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BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION R-08-686 A PLEDGE OF REVENUE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AT COUNTY-OWNED LANDFILLS WHEREAS, Public Resources Code, §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 corrective action activities; and, WHEREAS, §22228 and §22245 of the Regulations specify a Pledge of Revenue as an acceptable mechanism to demonstrate financial responsibility for corrective action costs of solid waste landfills; and, WHEREAS, the County of San Joaquin owns the following four landfills, which are operated in conformance with the findings, conditions, prohibitions, and requirements contained in their Solid Waste Facilities Permits (SWFs) issued by the County of San Joaquin Department of Environmental Health serving as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB): North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill, SWF No. 39-AA-0022 Foothill Sanitary Landfill SWF No. 39-AA-0004 Harney Lane Sanitary Landfill, SWF No. 39-AA-0003 Corral Hollow Sanitary Landfill, SWF No. 39-AA-0005 WHEREAS, the County of San Joaquin is pledging revenues from tipping fees of the North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill, the Foothill Sanitary Landfill, the Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station (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 a hypothetical 30-year corrective action period will be greater than the corrective action costs contained in the most recent Cost Estimate for corrective action at the County-owned landfills identified above, which has been submitted to the CIWMB in accordance with §21840 of the Regulations; 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 corrective action costs of the four County-owned landfills in accordance with §22228 and §22245 of the Regulations.