REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CRAIGHEAD COUNTY REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT November 1, 2004 November 1, 2004 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE – Activities Analysis CHAPTER TWO – Action Plan Section 2.101 Overview Section 2.201 Mission Statement A. History B. Current Section 2.202 Executive Summary A. Strategies Section 2.102 Organization and Administration B. Outlook A. District B. Board Section 2.203 Goals C. Staff A. District’s High-Level Goals B. District Plan’s Goal Areas Section 2.103 Revenues and Expenditures 1. Collection A. District 2. Disposal B. County 3. Recycling C. City 4. Waste Reduction 5. Special Materials Section 2.104 Demographics 6. Education and Public Awareness A. Planning Area 7. Other Goals B. Population C. Industry Section 2.204 Goal Areas – Objectives D. Facilities A. Collection E. Haulers B. Disposal F. Volumes C. Recycling G. Flow D. Waste Reduction H. Economic Impact E. Special Materials F. Education and Public Awareness Section 2.105 Current Services G. Other Goals A. Collection B. Disposal Section 2.205 Administrative C. Recycling A. Plan Implementation D. Waste Reduction B. Implementation Timetable E. Special Materials C. Funding and Budgeting F. Education and Public Awareness G. Other Services Section 2.206 Legislative Studies Section 2.207 Appendices A. Administrative Procedures B. By-Laws C. Regulations and Ordinances D. Tables, Charts, Graphs and Maps E. Other Information Regional Solid Waste Management Plan for Craighead County RSWMD 1 November 1, 2004 REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN For the Craighead County Regional Solid Waste Management District PART TWO - CHAPTER ONE — ACTIVITIES ANALYSIS A.C.A. §8-6-704. Boards - Powers and duties. “(a) The regional solid waste management boards shall have the following powers and duties:….(2) To evaluate on a continuous basis the solid waste needs of their districts……; (3) To formulate recommendations to all local governments within their districts on solid waste management issues, and to formulate plans for providing adequate solid waste management…..” Section 2.101 Overview A. History Pursuant to Act 699 of 1979, the Northeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Disposal Authority was created as a solid waste planning board in 1985 to address the issue of solid waste management in Craighead County. This Authority serves Craighead County and the 10 incorporated municipalities within Craighead County. Act 870 of 1989, codified as A.C.A. §8-6-701 et seq., established eight Regional Solid Waste Planning Districts. Craighead County was originally included in the Eastern Arkansas Solid Waste Planning District. In 1991, the name of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Disposal Authority was changed to the Craighead County Solid Waste Disposal Authority (CCSWDA) to more accurately reflect the area being served. Pursuant to the provisions of Act 752 of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1991, Section 8-6-723(b), the CCSWDA, having jurisdiction within the geographic limits of Craighead County, Arkansas, was established as a as a single county regional solid waste management district, known as Craighead County Regional Solid Waste Management District (CCRSWMD). This was formally adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the CCSWDA on April 17, 1991. Act 752 of 1991 mandated that all local governments plan for the development of solid waste management systems. The original guidelines for regional solid waste management plans, dated 1988, required a plan that had an “orderly narrative explanation of the collection and disposal of all solid waste generated within the territorial boundaries of a local government”. The plans that the Regional Solid Waste Management Boards provided pursuant to the 1988 guidelines served an integral purpose in the early days of the development of regional solid waste management systems throughout Arkansas. Subsequent to the original plan was the requirement for periodic reporting of Needs Assessments by each District, which also served to update demographic and service information contained in the original plan. Regional Solid Waste Management Plan for Craighead County RSWMD 2 November 1, 2004 The CCRSWMD’s greatest accomplishment has been the bringing together of ten (10) city governments and the County government with a common goal of closing the various “dumps” and building and supporting the District’s Class 1 landfill. Comment Responses to this section and subsequent sections are provided in narrative section-wide format. Future submittals should provide, under each section heading, a copy of each ACCEPTABLE numbered question, immediately followed by that question’s response. An easy way to do this is to use the Word version of the Plan provided on the web, and simply insert responses after each question. This format helps in the review process and allows ADEQ a means to then put each question’s response in a comprehensive searchable database that will include other districts’ responses and will be made available on the web, too. B. Current The Board of Directors relies on the recommendations of management and contracted special professional service providers to guide them in planning to incorporate any changes in regulated solid waste management requirements. Where appropriate, the changes will be included in annual updates of this Plan. The District wants to provide planning to protect the public health and the State’s environmental quality as it pertains to effective solid waste management in the District. Collection of solid waste within the District boundaries is accomplished by a combination of public and private haulers that service all areas of the District. The CCSWDA operates a Class 1 landfill outside the city limits of Jonesboro. The Authority utilizes two transfer stations, one in Lake City and the other on Strawfloor Drive in Jonesboro. The City of Jonesboro operates a Class 4 landfill for the county that is also located on Strawfloor Drive in Jonesboro. Permitted waste tire facilities are in operation at both the Lake City and Jonesboro transfer stations. The District also owns (the CCSWDA purchased with District monies) a Materials Recovery Facility at the Jonesboro transfer station which accepts, sorts, and markets clear glass, #1 and #2 plastics, aluminum cans, tin cans, lead acid batteries, and used oil. In addition, a smaller facility at the Lake City transfer station accepts and dismantles white goods. The City of Jonesboro has a permitted ten- acre site for composting. Residents within the county are encouraged to bring yard waste to the site. Compost and mulch from this site are available to the District residents free of charge. The cities of Bay, Bono, Brookland, and Jonesboro participate in curbside pickup of recyclables. Bay, Bono, and Monette also have recycling trailers available for residents to deposit recyclables. These recyclables are taken to the District’s Materials Recovery Facility. ACCEPTABLE Comment Section 2.102 Organization and Administration A.C.A. §8-6-703. Creation of districts and boards - Members of boards et seq…….” A. District The CCSWDA Resolution dated April 17, 1991 established that the governing board of the District be the same as the governing board of the Authority. A chart presenting the organizational hierarchy of the CCSWDA is attached as Figure 1 (Figures located in Appendix D). The District represents and serves the citizens of Craighead County in ensuring that safe, efficient, economical, and lawful solid waste disposal and management is available throughout the County. Regional Solid Waste Management Plan for Craighead County RSWMD 3 November 1, 2004 The District further provides educational programs to the County’s citizens that allow the successful implementation of solid waste disposal and management. Copies of applicable procedures, regulations, ordinances and policies relative to the District are included in Appendices A and C. Included in Appendix C are copies of regulations and/or ordinances that have been provided by municipalities within the District. ACCEPTABLE Comment B. Board The CCSWDA was formed to serve the citizens of Craighead County and entrusted with the moneys and resources needed to facilitate the recycling, reuse, or disposal of solid waste. The appointed Board of Directors oversees this organization which is responsible for doing the work. The Board meets monthly to discuss issues associated with solid waste management within the District. When necessary, rules or regulations are adopted to ensure that solid waste management activities are carried out in a safe, efficient, economical, and lawful manner. A list of the 12 Regional Solid Waste Board Members is included below: Paul Bookout Skip Layne 2104 Catherine P O Box 195 Jonesboro, AR 72404 Monette, AR 72447 Home: 870-935-8030 Home: 870-486-2862 Work: 870-932-6661 Work: 870-486-5222 Fax: 870-932-6701 Fax: 870-486-2901 Steve Cline Kevin J. Orr, Treasurer of Board 1415 CR 353 Orr, Scholtens, Willhite & Averitt, PLC Bono, AR 72416 P O Box 1267 Home: 870-972-9902 Jonesboro, AR 72403 No Fax Work: 870-972-1500 Fax: 870-972-4757 L. M. Duncan, Chairman of Board Tom Rainwater Mayor of Bono c/o E. C. Barton & Company P O Box 127 P O Box 4040 Bono, AR 72416 Jonesboro, AR 72403-4040 Home: 870-933-0021 Home: 870-933-0427 Work: 870-932-0100 Work: 870-932-6673 Fax: 870-930-9040 Fax: 870-972-1304 Jim Hargis Garry Tate Alderman, City of Jonesboro 2808 Danlee Drive 917 South Madison Jonesboro, AR 72401 Jonesboro,