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Environmental Management recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to Agreement No. 017-A-09-10-BOS with Geosyntec Consulting Inc., changing the scope of work and the compensation sections for services related to the Meyers Landfill Cap Closure project.
FUNDING: Non General Fund Insurance.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $110,869
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $110,869
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: 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 obtained from the County's insurance carriers which has been beneficial in development of the site closure design, and will contribute further funds for closure of the site through money from insurance carriers and Third Party Settlements. In addition, the County has received notice of award for grant funding with CalRecycle (formerly the California Integrated Waste Management Board).
Background: The County of El Dorado is undertaking the 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 that were issued to private parties and the County of El Dorado. Waste disposed at the site included municipal solid waste from residential and commercial sources within the southern Lake Tahoe Basin area. The site stopped receiving waste in 1971 and in 1973 the County closed the landfill and covered the waste with an interim 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 to be re...
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