QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE PLAN 2015 – 2025 QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OCTOBER 2014 DATES TO BE UPDATED FOR 2015‐ 2025 PLAN Public Hearing Date: September 14, 2004 7:00 pm Official Adoption Date: October 5, 2004 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 (This Page Intentionally Left Blank) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 – 2025 QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JAMES J. MORAN, PRESIDENT PAUL COMFORT, VICE-PRESIDENT STEPHEN WILSON ROBERT CHARLES BUCKEY MARK A. ANDERSON GREGG A. TODD, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MARGIE HOUCK, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONERS QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY OFFICIALS TODD R. MOHN, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ALAN L. QUIMBY, P.E., CHIEF SANITARY ENGINEER R. SHANE MOORE, P.E., CHIEF ROADS ENGINEER J. STEVEN COHOON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING JOHN E. NICKERSON, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HELEN SPINELLI, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, PLANNING & ZONING CONNIE A. TOULSON, RECYCLING & REFUSE MANAGER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 III (This Page Intentionally Left Blank) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 IV Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures, Tables & Maps .................................................................................................................... ix Resolution …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...xi Adoption Letter……………………………………………………………………………………………………..xiii Letter of Approval, Department of the Environment ................................................................................... xv Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Definition: The Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan ............................................................. 3 Previous Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans .................................................................. 4 Public Input Process .............................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter One: Goals and Regulatory Framework ........................................................................................ 7 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Goals and Objectives ................................................... 9 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Conformance .......................................................................................... 9 County Government Organization ............................................................................................................. 9 Laws and Regulations Affecting the Solid Waste Plan ........................................................................... 10 Chapter Two: County Background Information .......................................................................................... 15 Present and Projected Population ........................................................................................................... 17 Municipalities and Federal Facilities .................................................................................................... 18 Zoning Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 19 Status of Comprehensive Land Use Plan ............................................................................................ 19 Chapter Three: Existing Solid Waste Management ................................................................................... 21 Existing and Projected Solid Waste Generation ..................................................................................... 23 Solid Waste Entering/Leaving Queen Anne’s County ......................................................................... 27 Existing Solid Waste Collection Systems ................................................................................................ 28 Municipal Solid Waste Collection Programs ........................................................................................ 28 Private Solid Waste Haulers ................................................................................................................ 30 Existing Rural Solid Waste Collection Points .......................................................................................... 32 Queen Anne’s County Rural Solid Waste Collection Points ................................................................ 32 Regional Solid Waste Acceptance Facilities ....................................................................................... 44 Private Solid Waste Acceptance Facilities .......................................................................................... 46 Drop-Off (Igloo) Recycling Centers ...................................................................................................... 49 Public School Recycling ...................................................................................................................... 49 Fluorescent and Compact Fluorescent Light Recycling ...................................................................... 55 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 V Table of Contents Apartment Building and Condominium Recycling Program ................................................................ 56 Chapter Four: Assessment of Solid Waste Management Alternatives ...................................................... 61 Assessment of Solid Waste Management Needs ................................................................................... 63 Disposal – Municipal Waste ................................................................................................................. 63 Disposal – Rubble ................................................................................................................................ 63 Collection Systems .............................................................................................................................. 64 Constraints on New Solid Waste Acceptance Facilities .......................................................................... 64 Topography .......................................................................................................................................... 64 Soil Types ............................................................................................................................................ 65 Geologic Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 66 Location ............................................................................................................................................... 66 Aquifers ................................................................................................................................................ 67 Wetlands .............................................................................................................................................. 68 Surface Waters, Flood Plains, and Water Quality ............................................................................... 68 Detailed Procedures for Siting New Solid Waste Disposal Facilities .................................................. 69 First Level Screening for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities .................................................................... 70 Second Level Screening for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities .............................................................. 71 Third Level Screening for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities .................................................................. 72 Land Use and Growth Patterns ............................................................................................................... 73 Asbestos Disposal Capacity ................................................................................................................ 73 Hazardous Waste Accident Response ................................................................................................ 74 Recycling Programs ............................................................................................................................. 74 Chapter Five: Solid Waste Management Plan of Action: 2015-2025 ........................................................ 79 Solid Waste Disposal and Acceptance Facilities .................................................................................... 81 Management of Waste Streams .............................................................................................................. 82 Sizing, Staging, and Capacity of Solid Waste Facilities .......................................................................... 86 Collection Systems .................................................................................................................................. 86 Schedule for New Solid Waste Facilities ............................................................................................. 87 Financing Proposed Solid Waste Facilities ......................................................................................... 88 Closure Plans ....................................................................................................................................... 88 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 ‐ 2025 VI Table of Contents Amending and Updating