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A RESOLUTION adopting the Yakima County Hazardous Waste
Management Plan, March, 1991
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW Chapter 70.105,
the Washington State Hazardous Waste Management Act, the
Washington State Legislature adopted legislation, the purpose
of which was to improve the management of household hazardous
waste and commercial moderate risk waste, thereby promoting
better protection of human health and the environment; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW Section
70.105.007 each county and city/town within the state was re-
quired, subject to several options, to prepare a Plan for the
Management of Household Hazardous Waste and Commercial Moderate
Risk Waste; and
WHEREAS, the County of Yakima pursuant to the provisions
of RCW 70.105.007 has advised the City of Yakima that the
county has prepared the Yakima County Hazardous Waste Manage-
ment Plan, including the incorporated area of the City of
Yakima; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 43.21C RCW,
WAC Chapter 179.11 and Yakima County Environmental Ordinance,
an environmental checklist has been prepared in conjunction
with the Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan and a
"Determination of Nonsignificance" has been issued in conjunc-
tion with the same; and,
WHEREAS, Yakima County has requested that the City of
Yakima acknowledge the Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan, adopt the plan, and recognize that the plan will be re-
viewed and revised in five years to recognize modifications in
the plan initiated by the County or City respectively; now,
therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
1. The City of Yakima hereby adopts the Yakima County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan dated March, 1991,
and
2. City of Yakima hereby recognizes that the Yakima
County Hazardous Waste Management Plan is a plan for
Yakima County and those areas within the jurisdiction
of the cities/towns within Yakima County and ac-
cordingly, pursuant to RCW Chapter 70.105.007, the
plan will be reviewed and revised in the year of
1996.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this // day of 3 -ane -
1991.
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DANIEL L. HESSE, P.E. - DIRECTOR/COUNTY ENGINEER . VERN M. REDIFER, P.E. - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 30, 1991
TO: Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Advisory Committee
FROM: Ron K. Pepper
Solid Wash
RE: Hazardous Waste Management Plan
I have included a summary of the Yakima County Hazardous Waste
Management Plan (YCHWMP) for your information.
Presently, the YCHWMP is in its final adoption process. All the
cities/towns have been sent a plan for adoption. It is anticipated
that we will have an approved plan by D.O.E. by June 30, 1991 for
implementation.
Thank you very much for your time, effort and input in developing
the YCHWMP. If you have any questions concerning the plan, or
desire to have a final YCHWMP, you may contact me at
(509) 575-4074.
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Yakima County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Yakima County Public Works Department
March 1991
Summary
YAKIMA COUNTY
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Prepared for
YAKIMA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Yakima County Courthouse, Room 408
Yakima, Washington 98901
Daniel Hesse, P.E., Director/County Engineer
Ron Pepper, Solid Waste Engineer
Prepared by
P.ARAMETRIX, INC.
13020 Northup Way
Bellevue, Washington 98005
March 1991
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
Local governments are required by the Washington State Hazardous Waste Management Act
(HWMA) to address moderate risk waste management in their jurisdictions. Moderate risk
wastes are hazardous wastes produced by households, and by businesses and institutions in
small quantities. Commercial moderate risk waste generators produce hazardous wastes in
quantities that do not exceed State regulatory limits:
• For dangerous wastes, less than 220 lbs per month or per batch
• For extremely hazardous wastes, less than 2.2 lbs per month or per batch.
Commercial moderate risk waste generators are also known as small quantity generators.'
Businesses and institutions producing hazardous wastes above the regulatory limits are called
fully regulated hazardous waste generators.
As such, hazardous waste generators are required to meet a stringent set of standards when
storing, handling, and disposing of their hazardous wastes. In addition, hazardous waste
generators must comply with extensive waste tracking and reporting requirements.
Commercial moderate risk waste generators must meet certain requirements for waste
disposal, but are conditionally exempt fromsome of the State and federal waste tracking and
reporting requirements.
1.2 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWM Plan) is to
improve the management of moderate risk wastes in Yakima County, thereby promoting
better regional protection of human health and the environment. The HWM Plan
contributes to the Washington State Legislature's goal of "... establish[ing] a comprehensive
statewide framework for the planning, regulation and management of hazardous waste," as
outlined in the State Hazardous Waste Management Act, Section 70.105.007 of the Revised
Code of Washington (RCW). In particular, the HWMA requires that potential threats
posed by household hazardous waste and commercial moderate risk waste be investigated
and addressed. The Legislature assigns this responsibility to local governments because
The term small quantity generator (SQG) has different definitions under federal
and state regulations. For the purposes of the HWM Plan, the following Washington State
definition has been adopted: SQGs are those generators producing hazardous wastes below
the Washington State regulatory thresholds for extremely hazardous wastes or dangerous
wastes.
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waste quantities, risks, and management options vary significantly at the local level. Local
governments are required to present their findings in the form of a planning document that
meets the requirements given in the Act and in the planning guidelines developed by the
Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).
According to the HWMA (RCW 70.105.220) and Ecology's guidelines, the HWM Plan must
establish programs for managing moderate risk wastes and involve the public in those
management strategies. The HWM Plan must be submitted for approval to Ecology by June
30, 1990 and be implemented by December 31, 1991.
In Yakima County, the local governments have worked together to produce a HWM Plan
for the County. Participants include Yakima County, the cities of Yakima, Grandview,
Granger, Mabton, Moxee, Selah, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, and Zillah,
the towns of Harrah, Naches, and Tieton, and the Yakima Indian Nation.
The Yakima County Public Works Department (Public Works) was responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the plan's development. Public Works will also implement specific
plan recommendations and coordinate other agencies. In addition to Public Works, the
Hazardous Waste Management Plan Advisory Committee, consisting of various local
agencies, business and public interest groups, has •monitored the plan's development and
provided guidance.
Through the development of this HWM Plan, the participating local governments and
agencies in Yakima County identified and evaluated existing and future moderate risk waste
needs and conditions. Based on their findings, these jurisdictions developed a set of
recommendations to improve regional moderate risk waste management.
1.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public Works involved interested and affected parties in the HWM Plan's development
through several strategies. The planning staff divided the emphasis in public participation
between:
• Obtaining public input on problem definition, priority setting, and proposed
alternative solutions to identified problems
• Informing the public about moderate risk waste issues and activities.
A strategy for public involvement was developed early in the planning process to define
goals. The Public Involvement Plan is attached in Appendix E.
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1.3.1 Coordination with the Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee represented a variety of interests within the region, including
representatives from agriculture, the Yakima Indian Nation, small businesses, the Health
District, planning agencies, waste treatment and disposal interests, and the League of
Women Voters. The membership of the Advisory Committee is shown in Table 1-1.
The Advisory Committee reviewed many documents related to the HWM Plan. These
documents included a statement of goals, the Public Involvement Plan, the household,
commercial, and agricultural survey questions and techniques, and preliminary drafts of the
HWM Plan's chapters. The. Advisory Committee participated in evaluating the alternatives
and reviewed the completed draft HWM Plan.
1.3.2 Local and State Officials and Agency Staff Briefing
Early in the planning process, each community in Yakima County sent a letter to Ecology
expressing their desire to be involved in the HWM Plan. Public Works then sent a letter
to the mayor of each community to determine their desired degree of involvement in the
actual planning process. The Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (COG) is an
organization which acts as a liaison among Yakima County communities. It was determined
that a representative from the COG would be included on the HWM Plan Advisory
Committee. The COG included updates on the plan development in a monthly newsletter
they send to all communities. In addition, each community received the quarterly
newsletters published by Public Works on the HWM Plan.
1.3.3 Public Hearings, Meetings, and Workshops
Public Works used a range of direct public involvement techniques to solicit comments from
the public and promote education on moderate risk waste management. The forums varied
in format from the formal, prescribed public hearing, to the relaxed, more informal
workshop.
Two informational workshops were held before the draft plan was released. Public Works
used newsletters and advertising with various media to announce the workshops and increase
public attendance. During the workshops, they also handed out discussion questions on such
issues as what services the plan should provide for, who will be affected by the plan, and
how the plan should be financed. These questions focused the discussion, and made the
workshops more productive.
The first workshop, held in November 1989, was used to educate the public on (1) why
moderate risk waste is a problem in the community, (2) who produces moderate risk waste,
and (3) how Yakima County proposes to deal with the problem. The workshop gave the
attendees an opportunity to comment on and discuss the problems of moderate risk waste
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Table 1-1. Membership of the Hazardous Waste Management Plan Advisory
Committee.
Name
Group Representing
Chris Waarvick
Lon Wyrick
Mike Willett
Rich Faith
Donald Thompson
Rick Bowman
Don Steinmetz
Art McEwen
Delano Saluskin
Dick Camp
Ken Cowdrey
Vern Poulson
Ralph Allphin
Jim Whiteside
Greta Atwood
Jean Chott
Larry McCallum
Dick Bassett
Daniel Hesse, P.E.
Ron Pepper
Mark Nedrow
Terry Austin
Gary Olels
Lee Faulconer
Jerry Copeland, P.E.
City of Yakima Waste Treatment Facility
Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
Yakima County Cooperative Extension Service
Yakima County Planning
Yakima Valley Emergency Management
Yakima Fire Department #5
Yakima County Health District
Yakima County Health District
Yakima Indian Nation
Bay Zinc Co.
Wilbur - Ellis Co.
L & P Body Shop
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Private citizen/committee chairman
League of Women Voters
Cascadians
Ecology
Ecology
Yakima County Public Works Department
Yakima County Public Works Department
Yakima County Public Works Department
Yakima County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Yakima Valley Disposal
Department of Agriculture
City of Yakima Public Works
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storage and disposal and offer some solutions. This workshop increased public awareness
and helped the Advisory Committee better reflect public concerns and desires in the draft
HWM Plan.
The purpose of the second workshop, in March 1990, was to assess the various HWM Plan
alternatives selected by the Advisory Committee as the most cost-effective and efficient for
Yakima County. The participants at the workshop offered comments on these alternatives
and how they could be effectively implemented.
A third workshop was held in July 1990 to receive public comments on the draft plan. This
workshop was held in conjunction with a public hearing in the City of Yakima. The public
hearing was held to formally receive oral and written comments on the draft HWM Plan.
Comments and responses were compiled into a responsiveness summary and included in
Appendix C. Following the workshop and hearing, the HWM Plan was submitted as a
revised draft to Ecology. Once Ecology comments on the plan were received, the plan was
revised and presented to the Yakima County Commissioners and each municipality for
formal adoption.
1.3.4 Outreach Tools for Involving the Public
Public Works used many tools to inform citizens of the HWM Plan's development and to
encourage greater involvement with moderate risk waste issues. News releases, advertising,
and public service announcements encouraged attendance at the workshops and participa-
tion in the surveys. Fact sheets and newsletters describing the moderate risk waste planning
process were distributed to participants in the household hazardous waste survey and the
commercial waste survey and were made available at the workshops.
1.3.5 Moderate Risk Waste Surveys
As part of the effort to assess the amount of moderate risk waste generated in Yakima
County and identify current disposal practices, Public Works conducted three surveys:
• Household Survey. A telephone survey of households polled residents about their
knowledge of household hazardous waste, the types and quantities of household
hazardous waste they produce, and the ways they commonly dispose of these wastes.
This information helped to define the need for household hazardous waste education
and collection programs.
• Business Survey. Businesses throughout Yakima County were surveyed by mail on
the amounts and types of commercial moderate risk waste they generate and dispose
of. The questionnaire also served as an informational tool, making businesses more
aware of the issues involved in handling moderate risk waste. The results were used
to shape educational programs and define the need for commercial moderate risk
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waste collection services to help businesses reduce and better manage their moderate
risk wastes.
• Agricultural Survey. Farmers and ranchers were surveyed through the mail to
estimate the amount of agricultural chemical wastes stored in Yakima County on
farms and ranches. Respondents were asked what kind of services they use or would
prefer to help them properly store and dispose of agricultural chemical wastes. In
addition, they answered questions on their disposal practices for empty pesticide
containers and waste automotive products.
All three surveys and their results are discussed in detail in Chapter 5.
1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE PLAN
The Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan is organized into eight chapters:
• Chapter 1, Introduction—describes what moderate :risk wastes are and gives an over-
view of the Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
• Chapter 2, Executive Summary—states the goals of the HWM Plan, and provides an
executive summary of the plan's findings and recommendations.
• Chapter 3, The Planning Area --provides an overview of the demographic, economic,
environmental and land -use characteristics of Yakima County.
• Chapter 4, Regulatory Review—summarizes the regulatory framework addressing
moderate risk waste management.
• Chapter 5. Hazardous Waste Generation in Yakima County—discusses the results
and implications of the household hazardous waste survey, the commercial moderate
risk waste survey and the agricultural chemical waste survey.
• Chapter 6, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management in Yakima Counly—reviews the
facilities and services available locally for solid and hazardous waste management.
• Chapter 7, Improving Hazardous Waste Management in Yakima County—lists and
addresses the needs and opportunities identified in Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 by
outlining objectives and alternatives.
• Chapter 8 Recommendations— provides a five-year program to improve moderate
risk waste management in Yakima County based on the preferred alternatives
identified in Chapter 7.
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Implementation of the Plan will be coordinated through the Yakima County Public Works
Department. The Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan will become a tool
to guide Yakima County's hazardous waste management programs into the future.
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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1 GOALS
The Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan has as its goals the following:
• Protect the natural resources and public health in Yakima County by reducing or
eliminating the discharge of moderate risk wastes into solid waste systems,
wastewater treatment systems, and into the environment through indiscriminate
disposal.
• Manage moderate risk wastes in a manner that promotes, in order of priority: waste
reduction; recycling; physical, chemical and biological treatment; incineration;
solidification and stabilization; and landfill.
• Increase public awareness of the importance of proper disposal and the alternatives
available for the disposal of moderate risk wastes.
• Improve opportunities for the safe disposal of moderate risk wastes by citizens and
businesses within Yakima County.
• Reduce the health threats presented to workers coming in contact with moderate risk
wastes that may be disposed in the solid waste streams or in wastewater treatment
systems.
• Coordinate improved systems for moderate risk waste management with existing and
planned systems for waste reduction, recycling and other programs for solid waste
management within Yakirna. County.
• Encourage cooperation and coordination among all levels of government, citizens and
the private sector in managing moderate risk wastes.
• Emphasize local responsibility for solving problems associated with moderate risk
waste, rather than relying upon the State or federal government to provide solutions.
• Comply with the requirements of the Washington State Hazardous Waste Management
Act (RCW 70.105.220) directing each local government to prepare a local hazardous
waste management plan.
The first of these goals provides the basis for developing this plan, while the remaining goals
focus on broad areas the plan is intended to address. Achievement of these goals is
reflected in the next section summarizing the plan's findings and recommendations.
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2.2 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
2.2.1 Primary Findings
Moderate risk waste is hazardous waste produced by households, and by businesses in small
quantities. Because moderate risk waste is generally exempt from hazardous waste
regulation, much of the moderate risk waste generated is disposed through the solid waste
system. The Washington State Legislature has required all cities and counties in the State
to develop plans to improve moderate risk waste management in their jurisdictions. In
particular, moderate risk wastes should be diverted from disposal in landfills or in sewer and
septic systems. Waste reduction and recycling must be emphasized.
Yakima County's HWM Plan also addresses the problems associated with agricultural
chemical wastes stored on farms and ranches in the County. Agricultural chemical wastes
normally are not moderate risk wastes. However, farmers storing agricultural chemicals are
not necessarily considered regulated generators under RCRA. In addition, disposal options
for these wastes are limited and costly. To determine the amount of agricultural chemical
wastes stored on farms and ranches, and the service and waste disposal options farmers and
ranchers prefer, the County included an assessment of agricultural chemical waste in the
HWM Plan.
Public Works coordinated the development of this HWM Plan to address hazardous waste
management for all jurisdictions in Yakima County. Through this planning process, Public
Works discovered that most Yakima County residents are unaware of the hazards posed by
many products in their homes. Currently, Yakima County households generate approximate-
ly 2,682 tons of hazardous waste every year (see Section 5.2.1). With the exception of auto
batteries, the majority of household hazardous waste ends up buried or poured on the
ground. These disposal methods can result in serious contamination of the environment.
Businesses in Yakima County currently generate approximately 4,077 tons of moderate risk
waste every year (see Section 5.2.2). Like householders, many business owners and
operators are unaware of the hazards posed by the products they use. Nor are they aware
of the regulations that affect the way these hazardous products are to be handled, stored,
and disposed.
Farmers and ranchers in Yakima County currently have an estimated 185 tons of waste
agricultural chemicals stored on their property (see Section 5.3.3). In addition, many of the
respondents reported unsafe disposal practices for waste products from farm equipment
maintenance.
Public Works identified waste automotive products, auto batteries, and paints as the
moderate risk wastes of greatest concern generated by households because of the quantities
in which they were generated and the methods used to dispose of them.
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For commercial businesses, the moderate risk wastes of greatest concern were waste oil,
solvents, plating wastes, photoprocessing chemicals, and pesticides. The top three business
groups to be targeted for education and technical assistance are (1) vehicle maintenance and
gas stations (auto body repair shops, auto mechanics, etc.), (2) motor and railroad
transportation (trucking companies, fleet services, etc.) and (3) construction (general
contractor, plumbing companies, etc.).
2.2.2 Alternatives
Public Works has identified seven key areas for improving hazardous waste management in
Yakima County. Each area is listed below, along with a brief statement of the objective for
that area and a summary of the alternatives considered to meet the objective.
• Household hazardous waste and commercial moderate risk waste education.
Educational objectives for households and businesses include providiing information
on product hazards, preferred moderate risk waste management methods, alternative
products available, and local recycling and disposal services and waste exchange
programs.
The following; alternatives were considered 'to meet the objectives:
• Inform.ing residents, community groups, and business groups
• Establishing school programs to educate children about household hazardous
waste
• Providing general moderate risk waste management information on-site to
businesses
• Targeting educational activities to focus on specific groups of businesses
• Providing technical assistance.
• Education of farmers and ranchers on the management of agricultural chemical
wastes. The objective is to increase awareness of proper storage techniques for
agricultural chemical wastes, and to alert farmers to the potential danger in disposing
of these wastes improperly.
The following alternatives were considered to meet the objectives:
• Develop a "Guide to Farmers" to provide information on current and
upcoming regulations proper waste disposal and management techniques
• Make information on proper storage and disposal techniques available to
farmers where agricultural chemicals are sold.
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• Household hazardous waste collection. Objectives for household hazardous waste
collection include providing ongoing, year-round facilities or services to collect
household hazardous waste.
The following alternatives were considered for collecting household hazardous waste:
• Conducting collection events
• Establishing permanent collection facilities
• Providing some combination of permanent facilities, and collection events or
mobile facilities
• Collecting household hazardous waste at households by appointment
• Collecting household batteries
• Recycling paint
• Providing for increased waste oil collection and recycling.
■ Moderate risk waste collection for businesses. The objectives of providing moderate
risk waste collection services for businesses include reducing the amounts of stored
or mismanaged moderate risk waste, providing disposal options for moderate risk
waste that cannot be further recycled or reduced, and encouraging local businesses
to use preferred hazardous waste management options.
The following alternatives were considered for achieving these objectives:
• Providing a permanent collection facility
• Holding amnesty days or commercial collection events
• Facilitating increased moderate risk waste collection by private hazardous
waste management firms.
• Agricultural chemical waste collection. The objective is to assist farmers in the
disposal of stored agricultural chemical wastes.
The following alternatives were considered:
• Requesting additional Department of Agriculture "Inspection Days" be held
to collect wastes
• Having Yakima County sponsor an agricultural chemical waste collection day
• Establishing a permanent facility to store agricultural chemical wastes prior
to disposal by the Department of Agriculture or Yakima County
• Arranging a pickup service that could go to the farm to collect the wastes.
• Health and safety. Health and safety objectives for Yakima County include
improving workers' awareness and understanding of the hazards associated with
moderate risk waste.
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The following alternatives were considered for improving health and safety practices:
• Providing additional health and safety training to public employees
• Supporting additional training of private solid waste haulers
• Supporting health and safety training among businesses generating moderate
risk waste.
• Compliance and Enforcement. Moderate risk waste compliance and enforcement
activities include several objectives. They are:
• Determining the current level of compliance
• Encouraging future compliance
• Fostering improved, moderate risk waste management
• Developing waste surveillance programs to remove targeted wastes from the
waste stream
• Developing local regulations to specifically address moderate risk waste.
The following are alternatives for achieving compliance with moderate risk waste
management programs:
• Increasing waste surveillance
• Inspecting businesses generating moderate risk waste
• Developing local ordinances governing moderate risk waste management.
■ Program Evaluation. In addition to the alternatives identified in the seven program
areas listed above, Public Works developed alternatives for evaluating the success of
the HWM Plan and its implementation.
The following alternatives were considered for evaluating the HWM Plan:
• Convening a technical review committee
• Centralizing program evaluation through Public Works
• Tracking waste quantities, participation rates, expenses and income, and
implementation problems.,
2.2.3 Plan Recommendations
The HWM Plan recommendations fall into seven program areas defined in Section 2.2.2.,
with additional recommendations for program evaluation and state action. Each area is
listed below with a summary of the recommendations made :in that area.
• Hazardous waste education. Recommendations for moderate risk 'waste education
for households and small quantity generators include:
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• Developing and publicizing informational material on:
- The identification of hazardous products
- Proper management of moderate risk waste
- Locally available waste management options
- Product substitutes
• Consider how effective a Waste Information Network Trade Fair in Yakima
County would be, and whether one should be held
• Provide speakers for community and business groups
• Establish an educational assembly or a classroom presentation program for local
schools
• Implement a "voice -box" hotline for County residents. This hotline would feature
information on current hazardous waste disposal options and management
programs in Yakima County.
■ Education on proper management of agricultural chemical wastes. Yakima County
recommends the Washington State Departinents of Agriculture and Ecology, and the
Washington State University Cooperative Extension of Yakima County take the lead
in educating farmers on proper waste management techniques. Yakima County will:
• Assist in providing speakers to local agricultural organizations
• Help to distribute flyers or brochures on agricultural chemical waste management
• Provide information on proper management of moderate risk wastes generated
from farm machinery maintenance.
• Collection of household hazardous waste:
• Public Works will continue to hold the "Household Hazardous Waste Turn -In
Days" collection events at each of the three landfills three times each year or at
other appropriate locations and times. These events will continue through mid
1996. If a permanent facility is constructed, Public Works may wish to consider
modifying the frequency or location of the collection events.
• A feasibility study will be done to determine potential locations for a permanent
facility and the types of waste such a facility could accept. The study will
determine if a permanent facility will be built in Yakima County to accept
household hazardous waste, as well as moderate risk waste from small quantity
generators, regulated generators' waste, and agricultural chemical waste.
• Public Works will implement a voluntary collection program for small "button
type" batteries with local retailers throughout the County.
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• Waste oil, paints, and auto battery collection activities will be continued at the
local landfills and will be expanded if the need exists.
® Collection of Moderate Risk Waste from Businesses. Yakima County will hold at
least two commercial collection events for small quantity generators. The first will
be held in the spring of 1992, after sufficient time for planning and preparation by
Public Works staff. The second event will be held in the fall of 1992.
The events will be held for select business groups targeted by the HWM Plan. The
event will be run by a private contractor, with assistance from Public Works staff for
pre -event publicity and traffic control during the event.
After the second event is held, Public Works will evaluate the results and determine
if future events should be held. This decision will take into account whether or not
a permanent facility will be built that would accept small quantity generator waste.
• Agricultural chemical waste collection. Yakima County recommended the
Department of Agriculture hold additional "Inspection Days" in the County to collect
stored agricultural chemical wastes.
® Health and Safety. Health and safety recommendations focus on training public
personnel potentially exposed to moderate risk waste. Recommendations include:
• Developing a moderate risk waste component for health and safety training of
public employees routinely exposed to moderate risk waste.
• Offering private solid waste haulers operating in Yakima County opportunities
to participate in moderate risk waste public employee training or use training
materials.
■ Compliance and enforcement. Recommendations include:
• Upgrading or putting up new signs at County solid waste facilities specifying
proper waste disposal methods for moderate risk waste, and handing out flyers
and brochures to users of the facilities.
• Implementing a technical assistance, inspection and enforcement program by the
Yakima County Health District for targeted businesses identified in the HWM
Plan.
• Developing ordinances regulating moderate risk waste in Yakima County.
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• Program evaluation. Recommendations for tracking and evaluating the progress of
the HWM Plan's implementation include:
• Having Public Works coordinate and evaluate the progress of the HWM Plan's
programs.
• Establishing a technical review committee to aid in evaluating the HWM Plan's
implementation.
• Having Public Works issue annual progress reports for each program area to the
technical review committee.
■ Recommendations for State actions. This HWM Plan includes five recommendations
for actions most appropriately taken at the State level. These include:
• State government should work with the federal government to encourage
manufacturers of hazardous products to reduce the amounts of hazardous
constituents in these products where possible.
• State government should work with the federal government, trade associations,
and other groups to ensure adequate and clear product labeling.
• State government, in consultation with local governments, should continue and
expand its educational and technical assistance programs for moderate risk waste.
• State government should assist local governments in developing and implementing
moderate risk waste health and safety training programs.
• State government should provide and maintain adequate funding to assist local
governments in implementing local hazardous waste management activities.
The recommendations listed above are designed to help Yakima County and its participating
jurisdictions to meet the goals listed in Section 2.1. These recommendations are designed
to protect natural resources and human health by improving moderate risk waste
management in Yakima County. Such improvements are fostered by education, training,
collection services, and compliance activities. The Hazardous Waste Management Act's waste
management priorities are also promoted, with special emphasis on waste reduction and
recycling.
The recommendations are coordinated with existing and planned solid waste management
activities. Thus the HWM Plan promotes and relies on coordination among local
governments, citizens, and businesses. Most activities recommended in the HWM Plan will
be implemented by local agencies relying on these local resources.
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This HWM Plan meets both the moderate risk waste reduction and disposal needs of
Yakima County, and the requirements of the Hazardous Waste Management Act and
Ecology's planning guidelines. It provides the foundation for development of a long-term
strategy for improving moderate risk waste management in Yakima County while addressing
some of the County's immediate need for improved moderate risk waste collection and
increased public awareness.
Yakima County HWM Plan
2-9 March 1991
Education
General Education
School Assemblies Program
Voice Box Hotline
Hazardous Waste Collection
Household Hazardous Waste Collection*
Commercial MRW Collection
• Plan First Event
• Hold Events and Evaluate Results
Feasibility Study for Permanent Facility
Battery Collection Program
00
00 • Develop Program
• Implement Program
Health and Safety Training
Compliance and Enforcement
• Revise Existing Signs at
Solid Waste Facilities
• Develop Ordinance
• Implement Health District
Inspection Program
Program Evaluation
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
JULY
JULY
JULY
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
MARCH OCTOBER
JULY
MARCH OCTOBER
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JUNE
JUNE
MARCH OCTOBER
APRIL OCTOBER
MAY
JANUARY
DEVELOP
PROGRAM
JANUARY JULY
MAY
MARCH OCTOBER
MARCH OCTOBER
MARCH
JULY
IMPLEMENT
JULY
DESIGN
PROGRAM IMPLEMENT
JANUARY JULY I
ESTABLISH REVIEW COMMITTEE
JULY
DETERMINE
NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL
INSPECTOR
JULY
PLAN UPDATE
BEGINS
JULY JANUARY
JULY
• Events
Figure 8-1.
Yakima County Hazardous
Waste Management Plan
Implementation Schedule
Table 8-1. Yakima County Hazardous Waste Management Plan five-year budget.
Program Component"
1991° 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996°
Hazardous Waste Education 541,668 560,461 562,888 565,347 567,974 535,358
Moderate Risk Waste Collection
Household Hazardous Waste S57,907 S69,222 582,800 598,944 S118,682 595,129
Turn- In Days - -
Commercial Moderate Risk 54,004 560,038 S5,997
Waste Collection
Feasibility Study for - 513,881 57,219 --
Permanent Facility
"Button type" Battery 54,888 54,500 56,927 57,114 S3,700
Collection
Health and Safety 54,164 54,331, 54,501 54,682 52,435
Compliance and Enforcement 554,134 S56,306 558,508 560,861 531,657
Program Coordination and S5,005 510,410 510,828 511,252 511,704 56,088
Evaluation
Plan Update S48,640 550,600
Total Costs S108,584 S277,198 5234,869 5245,479 5319,657 5244,967
'Costs are increased by 4% each year to account for inflation.
°Costs for July 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991, except for Household Hazardous Waste Turn In Day Costs. Turn -In Day Costs are projected for the entire
year.
'Costs for January 1, 1996 through June 30, 1996. This includes costs for six Household Hazardous Waste Turn -In events.
Yakima County HWM Plan
8-9 March 1991