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Environmental Management Department recommending Board authorizes Chair to sign Agreement No. 443-S1011 with Bryan A. Stirrat and Associates for the construction management of the Cap System, French Drain and Landfill Gas Emission Control System for OU-1 at the Meyer's Landfill for the period of April 20, 2010 through January 1, 2011, and a total not to exceed amount of $539,990.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $539,990
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $539,990
Change To Net County Cost $0.00
Fiscal Impact: There is no change in Net County Cost. Through the pending Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) litigation, the County has contributed money for site investigation via the County's insurance carriers which has been beneficial in development of the site closure design. Further funds for closure of the site will be secured through Third Party Settlements. In addition, the County has received a solid waste grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CalRecycle). If adequate funding is not secured from the insurance carriers this contract may be cancelled.
Background: The County of El Dorado is the working group for the final closure of the 11 acre Meyers Landfill disposal site. The Meyers Landfill operated from approximately 1947 through 1971 under a series of Forest Service Special Use Permits. Waste disposed at the site included municipal solid waste from residential and commercial sources from within the Lake Tahoe Basin area. The site stopped receiving waste in 1971 and in 1973 the County closed the landfill and covered the waste mass with a soil cap.
Since the closing of the site in 1973 several site investigations have been conducted. As a result of these investigations, it was determined that in the best interest of public health and safety, the site would need t...
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