC 11202 Racetrack Road, Suite 103 Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 (410) 641-5341 December 2016 EA Project No. 10609.32 This page intentionally left blank Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Worcester County, Maryland 20172026 Prepared for Worcester County Department of Public Works 6113 Timmons Road Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 Prepared by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC 11202 Racetrack Road, Suite 103 Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 (410) 641-5341 December 2016 EA Project No. 10609.32 This page intentionally left blank EA Project No.: 10609.32 Page i EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC December 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................ v LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ v LIST OF CHARTS ......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 STATEMENT OF COUNTY GOALS................................................................ 1-1 1.2 OBJECTIVES...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2.1 Policies..................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Conformance with Land Use Plans.......................................................... 1-3 1.3 COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE........................................................1-3 1.4 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTROLS.............................................. 1-5 2. BACKGROUND DATA ................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS............................................................... 2-1 2.2 MAP OF COUNTY ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.2.1 Municipalities Indicated........................................................................... 2-1 2.2.2 Federal Facilities Indicated...................................................................... 2-2 2.3 DISCUSSION OF ZONING REQUIREMENTS................................................ 2-2 2.4 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ........................................ 2-2 3. EXISTING AND PROJECTED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT............................. 3-1 3.1 EXISTING AND PROJECTED SOLID WASTE STREAM ............................. 3-1 3.1.1 Municipalities .......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1.1 Snow Hill .................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.1.2 Berlin......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1.3 Pocomoke.................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.1.4 Ocean City ................................................................................ 3-2 3.1.2 Waste Defined.......................................................................................... 3-2 Worcester County, Maryland Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, 20172026 EA Project No.: 10609.32 Page ii EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC December 2016 Page 3.1.2.1 Residential Waste...................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.2 Commercial Waste.................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.3 Institutional Waste .................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.4 Land Clearing, Demolition, and Construction Debris .............. 3-2 3.1.2.5 Controlled Hazardous Substances............................................. 3-2 3.1.2.6 Dead Animals and Litter........................................................... 3-3 3.1.2.7 Bulky Objects............................................................................ 3-3 3.1.2.8 Scrap Tires ................................................................................ 3-3 3.1.2.9 Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewage Sludge ........................... 3-3 3.1.2.10 Septage...................................................................................... 3-3 3.1.2.11 Other Wastes............................................................................. 3-4 3.1.3 Waste Quantities ...................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.4 Recycling Program................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.5 Computer and Electronic Recycling ........................................................ 3-5 3.1.6 Recyclable Materials Separated............................................................... 3-6 3.1.7 Recycling at Worcester County Public Schools ...................................... 3-6 3.1.8 Fluorescent and Compact Fluorescent Lamp Recycling ......................... 3-9 3.1.9 Apartment Building and Condominium Recycling (ABCR)................. 3-10 3.1.10 Special Events Recycling Program (SERP)........................................... 3-14 3.2 BASIS FOR DATA ........................................................................................... 3-18 3.3 TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF WASTE IMPORTED................................... 3-18 3.4 TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF WASTE EXPORTED .................................. 3-18 3.5 DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTION SYSTEMS .............................................. 3-21 3.5.1 Solid Waste Collection Systems ............................................................ 3-21 3.5.2 Recyclable Materials Collection............................................................ 3-21 3.6 EXISTING SOLID WASTE FACILITIES ....................................................... 3-21 3.6.1 Solid Waste Facilities ............................................................................ 3-21 3.6.2 Landfill Facilities................................................................................... 3-23 3.6.3 Recyclables Processing, Marketing, and Recovery ............................... 3-25 3.6.4 Rubble Cell ............................................................................................ 3-26 4. ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS............................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTY’S NEEDS.................................................. 4-1 4.1.1 Requirements Defined ............................................................................. 4-1 4.1.2 Capacities Defined................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.3 Proposed Facilities................................................................................... 4-2 4.2 GEOGRAPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS........................................................... 4-2 Worcester County, Maryland Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, 20172026 EA Project No.: 10609.32 Page iii EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC December 2016 Page 4.2.1 Topography.............................................................................................. 4-2 4.2.2 Soil Types and Characteristics................................................................. 4-2 4.2.3 Geologic Conditions and Locations......................................................... 4-3 4.2.4 Aquifers.................................................................................................... 4-4 4.2.5 Wetlands .................................................................................................. 4-6 4.2.6 Surface Water Sources and Their Floodplains and Watersheds .............. 4-6 4.2.7 Existing Water Quality ............................................................................ 4-6 4.2.8 Incompatible Land Use............................................................................ 4-7 4.2.9 Planned Long-Term Growth.................................................................... 4-7 4.2.10 Defined Critical Areas ............................................................................. 4-7 4.3 SOURCE SEPARATION AND REDUCTION PROGRAMS EVALUATED.. 4-7 4.3.1 Source Separation .................................................................................... 4-7 4.3.2 Reduction Programs Evaluated................................................................ 4-8 4.4 RESOURCE RECOVERY OPTIONS EVALUATED....................................... 4-8 4.5 PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS................................................................ 4-8 4.5.1 Secondary Markets Defined—Waste Minimization Efforts.................... 4-9 4.6 ASBESTOS DISPOSAL CAPACITY .............................................................. 4-10 4.7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES DEFINED 4-11 4.7.1 Hazardous
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