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Chief Administrative Office and Environmental Management recommending the Board provide direction on the implementation of means to meet procurement requirements of Senate Bill (SB) 1383. Two options are presented:
1) Review Pioneer Energy's Proposal (Attachment A) and Authorize Environmental Management to negotiate a three (3) year contract with Desert View Power, LLC (dba GreenLeaf Power) through Pioneer Energy to obtain SB 1383-compliant biomass attributes to satisfy the 2023 procurement target and allow time to explore other options to procure the additional tons required in 2024 and beyond, or
2) Review El Dorado Disposal Proposal (Attachment D) and Authorize Environmental Management to negotiate an agreement between the County and El Dorado Disposal (Waste Connections) Compost Procurement Plan.
FUNDING: TBD 2023, Franchise Fees in future years.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
SB 1383 passed in 2016 as part of California’s strategy to combat climate change. Organics such as food scraps, yard trimmings, paper and cardboard make up half of what Californians dump into landfills. This waste releases 20% of the state’s methane. SB 1383 requires jurisdictions to reduce landfill organic waste by 75% by 2025.
One component of SB 1383 relates to procurement requirements for local jurisdictions. Jurisdictions have been given annual procurement targets related to compost, mulch, biomass-derived electricity, and renewable gas from anaerobic digestion. Jurisdictions can decide what mix of eligible products they want to procure. Procurement targets are calculated by multiplying the per capita procurement target (0.08 tons of organic waste per California resident per year) by the jurisdiction population. Assembly Bill 1985 allows a tiered approach over the course of three years allowing jurisdictions to procure a percentage (30%, 65%, and 100% respectively) that meets or exceeds its recovered organic waste product procurement target. In 2023, El Dorado C...
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