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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1991-D5936 Hazardous Waste• RESOLUTION NOD 5 9 3 6 • • 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, lres\waste) 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. ATTEST. 0 City Clerk - 2- (res\waste) Mayor • 2ja��a eaftret Pd&c Wevt& 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. RKP:vac sw\ychwmp.491 128 NORTH 2nd STREET, ROOM 408 COURTHOUSE, YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 98901-2614 PHONE: (509) 575.4151 FAX NO: (509) 454-5395 ENGINEERING OPERATIONS SOLID WASTE FACILITIES CODE ENFORCEMENT 575-4151 575-4117 575-4128 575-4157 575-4163 s 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 1-1 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 1.2 March 1991 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 Yakima County HWM Plan 1-3 March 1991 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 CHEM -SAFE 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 Yakima County HWM Plan 1-4 March 1991 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 Yakima County HWM Plan 1-5 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 1-6 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 1-7 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-1 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-2 March 1991 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-3 March 1991 • 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-4 March 1991 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: Yakima County HWM Plari 2-5 March 1991 • 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-6 March 1991 • 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-7 March 1991 • 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. Yakima County HWM Plan 2-8 March 1991 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 r 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