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City of Pleasanton ) REPORT . Planning Dept. June 21, 1988 SUBJECT: Review of Draft Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to forward a letter to Alameda County Waste Management Authority containing the recommendations outlined in this report, and as modified by Council, for inclusion in the final Hazardous Waste Management Plan SUMMARY: State law requires every county to prepare a Hazardous Waste Management Plan directed toward handling the hazardous waste disposal needs within that county. The Alameda County Waste Management Authority has prepared a draft plan and is seeking input from all cities in the county. The draft plan includes general policies directed at reduction of hazardous waste at its source; on-site recycling and treatment; off-site recycling/treatment at sites close to generators; easily-accessible transfer stations available to small generators and households; special efforts to reach small business hazardous waste generators; education, information, and outreach programs; and regional cooperation in planning programs and facilities. The plan includes generalized siting criteria to be used for locating transfer, treatment, incineration, and repository facilities. It is also includes many implementation programs (and work programs). Staff review has found the general policy direction of the plan satisfactory. However, staff feels that the policies need more clarity. Similarly, the implementation programs lack priority and should be more than mere work programs the final plan. Staff's substantive concerns center around two main issues: (1) the plan's siting criteria should be Capable of allowing needed facilities SR:88:299