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BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION R-08- 687 PLEDGE OF REVENUE FOR POST-CLOSURE MAINTENANCE AT THE CLOSED CORRAL HOLLOW SANITARY LANDFILL WHEREAS, Public Resources Code, sections 43500 through 43610.1 and Title 27, California Code of Regulations (Regulations), Division 2, Subdivision 1, Chapter 6, require operators of solid waste landfills to demonstrate the availability of financial resources to conduct postclosure maintee ince-and WHEREAS, sections 22228 and 22245 of the Regulations specify a Pledge of Revenue as an acceptable mechanism to demonstrate financial responsibility for postclosure maintenance costs of a solid waste landfill; and, WHEREAS, the County of San Joaquin owns and maintains the closed Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill in conformance with the findings, conditions, prohibitions and requirements contained in Solid Waste Facilities Permit No. 39-AA-0005, issued by The County of San Joaquin Department of Environmental Health serving as the Local Enforcement Agency for the California Integrated Waste Management Board; and, WHEREAS, the County of San Joaquin is pledging revenues from tipping fees of the North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill (Solid Waste Facility Permit 39-AA-0022), the Foothill Sanitary Landfill (Solid Waste Facility Permit 39-AA-0004), the Lovelace Recycling Center(Solid Waste Facility Permit 39-AA-008), and other revenue sources that the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund may have, such revenues being deposited into the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund of The County of San Joaquin; and, WHEREAS, the County of San Joaquin has determined that projected net revenues from these sources during the 30 year period of postclosure maintenance period, will, during each year of this period, be greater than the yearly monitoring and postclosure maintenance costs; and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin that: 1. The County of San Joaquin shall establish a pledge of revenue-to demonstrate financial responsibility for postclosure maintenance costs of the Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill in accordance with sections 22228 and 22245 of the Regulations. 2. If the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) determines that the County has failed, or is failing, to perform postclosure maintenance as required by law, then the CIWMB may direct the Auditor-Controller of the County to pay to the Director of Public Works from the pledged revenues sufficient funds to ensure postclosure maintenance, who then shall be obligated to use such funds for postclosure maintenance in accordance with the directives of the CIWMB.