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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 Solid Waste Management PlanSOLID 1 A Printed on Recycled Pepe 1996 WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND WASHINGTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING PLAN ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS August 6, 1996 Board of County Commissioners Gregory I. Snook, President John S. Shank, Vice President R. Lee Downey Jim Wade Ron Bowers Washington County Planning Commission Bertrand L. Iseminger, Chairman Donald Spickler, Vice -Chairman Jim Wade, Ex -Officio Robert E. Ernst, II Andrew J. Bowen, IV R. Ben Clopper Donald Ardinger Paula Lampton Bernard Moser Washington County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Robert Barnhart, Chairman Frank Downey, Vice Chairman John Clopper Joseph Swope Ralph Burdick Leroy Kinman Harry Reynolds Carl Weaver Planning Staff (301)791-3065 Robert C. Arch, Planning Director Stephen T. Goodrich, Senior Planner Bill Stachoviak, Project Planner Debra A. Brewer, Planning Draftsperson Deborah S. Kirkpatrick, Administrative Secretary Solid Waste Department Staff (301)791-3101 Robert Davenport, Director of Solid Waste Harvey Hoch, Recycling Coordinator Steven Zies, Operations Manager Donna Fuss, Administrative Secretary Shirley Mills, Secretary II BOARD OF WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Gregory'. Sn ok, President S. Shank, Vice -President R. Lee Downey TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions 1 Introduction vi Chapter 1 Goals, Objectives, and Policies 1 Government Structure 6 Federal, State and Local Controls 7 Chapter 2 County Zoning Requirements 11 County Population 12 County Plan 14 Federal and Local Facilities Map 14 Chapter 3 Basis for Data 16 Waste Inflow and Outflow 20 Waste Collection Systems 20 Waste Acceptance Facilities 22 Landfill 24 Rubblefill - Permitted Materials 25 Convenience Centers - Permitted Materials 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 4 Landfill Assessment 29 Proposed Landfill and Rubblefill 31 Site Evaluation and Constraints for Future Landfills 33 Source Separation, Recycling, Resource Recovery 55 Section 1 - Recycling Goals and Objectives 58 Section 2 -» Waste Stream Data and Recycling Programs 65 Section 3 - Recyclable Materials Selection and Markets 75 Section 4 - Recyclable Materials Collection 81 Section 5 - Processing of Recyclables 90 Section 6 - Public Education and Promotion 91 Section 7 - Financial Planning 94 Section 8 - Implementation Schedule 95 Asbestos 98 Spillage 99 Siting Regulations 100 Incineration, Medical and Hazardous Waste 100 Chapter 5 County's Plan of Action for Solid Waste and Recycling 102 Methods of Financing 107 Landfill Cost Data 109 Projected Closure Date 110 Recommendations 111 Previous Plan Status 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix A 114 Solid Waste Collection Licensing Ordinance 120 Appendix B 167 1994 Material Recycling and Recovery 168 Estimated Residential. Waste Stream Composition 169 Estimated Commercial Waste Stream Composition 170 Estimated Industrial Waste Stream Composition 171 Estimated Industrial/Governmental Waste Stream Composition 172 Reference Sources 173 Hazardous Waste Generator Survey 174 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS Commercial Waste - Materials generally discarded from wholesale, retail, or service establishments such as office buildings, stores, markets, theaters, hotels, and warehouses. Convenience Center - A location where Washington County residents may drop their household waste into a bulk container which is then transported to the. appropriate landfill or recycling facility. Hazardous Waste - Waste which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed. Incineration - An engineered process involving combustion to.. thermally degrade waste materials. Industrial Waste - Materials generally discarded from industrial operations or derived from manufacturing processes. Institutional Waste - Materials generally discarded from schools, hospitals (nonmedical waste), prisons, and public buildings. i Leachate - The fluid stream resulting from precipitation percolating through a pile or cell of solid waste and which contains water, dissolved solids, and decomposition products of solids. "Materials Designated for Recycling" - Those materials not categorically excluded under the definition of Maryland Recycling Act Solid Waste Stream that are recycled. These include #1 and #2 plastic bottles - hdpe/pet, newspapers, glass bottles and jars, food and beverage cans, office paper and corrugated cardboard. Maryland Recycling Act Solid Waste Stream - Garbage or refuse that would, unless recycled, be disposed. Does not include: hospital waste; rubble; scrap material (automobiles, scrap steel, etc.); land clearing debris; sewage sludge; waste generated by a single individual or business and disposed of in a facility dedicated solely for that entity's waste. (MD 9-1702) Materials Recovery Facility - A facility that accepts recyclable material to be further processed and prepared for the use as a raw material. MDE - Maryland Department of the Environment MRA - Maryland Recycling Act ii MRA Recycling Rate - The percent of discarded material that is recycled as determined by the following Maryland Recycling Act formula. recycling rate = total MRA tons recycled total MRA tons recycled f total MRA waste X(100) Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) - Includes non -hazardous waste generated in households, commercial and business establishments and institutions: excludes industrial process waste, demolition waste, agricultural waste, scrap, and sludge. Processing Facility - A Combination of structures, machinery, or devices used to reduce or alter the volume, chemical, or physical characteristics of solid waste. (COMAR 26.04.07.02) processing of Solid Waste - i.e. baling, shredding, re -handling, etc. Recycling - Any lawful method, technique or process used to collect, store, separate, process, modify, convert, treat or otherwise prepare recyclable materials. Recycling Facility - A combination of structures, machinery, or devices used to further process recyclable material for an end use or market. iii Recycling Services - Services provided by persons engaged in the business of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage, purchase, sale, or disposition of recyclable materials. (MD 9-1701) Residential Solid Waste - Materials generally discarded from households. Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act of 1976 RCA - This law amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and expands on the Resource Recovery Act of 1970 to provide a program to regulate hazardous waste; to eliminate open dumping, to promote solid waste management programs. Rubblefill - A solid waste acceptance facility permitted under State regulations that is designed, installed, and operated so that specific types of waste generated in Washington County may be accepted. See page 25. Sanitary Landfill - A solid waste acceptance facility permitted under State regulations that is designed, installed, and operated so that all types of waste generated by Washington County except waste specifically prohibited by Federal, State, and local regulations can be accepted. iv Solid Waste Advisory Committee - The Committee consists of nine (9) voting members who shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. In addition to the nine (9) voting members, the Commissioners may appoint various department heads from County government to serve as non -voting, ex -officio members. This Committee works closely with the County Commissioners and the Solid Waste Department. Numerous tasks were assigned to the Committee. Several of these include: Assist Recycling Coordinator with special activities, gather information on recycling issues, assist staff with evaluation of various recycling programs, and assist in the triennial update of the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Plan. Yard Waste - Leaves, grass clippings, prunings, and other natural organic matter from yards and gardens. Yard Waste Composting - The controlled biological decomposition of leaves, grass clippings, and small shrub and tree clippings under aerobic conditions to produce a nuisance free soil amendment. v INTRODUCTION A. 1. New laws governing solid waste disposal, promulgated in the interest of public health and welfare, have created a challenge of tremendous magnitude for communities across the United States. Coordinating, applying and implementing new methods and concepts for solid waste disposal have placed a large task on local governments. The solid waste stream must now be managed consistent with the new disposal and recycling regulations. This is the triennial update of the Solid Waste Management Plan and recycling plan for Washington County. The plan has been prepared in accordance with The Code of Maryland Regulations Title 26.03.03 and the Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, and by their signatures, officially adopted by the County Commissioners of Washington County. This triennial update of the Solid Waste Management Plan, in addition to satisfying the factual data requirements of the State, explains the steps taken thus far by Washington County toward more effective solid waste management and recycling and offers recommendations for further improvement of the County's waste management and recycling system. This document for the first time combines and integrates two plans previously prepared separately. Combining the Solid Waste Plan and the Recycling Plan will enable a consistent review and update schedule, a more integrated planning document and a vi streamlined preparation and public review process. The Plan addresses the management of County Solid Waste as well as recyclable materials in Washington County. The current and future management of hazardous, nuclear, radioactive and medical wastes is also discussed. County incorporated municipalities also fall under the umbrella of the Solid Waste and Recycling Plan. Estimates place the cost of landfill construction using a synthetic liner at between $300,000 and $500,000 an acre. Improved and alternative ways of managing, recycling and disposing of the community's waste will continue to be explored. The rubble landfill, opened in July 1995, will be used for disposing of tree stumps, concrete, rocks, other waste permitted by the County and building demolition debris. Valuable cell area and earth cover at the Resh landfill will be saved, thus conserving the area available for municipal solid waste and extending the lined sanitary landfill's life. Washington County continues to take steps to improve its waste management system. An additional liner and lechate collection system for cell 5 has been installed. Improvements to the scales and traffic pattern at the scale house area have been made. Drop off trailers for tires and cardboard have been established at the Resh Road site. Bins for cardboard have been established at all the convenience centers. The results of the study of the Hancock landfill site have vii been implemented by capping the site and installing a convenience center. The estimated close out date for the Resh Road landfill has been extended to about the year 2000. This is in part due to opening of the new County rubblefill site on Kemps Mill Road north of Williamsport. A 427 acre parcel, purchased in 1990 for a future landfill, is now in the third stage of a 3 stage permitting process. viii WASHINGTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING PLAN Chapter 1 Purpose The purpose of the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Plan for Washington County is to: (1.) Establish County solid waste management and recycling policies; (2.) Develop comprehensive goals relative to solid waste management and recycling through anticipation of future needs and addressing solid waste issues within the County; and (3.) Develop effective current and long range solid waste management and recycling plans and the attendant administrative procedures. Goals The goals, objectives, and policies for solid waste management in Washington County are part of the overall goals as set forth in the adopted 1981 Comprehensive Plan. These are: conservation of our natural environment, enhancement of a quality living environment for all, and a sound, balanced and diversified economy. The specific goals of this Solid Waste Management and recycling Plan fit within the larger framework of these overall goals. Listed below are these goals, however, they are not -1- numbered by priority. Through the Solid Waste Management and recycling Plan, the governing body of Washington County proposes to: 1.) Protect the health, safety, and welfare of the total population of Washington County by identifying the proper agencies to implement, administer, and regulate the solid waste and recycling collection and management needs of the County. 2.) Plan for and encourage growth in Washington County in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Water and Sewerage Plan, and in a way which will provide effective solid waste management and recycling as one of the public health, safety and welfare services. 3.) Prepare and adopt the requisite ordinances and regulations to implement county -wide solid waste management and recycling services. 4.) Continue to involve and encourage private enterprise, where appropriate, in countywide solid waste management and recycling programs and services. 5.) To the extent possible and practical, identify and categorize all sources and types of solid waste generated within Washington County. 6.) Provide a functional solid waste management and -2- recycling plan to be updated and amended triennially. 7.) Plan future solid waste facilities and recycling programs to meet the developing needs of Washington County. 8.) Implement the County's Recycling Plan and waste management policies within the scope of solid waste management as an alternative to landfilling. 9.) Encourage waste minimization as part of our Waste Management strategy. Ob ' ectives Washington County has identified objectives in six areas in order to reach its goals: Planning, Solid Waste Generation, Solid Waste Collection, Solid Waste Disposal, and Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling. The objectives in each are as follows: A. Planni i. Provide for triennial review and revision of the adopted Solid Waste Management and Recycling Plan. 2. Increase the public's awareness of the needs and opportunities for better solid waste management and recycling. 3. Establish and plan for the post landfill use for all County landfills. 4. Identify policies that help the County achieve its goals. -3- B. Solid Waste Generation 1. Initiate and maintain a record keeping program in which information on volumes and classifications of wastes are compiled. 2. Improve the method of determining waste generation by geographic area. 3. Monitor special waste generation by category and geographical area. i.e. Industrial sludge, paint residue, asbestos, etc. C. Solid Waste Collection i. Assure an effective, continuing program for providing solid waste collection services in all areas of the County. 2. Monitor municipal and private costs of collection. 3. Provide opportunities for the collection of and/or processing of recyclables. D. Solid Waste Disposal 1. Eliminate any roadside dumps. 2. Prevent new roadside dumps from being established. 3. Initiate and maintain a record -keeping program at all waste disposal sites. 4. Provide convenience centers in areas of the County that serve the community. -4- E. Solid Waste Reduction i. Implement Recycling Plan's goals and objectives as adopted by the County Commissioners on February 15, 1994, and approved by the Maryland Department of the Environment on June 17, 1994 The Plan's primary goal is to achieve a 20.5% recycling rate (by weight) as defined by MDE by 1994, 5.5% above that mandated by State law. In addition, the County will pursue a publicly stated goal of a 50% recycling and reduction rate as defined by MDE. Methods of achieving this goal include adoption of ordinances requiring private haulers to offer recycling services, banning certain materials from the landfill and establishing certain fees for solid waste management. The rubblefill and yard waste composting site will also be key components in reaching the goals. 2. In addition to pursuing recycling goals, the County will be promoting waste reduction. The County recognizes that waste reduction strategies are important to the integrated management of solid waste. Waste reduction education through various forms of media, speaking engagements, and other activities will be closely associated with recycling in Washington County. -5- structure of government relating to solid waste management F. Recycling Goals These goals are discussed in Chapter 4 under Source Separation, Recycling and Resource Recovery. 2. Structure of Government as it relates to Solid Waste Management Washington County Government is a commissioner style of government with a board of five County Commissioners who appoint department directors. The chart on page 6 illustrates the organizational framework relative to planning and implementing solid waste management within the County. 3. Federal, State, and Local Controls The legal controls for solid waste were established in part by an act of Congress which resulted in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). RCRA requires that responsibilities for solid waste management be clearly delineated and calls upon the EPA to monitor state management of landfills. The State of Maryland has agencies that are involved in a wide range of activities relating to solid waste. The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) is the State's principal regulatory agency with respect to solid waste management. MDE is the State's lead agency for implementation of RCRA. Title 9, Subtitle 5, of the Annotated Code of Maryland requires that each County shall adopt and submit to the Maryland Department of Environment a county plan that deals with water supply systems, sewerage systems, solid waste disposal systems and solid waste acceptance facilities and a systematic program -7- for the collection and disposal of solid waste. In addition, the county plan shall be amended from time to time as deemed necessary by the County governing body or by the Maryland Department of Environment. New County ordinances will have an affect on solid waste management and recycling. A solid waste collection licensing ordinance and a new landfill fee ordinance, both adopted by the County Commissioners in June, 1995 are expected to influence solid waste management as well as the collection of recyclable materials in the County (see Appendix A). The preparation and update of the Washington County Solid Waste Management and Recycling Plan is done by the Washington County Planning Department. The Plan is implemented through the Board of County Commissioners, the Solid Waste Director, the Planning Department, and other agencies of County government as deemed appropriate. The County's public sector has also taken an active role in the 1995 update. Four public information meetings were held for the purpose of gaining input from concerned citizens in addition to monthly Solid Waste Advisory Committee meetings. A final public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners which will give persons an opportunity to comment on the Plan's final draft prior to its adoption. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee also played an important role by providing ideas and recommendations to the plan. Review criteria for any facility seeking compliance with the Solid Waste Plan would take the following course: Developers/Owners would submit a formal request to the County Administrator. This request may be reviewed by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee with final determination of compliance being given by the Board of County Commissioners. MGM chapter 2 C. 1. Population The 1995 projected population for Washington County listed the population as 127,400, a 4.9 percent increase from the 1990 Census. The Maryland Office of Planning, in its June, 1995 preliminary forecast, has projected a 3.21 percent increase in the County population between 1995 and 2000, and a 2.68 percent increase between 2000 and 2005. A graph indicating this trend is shown on page 12. 2. Municipal and Federal Facilities Map The map on page 14 shows municipalities and Federal facilities within the County. 3. County Zoning Re uirements The Washington County Zoning Ordinance states that sanitary landfills are a special exception use in the Agricultural zoning district. This use requires a public hearing and authorization by the County's Board of Zoning Appeals. If allowed, the disposal area would be required to have a 400 foot buffer between its activity and "any lot in an 'R' district or any lot occupied by a dwelling, school, church, or institution for human care not located on the same lot as the said use or buildings, or any lot which is part of a duly recorded subdivision." Appeals for exceptions can be made to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Industrial General zoning classification allows for -11- WASHINGTON COUNTY POPULATION PROJECTIONS 140,000 135,000 130,000 125,000 120,000 115,000 110,000 105,000 95,000 1 90,000 0 a' 85,000 80,000 75,000 70,000 138,500 _ 135,000,,0-- .00'' I31,500 ' 65,000 I1 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 HISTORIC -^^t-' PROJECTED SOURCE: MARYLAND OFFICE OF PLANNING JUNE 1995 (PRELIMINARY FIGURES) -12- Solid Waste Management Plan 1996 garbage reduction as a special exception use. The allowance of this activity would require a public hearing and authorization by the Board of Appeals. Recycling facilities are permitted in the Business General and Highway Interchange zoning districts as a special exception use. This use would also require a public hearing and authorization by the Board of zoning Appeals. 4. Municipal Zoning Requirements, Any solid waste facilities located within County municipalities would need to comply with the subject town's zoning and permitting requirements. 5. Comprehensive Plan The Washington County Commissioners initially adopted the County's Comprehensive Plan in October 1971. Extensive revisions to the Plan were begun in 1975. The County Commissioners formally adopted the revised Plan in April 1981. Revisions proposed in 1995 include a sensitive areas element and addition of the seven visions from the 1992 Planning Act. The Comprehensive Plan outlines three policies that are intended to deal with solid waste planning issues in Washington County. They include: 1.) Public Awareness Campaign 2.) Landfill Acquisition and Planned Re -use 3.) Solid Waste Management Plan -13- -14- ra vI O' Chapter 3 D. 1. Solid Waste Projections The State regulations ask for a table showing existing and projected annual solid waste generation of numerous categories for at least a ten-year period. While projections can easily be made, their degree of reliability and accuracy must be determined with the following factors in mind. 1. Waste tonnage to the new rubblefill began being diverted in August, 1995, and generally consists of very heavy materials. It is likely too soon to establish any trends in the volume of this waste flow. 2. The amount of sludge, fluff and other special industry generated wastes will likely fluctuate in the future, due to new businesses moving to the County and existing businesses expanding. This could result in larger waste flow variations due to seasonal or economic factors affecting these industries. 3. Competition from other landfills in the region may also cause variations in the waste flow. The table on page 1.8 shows the projections of Washington County's waste stream for the years 1994, 2000 and 2005. All white goods (large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, etc.) are unloaded at a special area in the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill and are eventually trucked to a recycling processor. Tires are also accepted at the landfill and are sent elsewhere for processing and recycling. By state law, -15- tires are prohibited in the landfill. The landfill is an approved scrap tire acceptance facility. Steps are being taken by the County Solid Waste Department to comply with Clean Air Act 608, 42 U.S.C. 7671g. This Act specifically states that, effective July 1, 1992, the EPA will establish requirements and regulate the use and disposal of CFC's/HCFC's substances used as a refrigerant in appliances. Refuse not accepted includes dead animals, hazardous wastes, explosives, septic tank sludge, motor vehicles, or any waste in liquid form except for waste motor oil and antifreeze for recycling. These prohibitions, apply to all convenience centers, as well. Asbestos is accepted at the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill in accordance with State regulation procedures that have been provided to all haulers. 2. Basis for Data Waste disposal at the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill is measured on a systematic basis. A full-time weighing program began on July 1, 1989. All projections listed in Table 1 are derived from weighings that occurred from July 1994 through June 1995. All refuse coming into the landfill is categorized into the six classifications by origin shown in Table 1. Each classification had monthly weighings from July 1994 through June 1995. These figures were added together in order to get a total FY'94 tonnage for each classification, i.e. residential, commercial. This information is listed in the FY' 94 Total Tonnage column in Table. 1 on page 18. The other columns list waste stream projections for 2000 and 2005. The percentage -16- differences between the projected County population figures were multiplied by the 1994 tonnage figures in order to get the projected future waste streams. Demolition debris (rubble) is currently included under either the residential or commercial category. Yard waste is categorized primarily under residential. The amount of rubble and yard waste that will go to the new rubble landfill is estimated to be approximately 30,000 tons a year. Table 2 on page 19 shows the actual tons of solid waste measured since the weighing program went into effect. Included are totals for fiscal years 1993 and 1994. All population projections were prepared by the Maryland Office of Planning, Preliminary June 1995. -17- Lfi CD CD N N 0 •rlH CD CD N (N .4 +3 E1) U Ln 94 N Ca p •� C!] CD W 0 (N p U) W z 0 H H 0 0 h 4J U) O (a 0 UC3 N C] U)0 +� O co N P W a IA0) W fit, A7y E--1HW �-I Ej z U Ell E w z aa)i H -P L'J to oP i1] r -I (N a, LO V Lf) H M N Lf) LC d' al O C3 M N �--[ H OD a tD a ri r -I r -I Co to N N N d( If) d4 M rn N 0o (N d+ r -I N If) N N lD Ifs If) N v H H CD N a, r -I ko d+ N tp N Lf) O M LC) r -I W r -I CD C] N •M CD d� M a1 r -I Lf) N ► ► . Ci' ► O If) N (N N d+ Ln If) If) H H M •d' (ii fd H •rl •r1 d-) 0) U) HO RS (N O • N If) rd 0 4.) •r1 r."i -P 0) 0 44 H -18- Uo U] 0 O +) U) z to O 'D N H N N O (N O C] d '.D o L!) C LO M M CD r-1 I H I~ s~ 0 0 +) 4) co 00 Ca M l0 C) lD Ca O C) N CD N M M Ci H I Hi UJ 0 - 4) (I) .r{ OD Lid •'- I) 0 ► 4-) N U) H (N a) Cd r1 .. •rl to I-i I~ a) Uri 0 0 U I4 o O U cd C ) r -I it Cd fd H •r-4 ri i-3 Hl 4-I a) 4! O U] U)El o' p E-1 H H Existing generation of particular materials according to landfill weighing records, and other sources, is shown below. Material Hazardous Waste Rubble White Goods Tires Sludges Septage FY 1994 Generation(Tons 6001 30, 0002 2.4 151.6 4,507.3 2,170,280 Gallons 3 1 Based on data collected for 1994 by the hazardous waste generation survey, described in Chapter 4. 2 Estimate 3 Data from Washington Co. Water and Sewer Dept. TABLE NO. 2 Washington County Waste Stream Collection Total Total Tonnage Tonnage Origin FY93 FY94 Industrial 26,312 20,400 Commercial 42,558 45,303 Residential 51,269 52,975 Farm 77 41 Institutional 2,990 2,536 Government 6,969 6,701 TOTAL 130,177 127,958 Estimated waste flow at the reclamation rubble landfill will be approximately 30,000 tons a year. -19- 3. Waste Inflow and Outflow Solid waste generated from outside the County will not be permitted to be directly disposed of at County landfill facilities. Processing of solid waste shall include baling, shredding, rehandling, etc. Any privately operated Washington County facility which recycles or processes recyclables shall not generate a residue of greater than 20% by weight of original raw material for disposal at a County landfill. Some solid waste is disposed outside the County. 4. Collection of Solid Waste There are three ways that solid waste is collected in Washington County: by Municipal collection (using municipal, employees); through private collection by contracted haulers; and by the individual home or business owners hauling their refuse to the landfill or to a convenience center. With the exception of Hancock, all the municipalities contract with private haulers to collect town refuse. The Town of Hancock uses its own municipal employees and equipment for trash pickup. The names of the haulers for the nine municipalities are listed on page 21 and are under contract as of this writing. Citizens living in unincorporated areas of Washington County can either contract with a private hauler or take their refuse to the landfill or a convenience center. -20- Solid Waste Haulers for County Municipalities as of July 1995 Municipality Boonsboro Clear Spring Funkstown Hagerstown Hancock Keedysville Sharpsburg Smithsburg Williamsport Collector WMX of Shenandoah Valley BFI, Inc. WMX of Shenandoah Valley BFI, Inc. Municipal WMX of Shenandoah Valley WMX of Shenandoah Valley WMX of Shenandoah Valley BFI, Inc. -21- 5. Waste Acceptance Facilities Resh Road Sanitary Landfill Location Situated between MD Route 63 (Greencastle Pike) and Resh Road, approximately 3 miles west of Hagerstown, MD Site Area 148 Acres Owner Board of County Commissioners for Washington County Maryland Grid 574 East 674 North Coordinates Area Served 462 Square miles Population Served * 127,400 Refuse not accepted Dead animals, hazardous wastes, explosives, motor vehicles, liquids Depth of Cover Six inches after each day's operation. 12 inches as intermediate cover. Hours of Operation 7:00 to 3:30 Monday through Saturday Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 4:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M. City of Hagerstown only Employees 23 Equipment on Site 4 dozers, 3 Scrapers, 1 Rubber tire loader, 3 Steel wheel compactors, Road grader, Farm tractor, forklift, backhoe, roller, gradeall Permit Status New permit was approved in March, 1995. The remaining acreage is in the review process. Estimated Remaining Storage Capacity ** 600,000 Cu. Yds. Anticipated years of ** 3 Service life ** Figures based on projections from the Maryland Office of Planning, Planning Data Services, June 1995 Based on projections from the Washington County Director of Solid Waste, July 1995. -22- Hancock Sanitary Landfill Closed in September, 1993. -23- LUND TRACT - PROPOSED SANITARY LANDFILL Location Site Area Owner Maryland Grid Coordinates: Area Served Permit Status East side of Independence Road, 4 miles west of Hagerstown, MD 427 acres Board of County Commissioners for Washington County 570 East 667 North 462 Square Miles Phase III of MDE Permitting Anticipated Opening July, 1998 -24- RECLAMATION RUBBLE LANDFILL FACILITY Location Site Area Owner Maryland Grid Coordinates: Area Served Population Served Refuse not accepted Depth of Cover Hours of Operation Employees Equipment on Site Permit Status West of Kemps Mill Road and Route 63, approximately 1 mile north of Williamsport 130 Acres Board of County Commissioners for Washington County 567 East 653 North 462 Square miles 127,400* Refer to Page 34 6 inches after every third day 7:00 to 3:30 Monday through Saturday 3 1 Steel wheel compactor, Rubber tire loader, 2 dozers, 1 scraper, farm tractor, I tub grinder New permit Anticipated Years of Service Minimum of 30 years ** * Figures based on projections from the Maryland Office of Planning, Planning Data Services, Preliminary June 1995 ** Based on projections from the Washington County Director of Solid Waste, July 1995 -25- ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Materials authorized by the County for disposal at the reclamation rubble landfill are: (1) earthen material such as clays, sands, gravels, and silts (2) top soil (3) tree stumps (4) root mats (5) brush and limbs (6) logs (7) vegetation (8) rock (9) structural steel (10) concrete (11) bricks (12) lumber (13) plaster and plasterboard (14) insulation material (15) cement (16) shingles and roofing material (17) floor, wall, and ceiling tiles (18) asphalt (19) pipes and wires (20) compacted appliances (21) glass (22) carpet (23) wallpaper (24) felt (25) * paper or cardboard packaging (26) * spacing or building materials (27) * paint containers (empty or dried) (28) * caulk containers (empty or dried) Not to exceed 1% by (29) * glaze containers (empty or dried) volume of the waste (30) * asbestos waste accepted Estimated waste flows after the opening of the rubble landfill are: Resh Sanitary Landfill - approximately 90,000 tons/year Rubble Landfill - approximately 30,000 tons/year * Subject to special conditions as described in the MDE refuse disposal permit for the reclamation rubble landfill dated June 10, 1994 -26- CONVENIENCE CENTERS AND RECYCLING FACILITIES Washington County has four convenience centers for residential use only at the following locations: GREENSBURG - Located on Bikle Road off of Route 64 north of Smithsburg. Hours of operation - 7:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Monday -Friday 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Saturday Attendant present during operating hours DARGAN - Located on Dargan School House Road across from firehall off of Harpers Ferry Road. Hours of operation - 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Monday -Friday 8:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Saturday Attendant present during operating hours KAETZEL - Located on Kaetzel Road off of Route 67 south of Boonsboro. Hours of operation - 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Monday -Friday 8:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Saturday Attendant present during operating hours HANCOCK - Located at 6502 Hess Road, east of Hancock. Hours of operation - 7:00 a.M. - 3:30 P.M. Monday - Friday 7:00 a.M. - 3:30 P.M. Saturday attendant present during operating hours All four locations have recycling bins for plastic bottles, newspaper, cardboard, clear glass, aluminum and tin cans and drums for used motor oil and antifreeze. As of August, 1995, all yard waste must go to the rubble landfill on Kemps Mill Road. -27- j m : �IL V Q= W ` Y a >- F— D 0 z 0 Z_ '_n V ! W F- 0 O � J O v / W F- -J U LL LU U z - a - W U U a, a' U O>., LL .- {o J c_ H LU W Z � W H ~ O 00 O ❑ I — W(.'} o' z a1 Z Z W Q Co -28- Chapter 4 E. 1. & 2. The following information provides an assessment of Washington County's plans to modify and add to landfill facilities in the next ten years. Resh Road Sanitary Landfill: The Resh Road Sanitary Landfill is situated between Route 63 (Greencastle Pike) and Resh Road, approximately 3 miles west of Hagerstown.. The 148 acre landfill site is divided into eight (8) cells. Cells one (1), two (2) three (3), four (4) and five (5) have been filled to their capacity. Cell N-1 is currently receiving refuse. Cell 4 and N-1 have a leachate collection system with a computer that monitors the volume of liquids generated within the.cells. The leachate is trucked to the Conococheague Wastewater Treatment Plan for processing. This facility is located approximately four miles south of the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill in the 70/81 Industrial Park. The County's Director of Solid Waste has stated that cell N-1 opened March 95 with an estimated life span of 2.5 years. Cells N-2 and N-3 are located in the northern section of the landfill which is situated on the opposite side of Resh Road. The northern section encompasses approximately 73 acres, however, only 38 acres of that site are Tillable. The site is currently being filled according to the standards and requirements of the Maryland Department of Environment. -29- As mentioned in Chapter Three, waste entering the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill is measured on a systematic basis. A full-time weighing program began on July 1, 1989. Incoming refuse is visually inspected by landfill personnel and is then weighed. It is categorized into seven generator classifications and then entered into the computer. These include: Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Farm, Institutional, Government and Not Specified. The solid waste is further categorized into material type classifications. These include: refuse, white goods, tires - whole, tires - shredded, sludge - industrial, sludge"- domestic, fluff, asbestos, rubble, industrial waste, wood, paper products, dirt and building materials. This weighing program enables landfill officials to analyze the County's waste stream, establish accounting procedures for user fees, and focus on best management practices. Landfill user fees for residential and commercial haulers have been in effect since July 1, 1989. A current fee listing is included in the Finance Method section in Chapter Five. Hancock Sanitary Landfill A study on the Hancock Sanitary Landfill was completed by Century Engineering, Inc. of Towson, Maryland in June 1990. The purpose of the study was to determine the best and most efficient use of the Hancock Sanitary Landfill. The study focused on the immediate and long-range costs of three possible scenarios. -30- These include: Scenario Number 1: Opening a new cell at the closing of the existing cell. Scenario Number 2: opening a transfer station at the closure of the existing cell. Scenario Number 3: Closing the landfill operation before design capacity is reached and building a transfer station. After a review of the research and compiled data, Century Engineering recommended Scenario Number 2 to be the most cost efficient of the three scenarios. The engineering firm stated in their report that the Number 2 option would take advantage of the relatively low cost of waste disposal at the existing cell and relatively low. construction and operating costs of a convenience center. A convenience center was established on the site in 1994 and is now operating. As of July, 1995, work was underway to close and cap the landfill cell and will be completed in January, 1996. New County Landfill On May 23, 1990, the Washington County Commissioners purchased a 427 acre tract for a future sanitary landfill site. It is planned to begin operation once the life span of the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill site expires. The proposed site is bordered to the west by Independence Road and the east by the Conococheague Creek, approximately four miles west of Hagerstown. -31- It is estimated that approximately 150 acres will be Tillable while the remaining acreage will consist of buffer zones, interior roads, and open areas resulting from environmental restrictions. The projected life span is estimated at 25+ years at approximately 100,000 tons per year. A successful water reduction, diversion and recycling program will help increase the life span projection. A three-phase permitting process is required prior to the opening of a public landfill. The Phase I Site Inspection has been completed. As of this writing, the Phase II Report - Site Geology is being reviewed by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Phase III Report - Engineering Plans and Specifications is proceeding. Reclamation Rubble Landfill Facility This 130 acre facility is located west of Kemps Mill Road and Maryland Route 63, approximately 1 mile north of Williamsport, Maryland. The site is bordered almost entirely by the Conococheague Creek. It is located 4 1/2 miles south of the Resh Road Landfill site. The Reclamation Landfill Facility was planned to serve approximately 24 commercial vehicles daily and numerous homeowners, according to landfill records. The property is landscaped and fenced and includes a computerized weighing facility which is elevated in order for the Scale Operator to -32- observe vehicles and their loads after the removal of their covers. The Equipment Operator also monitors material at the working area. It was proposed at a public meeting that as each area of the landfill is completed, it would be put to public passive recreational use. Intermediate screening and fencing will be placed to isolate fill activities from the recreational areas. Included on the site is a composting and mulching facility for leaves, yard waste and clean unpainted wood debris. Those materials accepted at the rubble landfill will be in compliance with the list of items permitted under The Code of Maryland Regulations Title 26.04.07. This list may be amended to further restrict any materials that in the opinion of Washington County, may not be suitable and should be recycled or disposed in another type of facility. Site Evaluation for Future Landfills A preliminary site evaluation for additional Washington County landfill acquisitions was conducted by the Planning Commission staff in 1985. The document was formally adopted in January 1986. The site selection process consisted of a series of eliminations and rankings, each with a more narrowed scope of factors applied to a decreasing number of properties in each phase. The original list of 44 candidate sites was determined by two variables: geology and parcel size. The Martinsburg Shale geologic formation was selected due to its physical properties -33- and its central location in Washington County. A minimum size of 75 acres for the site was decided on due to its size contributing to a more economical operation that would last for a reasonable amount of time. An additional list of selection criteria was developed by the Planning staff and was reviewed by the Washington County Engineer, Washington County Health Department, Soil Conservation Service, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Director of Solid Waste. The criteria considered: floodplains/wetlands, slope/topography, road quality, distance to airport/hospital, site isolation; soil types, water table, agriculture capability, bridge adequacy, (near Conococheague Creek) and proximity to existing landfill. Each site was evaluated with the above mentioned criteria and a final rank order resulted. It was this list that aided the search for a new landfill site. The proposed County landfill located on Independence Road was included in this list. This site evaluation for future landfills is not a formally adopted process, however, it is one that provides a logical approach for County officials to consider all important factors when evaluating future sites. -34- 3. Site Constraints Physical and environmental characteristics as well as existing and planned uses of land affect the potential siting of future solid waste facilities. Solid waste facilities need to be planned so as to minimize adverse impact on the environment and populace of Washington County. It is important, therefore, to assess the constraints imposed by the environment and land use patterns of Washington County. Washington County is in the narrowest part of the western arm of the State, where it is only a very few miles across Maryland from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. The County is narrow in the middle, somewhat enlarged to the west, and greatly enlarged to the east. It is bounded on the west by Allegeny County, on the east by Frederick County, on the north by Pennsylvania along the Mason-Dixon line, and on the south by the Potomac River. To the south, across the Potomac, Washington County faces parts of both Virginia and West Virginia (see map on page 43). The land area is 462 square miles, or 290,172 acres. It is the eighth largest county in the State and ranks eighth in the proportion of land occupied by farms. -35- Specific site evaluations are as follows: Topography Washington County is situated in the Appalachian Highlands and is comprised of two physiographic regions, the Blue Ridge Province and the Ridge and Valley Province, which includes the Great Valley. As these titles imply, the topography of Washington County is quite varied. The topography or relief consists of ridge lines, valleys and surface water, characterized by steep slopes, rolling foothills, wide limestone valleys, and meandering stream courses with relatively wide floodplains. The physical character of Washington County is represented by the mountainous terrain of the Blue Ridge and Allegany Mountains and the moderately level base of the Great Valley. Elevations within the valleys range from 300 to 600 feet above sea level, with extremes within the County ranging 2,145 feet at Quirauk Mountain to 260 feet at Sandy Hook. Within Washington County the percent of severe slope is greatest in the mountainous areas in the eastern and western sections and along stream and valley embankments. Severe slope, greater than 15 percent, totals nearly 30 percent of the County's land mass. The Hagerstown Valley, which consists of nearly half of the land area of the County, is predominately level and moderately sloping land. -36- Soils The soils in Washington County have been formed from two general kinds of parent material. The most extensive soil is residuum formed from existing bedrock. The second type of parent material consists of sand, silt, clay, and rock fragments that were transported by the essential process of, or combination of, water, wind, and gravity. Within Washington County are five areas having similar soil development characteristics. They are: (Refer to the map on page 45) South Mountain -Elk Ridge Province -- These soils are derived from quartzites and slates with some being developed from metabasalt and phyllites. The area includes some colluvial and alluvial soils derived from materials of the same sources. Most of the bedrock develops soils with mediocre native fertility. These soils are shallow to bedrock, and/or have rock outcroppings. Approximately 6 percent of all the land has a gradiant greater than 25 percent. Soils in this area are stony, and erosion is a moderate problem through the 50,000 acre province. Pleasant Valley Province -- This province is located between the South Mountain and Elk Ridge Province and contains relatively fertile soils derived primarily from metabasalt. The -37- valley contains 4,000 acres, of which only about 100 acres have severe slope limitations. While erosion is a moderate problem, 85 acres are severely eroded. Great Valley Limestone Province -- This area includes 160,000 acres, and covers a major portion of the County. These soils are very fertile, although some are shallow to bedrock. Development is impeded by frequent outcrops of parallel bedrock exposures and some severe slope limitations. Severe erosion has occurred on only 1 percent of the area, although in general the erosion problem is moderate. Great Valley -Martinsburg Shale Province -- This belt of shallow, highly erodible soils lies near the western edge of the Great Valley. The soils in this area are only moderately fertile. Approximately 15 percent of the area has severe slope limitations. Erosion presents a chronic problem, and has deteriorated much of the soil in this province that encompasses 21,000 acres. The Martinsburg Shale formation provides the most preferred type of soil for landfilling in Washington County. Ridge and Valley Province -- This region contains over 60,000 acres, covering the western section of the County. The topography is rolling, having severe slope limitations. Severe erosion prevails on 1,700 acres, limiting its agricultural capability. Shallow and stony soils limit the use of some areas. -38- About one-third of the land is not suited for development. Agriculture has not developed extensively. The soils are derived from sandstones and shales and have a low native fertility. Nearly 60 percent of the region is wooded. Erosion is a serious problem, especially on the soils of shale origin. A listing of suitable landfill soils is included in the Preliminary Site Evaluations for Additional Washington County Landfill Acquisitions, conducted by the County Planning Commission in January, 1986. Geologic Conditions Washington County's 462 -square mile area encompasses several physiographic provinces. The eastern section is a portion of the Blue Ridge Province, which includes the highlands referred to as the South Mountains. This area is underlain by highly metamorphosed Pre -Cambrian granite gneiss and metabasalt, phyllite, and quartzite. The Ridge and Valley Province comprises the remainder of the County and includes the Great Valley. The broad lowland, referred to locally as the Hagerstown Valley, is the largest section of the County. This valley is principally underlain by limestone, dolomite and shale. To the west are a series of uplifts which are characteristic of the Ridge and Valley Province. This region is characterized by long ridges which transect the County in a -39- northeasterly direction. It is underlain with resistant sandstone, limestone, and shale. Ground Water Provinces The Washington County area consists of four distinct water distribution provinces. They are as follows: (See map on page 49) 1. South Mountain - Elk Ridge -- Springs in this water province are numerous and generally small. The chemical quality of groundwater from this province is good and is suitable for most uses. 2. The Hagerstown Valley water province -- This includes the area between South Mountain on the east and Fairview Mountain on the west. The hydrology of this province is complex due to series of folds and faults that have occurred in the limestone bedrock. The groundwater travels from one limestone formation to another through the channelized systems. The limestone and dolomite that underlie the Hagerstown Valley water province not only furnish large groundwater supplies at present, but they have the potential for increased utilization in the future. 3. Hancock -Indian Springs -- This province consists of shale, sandstone, and shaly limestone bedrock with a generally thin soil cover. A good percentage of this area contains aquifers with a high yield. -40- 4. Sideling Hill water province -- This includes the Fairview and Powell Mountains, extending westward to the base of the eastern Slope of Sideling Hill. This portion of the County consists of shales, sandstones and thin beds of limestone completely folded and cut by the Potomac River Valley. The movement of groundwater through the shales is controlled by fractured systems and the deformed bedrock; thus, transmissibility and storage capacity is inadequate for large groundwater productions. Springs are a common source of water within the province, especially small springs and seeps in shale areas. Surface Water Washington County is situated entirely within the drainage basin of the Potomac River. The aggregated area drained by the river is 14,670 square miles of which Washington County represents 3 percent. In its course, the Potomac intersects both the Ridge and Valley and the Blue Ridge physiographic regions and is the terminus of nine drainage basins in the County, most having their origin in Pennsylvania. The primary tributaries are as follows; 1. Antietam Creek Basin -- This watershed drains approximately 40 percent of the County or 187 square miles. Approximately two thirds of the Antietam's basin is in Washington County, draining the Hagerstown Valley and the South Mountain -Elk Ridge regions. -41- 2. Conococheague Creek Basin -- A geologically young meandering stream that drains 65 square miles in Washington County. The basin forms the western part of the Hagerstown Valley. 3. Licking Creek Basin -- This drains the Bear Pond Mountain and Pigskin Ridge area, a drainage basin of 27 square miles. 4. Tonoloway Creek Basin -- This is almost entirely in Pennsylvania. 5. The Little Tonoloway Creek -- Begins in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac east of Hancock. 6. Sideling Hill Creek Basin -- This forms the western natural boundary of Washington County. 7. Other smaller watersheds include the Little Conococheague Creek, St. James Run, Marsh Run, and the Israel Creek (see map on page 47). -42- C } Z C -43- Flood Plains Flood Plain soils make up approximately 5.8 percent, or 16,970* acres, of the total County acreage. On -site sewage disposal is prohibited in these soils. The following soils are identified as alluvial in Washington County as a result of periodic inundation and deposition. Soil Acreage Soil Acreage Ashton 78 Largent 157 Atkins 1164 Lindside 2435 Chewacla 674 Melvin 146 Congaree 86 Philo 1684 Dunning and Melvin 1896 Pope 2704 Huntington 1439 Warner's 1646 Wahadkee 183 *Source: The Natural Environment, Washington County Planning Commission. -44- m 0 Z N r c cw z G D H O m O n F - W '�y V z 2 Z W QZ w -45- Wetlands Maryland possesses slightly more than 420,000 acres of wetlands covering about 7 percent of the state. Eighty-four percent (84%) of the state's wetlands occur in the Coastal Plain region, with approximately 13 percent in the Piedmont region, and only 1 percent in the Appalachian Highlands region. Wetlands are located throughout Washington County. These areas are identified on National Wetlands Inventory Maps prepared by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A set of these maps is located in the, County Planning Office. County Solid Waste officials have in the past and will continue in the future to design landfill sites that avoid construction in or disturbance to wetland areas. This action is in accordance with Federal, State and County Regulations. Water Quality The State regulations ask for an assessment of constraints imposed on the landfill by water quality. As far as is known, there are no data that would indicate water quality problems in the vicinity of the Resh Road and Hancock sites that result from these landfills. The State Health Department has not notified the County of any stream sampling performed near current facilities indicating an adverse effect on water quality. NL x W W ly z z 0 ® OU Z 2 w z = O❑ F U Z Q � W Z J o O Vl Z Ty J 2 U C G N ©_ ! n K � F �Z LLI Z � uJDL— O Oin H C7 WC7 �ZZ a I Z Z Qp o N € t4 (N N N €0 O CO € (N N f7 CO d' r1 C r( N O '� N (O N H z HO 0014 r0 O H a z a Z H 0 u O x a o H o w z H z 1 H O H 140 H .7 rl E O Q n a a H a HI o" -47- Approximately one half to two miles northeast of the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill are the communities of Martins Crossroads and Cearfoss. In the Summer of 1988, public water lines were installed in these areas in order to address potential health problems as a result of widespread groundwater contamination. Testing indicated that this health problem was due to failing septic systems and was not a result of the nearby landfill. In 1990 and 1991, Washington County Health Department's Division of Environmental Health conducted a survey in an attempt to assess the quality of groundwater in Washington County. A specific objective was to compare changes from results presented in a similar 1981 study conducted by R.E. Wright and Associates. In an attempt to do this, 50 percent of the sites originally used in 1981 were randomly sampled. The results of the resurvey of the 1981 R.E. Wright and Associates,. Inc. report indicate that there has been a seemingly minor decrease in groundwater quality, especially in the shale aquifer unit. But on the whole the overall water quality in the county (within the parameters tested) has remained relatively constant. Rates of contamination for these two studies are also consistent with results of other sampling which has been done by the Washington County Health Department. The hope for an increase in groundwater quality due to a more stringent on -site water and sewer regulation has not been seen; however, it should I Z I- LU W z r° a Boa Di - z wa v) a-3 3 0 0 -49- be kept in mind that in the ten-year period 1981 through 1991, 3,834 permits for the installation of new septic systems were issued by the Washington County Health Department. Currently, study continues on the groundwater quality within the County with the County Health Department modifying study methods and attempting to assess the effect of external variables, (eg, season, agricultural activity), on water quality. It is anticipated that the Washington County Sanitary Commission will soon have the capability of performing a wider range of laboratory analyses and when that is possible, increased screening, especially for volatile organic compounds and heavy metals. The Washington County Water and Sewer Department will be monitoring water quality for 81 wells and peizometers located on or adjacent to solid waste facilities in addition to several surface water sites. Incompatible Land Uses The land use most obviously incompatible with solid waste acceptance facilities is residential development. Residential land in 1992 accounted for 10.74* percent of the total land area in Washington County and is concentrated mostly around the * Source: Land Use Forecast - Washington County April 1992 Maryland Office of Planning -50- Hagerstown metropolitan area. However, low density residential development has occurred throughout the entire County. Another land use which should be considered when determining future solid waste acceptance facilities is agriculture. Agriculture has been and continues to be one of Washington County's most important industries. When determining a site for future solid waste acceptance facilities, care must be taken to consider the impacts on the neighboring farmland. Future landfill siting studies shall take into account residential development as well as agricultural lands in the study. Planned Land Use and Growth Patterns The current Washington County Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the County Commissioners in February 1981, the first update of the Comprehensive Plan since its initial adoption in 1971. The Comprehensive Plan is a policy guide that provides for both government and private decisions to be made for future growth and development over the next twenty years. It is a County -wide plan that applies directly to all of the unincorporated areas of Washington County and indirectly to the areas within Hagerstown and the other eight municipalities. Although it focuses on the County's physical development, it also addresses public policies for government spending and for the provision of services that will affect the social and economic climate. -51- rno F - }Z F- W Z2 -O< > Z O❑ F- C7 tuC7 az a Z tW Q Z C. 5- O -52- Growth is expected to take place wherever adequate public facilities are available. The adoption of the Urban Growth Area boundary in 1983 provided a strong policy on the part of both the County Commissioners and the governing bodies of Hagerstown, Funkstown, and Williamsport. By encouraging future growth of all types --residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional --to occur within that envelope, the County can be assured of providing for economic expansion in the most cost-effective manner. On the other hand, significant growth in the rural sector of the County is not encouraged because of 1) the long-term cost to the taxpayer for additional infrastructure, 2) the resultant loss of farmland, and 3) the less tangible but nevertheless important fact that the scenic value of the County's countryside would be diminished. Refer to Growth Area Boundary map on page 52. Growth for the present is expected to take place east of Hagerstown in the Robinwood/Junior College area. Additional growth of all types may also be expected in the Halfway area and north of Williamsport. The construction of a new waste water treatment plant south of I-70 and east of Md. Rt. 63 will help guide growth in accordance with County policy. Eventually, that growth will move northward in the corridor between 1-81 and Md. Rt. 63 as far as the Pennsylvania line. -53- planning Act of 1992 and Sensitive Areas The Planning Act of 1992 requires all counties and municipalities in Maryland to review and if necessary amend comprehensive plans to be consistent with a set of policies called "visions" that were adopted as state policy by the Act. These visions state that: -Development shall be concentrated in suitable areas. -Sensitive areas shall be protected. -In rural areas growth shall be directed to existing population centers. -Stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay and land is a universal ethic. -Conservation of resources, including a reduction in resource consumption is practiced. - Economic growth is encouraged and regulatory mechanisms are streamlined. -Funding mechanisms are addressed to achieve these visions. The Planning Act identifies sensitive areas requiring protection as 1.) Streams and their buffers 2.) 100 Year floodplains 3.) Habitats of threatened and endangered species and 4.) Steep slopes. All solid waste management and recycling activity by the County will be fully consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Act and any resulting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. -54- Areas of Critical Concern Under the authority of the State Land Use Act of 1974, a program known as Areas of Critical State Concern (ACSC) was initiated. The purpose of the program was to designate certain "critical" geographical sites or structures that are of such County and State significance that the authority of this State law would save them from indiscriminate or inappropriate development. Under State law, each County and all State agencies were given the task of designating critical areas for submission to the Department of State Planning for approval. After considering this matter on two separate occasions in 1977 and in 1979, the Washington County Commissioners and the County Planning Commission took the position that critical areas are best addressed at the local level and should therefore be implemented pursuant to the guidelines of the Special Planning Areas as defined in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, no recommendations for critical areas were submitted by Washington County to the Department of State Planning. 4. Recycling, Resource Recovery, and Consumer Education Programs These three elements of recycling are listed as separate items in the State regulations for the Solid Waste Plan triennial. update. Because of the nature of resource recovery, they will be discussed together since they are interdependent. -55- In 1988, the Maryland General Assembly enacted legislation that required all Counties in Maryland to prepare and implement a recycling program. Counties with populations of less than 150,000 were required to prepare a recycling plan by July 1, 1990 with full implementation of the Plan by January 1, 1994. Washington County is required to recycle at least 15% of its Maryland Recycling Act waste although waivers to this requirement may be granted by the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Environment. In no case will the allowable recycling rate be less than 5%. In developing their recycling plans, all Counties are required by State legislation to address: 1.) Methods to reduce the solid waste stream. 2.) The feasibility of source separation of the solid waste stream generated within the County. 3.) The recyclable materials to be separated. 4.) The strategy for the collection, processing, marketing and disposition of recyclable materials. 5.) Methods of financing the recycling efforts proposed by the County. �i� 6.) The feasibility of a system for the separate collection and mulching of leaves. 7.) The feasibility of a system for the collection and recycling of white goods. 8.) Separate collection of other recyclable materials. 9.) Other recycling methods that will attain or exceed the solid waste stream reduction goals determined by the County. -57- Section 1 Recycling Goals and Objectives Goals and objectives for the County's Recycling Plan were prepared and adopted by the County Recycling Committee in the Fall of 1989. Formed in September 1989, members of this Committee included the County Planning Director, Chief of Planning and Codes Administration, Director of Solid Waste, Recycling Coordinator and Community Coordinator. The Recycling Committee remained active until it was incorporated into the Solid Waste Advisory Committee in the Spring of 1991. The goals and objectives were reviewed by the Recycling Advisory Committee made up of private citizens appointed by the County Commissioners. A. Recycling Goals Goals and objectives for recycling have not changed. However, many of the original goals have been completed or accomplished. These are marked with an asterisk (*). I. Provide for public involvement and input in recycling issues so as to achieve public acceptance of at least a 15% reduction in the waste stream by 1994. *A. Inform citizens of and promote waste reduction, disposal, and recycling issues by all available means. *B. Provide a role for the solid waste advisory committee in formulating recycling planning and goals. II. Encourage a primary role for private enterprise in all collecting, recycling, and marketing efforts. A. Investigate financial incentives to encourage creation of local recyclable materials markets. -58- *B. Where appropriate, encourage non-profit agencies to offer recycling services. *C. Investigate methods to encourage local private enterprise to begin recycling programs. III. Establish a recycling planning, coordinating, and educational role for the County and municipal governments. * A. Prepare and adopt necessary ordinances, zoning regulations and amendments so as to promote comprehensive recycling county wide. *B. Establish a schedule for beginning public agency recycling programs. *C. Establish methodology to document and account for various recycling efforts in meeting the 15% recycling goal. IV. Integrate recycling with the County's comprehensive solid waste management strategy. *A. Investigate regional recycling and incineration feasibility. *B. Establish recycling centers at all convenience centers and at other appropriate places. *C. Establish a comprehensive waste and recycled material reporting system. *D. Update the solid waste plan to include recycling programs within the County. *E. Investigate the feasibility of establishing a separation/recycling facility at the County's landfill. The benefits of a recycling program include 1) minimize environmental impacts, 2) reduce usage of nonrenewable resources, 3) savings in landfill construction and lining costs, 4) diversion of reusable resources for use by business and industry, and 5.) extended landfill life. While recycling is a logical, common sense approach for waste management, it continues to need effort and commitment at the individual, community and government level in order to be successful. -59- Washington County's Recycling component of this solid waste and recycling plan presents and describes how the County intends to continue exceeding the recycling goal established by State law. The following sections include: Waste Quantities and Characteristics, Materials Selection and Collection, Marketing of Recyclable Materials, Implementation Schedule, Public Information Programs and Financial Planning. The program is to be implemented in phases to allow the recycling program to be monitored and adjusted as experience is gained and as markets change over time. The updated Recycling Plan, to recycle 20.5% of the waste stream; 5.5% above that mandated by State law, was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on February 15, 1994. Recycling Program Staff The County government has continued to support the position of Recycling Programs Coordinator. This position is charged with overseeing the development, implementation and coordination of County -wide recycling programs under the direction of the Director of Solid Waste, Chief of Public Works, County Administrator and the Board of County Commissioners. Additional responsibilities of the Recycling Coordinator include: 1.) Initiate a program to educate and enhance public awareness for the necessity of recycling. 2.) Identify recyclable products and promote programs to recycling contractors and the public. 3.) Assist towns, as requested, with developing and promoting recycling and yard waste composting programs -60- as part of an integrated County wide program. 4.) Plan, coordinate and monitor curbside recycling programs as. they are implemented throughout the County. A new position funded for FY 96 is recycling and scale house assistant. This individual will work part time at the landfill scale house and part time assisting the recycling coordinator by monitoring the recycling dropoff bins. Additional Recycling Efforts The County continuously reviews various recycling and resource recovery options. County options and actions include: 1.) Washington County promotes recycling of paper products at all County office facilities and encourages private industry to do likewise. All public schools have a paper recycling program. General office waste paper, newspapers, and computer paper is collected in containers and delivered for recycling. Business and industry are also being encouraged to develop office paper recycling programs. 2.) The Washington County government has taken steps to promote residential recycling. The County has provided recycling collection sites at all County solid waste facilities and municipalities. Seventeen collection recycling sites are located throughout the County. 3.) In March 1991 the Regional Solid Waste Management Study (Four County Study) was presented to the four participating counties. This study examined what opportunities might exist for -61- regional cooperation on the disposal of solid waste. Issues such as regional landfills, recycling centers, and waste to energy facilities were explored. As a result of this study, Washington County learned that it would be adversely affected by the costs of trucking to a regional facility, experience difficulty in siting regional facilities, and that the use of refuse derived fuel would not require a regional supply of waste. The Washington County Commissioners decided not to enter into any regional agreements at this time but to continue to explore any future opportunities that may exist in a regional approach to solid waste management. 4.) Pursue a publicly stated goal of a 50% recycling rate as defined by MDE. The County will continue to analyze present and future technologies and methods to accomplish this goal. The solid waste plan, recycling plan and capital improvement plan will be updated to reflect the implementation. 5.) In July, 1995 the Washington County Commissioners adopted an ordinance to provide for licensing of solid waste collection companies in the County. The primary purpose of the Ordinance is to identify companies dealing in conveyance and processing of solid waste and recyclable materials, and requiring a plan for collection and disposal of these materials. Certain annual reports on volumes of materials, including recyclables, are also required. (See appendix A). -62- 6.) The County continues to search for programs and operational strategies that would increase recycling. It now has a program for a collection of shiny/glossy paper and corrugated cardboard. In addition, Washington County public schools have a white paper recycling program. Since the first plan was. adopted in 1990, significant goals of the plan have been implemented and accomplished: a Recycling Coordinator was brought on staff and is now actively coordinating and promoting recycling in the County. Recycling bins for citizens to deposit separated materials is provided in all the incorporated towns, rural convenience center locations, and major shopping centers in the County, a total of seventeen sites. A paper and glass recycling program is established at the county offices. Paper and cardboard is also collected at the county public schools. A centralized yard waste and wood debris composting area has been established at the Kemps Mill Road rubblefill site. In 1993, the County Zoning Ordinance was amended so new businesses will evaluate the need for an area for the collection and storage of recyclable materials. This update of the Washington County Recycling Plan is combined with the Solid Waste Plan, providing a "snapshot" of the present status of solid waste management and recy- cling as well as goals, objectives and plans for the future. S ! 7.) Laws and regulations that affect the recycling program in Washington County are described below. In 1988, the Maryland General Assembly enacted legislation (HB 714) that required all counties in Maryland to prepare and implement a recycling program and mandated a 15% or 20% recycling goal, depending on population. Counties with populations of less than 150,000 people were required to prepare a recycling plan by July 1, 1990 with full implementation of the plan by January 1, 1994. Washington County is required to recycle a minimum of 15% of its waste stream classified as recyclable by the Maryland Department of the Environment. In addition, a state law requir- ing diversion from the landfill of segregated clean loads of yard waste was effective October 1, 1994. Additional ordinances, regulations and activities include an amendment to the County Zoning ordinance requiring new develop- ments that provide a site plan to determine the need for recyclable materials storage space, and a County Ordinance requiring licensing of solid waste collection companies and requiring annual material collection reports. The Ordinance also bans yard waste from the landfill and diverts it to the Reclama- tion Rubblefill and requires haulers to provide recycling services. The State "all star" program mandates all state offices in the County to have a 25% recycling goal. A federal program mandates all federal offices achieve a 25% recycling goal. The state scrap tire law provides detailed regulations and reporting requirements for all tire acceptance facilities in Washington and all the other counties in Maryland. All scrap. tire haulers must be licensed, and must submit reports on amounts of tires accepted and their ultimate destination. By state law, tires are prohibited in the landfill. The County provides a licensed scrap tire collection facility at the sanitary landfill site. Section 2 - Waste Stream Data and Recycling Programs 1. Existing recycling tonnage Data from landfill weighing records and a survey of commer- cial recycling companies and businesses documenting the tonnage of Maryland Recycling Act recycled material during the calendar year 1994 is listed in the Appendix. This data is taken from summary reports that are required by the Maryland Department of the Environment. For 1994, the amount of recycled residential and commercial materials in Washington County classified as Maryland Recycling Act recyclable material was calculated to be 24,250 tons. 2. According to weigh records, the total 1994 Maryland Recycling Act (MRA) waste disposed was 94,271 tons. "MRA waste", -65- for purposes of calculating the County recycling rate, excludes bulky materials such as sewage sludge, rubble, land clearing debris and ash. The MRA waste generated in Washington County that was disposed at the Resh Sanitary Landfill during 1994, along with the County recycling rate is shown in table 3. Table 3 12 Month waste generation - Disposal and Recycling MRA Waste disposed: 94,271 Tons Materials Recycled: 24,250 Tons Total MRA waste stream: 118,521 tons 1994 County recycling rate: 20.4 This is based on the method used to calculate the County recycling rate: MRA Waste disposed + material recycled = total MRA waste stream, and Materials recycled / MRA waste stream x 100 = Recycling rate 3. Waste Stream Composition Knowing the proportions and amounts of various materials in the waste stream is important in helping to decide which materi- als to target for recycling and in designing the program to -66- process them. Since the first recycling plan was prepared,. several years of weighing records of waste stream loads and recycled materials has been accumulated. Also, a detailed waste sampling study was carried out by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), solid waste management consultants. While the sampling study was limited to a one week period in June, 1993, it provided information that was the result of estimation and conjecture before the study. Data from the GBB study is so acknowledged when used in this plan update. The following section presents is based on actual weigh records of landfill, while the second is based waste sampling study results. Note does not include homogenous waste s - fluff, rubble, wood, dirt, building waste. two types of data. The first material disposed at the on and projected from the GBB that the second set of data Creams such as rubble, sludge, materials, and industrial The Resh Road landfill waste stream composition, according to data from landfill disposal records for the 12 month period is shown in Table 4. -67- Table 4 Waste Disposed by Material Type July 1994 - June 1995 Material Type Tons % of Total* Refuse 82,371.73 64.10 Rubble 5,439.70 4.23 Yard debris 584.80 .45 White goods 5.14 .00 Tires -whole 233.50 .18 Tires -Shredded 2.76 .00 Sludge -Industrial 1,907.82 1.47 Sludge -Domestic 2,903.70 2.25 Fluff 5,451.40 4.23 Asbestos 56.10 .04 Rubber 565.00 .43 Md. Paper Sludge 1,429.90 1.11 Industrial Waste 11,243.90 8.73 Wood 3,391.14 2.63 Paper Products 794.50 .61 Dirt 46.60 .03 Building Materials 12,184.47 9.45 Not Specified 76.92 .06 Total 128,686.25 100.00 Clean Rock, a private material recycling facility, handled 18,946 tons of concrete, asphalt, demolition debris and rock in 1995. The estimated residential, commercial, industrial and institutional/governmental waste stream composition, based on the GBB sampling survey at the Resh Landfill is included in the ' appendix. This composition listing does not include homogenous waste such as rubble, sludge, fluff, wood, or tires. The total estimated landfill waste stream composition, ,from the 1993 GBB sampling report is listed in Table 5 below. This also excludes homogenous waste, such as tires, sludge, fluff, industrial waste, and rubble. Table 5 Estimated Total Waste Stream Composition Component Percent Tons per Year Newspaper 4.08% 4,160.32 Office Paper 3.82% 3,891.02 Magazines 1.62% 1,654.93 Corrugated 11.06% 11,279.04 Paperboard 2.72% 2,769.20 Kraft Paper .76% 779.71 Other Paper 11.08% 11,294.31 PET Bottles .22% 219.42 HDPE Natural .24% 247.92 HDPE Colored .18% 185.29 PVC Bottles .01% 8.78 Polypropylene .02% 22.83 Polystyrene .45% 461.76 Other Rigid Plastic 3.18% 3,240.54 Film Plastic 6.04% 6,159.43 Clear Glass 2.25% 2,291.54 Green Glass .42% 2,291.54 Brown Glass .50% 505.19 Non Container Glass .83% 846.03 Ferrous Cans 1.23% 1,249.22 Other Ferrous 2.67% 2,726.85 Non -Ferrous .06% 63.22 Aluminum Cans .43% 442.44 Other Aluminum .37% 378.76 Yard Waste 8.99% 9,167.26 Wood Waste 14.63% 14,919.86 Food 7.92% 8,073.80 Textiles 6.75% 6,885.10 Rubber .53% 544.14 Misc. Inorganics 1.49% 1,514.84 Misc. Organics 3.13% 3,192.72 Batteries .05% 46.75 Diapers 1.34% 1,368.75 Fines .57% 577.71 HHW .20% 207.04 Tires .16% 162.06 TOTAL 100.00% 101,963.30 -69- Table 6 below summarizes the waste stream composition listings for each generating sector listed in detail in the appendix. Table 6 Summary of Estimated Waste Stream Breakdown by Generating Sector (Excludes homogenous waste streams) Generating Sector Tons Percent of Total Residential 43,638.61 42.80 Commercial 40,508.81 39.73 Industrial 11,946.31 11.72 Inst./Govt. 5,869.57 5.76 TOTAL 101,963.30 100.00 White Goods, Tires and Yard Debris These three materials have been designated for special handling in Washington County. Whole tires are collected and placed in storage trailers at the Resh Sanitary Landfill, then picked up on a regular basis and processed by private company. White goods such as washing machines and refrigerators are also diverted and stockpiled. CFC containing appliances are segregat- ed for CFC removal. They are then compacted and transported by the highest bidding company, which shreds and markets the metal. Loads of leaves and yard waste now go to the composting site at the rubble landfill. Diversion of segregated loads of yard waste from the Resh landfill to the composting site at the rubble landfill is required by state law as of October 1, 1994. The County ordinance providing for solid waste collection licensing (section 3.6.1. Yard waste) requires all yard waste to be diverted. -70- 4. Existing Disposal System a. Collection Solid waste in Washington County is collected using three methods: by Municipal Collection (using Municipal employees); by private commercial or contracted haulers; and by the individual home or business owner hauling their refuse to the county land- fill or a County convenience center. The town of Hancock employs its own staff and equipment for trash pickup. All other municipalities contract with private haulers to collect town refuse. Commercial solid waste haulers contracted by the municipalities are identified and listed on the next page. Citizens living in unincorporated areas of Washington County have the option of contracting for pickup with a private hauler or taking their refuse to the landfill or a convenience center. b. Disposal The Resh Road Sanitary Landfill and County reclamation rubblefill are the only in County facilities now land disposing wastes generated in the County. The Hancock Sanitary landfill, owned and operated by the County, was closed out September, 1993. The site has been converted to a convenience center to collect and transport residential waste to the Resh Road Landfill. The County Reclamation rubblefill facility is located near MD 63 on Kemps Mill Road. Now that it is permitted for operation, the site will divert a significant amount of approved, inert material from going into the Resh Road facility. -71- c. Waste to Energy Except for Washington County Hospital which uses heat from incineration of part of its waste to generate process steam, no waste to energy facilities presently exist in the County. The local cement company applied to the Maryland Department of the Environment for a permit to use scrap tires as a source of fuel in the cement manufacturing process. This permit was issued in August, 1995. 5. Disposal Facilities Data for each of the County operated disposal facilities is discussed in Chapter 3 of this document. Locations, hours and materials accepted at the convenience centers are also described in Chapter 3, Section 5; Waste Acceptance Facilities in this document. In addition to roll off bins ("convenience centers") for deposit of household trash and refuse, all locations have recy- cling bins for HDPE and pet plastic bottles, newspaper, colorless glass, cardboard and aluminum and steel cans. Holding tanks for used motor oil and antifreeze are also available. Materials not accepted at the convenience centers are tires, yard waste, brush, asbestos and hazardous materials. -72- 6. Recycling Programs and Sites Considering that the first government sponsored recycling program in the County began in 1990, much progress has been made over the last five years. a. Municipally Sponsored Programs Boonsboro has a used oil deposit facility in place next to Shafer Park. Williamsport is continuing to contract for a town curbside program. Contract costs were met with assistance from the County. The town also diverts leaves and yard waste from the landfill. Hagerstown manages an office paper collection and recy- cling program in City Hall and at other municipal departments. The city's contracted hauler has begun providing curbside mixed paper collection, including newspaper, phone books, catalogs, cardboard and junk mail. Also, yard waste collection started the end of October, 1995. b. County Sponsored Programs Washington County sponsors an extensive drop off bin program, as well as a small scale road side collection program, begun in 1990 as a model program, in the Saint James subdivision south of Hagerstown, and in the Van Lear and Tammany Manor subdivisions near Williamsport. The County has also assisted Williamsport's curbside program. -73- Drop Off Bins Drop off facilities for collection of clear glass, steel and aluminum cans, plastic bottles and newspaper and brown paper bags are provided in the municipalities of: Williamsport -Billy Doub Park Boonsboro-Shafer Park Sharpsburg- At Town Pond near Kessler's Store Hancock -Town Hall Funkstown-Community Park Clear Spring -Community Park Keedysville- By Railroad Station Maugans Ave.- Mack Truck Entrance Maugansville-Ruritan Club parking lot In the City of Hagerstown, drop off bins are provided at: County Market, Burhans Boulevard Ames Shopping Center, Dual Highway Towne Plaza Shopping Center, Maryland Avenue 425 E. Baltimore Street, near Washington Co. Hospital A composting area for leaves, yard waste and brush is located at the reclamation rubblefill on Kemps Mill Road. c. Private Operations Private sector recycling processors and marketers manage most of the recycling occurring in the County. Companies and -74- businesses involved with collection and processing of recyclables are listed below. Waste Management, Inc., BFI (Browning Ferris Industries) and Laidlaw, Inc. each provide collection services to County house- holds, industries and businesses. Clean Rock Industries offers rubble recycling services. Additional private processors and marketers include: Association for Retarded Citizens Union Rescue Mission Goodwill Tri-state Recycling Conservit Maryland Metals US Recycling Hagerstown Recycling Chambersburg Waste Paper Co. Section 3 - Recyclable Materials Selection and Markets The selecting of various waste stream materials for recy- cling is based on: 1. Amounts of clean separated material in the waste stream 2. The markets available taking the material 3. Cost of processing the materials for markets 4. Effect on the landfill volume 5. Public support for recycling of specific materials -75- Materials that have stable markets that will continue to be targeted are newspaper, office paper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, clear, green and brown glass, HDPE and PET plastic bottles, aluminum and steel cans, leaves and yard waste, glossy paper magazines and tires. The estimated recovery rates of recoverable recyclable' materials in the County residential waste stream are listed in Table 8, below. These figures are taken from the GBB Materials Recovery Facility Options Analysis, Table IV-16a,.and are based on the landfill waste sampling done in June, 1993. The low recovery rate scenario assumes a low intensity recycling effort, while the high rate scenario is based on a well funded and publicized, aggressively implemented program for recycling. -76- Table 8 Estimated Recovery of Typical Curbside Materials Component Newsprint Magazines Office Paper Corrugated Kraft Paper Paperboard PET Bottles HDPE Natural HDPE Colored Clear Glass Green Glass Brown Glass Ferrous Cans Aluminum Cans Textiles Yard Waste TOTAL Available Recovery Rates (Tons Materials Low Medium High 3,327.29 831.82 1,663.65 2,329.10 1,209.78 181.47 302.45 362.93 564.49 84.67 141.12 169.35 1,765.73 264.86 441.43 529.72 468.80 40.32 117.20 140.64 1,498.03 224.70 374.51 449.41 170.73 25.61 42.68 68.29 134.60 20.19 33.65 53.84 129.73 19.46 32.43 51.89 1,524.43 381.11 533.55 762.22 279.12 69.78 97.69 139.56 310.29 77.57 108.60 155.15 809.86 121.48 283.45 364.44 299.37 59.87 134.72 194.59 2,794.46 279.45 419.17 398.62 8,789.76 1,757.95 3,515.90 5,273.86 24,076.47 4,370.32 8,242.20 11,743.60 The estimated recovery rates of selected recyclable materi- als in the commercial waste stream which includes commercial, industrial, and institutional/governmental tonnages is listed below. Estimates are taken from the GBB Materials Recovery Facility Options Analysis, Table IV -18 a, b and c. -77- Table 9 Estimated Recovery Rates of Typical Commercial Recyclables Component Tons Recovery Rates (Tons) Available Low Medium High Office Paper 3,326.53 498.98 1,330.61 1,995.92 Corrugated 9,513.31 951.33 2,853.99 4,280.99 Newsprint 833.04 83.30 166.61 249.91 PET Bottles 48.70 4.87 9.74 14.61 HDPE Bottles 168.88 16.89 33.78 50.67 Glass Containers 1,108.72 110.87 221.74 332.62 Ferrous Cans 439.35 43.94 65.90 87.87 Other Ferrous 1,472.80 73.64 294.56 441.84 Aluminum Cans 143.07 14.31 42.92 71.54 Yard Waste 377.50 18.88 94.38 151.00 Wood Waste 13,713.56 685.68 1,371.36 2,742.71 Total 1. Local Markets 31,145.46 2,502.69 6,485.59 10,419.68 Recycling occurs only when materials are marketed to an end user and transformed into a new product. The success of the material collection programs in Washington County will depend in part on the availability or establishment of markets or end users to make use of the collected recyclables. The County intends to continue to use and encourage local private sector recycling processors and marketers to the maximum extent possible. A local and regional business inventory taken from the Maryland Environmental Service Maryland Recycling Directory is listed in Table 10. Note that inclusion in this inventory does not indicate compliance with the Solid Waste Plan or imply endorsement by the County. The County intends to rely on private sector expertise in dealing with commodities markets. Private sector initiative in all aspects of recycling will continue to be encouraged through the County's Request for Proposal and bid process. Table 10 Dealers and Processors of Washington__ County - Recycled Materials Company Materials Handled (as of 9/93) Paper Metal Plastic Glass BFI, Inc. OCC OP Al Cans PET, HDPE Clr, Br, Grn Conservit, Inc. OCC Hagerstown EWI, Inc. OCC OP Hagerstown Recycling Co. ONP, 0CC HI, OP Maryland Metals, Hagerstown Maryland Paper Co.' OCC, ONP williamsport Applegate, Inc.' Phone Dir. Hagerstown 0NP Tri-State Recycling Hancock Union Rescue Mission Hagerstown U.S. Recycling Hagerstown Waste Management, Inc. ARC Hagerstown Clean Rock' ONP, OCC HI, OP HI, OP Al Cans Wh Goods St, Scrap Al Cans Al Cans Wh Goods St, Scrap Al Cans OCC, ONP Al Cans PET, HDPE Clr, Br Grn HI, ONP, Al Cans PET, HDPE Clr OCC Const. Rubble Mixed Glass Chambersburg Waste Paper ONP, OP OCC, HI Abbreviations: Paper - ONP (Old newspapers); OCC (Old corrugated containers); OP (Office paper); HI (Higrade paper); Metal - Al cans (Aluminum cans); ST (Steel cans); Wh Goods (Appliances); Br (brown); Grn (green); ' End User, Manufacturer -79- 2. Market Development Market development in Washington County has taken several approaches. The County is carrying out its goal of purchasing recycled paper goods. The County is a member of the Western Maryland Cooperative Purchasing Committee, enabling it to procure larger amounts of recycled paper products at a lower price. These include envelopes, toilet tissue, paper towels, kraft envelopes, computer papers, and photocopy paper used by County departments. The County also utilizes recycled letterhead stationary and envelopes. The County stockroom strives to carry recycled paper products such as notebook dividers and legal pads. The Purchasing Department's goal is to significantly increase its procurement of recycled photocopy paper and green line computer paper. First Urban Fiber, a company that will de -ink and recycle mixed paper pulp, is in the process of constructing a large plant in Hagerstown. Maryland Paper Company is doubling its capacity to process old cardboard and newspaper. 3. Regional Marketing The County was a participant in the 1991 Regional Solid Waste Management Study which included analysis of regional energy and materials markets. Study results listing various regional, intermediate and final markets for recyclables are included in the appendix. -80- Section 4 - Recyclable Materials Collection According to experience in other communities, an important issue in developing recycling programs is often the collection system for the recyclable materials. It is especially challeng- ing to plan for programs in Washington County, due to a signifi- cant low density rural population, along with eight incorporated municipalities having no legal mandate to recycle. Residential material recycling will continue to be an important part of recycling efforts in Washington County and in the towns in the County. 1. Curbside Collection Systems Due to the higher population density of the larger municipali- ties, they are the most logical locations to begin curbside recycling. Williamsport evaluated costs, markets and benefits of contracting to provide this service in cooperation with the county, and began a contracted curbside program in 1994. The County government has provided economic incentives to assist the towns with program start up costs. Hagerstown provided mixed paper curbside collection through its contracted hauler, along with leaf collection, beginning fall, 1995. Since Washington County and the municipalities (except Han- cock) rely completely on the private sector for waste collection services, collection of recyclable materials will most likely continue to be by private contractors. Contractors are encouraged to provide collection services, in part, by means of the waste collection licensing ordinance adopted by the County. This is consistent with Plan goals of encouraging a primary role for private enterprise. 2. Dropoff Centers The dropoff program with the 17 "Citizen Recycling Collec- tion Site" bins has been very successful and will continue as long as it is of benefit to County residents. The bins have been available for over five years, and collected material volumes have begun to level off, as a result of the rising value of materials and expansion of curbside programs in the municipal- ities. As curbside collection services become more available, the location and number of drop off bins will likely be adjusted. 3. Other Materials Additional waste stream materials that will continue to be targeted are yard waste and leaves, (Section 3.6.1. Solid Waste Collection Licensing Ordinance, Appendix A) telephone books, corrugated cardboard and magazines. The GBB study report estimates a leaf and yard waste diver- sion potential of up to 5,000 tons, assuming an aggressive, well publicized and funded program. Yard waste diversion will be accomplished by diverting stockpiling and composting material at -82- a designated area at the new rubblefill site. The advantages and disadvantages of providing one or more decentralized leaf compos- ting sites in other locations in the County will be analyzed as the composting program operates. Beginning in fall, 1993, old telephone books were accepted in the newspaper compartment of the County citizen recycling drop off bins. Having multiple drop off sites available is expected to greatly increase the volume of collected telephone books. Cardboard from the residential waste stream will continue to be accepted at the trailer located at the Resh landfill recycling dropoff area and at bins located at all the convenience centers. At the Resh landfill, a covered roll off box for magazines will also continue to be available, as well as drop off locations for used motor oil, used antifreeze and car battery recycling. Estimated recovery rates of selected recyclable materials that could be collected for recycling from the residential waste stream are projected in Table 11, based on the 1993 GBB Sampling and Sort Report. The low rate scenario assumes a low intensity recycling effort, while the high rate scenario is based on a well funded and publicized, aggressively implemented program for recycling. Additional estimated recovery rates of other recyclable materials in the residential waste stream are listed in Table 12. -83- Capital and operating expenses for these collection programs will be determined in part by private sector competition. Estimated costs are summarized in the Financial Planning chapter. Table 11 Residential Waste Stream Recoverable Recyclable Materials Component Tons Estimated Recovery Rate (Tons) Available ' Low Medium High Newsprint 3,327.29 831.82 1,663.65 2,329.10 PET Bottles 170.73 25.61 42.68 .29 HDPE Bottles 264.33 39.65 66.08 105.73 Aluminum cans 299.37 59.87 134.72 194.59 Steel cans 809.86 121.48 283.45 364.44 Clear Glass 1,524.43 381.11 533.55 762.22 TOTAL 6,396.01 1,444.58 2,694.19 3,764.50 i Assuming 100% recovery of recyclables entering landfill Table 12 Residential Waste Stream Other Recoverable Recyclable Materials Component Tons Estimated Recovery Rate (Tons) Available Low Medium High, Cardboard 1,765.73 264.86 441.43 529.72 Magazines 1,209.78 181.47 302.44 362.93 Yard Waste 8,789.76 1,757.95 3,515.90 5,273.86 TOTAL 11,765.27 2,204.28 4,259.77 6,166.51 4. Institutional and Commercial Collection Institutional recycling is expected to continue to provide an increasing percentage of recyclable material volume during the -84- planning period. This is due to higher prices for paper and cardboard as well as more detailed and reliable data on material volumes collected. Volumes of the various materials collected at institutions will depend on several factors, including the amount of organization and promotion of recycling at each facility. County government sponsored promotion may include public recogni- tion with the "be on the list" program. This program was de- signed to encourage business and industry recycling. A list of businesses, institutions, and governments that report their recycling efforts are published in a large ad in the local newspaper. The "be on the list" theme is used to encourage recycling reporting for Washington County's Annual Report to MDE. The ad is run at or near earth day. Other activities, such as advertising and public information will also be used. Ongoing activities such as providing information and technical assistance to encourage a commitment to recycle will continue and be given more emphasis. Institutional establishments will continue to make arrange- ments with waste haulers to pick up and deliver their recyclables to material processing businesses in the community and region. State owned and operated facilities and institutions in Washington County are under Maryland Department of the Environ- ment mandates to meet the state Recycling Act planning and recycling goals. The Maryland Correctional Facility is refining and improving an 0CC collection program that is consistent with their security requirements. The feasibility of using prison -85- labor to sort recyclables and compostable materials from the County waste stream is being studied by the Maryland Environ- mental Service. County offices and schools will continue ongoing office paper and mixed paper collection and recycling activities. Other materials including clear glass bottles and aluminum cans will continue to be collected for recycling from County offices, and from schools on a special project basis. Commercial Recycling Collection An effective commercial recycling program is important to meeting diversion and recycling rate objectives. The new hauler licensing ordinance in combination with the landfill material ban should greatly encourage haulers to provide special collection services to commercial accounts and enable the county to more accurately track amounts of these materials. Owners and managers of commercial establishments will continue to be educated and informed about making arrangements with waste haulers to pick up and deliver their recyclables to material processing businesses in the community and region. County involvement will consist primarily of providing information, technical assistance and recognition through the "be on the list" program to encourage recycling, and monitoring and reporting amounts of materials recycled, based on reports submitted by collection companies. Materials that commercial establishments will be encouraged to target for recycling are primarily used office paper and old corrugated cardboard. These materials are estimated to make up 7.5% and 20.8% respectively of the commercial waste stream. According to the GBB waste sort study, wood waste and pal- lets, at 19.8% of the commercial waste stream, are a very signif- icant component of materials entering the County landfill. The sanitary landfill ban on pallets and wood waste will encourage businesses and waste haulers to divert more woody material away from landfilling and to the rubble landfill for reduction to useable mulch in the tub grinder. The estimated recovery rates of commercial recyclable materi- als that could be diverted from landfilling is listed in Table 13. These figures are taken from the 1993 GBB Materials Recovery Facility Options Analysis Report, Table IV -18a. The low rate scenario assumes a low intensity recycling effort, while the high rate scenario is based on a well funded and publicized, aggres- sively implemented program for material diversion and recycling. -87- Table 13 Recoverable Commercial Recyclable Materials Tons Estimated Recovery Rate (Tons) Component Available' Low Medium High Office Paper 3,326.53 498.98 1,330.61 1,995.92 Corrugated 9,413.31 951.33 2,853.99 4,280.99 Yard Waste 377.50 18.88 94.38 151.00 Wood Waste* 13,713.56 685.68 1,371.36 2,742.71 TOTAL 26,830.90 2,154.87 5,650.34 9,170.62 *"Wood waste" Excludes land clearing debris 1 Assumes 100% recovery of recyclables entering landfill Estimated Collection Data While specific tonnage goals for various materials cannot, accurately be stated due to the unknowns of the continuously evolving recycling program and the newly opened leaf and yard waste composting area at the rubble landfill, the County is committed to continuing to exceed the State mandated goal of recycling 15% of the solid waste stream. Estimated quantities of recoverable materials that could be collected, diverted and accounted for during the planning period are summarized in Table 14. These figures are taken from the high range of the estimated recovery rates for residential recycling and from the low range for commercial recycling given in the GBB study report. Table 14 Material Estimated Materials From Recycling Pro ram* (Tons/Year) Commercial Recycling Programs (Estimated). Newsprint Glass Plastic Bottles Aluminum Steel Cans Corrugated Office Paper Magazines Leaves, Yard waste Wood Waste Residential Recycling Programs (Estimated) 2,329.10 174.02 194.59 364.44 529.72 362.93 5,273.86 9,990.88 TOTAL 762.22 951.33 498.98 2,154.87 * 12,145.75 TONS * From 1993 GBB study report. These figures do not include existing recycling activity and programs. Section 5 - Processing of Recyclables The private hauling contractor for the County drop off bin program operates a facility for processing the collected material. Some material, such as newspaper, is delivered to an end user industry located in the County. Other materials are taken to markets and end users in neighboring states. Intermediate Separation The 1993 GBB Materials Recovery Facility Options Analysis report recommended a materials recovery facility constructed in the County have a design capacity of between 30 and 50 tons per day. Due to the volume of materials collected from the dropoff, commercial and expanded roadside collection programs in Washington and surrounding counties, a private materials recovery facility has been constructed. Under the county agreement, the facility is required to accept and process recyclables from any hauler. It is expected that one or more privately operated material processing facilities will provide contracted recycling services to Hagerstown and other communities with higher density populations. This is consistent with plan goals of encouraging a primary role for private enterprise in as many aspects of recycling efforts and activity as possible. -90- Compostina The County composting facility located at the rubblefill site began operation in July, 1995. A tub grinder has been installed at the site for yard waste and waste wood processing. Due to the leaf, yard waste, and waste wood ban, homogeneous loads of these materials are directed away from the Resh Road landfill and are directed to the rubblefill site. A grant application is being considered for a windrow turning machine that will be stationed at the rubblefill. This will enable consistent processing and help produce a higher quality compost. Section 6 - Public Education and Promotion Education and promotion are critical to the success of recycling in Washington County. The aim and purpose of education and promotion is to change attitudes and behaviors of Washington County businesses, industries and citizensconcerning the handling of waste. The following educational goals and objectives are considered important to the success of recycling and integrated waste management in Washington County. 1. To provide up-to-date accurate information on recycling and waste management issues to the general public. a) Landfill space and waste management issues b) Economic issues c) Environmental issues d) Legal issues -91- e) Collection, contamination and market issues f) Accountability for recycling 2. To provide detailed recycling and waste management information to specific target groups. a) To assist public and private schools in Washington County with comprehensive recycling program information, instructional strategies, resource materials and field trips. b) To work with the Chamber of Commerce, Solid Waste Advisory Committee, waste generators, waste haulers, and other special groups that may be important to successful recycling in Washington County. c) To provide information on what can be recycled, how materials may be collected, hauling and processing options for recyclables and end use markets for the materials. To accomplish the goals and objectives listed above requires a wide range of promotional and educational activity. To aid in these activities a staff person was added to assist the recycling coordinator. Listed below are activities, promotions and services the recycling program coordinator is actively involved in to accomplish the County's recycling goals. 1) Operate a highly visible residential drop off program in 17 locations in the County. In addition to providing a recycling service these sites provide advertising and awareness functions. -92- 2) Monthly campaign utilizing radio and print media. 3) Frequent presentations to professional and social organizations. 4) Plan and coordinate special programs such as "3 Tons in 3 Hours", PTA recycling drive, leaf swaps, business catalog recycling drives, mall recycling programs, "Back to School Days" and other special events. 5) Design and use of a recycling display booth. 6) Guest speaker for school programs, distribute recycling book covers to all schools, provide films for school and public library use. 7) Provide tours of the Washington County Landfill. 8) Promote the "be on the list" program to encourage businesses, institutions, and governmental agencies to report their recycling efforts. As discussed in a previous chapter, an additional staff person was added to the landfill staff to assist the recycling coordinator, and allow him more time to devote to educational and outreach activities. The assistant will provide part time management of drop off bins around the County and work at the landfill scale house the remainder of the time. Hagerstown Recycling The City provided Hagerstown residents with a detailed brochure explaining procedures to participate in a new program for curbside pickup of yard waste beginning October 24 and mixed paper beginning November 1, 1995. -93- Section 7 - Financial Planning It is the County's intent to rely as much as possible on the private sector for the provision of recycling services such as collection, sorting, processing and marketing. As a result, costs will be dependent on market forces and are therefore difficult at this time to estimate with any certainty. Costs will most likely be met by user fees. Recycling is a part of the County Department of Solid Wastes. This integrated waste management approach provides the opportunity for the sharing of labor and equipment costs. The County government believes that the success of recycling depends on efficient, cost effective programs. It is anticipated that the successful recycling in the County will result in a loss of some revenue for the operating budget of the landfill due to diversion of materials but a savings in long term capital costs. Budgeting for Recycling Aside from recycling services that are provided through the sharing of equipment and labor with the Solid Waste Department, the County has separate categories in the budget for recycling programs. The fiscal 1995-1996 budget has a recycling programs operating budget of $382,813. These funds support the contracts for recycling services, educational materials, advertising and promotions, salaries, operating supplies and composting efforts. The staff is currently evaluating the need for a compost windrow turner. Design and construction of the County's composting facility is part of the new rubblefill budget. As the overall recycling strategy is phased in, the County will continue contracts for servicing drop off units in areas that will best serve County residents. Consistent with Plan goals and objectives, the private sector will be encouraged to provide as many Plan components as feasible. The design, construction and operation of the separation facility has been provided by the private sector. The County has provided assistance to Williamsport for start up costs of town recycling collection programs. The County is also seeking ways to encourage other municipal governments to provide recycling services. Section 8 - Implementation Schedule In addition to educational programs, a key component of recycling activity that will continue to require attention by decision makers is the method of providing incentives for recycling to municipal and County residents and businesses. Numerous options warrant study; variable tip fees for loads having a significant amount of recyclable materials, material bans at the landfill, legal mandates and volume based fees are examples. The goal would be appropriate economic incentives and/or disincentives to encourage recycling and waste reduction. -95- Continuing and improving present recycling activities is and will be an ongoing objective of the recycling program. The solid waste collection licensing ordinance will help by providing an incentive for haulers to offer a recycling service to their customers. Additional goals and objectives of the recycling program for 1996, 1997 and 1998 include: 1996 The County will demonstrate it meets the 15% recycling mandate and will continue to work toward maintaining at least 20.5% recycling. The County will review recycling service plans provided by local haulers as required by the licensing ordinance, and monitor volumes of materials. Generators of wood pallets and tree trimmings in the waste stream will be targeted for assistance in diversion and processing. The County will evaluate the feasibility of assisting municipalities with start up costs so as to expand curbside recycling collection service. Williamsport will continue to provide a curbside recycling program, with County assistance. Waste sort data will be reviewed, so as to target additional material(s) for recycling. Methods for diverting additional commercial recyclables from the landfill waste stream will be studied. An improved recycling report/survey system will be developed. The yard waste and wood debris composting site located at the rubble landfill will become operational. All County government departments will be encouraged to be accountable for recycling as an example to citizens and other agencies. 1997 The efficiencies of all programs will be improved. An additional waste sort will be carried out at the landfill. Viability and need for decentralized composting sites will be evaluated. The top ten commercial generators of recyclable materials going to the landfill will be identified, prioritized and encouraged to recycle. -97- County markets for compost/mulch material will be investigated. 1998 A seasonal waste sort will be considered. Commercial generators of large amounts of homogenous waste materials will be identified and assisted in finding or developing markets or uses for the materials. Private recycling facilities in washington county will be assisted with promotion by means of directory listing and by other means as appropriate. Asbestos Disposal Asbestos waste may be accepted at the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill provided that the material that is received is packaged and labeled as specified in COMAR 10.18.15.04, and is managed in the following manner: 1. Prior notification to the landfill supervisor is required; 2. The waste asbestos is unloaded carefully to prevent emission of fibers into the air; 3. The area used for burial of asbestos shall be restricted to the working face of the landfill, or a separate cell dedicated solely to asbestos disposal; 4. The waste shall be completely covered with earth or other refuse and shall not be compacted or driven over until sufficient cover has been applied to prevent the release of asbestos fibers to the atmosphere during compaction or application of other cover material; and 5. Operators at the landfill shall wear respiratory protection approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for protection against asbestos fibers and protective clothing when considered necessary. Emergency Spills e This problem is covered by separate laws and regulations outside the solid waste management subject and are administered by the appropriate emergency -responsive agencies. These regulations are outlined in Federal Law -Sara Title Three, OSHA CFR 1910.120. Maryland Department of the Environment Hazardous and Solid Waste Management, Washington County Hazardous Material Plan, Washington County Disaster Plan, and the Washington County Emergency Operations Plan. Chemical and Petroleum Spills Chemical and petroleum cleanup material can be accepted at the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill if the following conditions are met: 1. The nature of the spilled substance is known. 2. The spilled material is not a controlled hazardous substance as defined in COMAR 26.13.02 3. The spilled material should not adversely affect the landfill liner. -99- 4. The spilled substance is contained in an absorbent of sufficient excess volume that the material deposited at the landfill does not exhibit free liquids as determined by the EPA method 9095 paint filter liquids test. Siting Regulations As mentioned in Chapter Two, the Washington County Zoning Ordinance states that a sanitary landfill is a special exception use in the Agricultural zoning district. This use requires a public hearing and authorization by the County's Board of Zoning Appeals. If allowed, the disposal area would be required to have a 400 foot buffer between its activity and any lot in an "R" district or lot occupied by a dwelling, school, church, or institution for human care. Present siting procedures require compliance with the Maryland Department of Environment Regulations. Local environmental impact regulations are anticipated to be developed by Washington County to address siting of future facilities. Incineration, Medical and Hazardous Waste A permit for incineration of medical waste has been issued to the Washington County Hospital and the Western Maryland Center. A permit has been issued to ICC for the use of tire derived fuel (T.D.F.) In the cement manufacturing process. Incineration of any type of waste is not the preferred method of disposal in Washington County. Recently the County amended it's Zoning -100- Ordinance to prohibit the incineration of hazardous waste or controlled hazardous substances in kilns used or modified for the purpose of incinerating hazardous waste or recycling hazardous waste for fuel in certain zoning districts. Refer to Sections 4.19 and 4.20 of the Washington County Zoning Ordinance. Hazardous Waste Generation Survey A mail survey (see Appendix) was carried out in May 1995. Fifty nine questionnaires were sent to epa registered small quantity (220 to 2,200 pounds annually) and large quantity (over 2,200 pounds annually) hazardous waste generators in Washington County. The survey requested information about the amount and type of waste generated and disposed in 1994. Sixty percent, of the surveys were returned showing approximately 1,196,756 pounds (599 tons) of hazardous wastes were generated in the County. Essentially all was disposed outside of the County and the State by licensed haulers. Data concerning hazardous waste, nuclear waste or radioactive waste generated in Washington County are not currently supplied to the County. Additional legislation at the State level is required to mandate that the information be directly supplied to the County or to the State, for forwarding to the County, for use in developing policies to address these issues. -101- Chapter_ 5 F. 1. & 2. Plan of Action As discussed in Chapter Four, the Washington County Commissioners purchased a 427 acre tract for a future sanitary landfill site along Independence Road, 4 miles west of Hagerstown. Its projected life span is estimated at a minimum of 20+ years. The Commissioners also purchased two contiguous properties totaling 130 acres for the rubble landfill site near Williamsport, Maryland. The rubble landfill opened in July of 1995 and will have a lifespan of a minimum of 25 years. The 148 acre Resh Road Sanitary Landfill site opened in 1982 and was to provide capacity until the year 2004. Cell design and the tons of solid waste generated each year impacted the cell life of the landfill site. The Solid Waste Department now projects that this facility will be filled to capacity by the year 2000. An additional year of capacity may be possible through site work and permitting with MDE. There are three cells that remain to be filled at resh sanitary landfill site. They are identified as cell N -1, N-2, and N-3. Cell N-1 was activated on March 27, 1995. From April through December 1995, 100,166 tons of solid waste was received at the Resh Sanitary Landfill. The average per month tonnage would be 10,016 tons for 1995 (calendar year). In 1994 the average tonnage per month was 11,402 tons per month. In 1993 the -102- average tonnage per month was 10,884 tons. Future tonnage to be landfilled will be impacted by the economy, recycling, waste reduction, new industry waste streams, and waste diversion. The chart on page 105 shows the rate of fill for the Resh Road Landfill based on an estimated average monthly tonnage of 10,000 tons. Due to the factors noted above, variations in the monthly tonnage are likely. Therefore, the chart also shows an estimated rate of fill assuming a 10 percent variation in the waste flow. -103- O O H ---- r z a a U) � z a c L N O CO D W 10 >- 0 c3 0 co o cis N r � 0 3 G 0 52 ce C,) z 1 � O 0 z Co 0 lu W � — 4 o o C 0 0 0 0 0 ° CO N r OD O co -104- The design capacity for the.three remaining cells according to Century Engineering, is 665,080 cubic yards. With a conversion factor of .6 ton per cubic yard, this gives a capacity of 399,048 tons. Rounding to 400,000 tons less tons filled in 1995 gives a remaining capacity of 300,000 tons. As mentioned in the 1988 update, approximately 51% or 76 acres of the 148 acre Resh Road area can actually be used for landfilling. The remaining land is comprised of roads or is unusable due to steep slope. The table of weighing data for July 1994 to June 1995 (Table 4) shows that 16.8% by weight of the total waste stream is comprised of rubble, dirt, yard debris, wood, and building materials. Since the Rubble Landfill has opened, however, these items are now diverted to that site and will substantially reduce the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill waste stream. In addition to construction rubble, the landfill is continually receiving the leftover material from shredded cars, appliances and other materials after all the recyclable products are recovered. This is disposed of by two local businesses. The current average from the July 1994 to June 1995 weighing documents place this contribution to the waste stream at approximately 4.3% of the total amount received at Resh Road Sanitary Landfill within the past 12 month period. This -105- percentage of contribution of unrecyclable solid waste to the waste stream is relatively small but is subject to significant variation. Three items that were discussed in Chapter Five of the Solid Waste Update of 1988 have been brought to fruition. A full-time weighing program began at the Resh Road Sanitary Landfill on July 1, 1989. The benefits of the weighing program are many fold. The computerized counts allow landfill personnel to record the tons of waste entering the Resh Road facility daily, and the types of inbound materials being disposed of. The weighing program also helps more accurately project the close out date of each cell and ultimately the close out of the entire Resh Road Sanitary Landfill. As mentioned in Chapter Four, a study on Hancock's Sanitary landfill was completed in June 1990. As a result of the study, a residential convenience center facility has been installed at the closed Hancock Landfill site to service the Hancock Community. -106- Landfill and Convenience Box Fees and Charges (Effective July 1, 1995 Unless Otherwise Noted) Finance Methods Costs for the new landfill systems, as far as can be determined at present, will be implemented through the Capital Improvements budget. All current financing for the land, both operating and capital, is from County funds and landfill user fees which became effective July 1, 1989. 1. The Landfill fees are as follows: Sanitary Landfill (Commercial Fees) Rubble Landfill Minimum Scale Charge Tires (Auto/Truck to 22") Equipment Tires Asbestos Sludge High Volume -low Weight (Styrofoam, rubber waste, shredder fluff, bed springs) Management/Inspection Fee Solid Waste Collection Licensing Fee $45.00/Ton (Effective 8/1/95) $47.50/Ton (Effective 7/1/97) $35.00/Ton $ 5.00 $130.00/Ton or $2.50 ea. Automobile Tire. All other tires by weight. $250.00 $130.00/Ton $25.00 (Min. Charge) $60.00/Ton (Domestic) $80.00/Ton (Industrial) $75.00/Ton $25.00/Load (Asbestos) $5.00/Load (Domestic Sludge) $50.00/Annual $10.00/Annual (Small Business) 2. The permit fees for cars and trucks is as follows:* Cars $25.00/Annual (Effective 8/l/95) Pickup Trucks $45.00/Annual (Effective 8/1/95) $50.00/Annual (Effective 7/1/96) *Applicable at Resh Road and the Reclamation Rubblefill, and the Greensburg, Kaetzell and Dargan convenience centers. -107- 3. The town of Hancock is exempt from payment of fees for residential waste generated through the town's municipal waste pickup service for waste that is taken to the Resh Sanitary Landfill.* 4. For accounts more than thirty (30) days in arrears following billing, interest will be charged at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum. * By agreement with the Washington County Commissioners the town has a disposal credit of up to $40,000 per year in exchange for providing the site for the County convenience center. 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U cd O r-i U U] U U4 U ONQ)WU Q) r1 H +) cd •n i W.PW -) WOW •n 4-) a) •r+ 4) N Or -I •n cd Q) •n m •n m H 04U)4 000) 0am 0cnm O.Q y O4 -O0 00m0 co000 �IaO H(d0 X100 ga)ro 10 PO •x $400 UcnUb wov wUU I�P4v aQW a E-' WE-' 04E+ULO -109- Estimated costs for compliance with EPA subtitled criteria for landfill closure and post closure are as follows: For Closure (Equipment and Final Cover POST Closure Care TOTAL * Estimated current closure are applii Closeout Facilities) $ 2,365,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 3,500,000 $13,915,000* cost of closure and post ;able to entire landfill. Source: Washington County Finance Director Close-out dates for both the Resh Road and Hancock Sanitary Landfill sites were discussed in earlier sections of this document. Preliminary plans include using the Resh Road facility for a recreational area and the Hancock landfill for a wildlife sanctuary upon closure. These proposed uses would be consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan. -110- RECOMMENDATIONS The 1992 Solid Waste Management Plan's Recommendations Short Term: Within 2 Year Planning Period 1. Reduce the amount of landfilling by promoting recycling including, where feasible, curbside programs. Status; Ongoing as part of the recycling coordinators responsibilities. 2. Encourage industry and business to do studies on their waste streams and to file on a yearly basis, with the County Recycling Coordinator, what and how much they are recycling so it can be included in the total tonnage for Washington County. Status: "Be on the list" Program in Progress. 3. Make every possible effort to involve all municipalities in Washington County in a recycling program. Investigate various incentives including the possibility of providing financial inducements to achieve participation. Status: Ongoing -- Williamsport assisted to date. -111- 4. Develop and adopt environmental impact analysis regulations. These regulations should at a minimum be applicable to all recycling, waste disposal, waste processing, waste to energy and waste transportation or storage facilities proposed for location or operation within the County. Status: Background research done. Methodology and text to be determined. 5. Utilize the recommendations of the Sludge Task Force Committee to develop a sanitary sludge disposal policy for inclusion in the solid waste plan. Status: Unchanged 6. Request that the State adopt regulations mandating operations which generate hazardous, nuclear, radioactive or medical waste be required to supply quantity and method of disposal information to the County for use in developing policies to address these issues in Solid Waste Management plans. Status: Unchanged -112- 7. Investigate and evaluate the feasibility of providing a spring and fall amnesty day for collection of household hazardous waste. Status: Under evaluation Long Term: Beyond 2 Year Planning Period 1. In the future, do not limit review of site locations for new landfills to the Conococheague watershed area. 2. Identify appropriate locations to address the siting needs of various types of recycling operations and processes. Accomplished according to appropriate zoning categories. 3. Consider, if necessary, the augmentation of current regulations with the appropriate ordinances mandating recycling for everyone in Washington County. The Solid Waste Collection Licensing Ordinance requires haulers to offer recycling services. 4. Promote the composting of leaves and shredded yard waste through the establishment of regional yard waste composting sites throughout the County. This will be evaluated based on experience with the composting site at the rubble landfill.. 5. Evaluate as warranted, the need and feasibility for, establishing additional rubble disposal sites throughout the County. -113- APPENDIX A RECOMMENDATIONS The 1982 Solid Waste Management Study contained seven recommendations. They were: 1. Continue landfilling as the most economical method of solid waste disposal. 2. Begin a search for a new site immediately. 3. Begin a continuous weighing program so both quantitative and qualitative data are available. 4. Establish a separate rubble site in the Resh Road area. 5. Undertake a study of the Hancock site to determine if it should remain open or be closed and used as a transfer station. 6. Provide a separate area at the Resh Road site for the general public to dispose of its trash. 7. Begin slicing all tires brought into the landfill. Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 have been implemented. The county's opening date for the Rubble Landfill was July, 1995. Tires are no longer sliced and are recycled. -114- The 1988 Solid Waste Study contained four recommendations. They were: 1. Determine through a land survey a more accurate completion estimate for the Resh Road site than is currently available. 2. Begin a continuous weighing program. Without it, we have only sporadic records of the types and amounts of solid waste entering the landfill. The daily average for the 13 -day period in 1987 was 538 tons. In another weighing in 1988, on four separate days, the daily average was 782 tons. Is this large variation to be expected or is it a rare fluctuation? Without continuous weighings, we cannot know. A permanent record of daily trash components is needed to determine tipping fees and to determine the most efficient way to implement and administer the recycling program. A system needs to be set up for collecting the data and storing it in a computer for retrieval and analysis. 3. Begin working with the State on setting aside a rubble disposal site at Resh Road. 4. Explore the possibility of Conservit or major demolition contractors setting up and running their own rubble sites. Items 1, 2, 3, AND 4 have been implemented or are -115- currently in the completion process. Item #4 was addressed by the opening of Clean Rock, Inc. A private company recycling rubble and used building and paving material. The 1990 Solid Waste Management Plan contained seven recommendations. They were: 1. Promote and implement Washington County's Recycling Plan. A. Attempt to surpass the Plan's 20.5% waste stream reduction which exceeds the State's mandate by 5.5%, and pursue a goal of 50% reduction in the waste stream that is currently landfilled by examination of present and future technologies that are environmentally sound. 1995 Status: The County is continuing to implement the Recycling Plan. B. Establish recycling centers at all County landfill facilities, i.e. deposit areas for newspaper, glass, aluminum, plastic and cardboard. 1995 Status: Recycling dropoff centers have been established at all County landfill facilities and municipalities. -116- C. Establish a yard waste composting site at a designated area for the disposal of leaves, grass clippings, and brush. 1995 Status: As of September, 1995, the Solid Waste Department is directing collected leaves and yard waste to the new rubble landfill for composting. D. Pursue the establishment of a yearly household hazardous waste amnesty day. 1995 Status: No action has been taken at this time. E. Establish a mechanical/manual material recovery facility for the sorting of selected recyclable, i.e. plastics, glass, bi-metal products and cardboard. 1995 Status: A private waste and recyclables collection company has established such a facility. F. Promote and expand the waste oil recovery program. Establish additional designated sites for the disposal of used oil. 1995 Status: Implemented; additional sites in Boonsboro and at all convenience centers. -117- 2. Encourage a primary role for private enterprise in all collecting, recycling, and marketing efforts. A. Investigate financial incentives to encourage creation of local recyclable materials markets. 1995 Status: The County encourages the creation of markets for recyclables to the extent feasible. B. Where appropriate, encourage non-profit agencies to offer recycling services. 1995 Status: Implemented. The recycling coordinator provides public information and a listing of these agencies. C. Investigate methods to encourage local private enterprise to begin recycling programs. Implemented. 3. Continue to pursue a comprehensive waste management program for Carroll, Frederick, Howard and Washington Counties. This would include investigation into regional recycling and incineration feasibility. 1995 Status: The Solid Waste staff continues to share information with the Recycling Department in Frederick County on matters of mutual concern. -118- 4. Investigate methods for continuous monitoring of closed landfill sites. 1995 Status: Arrangements have been made with the Washington County Sanitary District for continuous monitoring of closed, active and future landfill sites. 5. Pursue plans to develop closed out landfill facilities into areas designated for public use. Examples include recreational areas, open space and wildlife sanctuaries. 1995 Status: Currently being implemented. 6. Continue the process of acquisition and preparation of new sanitary and rubble landfill sites. 1995 Status: Currently being implemented. 7. Establish a Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Committee to solicit and encourage citizen input and technical assistance for oversight of all solid waste management issues. 1995 Status: Implemented. -119- AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION LICENSING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND WHEREAS, by virtue of the authority contained in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 25, Sections 3(v) and 14A, the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, is authorized to adopt, and from time to time amend, revise, rescind or change an Ordinance requiring, regulating or providing for the collection, removal, and disposal of solid waste, and they may license solid waste haulers and direct the disposition of solid wastes within Washington County; and WHEREAS, the adoption of such an Ordinance is necessary in the public interest and efficient management of solid waste collection and disposal and in the management of a program of recycling; and WHEREAS, there have been duly advertised public meeting and an opportunity for public comment. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, does hereby enact and ordain as follows: SECTION 1.0 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions describe the meaning of the terms used. -120- Asbestos means any of the naturally occurring mineral fibers of the serpentine and amphibole series including actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysolite, crocidolite, and termolite. Bulky waste means large items of solid waste which because of their size or weight require handling other than normally used for solid waste. Bulky waste includes, but is not necessarily limited to, such items as tree trunks and stumps, appliances, and furniture; but does not include recyclable appliances. Clean fill means an uncontaminated nonwater-soluble, nondecomposable, inert solid such as rock, soil materials•, and gravel. Collection means the act of picking up solid waste at its point of generation or storage and placing it in a vehicle. Construction/Demolition Waste does not include the following if they are separated from other waste and used as clean fill: (a) Uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel, unused brick, and block and concrete. (b) Waste from land clearing, grubbing, and excavation including trees, brush, and vegetative material. -121- Container means any portable device in which a material is stored, transported, treated, disposed of, or otherwise handled. Contaminated soil means a portion of Solid Waste consisting of hydrocarbon contaminated earth or fill, typically generated due to a spill or leak. Contaminated Soil is a Special Handling Waste. Convenience Center means a solid waste acceptance facility owned or operated by or on behalf of Washington County where containers are available for household waste and household recyclables. County means the County Commissioners of Washington County, a body politic and corporate of the State of Maryland and where appropriate to the context means the area located within the geographic boundaries of Washington County, Maryland, including the municipalities located therein. The Director of Public Works and the Director of Solid Waste are authorized representatives of the Board of County Commissioners in all matters of solid waste. Director of Finance shall mean the Finance Director for Washington County, Maryland. -122- Disposal means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing or final disposition of solid waste, specifically including the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater. Disposal facility means a waste management facility used for the final disposal of residual materials not currently reusable for either technological or economic reasons. Environmentally unsound means any persistent or continuous condition resulting from the methods of operation or design that impairs the quality of the environment when compared to the surrounding background environment or violates any Federal, State, county or municipal standard. Free liquids means liquids which readily separate from the solid portion of a waste under ambient temperature and pressure. Friable asbestos material means any material that contains more than one percent asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand -123- pressure or otherwise could become airborne. Generator means any person who produces any waste materials regulated by this Ordinance. Haulage vehicle means a vehicle designed for and used to transport solid waste. Hauler means a person engaged in the act of collection of solid waste and/or transporting such waste. Hazardous waste means any refuse, sludge, or other waste material or combination of refuse, sludge, or other waste materials in solid, semi -solid, liquid or gaseous form, which, because of its quantity, concentrations, or chemical, physical or infectious characteristics, as defined in 40 CFR 261, may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed. Categories of hazardous waste materials, include, but are not limited to, explosives, flammable, oxidizers, and reactive wastes, poisons, irritants, and corrosives. Household Hazardous Waste means hazardous waste, as defined above, generated in a residential household, that is exempt from the regulations, governing the storage, transport, and -124- disposal of hazardous waste, due to the relatively small volume of generation by a single generator or household. Infectious Waste means any waste that comes from a hospital, clinic, or laboratory and that is known or suspected to be contaminated with organisms capable of producing disease or infection in humans. Infectious waste includes: (a) Disposable equipment, instruments, and utensils; (b) Contaminated needles, scalpels, and razor blades; (c) Human tissue and organs that result from surgery, obstetrics, or autopsy; (d) Feces, urine, vomitus, and suctionings; (e) Live vaccines for human use; (f) Blood and blood products; and (g) Laboratory specimens, such as tissues, blood elements, excreta, and secretions. MDE means the Maryland Department of the Environment. Materials designated for recycling means those recyclable materials that the County identifies as reasonable to recycle when collection costs, processing costs, markets, and beneficial effects of reducing waste are considered. Materials designated for recycling include 1 & 2 plastic bottles - HDPE/PET, newspapers, glass bottles and jars, food and beverage cans, office paper, and corrugated cardboard. -125- Materials recovery facility MRF) means a central processing area that consists of a combination of equipment and handpicking to process materials designated for recycling to market specifications. Municipal solid waste (hereinafter sometimes designated "MSW") means garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash, and other solid waste from residential, commercial, industrial, and community generators which is collected in aggregate, but does not include special handling wastes, recyclables, residual waste, auto hulks, ash, construction and demolition debris, mining wastes, sludge, agricultural wastes, tires, and other materials collected, processed, and disposed of as separate waste streams. Open burning means the combustion of any material without any of the following characteristics. 1. Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature for efficient combustion; 2. Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; -126- 3. Control of emission of the gaseous combustion products. Person means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation (including a government corporation), corporate official, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. Recyclables (also recyclable materials) means those materials that when kept separate from the waste stream and processed, can be used to produce a product. Recyclable White Goods consist of large appliances (i.e. generally weighing more than fifty pounds) including, but not necessarily limited to the following: air conditioners, clothes washing and drying machines, dish washers, hot water heaters, refrigerators and freezers, or stoves and ovens. Recycling or reclamation means any lawful method, technique, or process used to collect, store, separate, process, modify, convert, treat, or otherwise prepare recyclable materials. Residue means any material that remains after completion of manual, thermal, mechanical or chemical processing. -127- Salvaging means the controlled removal of any solid waste from a solid waste disposal facility for reuse. Sanitary and/or Rubble Landfill means a facility at which solid waste is deposited on or into the land as fill for the purpose of permanent disposal and which has received all necessary permits. Scavenge or Scavenging means removal of recyclables or other items from the waste stream without the prior approval of the generator or, if removed by the generator and placed for delivery to a hauler or committed to a hauler, without the prior permission of the hauler; or removal in a manner not authorized in this Ordinance. It does not include separation or segregation of waste for purposes of implementing the County's recycling program. Sludge means any solid, semi -solid, or liquid residue consisting of solids combined with water and dissolved materials in varying amounts generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial water or wastewater treatment plant or process or flue gas scrubber. Small business means any business that has fewer than five full-time employees. The business may be constituted under any legal form. -128- Solid waste means garbage, refuse, residue, sludge, and other non -liquid discarded materials resulting from personal, residential, community, mining, agricultural, industrial, or commercial activity, including recyclables. Solid waste does not include any hazardous waste. Solid waste acceptance facility means any sanitary and/or rubble landfill, combustion plant (i.e. incinerator), transfer station, resource recovery facility or materials recovery facility (MRF), which has a primary purpose to dispose of, treat, or process solid wastes. Solid waste management means the systematic and integrated administration of activities involving the collection, separation, storage, transportation, transfer, re -use, of disposal of solid wastes considering adequate measures for environmental protection, sound engineering, and efficient economics. Special handling wastes means a portion of municipal solid waste which consists of sludge, ash residue, contaminated soil, high volume/low weight waste, asbestos waste, and others that may apply. -129- Transfer station means an intermediate waste facility at which mixed municipal solid waste, or other materials are temporarily deposited before being transported to a processing facility or final disposal site. Treatment means any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste, or so as to recover energy or material resources from the waste, or so to render such waste non -hazardous, or less hazardous, safer to transport, store, or dispose of; or amenable for recovery, amendable for storage, or reduced in volume. Waste stream means all MSW, industrial waste, hazardous waste, medical waste, recyclables and sludge in any form, i.e. solid, liquid, or gaseous, that is disposed of by the generator. Yard waste means any materials normally generated in the maintenance of gardens, yards, lawns, or landscaped areas, whether residential, commercial or public, including leaves, grass clippings, plants, shrubs, prunings and trimmings less than 4 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter. Yard waste does not include other tree waste, land clearing debris, waste pavement, or soil. -130- Section 2.0 LICENSING RE UIREMENTS Section 2.1 LICENSE REQUIRED 2.1.1 No person whose primary business is solid waste collection shall engage or continue to engage in the collection, haulage or disposal of solid wastes, including the collection or purchase of recyclables, within Washington County without first filing for and obtaining a license from the County. 2.1.2 No licensee shall collect or transport any Washington County solid wastes to or from any solid waste acceptance facility with any vehicle that has not been licensed by County for that use. 2.1.3 Licenses issued hereunder may not be assigned to any other person without the prior consent of County which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Vehicle licenses issued hereunder in the form of a sticker may not be transferred to any other vehicle and must only be affixed to the vehicle for which it is issued. Licenses issued hereunder shall be and remain the property of County. Stickers shall be firmly affixed in a prominent location on the left front (driver's side) of the vehicle so that it can be readily visible. 2.1.4 Licenses shall be issued for one year on a fiscal year -131- basis (July 1 through June 30). There will be no proration of fees for licenses issued during the course of the fiscal year. 2.1.5 A licensee shall notify the County within thirty (30) days of any change of information supplied in its application for a license . 2.1.6 The failure to provide the information required by subsection 2.1.5 hereof shall be grounds and sufficient cause to revoke summarily the license. 2.1.7 The County may bar vehicles or containers from County Facilities of in the County's opinion the vehicle or container may cause a nuisance or an unsafe condition. Section 2.2 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE 2.2.1 Applications for licenses issued hereunder shall be made on forms supplied by the Board of County Commissioners for Washington County, Maryland, and shall contain all information requested by County. An application will not be accepted or processed unless it is complete. That information shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Name of the applicant (2) Applicant's mailing address (3) List of the vehicles and equipment owned and -132- leased by the applicant which are to be permitted hereunder (4) Name, address, and telephone number of the primary contact acting as representative for the applicant (5) The appropriate fee based on the fee schedule supplied by the Director of Solid Waste for Washington County (6) A description of the hauler's plan for the collection and disposal of solid waste including recyclables. The plan as a minimum must take into consideration materials designated for recycling including the following materials: commercial corrugated cardboard and office paper products, residential materials including newspapers, glass bottles and jars, food and beverage cans, and HDPE/PET plastic bottles. OFFICIAL COMMENT A person who is in the business of collecting or purchasing Washington County generated recyclables must acquire a license. The primary purpose of this requirement is to identify the person as someone from whom a report of collection is expected. As contemplated at the time of adoption of this Ordinance, licensing is primarily an identification tool, but in the event of violation, it provides a measure of security for implementation -133- of the County's plan to reach its recycling goals. Nevertheless, in the event of violations, particularly failure to report or illegal dumping, a license may be suspended or revoked and other penalties sought. 2.2.2 Initial applications must be filed no later than June 20, for licenses to be effective on July 1. 2.2.3 Within thirty (30) days of filing the application for license the applicant will be notified by the Director of Solid Waste whether or not the application is approved. 2.2.4 As licenses are issued for periods of one year running from July 1 through June 30, applications for license renewals must also be filed with the Director of Solid Waste no later than April 30 of each year. Short form renewals are available from the Board of County Commissioners if the data listed under 2.2.1 has not changed. If the information has changed a modified full application must be filed. 2.2.5 A licensee shall notify the Director of Solid Waste within thirty (30) days of any change of information supplied on its application for a license. 2.2.6 Failure to provide any information required in connection with any license application or renewal or failure to -134- inform the County of any change in information previously supplied in connection with any application or renewal shall be grounds and sufficient cause to either deny any pending application or to revoke, or suspend any active license of a solid waste hauler. Section 2.3 WASTE HANDLING REQUIREMENTS (General) Any person, regardless of whether they are required to be licensed, who collects, hauls, or disposes of solid waste shall comply with the following requirements: 2.3.1 No person shall deposit solid waste except in approved solid waste acceptance facilities in accordance with Section 3.0 of this Ordinance and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations. 2.3.2 No person shall cause solid waste except recyclables to remain or to be stored in any collection or haulage vehicle. In case of inclement weather, Act of God, or emergency such as equipment breakdown or accident, no solid waste shall be allowed to remain or to be stored in any collection or haulage vehicle in excess of 24 hours. If an emergency arises or inclement weather occurs, the hauler is responsible for having the material removed to its intended destination in a timely manner. 2.3.3 No person shall cause a vehicle to be used for the -135- collection or haulage of solid waste if the design of the vehicle is such that any material will be allowed to spill onto any roadway. 2.3.4 No person shall cause a vehicle used for hauling solid waste to be used beyond its design capabilities or in such a manner that littering or spillage of the materials could occur. 2.3.5 All work or collection crews operating solid waste collection systems shall take reasonable care to protect the property of customers being served. Any damage or spillage of materials, occurring as a result of the collector's actions shall be the collector's responsibility. 2.3.6 No person shall collect, transport or deliver any solid waste in Washington County in such manner as to allow for littering, spillage or the creation of a nuisance in any other manner. All loads shall be secured and covered, if necessary. 2.3.7 No person shall collect, transport or deliver to any designated County facility any material that is or shows evidence of smoking, smoldering or burning. 2.3.8 In the event a person must dump materials in transit in an emergency due to smoking, smoldering or burning, that person shall be responsible for immediately notifying the Department of -136- Public Works and the police and fire departments having jurisdiction and shall be responsible for cleanup of materials dumped during the emergency. Clean-up shall be accomplished promptly, but in no event later than 24 hours after dumping and the material shall then be properly disposed of. 2.3.9 No person shall manage or dispose of a part or fraction of the waste stream except in accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations and this Ordinance. 2.3.10 No person shall use open burning as a means of solid waste management in Washington County unless permitted by the appropriate State or local regulatory authority. 2.3.11 No person shall manage or dispose of any part of the waste stream within Washington county in any manner which results in violation of local, state, or federal laws. SECTION 3.0 SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE POLICIES 3.1 Only solid waste generated in Washington County may be delivered to or disposed of at County operated facilities. If the solid waste is a special handling waste, it may not be delivered to a County facility unless prior approval has been issued allowing the delivery and then, only in strict compliance with the terms thereof. -137- 3.2 Any person delivering unacceptable waste, including waste generated outside Washington County, to a County facility will be responsible for the payment of any fine that may be assessed, for the removal of the unacceptable waste from the site, clean-up and remediation of any damages resulting from such delivery, and reimbursement of all costs and damages incurred by the County as a result of such delivery in addition to payment of the applicable solid waste management fee. 3.3 The following are considered unacceptable wastes and no person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any of the following materials in any County Sanitary Landfill. (1) Hot ashes or any material that shows evidence of smoking, smoldering or burning; (2) Guns, rifles, pistols, firearms or ammunition of any kind; (3) Explosive materials or other lethal wastes; (4) Tree stumps; (5) Logs, branches or timbers measuring over four (4) inches in diameter and four (4) feet in length; (6) Concrete slabs, curbing, brick bats, stone or similar material of any dimension which is greater than six (6) inches; (7) Gasoline, oil products, petroleum product waste and sludge or any combustible material; -138- (8) Pipe measuring over four (4) feet in length or four (4) inches in diameter; (9) Special handling waste without a permit for same. (10) Motor vehicles or any part thereof; (11) Hazardous wastes; (12) Sealed drums, closed large containers, and tanks of any size or type; (13) Liquids or wastes containing free liquids; (14) Intact bulky wastes; (15) Toxic wastes; (16) Pathological/Infectious or other medical wastes; (17) Radioactive wastes (18) Any substance prohibited by any other statue, rule, or regulation; (19) Dead animals (20) Wet paint (21) Rolled wire (22) Pesticides (23) Chemicals that are hazardous waste (24) Vehicle bodies (25) Concrete or rocks 3.4 The following are considered acceptable wastes to be deposited at the rubble landfill: (1) Earthen material such as clays, sands, gravels, and silts -139- (2) Top Soil (3) Tree stumps (4) Root mats (5) Brush and limbs (6) Logs (7) Vegetation (8) Rock (9) Structural steel (10) Concrete (11) Bricks (12) Lumber (13) Plaster and plasterboard (14) Insulation material (15) Cement (16) Shingles and roofing material (17) Floor, wall and ceiling tiles (18) Asphalt (19) Pipes and wires (20) Compacted appliances (21) Glass (22) Carpet (23) Wallpaper (24) Felt (25) Paper or cardboard packaging (26) Spacing or building materials (27) Paint containers (empty or dried) (28) Caulk containers (empty or dried) (29) Glaze containers (empty or dried) (30) Asbestos waste 3.5 Delivery of special handling wastes to any County operated solid waste acceptance facility without prior approval by the County is prohibited. All special handling wastes shall be segregated from other categories of waste from the point of generation and must meet all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. 3.5.1 A person wishing to dispose of special handling wastes shall apply for approval from the County for that purpose and in the manner prescribed by the County giving sufficient time for the application to be reviewed and processed prior to the date of intended delivery. Application for a permit to dispose of special handling wastes must include a complete description of the waste in question and the required fee. The County may require the submission of additional data, including the results of County specified laboratory analyses, prior to a consideration of permit issuance. The County reserves the right to deny acceptance of any waste. 3.5.2 A fraction of any category of special handling wastes found in a load of any other waste category delivered to any County facility shall be grounds for the County to designate the -141- entire load, including other loads from which the waste originated, as unacceptable waste. 3.5.3 SLUDGE No sludge will be accepted at County facilities unless the following conditions have been met: (a) A properly completed Request for Approval to Dispose of Sludge, has been approved by both MDE and the County and a permit has been issued by MDE authorizing the disposal in the manner indicated in the permit. (b) Each load of sludge shall be delivered to the County landfill in a dewatered state, with a solids content consistent with the requirements of the landfill's Refuse Disposal Permit, with a cake -like texture. The sludge shall exhibit no liquid phase separation in a test which consists of either the EPA Gravity Test (as described in the Federal Register, Volume 47, No. 38, Page 8311, Thursday, February 25, 1982) or the EPA Plate Test (as described in the Federal Register, Volume 45, No. 98, Page 33214, Monday, May 19, 1980). Results of these tests shall be submitted to the County and a copy presented to the Landfill Official upon delivery -142- for disposal. (c) County may require laboratory test results for each load from a laboratory and in a form acceptable to County. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, sludge may be accepted at the appropriate County facility, or may be disposed of pursuant to a permit issued by MDE. Sludge shall not bemixed with any other waste when discharged into a County facility. 3.5.4 ASH RESIDUE Non -hazardous ash residue from the combustion of fossil fuels or municipal waste may be accepted only at the County facility and only after County approval of applicable laboratory analyses. Ash residue shall not be mixed with any other waste when discharged into a County facility. 3.5.5 CONTAMINATED SOIL No contaminated soil will be accepted at County facilities unless the County has received relevant test data and approved of the disposal. Contaminated soil if approved for disposal may be accepted at the County facility only by appointment. Contaminated soil shall not be mixed with any other waste when discharged into a County facility. -143- 3.5.6 ASBESTOS Asbestos disposal must meet current federal and state regulations. Asbestos and materials containing asbestos (defined as "any material that contains more than 1% asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder when dry, by hand pressure") may be disposed of at County facilities only under the following conditions: (a) The asbestos or material containing asbestos must be generated or originate in Washington County; and must have license remover number, job identification and must be dated on each container. (b) Asbestos or materials containing asbestos shall be packaged in impermeable bags with a minimum thickness of six (6) mils. The containers shall be prominently labeled (in at least 16 point type) as : CAUTION, CONTAINS ASBESTOS AVOID OPENING OR BREAKING CONTAINER BREATHING ASBESTOS IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH LICENSE # JOB DESCRIPTION DATE (c) Any container which does not meet the criteria enumerated above or which has not been adequately -144- packaged, in the judgement of County, shall not be accepted; and (d) The county shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the disposal of any asbestos or material containing asbestos. (e) Large structural components containing asbestos that cannot be packaged as described in this Ordinance, only will be accepted for disposal if the component in question is itself acceptable for disposal and the asbestos is adequately wetted, encapsulated and handled in accordance with the provisions of 40 C.R.F (Code of Federal Regulations), Part 61, 1981 edition and C.O.M.A.R. 10.18.15 and 10.18.23, as those provisions may be amended from time to time. (f) Any person hauling asbestos or materials containing asbestos to County facilities shall unload at the location designated by County's personnel. Asbestos or materials containing asbestos shall be unloaded in a manner which protects the containers from damage. No dumping of containers from vehicles are allowed and all asbestos must be unloaded manually. -145- (g) Any truck or other vehicle hauling asbestos or materials containing asbestos to County facilities shall have available on it protective equipment to be used in the event that accidental damage to containers of asbestos or materials containing asbestos occurs. (h) High volume/low weight - any waste which when compacted with standard equipment cannot be expected to be greater than 660 lbs per cubic yard. (i) Special waste requires prior approval before delivery. 3.6 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS A hauler who collects municipal solid waste must also collect or provide for the collection of recyclables separated from all other forms of solid waste. It is the responsibility of: a. a hauler who transports recyclables; b. a generator who transports recyclables; or c. a purchaser of recyclables to furnish the County with annual reports on tonnages of recyclable materials hauled, generated, or purchased, their -146- source and their destination. Information provided herein, concerning the source and destination of recyclable materials, considered proprietary or confidential at the time a report is made. Upon clear designation that information contained in a report is proprietary and should remain confidential, county will deny access to the information pursuant to State Government Article, Section 10-617(d), notify the provider of the information of any action filed to gain access to the information and County will not disseminate the information beyond County staff or other government employees who agree to maintain the confidentiality of the information and who demonstrate a need to have the information to perform their duties. Failure to provide reports required by County shall be sufficient grounds to suspend, revoke or deny a license issued hereunder and shall be a violation of this Ordinance. Haulers delivering solid waste to a County Facility shall segregate solid waste separately into any category as may be required by County. Upon the passage of ninety (90) days from the County Commissioners' adoption of a Resolution declaring that recycling is mandatory. Haulers shall at a minimum provide a plan for implementation within ninety (90) additional days shall have implemented the service. Haulers shall be responsible for having all recyclables, at the time of delivery, segregated from all other waste. Plans will be reviewed and approved or rejected by the designee of the County Commissioners. -147- 3.6.1 YARD WASTE No person shall dispose of yard waste by commingling it with other solid waste. If yard waste is to be disposed of at a County Facility, it may be disposed of at the rubble landfill or at other sites as may hereafter be designated by the County Commissioners, but only in the location designated by the County for its disposal at the rubble landfill or other designated site. 3.6.2 TIRES Any individual desiring to dispose of four (4) or fewer tires within one (1) year may take the tires to any County landfill. Any non-commercial load containing more than four (4) tires or any commercial load may be delivered to the designated County facility. No more than 500 tires will be accepted from any generator or hauler in any one week. All tires must be removed from the rims and unloaded in designated tire unloading areas and segregated from other solid waste prior to delivery to the County facility. Tire haulers must be licensed by MDE. 3.6.3 RECYCLABLE WHITE Recyclable white goods, shall be unloaded in the di and may not be disposed of pursuant to an approval of designee. GOODS if delivered to a County Facility, asignated White Goods unloading area in a Sanitary Landfill, except the Director of Solid Waste or his -148- 3.6.4 WOOD A generator shall separate clean unpainted or untreated wood waste, including pallets, poles, spools, construction debris, manufacturing trimmings, tree branches and limbs, wood chips, and demolition wood from the rest of the generator's waste and may make provision for collection and disposal at any designated area of a County sanitary and/or rubble landfill for processing. Treated wood shall not be considered clean wood waste for purposes of this Section. If separated from other waste, clean wood waste may be disposed of at a County facility in a designated area and in a designated manner; provided, however, clean wood waste shall not be delivered to a County facility unless it is separated from all other forms of solid waste. 3.7 Upon the request of the County, a hauler, purchaser of recyclables, or a Commercial generator hauling its own solid waste shall provide the County with accurate and verifiable documentation of the types, quantities, and disposition of any solid waste which the hauler, generator, or purchaser has transported, or had transported, to any location. Information provided herein, concerning the source and destination of recyclable materials, considered proprietary or confidential MUST. be clearly designated as proprietary or confidential at the time a report is made. Upon clear designation that information contained in a report is proprietary and should remain -149- confidential, County will deny access to the information pursuant to State Government Article, Section 10-617(d), notify the provider of the information of any action filed to gain access to the information and county will not disseminate the information beyond County staff or other government employees who agree to maintain the confidentiality of the information and who demonstrate a need to have the information to perform their duties. SECTION 4.0 SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITIES 4.1 All municipal solid waste shall be transported directly from the point of collection and delivered in accordance with this Ordinance to a solid waste acceptance facility (either a County facility or any other lawfully permitted facility), without any intervening transfer, unloading, processing, sorting, salvaging, scavenging, or reuse; except as may be allowed under the terms of the license issued hereunder. OFFICIAL COMMENT The intent of this provision is to provide for licensing of intervening processing as part of the license required in Section 2.0 of this Ordinance. Again, the licensing is primarily for informational purposes, but in appropriate circumstances may take on enforcements characteristics; for example, if a hauler -150- identified an intervening processing, the County would use this information to determine proper zoning and to determine the type of information that may be required of the hauler for reporting purposesIt is not intended by this requirement that the County be unduly intrusive in the business of the hauler, but simply to insure that the County gain sufficient information about its waste stream to provide necessary public services for its citizens over time. 4.2 Special handling wastes shall be transported from the point of collection and delivered in accordance with this Ordinance to a facility authorized by law to accept it. 4.3 Upon reasonable advance notice to the hauler, the County may designate or change the site designation for disposal of any waste or recyclable material. 4.4 No person shall use any County facility without a valid license as may be required by this Ordinance and which has been obtained from the County or use any County facility in violation of this Ordinance. A license issued pursuant to this Ordinance may be revoked at any time for any cause determined sufficient by the County after reasonable notice and an opportunity for the licensee to be heard. 4.5 No person shall possess or consume any alcoholic -151- beverage or beverages at any County facility. 4.6 No person shall operate a motor vehicle in a reckless or unsafe manner at a County facility. 4.7 No person shall trespass on County facility property. Only persons with valid permits shall be allowed on County facility property and they shall be allowed only during operating hours. 4.8. Except in the course of law enforcement, no person shall discharge a firearm or other weapon such that it projects any object over or onto property of a County facility. SECTION 5.0 FEES 5.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES 5.1.1 AUTHORIZED FEES The County Commissioners are hereby authorized in their executive capacity to establish fees and penalties for the receipt of any solid waste or unacceptable waste at a County Facility. Fees or penalties established hereunder may be changed whenever the Commissioners deem it necessary or expedient to do so. The County Commissioners may authorize the Director of Finance to adjust fees on March 1, of each year to be effective on the following July 1 to recover the actual cost of the -152- operation of all solid waste management services provided by Washington County. If this authorization is given, the Director of Finance shall establish as the Solid Waste Management Fee a charge that is the result of his/her determination of the projected actual cost of solid waste services projected for the next fiscal year. [Actual cost is comprised of the proposed budgets of those agencies of County government whose duties are solely related to providing solid waste services, that portion of the budgets of agencies of County government that may be attributable to the provision of solid waste management services, any surplus or deficit, depreciation, annualized cost of future development and closing, annualized cost of future facilities, and if not previously accounted for herein the cost of hazardous waste disposal, composting, and recycling.] In addition, solid waste management fees may be calculated and established on any portion of the waste stream by providing different fees for different categories of waste. If separate fees are established for different categories of solid waste, the anticipated revenue from these fees shall be used by the Director of Finance in establishing the solid waste management fee. In addition, the Director of Finance, if authorized to adjust the solid waste management fee pursuant to this Section, may adjust any fee established hereunder and establish new fees. 5.1.2 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES 5.1.2.1 Solid Waste Management Fee. -153- Solid Waste will be assessed a management fee when delivered to the County Landfill. This fee is in addition to any permit or license fee. 5.1.2.2 Special Handling wastes. Special handling wastes will be assessed a management fee, when delivered to the County Landfill. This fee is in addition to any solid waste management fee, permit or license fee. 5.1.2.3 MRF Residue Residue from the processing of an MRF shall be subject to a solid waste management fee established by the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County. The fee shall be established pursuant to 5.1.1 hereof. Any residue in excess of 25% of tonnage processed will not be accepted at any County facility. 5.1.2.4 Mixed Loads The fee for any load containing more than one category of waste shall be equal to the fee that would be required for disposal of the load requiring the highest fee. County may reduce or waive this surcharge if the hauler demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of County that the mixing of Waste was not due to the fault or negligence of the hauler and that the -154- hauler has made best efforts to prevent such mixing in the future. 5.1.2.5 Additional. fees An additional fee of $100.00 per hour may be assessed to the hauler of any load of waste which requires any assistance. 5.2 Customer Notice A hauler shall include on each invoice to a residential customer a specific statement that informs the customer of the amount of the County's solid waste management fee. For example, if the fee is $50.00 per ton the notice must read: "The fee charged by the County for each ton of solid waste we dispose of is $50.00. It is estimated that each household generates one (1) to one and one-half (11/2) tons of solid waste per year without recycling.". SECTION 6.0 BILLING AND PAYMENT OF FEES 6.1 Solid Waste Management Fee 6.1.1 A solid waste management fee shall be charged on each load of solid waste delivered to a County facility and payment shall be due prior to disposal of the waste. Categories of solid waste may be charged different fees, or the County may determine -155- not to charge a fee for categories of solid waste. A hauler may enter into a written agreement with County to establish an account with County. County may require a hauler to provide security for the future payment of the fee in a form and amount satisfactory to County upon the establishment of a credit account and County may charge an administrative fee if a credit account is requested. All solid waste management fees shall be established by the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County by resolution. 6.1.2 A municipality within Washington County, that engages to collect all solid waste within its jurisdiction, may elect to pay solid waste management fees upon a monthly basis pursuant to a schedule developed by the Director of Finance or that municipality may elect to have its hauler pay solid waste management fees pursuant to Section 6.1.1 hereof. In the event a municipality elects to pay its solid waste management fee, the municipality shall make arrangements with its hauler for providing County with a manifest identifying the source of the solid waste and the municipality's responsibility for payment of the fee. The hauler will be charged for all loads that are not properly identified as the responsibility of the municipality. 6.1.3. If a hauler has established an account with County, or if a municipality elects to pay its solid waste management fee to County directly, the hauler or the municipality, as the case may -156- be, will be billed monthly and payment shall be due before the first of the following month of the date of the bill. County may charge interest on unpaid balances and assess penalties for accounts that are past due. 6.1.4 Accounts not paid by the next billing period (1st of month following 60 days arrearage) after the statement date will be classified as delinquent and in addition to interest and penalties being assessed, credit will be suspended until full payment is made. (No dumping will be allowed.) 6.1.5 If an account becomes sixty (60) days delinquent a second time within 12 months, the person who has the account will lose the credit privilege for six months. 6.1.6 A person who has a credit account must charge at least $200.00 per year to maintain a credit account. 6.1.7 All additional fees will be billed separately and will be due before the first of the following month from the date of the statement and shall be subject to penalties for late payment and interest as determined by the Director of Finance. 6.1.8 The Board of County Commissioners shall have the right to waive solid waste management fees for non-profit organizations. -157- 6.1.9 The Board of County Commissioners shall have the right to initiate a residential coupon system for payment of solid waste management fees. SECTION 7.0 OPERATING AND SAFETY RULES FOR COUNTY FACILITIES 7.1 Any users of County Facilities shall unload in designated areas and immediately thereafter leave the site. 7.2 All persons other than those actually participating in the unloading must remain in vehicles as a matter of safety. Children under age 13 and pets must also be kept in vehicles. 7.3 Salvaging and Scavenging is prohibited at County Facilities except with the prior written approval of the County. 7.4 No fires or open burning are permitted in County Facilities; 7.5 No firearm, weapon of any type or hunting is permitted at a County Facility. 7.6 No person may dump solid waste, recyclables, special handling waste or other waste regulated hereunder in other than an area designated for the disposal of that waste or dump solid waste, recyclables or special handling wastes without a permit if required by this Ordinance to have one. 7.7 Loitering and solicitation are prohibited at County Facilities. 7.8 Boxes or other containers will be allowed to be dropped from vehicles only in areas expressly designated as untarping or unloading areas. 7.9 Vehicles and containers may not be left at County Facilities without prior County approval. 7.10 Haulers must unload Solid Waste off the rear of the vehicle in designated tipping areas. Unloading of vehicles off the sides is prohibited. 7.11 Passengers shall be in the cab of the vehicle upon arrival at the scale. Riding on the bed or tailgate between the scale and tipping areas or during unloading is prohibited. 7.12 Operators of vehicles are required to leave a minimum of six feet between vehicles during unloading at the Landfill. 7.13 Licensed vehicles, containers and the contents of vehicles and containers are subject to inspection at any time by County. -159- 7.14 All persons. unloading vehicles shall be appropriately dressed to prevent injury and shall be wearing shoes. 7.15 Owners and operators of licensed vehicles and containers shall be responsible to insure that their vehicles are water tight, readily emptied, cleaned with sufficient frequency to prevent insect breeding or odors or other nuisance,s and shall be maintained in good repair and a safe condition; and all Waste must be secured to the vehicle or container and enclosed or covered with secured tarpaulins to prevent leakage, spillage, dusting or litter. Such enclosures and tarpaulins must remain in place until arrival at the designated unloading or uncovering areas at the County Facility. After discharging a load of waste, the driver or operator of the vehicle is responsible for inspecting the vehicle and the container to ensure that all the Waste from the vehicle and container has been discharged properly. In the event that all the Waste has not been discharged, the driver or operator must remove all remaining waste or secure the remaining waste by tarping or enclosing the vehicle or container. In the event, a vehicle or container leaks, spills, dusts or litters on any County Facility, public road or private property, the Person hauling the Waste will be responsible for all clean up and for paying any costs incurred or damages sustained by County in connection with performing or monitoring such clean up. SECTION 8.0 LIABILITY The County will not be liable for any actions, errors or omissions of any (i) contractors of County, (ii) Persons authorized to use or enter County Facilities or (iii) trespassers at County Facilities. All Persons proceeding onto County Facilities do so at their own risk. SECTION 9.0 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 9.1 Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance by acting in a manner prohibited hereby or by failing to act as required hereby shall be liable, upon a finding by a Court of competent jurisdiction that such violation has occurred, for a civil fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the first violation and up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each subsequent violation. 9.2 In addition to and not in substitution for any other action authorized hereby, the County may revoke or suspend any person's permit or license upon a determination by the Director of Solid Waste that said person has violated any provision of this Ordinance or has otherwise engaged in conduct which is or may be detrimental to the solid waste acceptance facility, or to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Washington County. -161- 9.3 In addition to and not in substitution for any other penalty imposed hereunder, any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance by acting in a manner prohibited hereby or by failing to act as required hereby shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for up to six (6) months in the Washington County Detention Center, or both fined and imprisoned. 9.3.1 The civil and criminal provisions of this ordinance shall be enforced by those persons or agencies designated by the County Commissioners of Washington County. It shall be a violation of this ordinance to interfere with a County employee or official in the performance of duties assigned hereunder. 9.4 In the discretion of a County employee or official to whom responsibility for enforcement of this Ordinance has been delegated by the County Commissioners, a notice of violation may be issued to any person in violation of this ordinance, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto. Such notice shall impose upon the person a penalty, pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof, as indicated by the County employee or official, which may be paid to any agency designated by the county Commissioners within thirty (30) days in full satisfaction of the violations or which may be appealed to the Director of Public Works pursuant to -152- Section 9.3.3 hereof. In the event that the penalty is not paid within the time prescribed and no appeal is taken, the person to whom the notice of violation was issued shall be liable to the County for the full amount of the penalty established in the notice of violation and the County may institute suit in the appropriate court of this State to recover the penalty sum. 9.4.1 A person who receives a notice of violation may take an appeal to the Director of Public Works, by filing a notice of appeal with the Director of Public Works within 30 days of the date of the notice of violation. 9.4.2 The Director of Public Works shall conduct an informal hearing on the appeal in a timely manner and issue a written' decision affirming, reversing or modifying the notice of violation. The decision shall be made and issued within thirty (30) days of the hearing. 9.4.3 A person aggrieved by the decision of the Director of Public Works may appeal the decision to the County Commissioners of Washington County within ten (10) days from the date of the decision of the Director. The County Commissioners shall conduct a hearing on any such appeal as soon as practical thereafter and issue a decision in writing on such appeal within thirty (30) days after the hearing thereof. A person aggrieved by the decision of the County Commissioners may appeal the decision to the Circuit court pursuant to the Maryland Rules of Procedure within thirty (30) days of the date the decision was issued. Unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the Director of Solid Waste to suspend or revoke a license issued hereunder continues in effect until reversed or modified. 9.4 The Generator, the Person licensed, and the Person operating any vehicle shall be responsible and accountable for any non-compliance with this Ordinance, including reimbursing County for all fees and any and all costs and damages incurred by County as a result of such violation, including reasonable attorney's fees. SECTION 10.0 SEVERABILITY Should any provision, section, paragraph or subparagraph of this Ordinance, including any code or text adopted hereby, be declared null and void, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise determined to be unenforceable by a court having jurisdiction; the same shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other provision, section, paragraph or subparagraph hereof, including any code or text adopted hereby. Each such provision, section, paragraph or subparagraph is expressly declared to be and is deemed severable. -164- SECTION 11.0 SECTION HEADINGS, TITLES Section headings, titles, etc., are for the purpose of description or ease of use and do not form a part of the text of this Ordinance or any Code or text adopted hereby. SECTION 12.0 EXISTING LIABILITIES This Ordinance shall not discharge, impair or release any contract, obligation, duty, liability or penalty whatever existing on the date of its enactment. All suits and actions, both civil and criminal, pending or which may hereafter be instituted for causes of action now existing or offenses already committed against any law or ordinance affected by the adoption of this Ordinance shall be instituted, proceeded with and prosecuted to final determination and judgment as if this Ordinance had not become effective. SECTION 13.0 OFFICIAL COMMENTS Where there appear "Official Comments" to portions of this Ordinance, those comments are included to reflect the intent of the drafters and the County Commissioners in the event it is necessary to construe that intent. These comments may be used for purposes of construction and interpretation only. -165- SECTION 14.0 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1995, provided it is filed with the Clerk of the Court prior to that day and provided further that a fair summary of the contents of this Ordinance is published as required by Article 25, Section 4, of the Annotated Code prior to that date. Should there be a failure so to file or so to publish prior to July 1, 1995, then this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the happening of the latter of the filing or publishing. ADOPTED this day of ATTEST: Joni L. Bittner, Clerk Approved for legal sufficiency: Ralph H. France, II County Attorney , 1995. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Gregory I. Snook, President John S. Shank, Vice President Ronald L. Bowers R. Lee Downey James R. Wade -166- APPENDIX B -167- 1994 Material Recycling and Recovery* Recovered Material Tons/Year Newsprint 1,897 Magazines 1,102.8 Office Paper 866.7 Mixed paper 3,496.0 Corrugated 4,287.4 Telephone Directories 11.0 PET Bottles .8 HDPE Natural 1.8 Clear Glass 40.7 Green Glass 10.0 Brown Glass 30.8 Ferrous Cans 310.3 Aluminum Cans 366.7 Commingled Containers 503.5 White Goods 2,251.8 Lead Batteries 210.7 Aluminum Foil, food trays 5.0 Steel Drums 84.6 Textiles 633.4 Leaves 32.6 Brush, Mixed Yard Waste 542.0 Wood Waste 22.5 Tires 33.0 TOTAL 16,739.8 Tons * From Maryland Recycling Act reporting forms; January 1 - June 30, 1994 and July 1 -- December 31, 1994. Maryland Recycling Act recyclables only. The estimated residential waste stream composition, based on the GBB sampling survey at the Resh Landfill is shown below. This composition does not include homogenous waste such as rubble•, sludge, fluff, wood, or tires. Estimated Residential Waste Stream Composition Component Percent Tons per Year Newspaper 7.62% 3,327.29 Office Paper 1.29% 364.49 Magazines 2.77% 1,209.78 Corrugated 4.05% 1,765.73 Paperboard 3.43% 1,498.03 Kraft Paper 1.07% 468.80 Other Paper 10.68% 4,661.44 PET Bottles .39% 170.73 HDPE Natural .31% 134.60 HDPE Colored .30% 129.73 PVC Bottles .01% 3.97 Polypropylene .04% 15.48 Polystyrene .46% 198.62 Other Rigid Plastic 3.10% 1,787.17 Film Plastic 3.61% 1,574.26 Clear Glass 3.49% 1,524.43 Green Glass .64% 279.12 Brown Glass .71% 310.29 Non Container Glass .75% 326.76 Ferrous Cans 1.86% 809.86 Other Ferrous 2.87% 1,254.05 Non -Ferrous .11% 47.05 Aluminum Cans .69% 299.37 Other Aluminum .38% 166.26 Yard Waste 20.14% 8,789.76 Wood Waste 2.76% 1,206.31 Food 9.48% 4,135.96 Textiles 6.40% 2,794.46 Rubber .22% 96.58 Misc. Inorganics 2.60% 1,132.46 Misc. Organics 3.18% 1,386.06 Batteries .09% 38.31 Diapers 2.43% 1,061.19 Fines .72% 315.25 HHW .36% 154.94 Tires .00% 0.00 TOTAL 100.00% 43,638.61 -169- The estimated commercial waste stream composition according to the GBB sampling survey is listed below. This composition does not include.homogenous waste. Component Percent Tons per Year Newspaper 1.33% 538.72 Office Paper 7.54% 3,053.68 Magazines 0.87% 351.07 Corrugated 20.84% 8,440.45 Paperboard 2.44% 989.18 Kraft Paper .39% 157.08 Other paper 12.32% 4,991.29 PET Bottles .08% 32.49 HDPE Natural .23% 94.59 HDPE Colored .09% 35.76 PVC Bottles .01% 4.81 Polypropylene .01% 5.58 Polystyrene .46% 184.38 Other Rigid Plastic 2.66% 1,079.55 Film Plastic 9.65% 3,907.90 Clear Glass 1.09% 440.85 Green Glass .21% 86.33 Brown Glass .38% 152.46 Non -Container Glass .89% 360.30 Ferrous Cans .85% 345.30 Other Ferrous 2.41% 974.57 Non -Ferrous .01% 3.46 Aluminum Cans .25% 101.32 Other Aluminum .13% 51.91 Yard Waste .24% 95.36 Wood Waste 19.89% 8,056.50 Food 8.51% 3,445.89 Textiles 4.67% 1,891.66 Rubber .03% 12.69 Misc. Inorganics .23% 91.90 Misc. Organics .68% 277.24 Batteries .01% 4.23 Diapers .22% 88.25 Fines .28% 112.66 HHW .12% 49.41 Tires .00% 0.00 Total 100.00% 40,508.81 -170- The estimated industrial waste stream composition based on the GBB sampling survey is listed below. This composition also excludes homogenous waste. Estimated Industrial Waste Stream Composition Component Percent Tons per Year Newsprint .28% 33.06 Office Paper .60% 72.24 Magazines .29% 35.10 Corrugated 6.65% 794.68 Paperboard 1.58% 188.57 Kraft Paper .60% 71.43 Other paper 6.50% 776.72 PET Bottles .00% .00 HDPE Natural .08% 9.80 HDPE Colored .09% 10.20 PVC Bottles .00% .00 Polypropylene .01% .82 Polystyrene .20% 24.49 Other Rigid Plastic 2.28% 272.24 Film Plastic 3.40% 405.71 Clear Glass .18% 22.04 Green Glass .03% 4.08 Brown Glass .02% 2.04 Non -Container Glass .77% 92.24 Ferrous Cans .05% 6.53 Other Ferrous 3.67% 438.77 Non -Ferrous .06% 7.35 Aluminum Cans .08% 8.98 Other Aluminum 1.18% 141.22 Yard Waste .38% 45.31 Wood Waste 44.47% 5,312.15 Food .39% 46.53 Textiles 16.64% 1,988.13 Rubber 3.48% 415.50 Misc. Inorganics .19% 23.26 Misc. Organics 5.78% 691.01 Batteries .01% 1.22 Diapers .00% .00 Fines .04% 4.90 HHW .00% .00 Tires .00% .00 Total 100.00% 11,946.31 -171- The estimated Institutional/Governmental waste stream. composition based on the GBB sampling survey is listed.below. This composition does not include homogenous waste. Estimated Institutional/Governmental Waste Stream Composition Component Percent Tons per Year Newsprint 4.45% 261.26 Office Paper 3.42% 200.61 Magazines 1.00% 58.98 Corrugated 4.74% 278.18 Paperboard 1.59% 93.42 Kraft Paper 1.40% 82.40 Other paper 14.73% 864.86 PET Bottles .28% 16.21 HDPE Natural .15% 8.94 HDPE Colored .16% 9.59 PVC Bottles .00% .00 Polypropylene .02% .95 Polystyrene .92% 54.28 Other Rigid Plastic 1.73% 101.58 Film Plastic 4.63% 271.57 Clear Glass 5.18% 304.21 Green Glass .95% 56.01 Brown Glass .69% 40.40 Non -Container Glass 1.14% 66.73 Ferrous Cans 1.49% 87.52 Other Ferrous 1.01% 59.46 Non -Ferrous .09% 5.36 Aluminum Cans .56% 32.77 Other Aluminum .33% 19.36 Yard Waste 4.03% 236.83 Wood Waste 5.88% 344.91 Food 7.59% 445.42 Textiles 3.59% 210.85 Rubber .33% 19.36 Misc. Inorganics 4.55% 267.22 Misc. Organics 14.28% 838.41 Batteries .05% 2.98 Diapers 3.74% 219.31 Fines 2.47% 144.90 HHW .05% 2.68 Tires 2.76% 162.06 Total 100.00 5,869.57 -172- Sources 1. Century Engineering, Inc. Hancock Landfill Study, June 1990 2. Maryland Department of Natural Introduction to Resources, Tidewater Administration Wetlands Identification & Classification, Coastal Resources Division April 1986 3. Washington County Planning Department Washington County Recycling Plan, February 1994 4. Washington County Planning Department Washington County Comprehensive Plan, February 1981 5. Washington County Planning Department Preliminary Site Evaluations for Additional Washington County Landfill Acquisitions, January 1986 -173-