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Environmental Management Department recommending adoption of Resolution authorizing the Director of said Department, or her designee, to submit the Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program Grant Application, Fiscal Year 2009/2010, to the State of California for financial assistance related to the Meyers Landfill cleanup project.
FUNDING: State of California Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund.
Resolution 201-2009
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $
Funding
Budgeted $500,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $500,000
Change To Net County Cost $
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No matching contribution is required for this grant. The amount available for Fiscal Year 09/10 is $500,000.
Background: Solid waste disposal can adversely impact Californians in many ways. Properties on which solid waste disposal occurred can lose economic value and create public health, safety and environmental problems. Many such properties have been abandoned or have owners who are unable or unwilling to pay the costs of cleanup. This program provides financial assistance in the form of reimbursement grants to help public entities accelerate the pace of cleanup, restore sites, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.
The State of California enacted Assembly Bill 2136 that authorizes the California Integrated Waste Management Board to initiate and administer a program for cleanup of solid waste disposal sites and for cleanup of solid waste at codisposal sites where the responsible party either cannot be identified or is unable or unwilling to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety or the environment.
Reason for Recommendation: The Meyers landfill site maybe eligible for this Grant Program. The Environmental Management Department would like to apply for the Grant and s...
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