01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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PART 4: SYSTEM PLAN This system plan for solid waste management in the Metropolitan Area identifies projects and activities necessary to meet waste management needs until the year 2000. The plan consists of three sections. 1. A development program for waste reduction and resource recovery describes the facilities and activities that need to be implemented to carry out the regional strategy. A development program schedule specifies levels of reduction and recovery attainable as well as the timing and likely location of projects to achieve these levels. This section also describes the responsibilities of state, regional and local governments for implementing and coordinating the development program. 2. A development program for land disposal identifies the landfill capacity needed to handle waste that remains after reduction and recovery. An implementation schedule specifies the number of landfill sites needed and the timing of their development. Also described are methods of controlling environmental risks and use of the land after closure. 3. A final section analyses the costs of implementing t..e development programs for waste reduction and recovery and for land disposal. Also described are methods of financing specific projects and activities. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY This development program describes how the regional strategy is to be carried out. The development schedule identifies the expected levels of waste reduc- tion and resource recovery to be attained by each of the metropolitan counties from 1985 to 2000. The development program identifies a variety of facilities and programs that can be used to reach the waste reduction and resource recovery levels. The program also identifies the public sector responsibili- ties for implementation of the -, The counties and their cities and townships are responsible for ning the methods that best fit their individual needs to meet the oi,,eccives listed in Table 4-1. DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE The schedule sets objectives for the levels of waste reduction and resource recovery that must to attained in the region. The schedule appears in Table 4-1. The table sets specific levels of waste reduction and resource recovery that must be attained annually by each of the counties (including source separ- ation and centralized processing) from 1985 through 1990 and in five-year increments thereafter through 2000. Ranges are given for some years for cen- tralized processing because it is difficult to predict when a processing facil- ity will begin operation and reach its designated capacity. However, the lower end of the range is expected to be achieved. Centralized processing includes transfer stations, waste processing, combustion and co -composting facilities. The Council will monitor progress in meeting the objectives of the development schedule through its various plan review and reporting mechanisms (see "Plan Implementation," Part 5). The metropolitan counties have overall responsibil- ity to design, develop and implement programs that reach waste reduction and source separation objectives. Local communities are expected to work in cooperation with the counties to attain the objectives. 34