HomeMy WebLinkAboutSan Bernardino - Waterman Landfill Presentation
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Presented by: Kristen Jensen, Director of Public Works
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Waterman Landfill History Regulatory Framework Current Status Options
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Located at Vanderbilt and Carnegie. Adjacent to the County Backland Landfill. In proximity to Santa Ana Riverbed. 19 acre site property leased from the Tri-City Airport.
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a sanitary landfill for
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Operated as the City Municipal
Landfill operation ceased.
Accepted non-hazardous household, commercial, industrial, and agricultural wastes
1950-1960 Dump from 1950 to 1960 municipal solid waste 1961 Site sold to Rancon.
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Rancon continued ground water
Solid Waste Assessment Test conducted. State Water Board placed responsibility on
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Regional Water Board determined that ongoing groundwater monitoring of the site would be required. Rancon was no longer willing to bear responsibility The City assumed all responsibility
even though Rancon remained the property owner
19881988 monitoring. 1995 the City (Water Code, §13273 et seq. )
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County Public Health issued tentative City completed construction of gas
- City purchased the landfill site from
2003 notice & order of compliance to the City for the landfill (27 CCR § § 20919, 20919.5 2006 collection system over footprint of site. 2015 Rancon Realty Fund IV.
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§ § 20921(a)(2),
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CCR
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State Water Board and Regional Water Board (e.g., Order No. R8-
CalRecycle (e.g., 27 20750); County Local Enforcement Agency (which inspects for and reports to CalRecycle); and AQMD (e.g.,Rule 1150.1).
City must comply with the regulatory requirements of:
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Site remained in compliance with both
2017 Present
Lab analysis Monthly and quarterly reports Non-routine maintenance, as needed
ty has performed good faith remediation efforts:
- Notice of Violation issued to City
Perimeter Gas Probe exceeds the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) of 5% The City has not been issued any fines. CiGood faith effort on remediation Regulators and City Council approved Remediation
Plan
2006 ground water sampling and landfill gas extraction/monitoring 20172006
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Gas Extraction System
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Addition of 17 gas extraction wells Upgrade to blower equipment
Remediation plan is in Phase 3 If successful, no additional remediation work will be required. If unsuccessful, City must proceed to Phase 4 remediation. Mandated operation, maintenance
and gas monitoring will be required to continue.
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As the operator of the landfill site from 1950-60, the City is the responsible party for maintaining the former landfill site. City must continue to ensure compliance with the Remediation
Plan approved by the City Council and regulatory agencies.
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Status Quo City Use of Site Third Party Use of Site (Recommended)
Options to Consider: #1 #2 #3
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Continue to fulfill terms of Remediation Plan. Take no further action relating to the development of the site.
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Determine preferred City use. Determine funding mechanism to cover costs of developing site (grants, City funds etc.). Allocate funding to cover cost of special counsel and other consultants
to achieve above goals.
Continue to fulfill terms of Remediation Plan. Take actions to prepare for possible City use of site (e.g., City offices, City park facilities, etc.):
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Appraisal; Engagement with regulators; Toxics experts to assist with designing transactional documents to transfer the site while allocating risk in the manner most advantageous to the
City; Rates & charges experts to assist with determining the extent to which City funds set aside for the purpose of remediation may be used to attract development; and Economic development
experts to assist with compliance with surplus property laws and other restrictions on the sale of public assets.
Allocate funding to cover cost of special counsel and other consultants to achieve above goals, which includes the following: Allocate staff resources to work on above. Bring back RFP
to Council prior to release to ensure it is designed in a manner to attract the type of development Council desires at the site prior to release.
Continue to fulfill terms of Remediation Plan. Take action to prepare for possible third party use of site (e.g., sports facilities, solar, commercial development, etc.)
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