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CHAPTER ONE <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> I. Legislative Requirements: <br /> Assembly Bill 939 which enacted The California Integrated <br /> Waste Management Act of 1989 (ACT) , Chapter 1095, Statutes of <br /> 1989, requires that each city and each county for its <br /> unincorporated area prepare and submit a Source Reduction and <br /> Recycling Element. The ACT also requires each county to <br /> prepare a county-wide Siting Element, providing a description <br /> of the areas to be used for development of solid waste <br /> diversion and disposal facility sites throughout the county, <br /> as called for in the county and city Elements. Furthermore, <br /> Assembly Bill 2707 requires each city and each county for its <br /> unincorporated area to prepare a Household Hazardous Waste <br /> Element. <br /> Each county must combine all of the Elements for the <br /> county and the cities into a county-wide Integrated Waste <br /> Management Plan, replacing the Solid Waste Management Plan <br /> previously prepared by each county. <br /> To assist the cities and the county in coordinating the <br /> formulation of their respective Elements, and the county in <br /> developing the Siting Element, the ACT calls for the convening <br /> of a Local Task Force. San Joaquin County's Local Task Force <br /> consists of a council member from each city and a member of <br /> the County Board of Supervisors. A County-wide Technical <br /> Advisory Committee with representatives from the solid waste <br /> industry, environmental organizations, affected government <br /> agencies, the business community, and interested citizens was <br /> appointed to advise the Local Task Force. <br /> The ACT calls for reduction of the solid waste going to <br /> landfills or transformation facilities by 25% by January 1, <br />