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i <br /> C*Y OF TRACY10 <br /> October 23, 1990 <br /> r 6 <br /> N V; k 'e <br /> PLR i 9%jERv1CC <br /> To City of Tracy Solid Waste Customers: <br /> On October 20, 1990, the monthly fee to collect and dispose of <br /> solid waste at the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill was increased <br /> for both residential and commercial customers. <br /> This is the first increase in solid waste disposal fees since <br /> April 1986. Since that time, new stake legislation and <br /> regulations have significantly increased the costs associated with <br /> the operation of sanitary landfills. A summary of legislative <br /> mandates which have increased the costs of operating landfills is <br /> as follows: <br /> Title 23, Subchapter 15, Section 2597 of the California <br /> Regional Water Quality Control Board requiring closure and <br /> post-closure plans and accumulation of funding to support <br /> these plans. <br /> Assembly Bill 2448 placing a surcharge on all solid waste to <br /> support the management of solid waste in California. <br /> - Assembly Bill 939 placing a surcharge on all solid waste to <br /> provide funding for various solid waste management programs. <br /> Waste Discharge Requirement Order No. 8`9-046 of the <br /> California Regional Water Quality C,pntrol Board requiring <br /> ground and surface water monitoring at the Corral Hollow <br /> Landfill. <br /> - State requirements for the permanent staffing of a solid <br /> waste engineer for each landfill site. <br /> The environmental concerns related to landfills reaching capacity <br /> has alarmed many citizens, organizations and government agencies. <br /> The bottom line is that prompt and positive action must be taken <br /> to reduce solid waste filling our landfills. <br /> As a result of these concerns and the expertise required on a <br /> regular and continual basis, the City of Tracy transferred <br /> complete ownership and operation of the Corral Hollow Landfill to <br /> San Joaquin County effective July 1, 1990. Due to increasing <br /> legislation and mandates being placed on landfill owners and <br /> operators, it was becoming increasingly costly for the City to own <br /> and operate the Corral Hollow Landfill. The San Joaquin County <br /> Public Works Department was adequately staffed to be able to <br /> monitor the many legislative changes and to insure compliance with <br /> various State laws. <br /> (Printed on Recycled Paper) <br /> Telephone 204/835-2211 325 E. Tenth Street Tracy, California 95376 <br />