2016-302 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office AKendaDate Assi}{ned to: Originator: JAH 8/3112016 10/11/16 Finance/Council ·-. r Division Head: [J) JW 8131/2016 rr:::,~VJIt; - ~Pi I Dept. Head: RAD 912/2016 0 4 2016 - Prosecutor: tt-Jq- I .. (J ~~ WHA1COM COUNTY - Purchasing/Budget: ~ A COUNC\L &e'""w ~'J V__,.~vto/:>11& TITLE OF DOCUM NT: Draft 2016 Whatcom County Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan Update ATTACHMENTS: 1. Cover Memorandum 2. Draft 2016 Whatcom County Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan Update 3. Response to Comments 4. Resolution ofAdoption SEPA review required? (X ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes (X ) NO SEPA review completed? (X ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: September 13,2016 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Chapter 70.95 RCW, Solid Waste Management- Reduction and Recycling requires local jurisdictions to update comprehensive solid waste management plans every five years. The 2016 draft update to the existing plan describes the current solid waste system and makes recommendations for the planning period. The draft update has been reviewed and approved by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Solid Waste Executive Committee, received review and comment by the Department of Ecology and WUTC, and received public comment through both SEP A and separate solid waste program required reviews. Pending council review and approval, the draft update will be submitted to Ecology for final post-adoption approval as per RCW 70.95. COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/council. WHATCOM COUNTY Regina A. Delahunt Health Department Director Greg Stern, M.D. Leading the community in promoting health and preventing disease. TO: Jack Louws, County Executive llJl) FROM: Regina Delahunt, Director DATE: September 1, 2016 SUBJECT: Draft Whatcom County 2016 Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan Update Please find attached an Agenda Bill and copy of the Draft Whatcom County 2016 Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan Update for council review and approval by resolution. Chapter 70.95 RCW, Solid Waste Management- Reduction and Recycling requires local jurisdictions to update comprehensive solid waste management plans every five years. The draft update to the existing plan describes the current solid waste system and makes recommendations for the planning period. The draft update has been reviewed and approved by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Solid Waste Executive Committee, received review and comment by the Department of Ecology and WUTC, and received public comment through both SEPA and separate required solid waste program reviews. The Response to Comments summary is also attached. The final draft update proposes no structural changes to the existing solid waste system. Recommendations, presented as goals and actions, are provided in summary form in tables at the end of each applicable chapter, as indicated in the plan table of contents. Primary goals and actions include increasing waste reduction and recycling community education and outreach, evaluation of regulatory changes to increase efficiency and management, supporting emergency management efforts to develop a disaster debris management plan, engaging with specific communities such as Pt. Roberts to identify potential improvements to levels of service, and increasing management options for special wastes such as organics, construction debris and waste pharmaceuticals. Pending council review and approval, the draft update will be submitted to Ecology for final approval, as per RCW 70.95. Please call Jeff Hegedus at ext. 6044 if there are any questions. Thank you. 509 Girard Street 1500 North State Street Bellingham, WA 98225-4005 PUBLIC HEALTH Bellingham, WA 98225-4551 l],tVV.-:tYS V;fc{HHiH~G fEH'? A. SAJT.f{ tk.N~} (360) 778-6000 HEALTHIER WHATCOM COUNTY (360) 778-6100 FAX (360) 778-6001 www.whatcomcounty.us/health FAX (360) 778-6101 (j WhatcomCountvHealth WhatcomCoHealth PROPOSED BY: _______ INTRODUCED: ________ RESOLUTION NO. ____ A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, Chapter 70.95 RCW, Solid Waste Management- Reduction and Recycling requires local jurisdictions to update comprehensive solid waste management plans every five years; and WHEREAS, the approved 2008 Whatcom County Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan requires updating; and WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Health Department Solid Waste Division, working in conjunction with the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, has drafted an update to the plan; and WHEREAS, the draft update to the plan is in compliance with SEPA requirements, and has received a Determination of Non-Significance; and WHEREAS, the draft update to the plan has received preliminary review and comment by the Washington Department of Ecology; and WHEREAS, the draft update to the plan has received review and comment by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; and WHEREAS, the draft update to the plan has received public review and comment through two advertised public comment opportunities, in addition to Solid Waste Advisory Committee participation; and WHEREAS, all public, agency and committee comments to the draft update to the plan have been considered and incorporated; and Page 1 WHEREAS, on July 19, 2016 the Solid Waste Executive Committee, comprised of the Mayors and County Executive, as per interlocal agreement, unanimously approved a recommendation to submit the draft update to the plan to the Whatcom County Council for approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that it adopt the 2016 Whatcom County Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, as an update to the 2008 Whatcom County Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the adopted plan shall be submitted, as required by law, to the Washington Department of Ecology for post-adoption final review and approval. APPROVED this __ day of ____, 20_. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Dana Brown-Davis, Clerk of the Council Barry Buchanan, Council Chair Page 2 Whatcom County Response to Comments Preliminary Draft Revision Dated July 16, 2015 Comprehensive Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan Whatcom County, Washington Ed Nikula, Whatcom County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Received July 20, 2015 1. I have reviewed the plan and only one question. In Appendix E, table 4.1.1 Recomps tons are shown as about 11,000. Is this county tons only and excludes City of Bellingham? Response: The 11,663.25 tons presented in the Cost Assessment Questionnaire Table 4.1.1 is the total quantity of solid waste handled, as reported by RDC as per WAC 173-350-3/0(d), Intermediate solid waste handling facilities, at their permitted solid waste handlingfacility. Amber Jones, Whatcom County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Received July 22, 2015 1. Sections 1.2.4 and 6.1. Remove 'with the exception of Bellingham' as we do offer a 32 gallon service to those customers as well. Response: "... with the exception of Bellingham" will be removed from the text in both sections. 2. Section 1.8.1. Date should be changed to July 2015. Response: Based on the uncertainty at this time as to when local adoption will occur, the end date of the plan update process will be removed from the section. 3. Table 8-1, Goal2.A. Sham recycling is still not defmed correctly. The issue isn't recyclables being hauled to a landfill, the issue, which costs the county $8.50 per ton, is sham recyclers (companies that can only legally haul recyclables) illegally hauling garbage and calling it recycling. Response: Action 2.A will be revised to state "Investigate service provider compliance with applicable requirements to determine if there is an issue of illegaljy hauling solid waste under the guise of reryc!ing, and enforce requirements as applicable. " 4. Table 4-2, Goal3.B. SSC offers free waste audits; additional assistance with follow up on more properties is likely to increase participation and diversion. Response: While sse mqy be providing this service, it mqy not be provided !)!Stem-wide. Goal and associated actions developed by the SWAC Subcommittee and previousjy approved by SWAC remain valid. Action 3.A will be revised to state "Create or expand programs to provide ... " 5. Table 4-2, Goal 3.C. SSC now uses photo labels on multi-family recycling containers, and offers Spanish & Russian decals by request. Response: While sse mqy provide this service, it mqy not be provided !)!Stem-wide. Goal and associated actions developed by the SWAC Subcommittee and previousjy approved by SWAC remain valid. 6. Table 4-2, Goal 3.D. The current schedule is EOW across the system, and customers who want weekly pick-up can request it at additional cost. Response: The SWAC Subcommittee developed Action 3.D as a means of ensuring that the focus remains on means of improving multifamilY reryc!ing; action remains valid. Response to Comments 1 Whatcom County CSHWMP,July 16,2015 Revision 7. Section 5.1.1. Some areas in the east county don't have a F+ option either. Response: Text will be added to the section indicating that curbside collection is not available in some portions of eastern Whatcom County. 8. Glossary -The source for legally or legislatively deftned terms in this glossary are: Response: The source ofglossary terms is Appendix A (Glossary of Terms and List of Acronyms) of the Department of Ecology's Guidelines for Development of Local Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans and Plan Revisions, Publication No.