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Source ReduCtion and Waste MinimiZation - The plan proposes a <br />full range of programs - from information <br />dissemination/outreach to financial assistance to regulatory <br />measures as possible to accomplish source reduction. The <br />plan, however, only sets forth work programs for selecting <br />among low cost and high cost measures. Staff believes the <br />plan should include "first stage" measures, knowing these may <br />change after continued work sessions. The plan does not <br />clearly set forth the agency responsible for this either. <br /> <br />Staff suggests that the initial set of implementation <br />programs be similar in scope to those which have worked <br />successfully for the City's TSM program - information, <br />outreach, technical assistance, combined with a regulatory <br />"threat". The County Hazardous Waste Agency should be the <br />agency in charge here. <br /> <br />Sitinq Criteria - Transfer, Treatment, Incineration, and <br />Repository Facilities. - There are several types of <br />facilities which may be necessary for the County to meet its <br />capacity need for waste management. One main purpose of the <br />Tanner Law is to develop site criteria enabling expeditious <br />approval of such facilities. <br /> <br />One of the key policies of the CHWMP is to locate offsite <br />facilities as close as possible to the sources of hazardous <br />waste generation. Much of Alameda County's transported <br />hazardous waste currently travels past Pleasanton on 1-680 <br />and 1-580 on its way to Chemical Waste Management's <br />Kettleman Hills facility (Kings County), putting the City at <br />serious risk in the case of a major chemical spill. Siting <br />criteria which transfer this risk to areas closer to waste <br />generators (primarily located along 1-880,) are of~particular <br />importance to the City of Pleasanton. <br /> <br />A proposed site must first meet inclusionary criteria which <br />help identify those areas which are generally appropriate for <br />such facilities. Sites consistent with inclusionary criteria <br />are in industrial areas, have good access, and are near waste <br />generators. <br /> <br />If the site is consistent with the inclusionary criteria, it <br />is then screened against exclusionary criteria. These <br />criteria further eliminate inappropriate sites based on <br />environmental concerns (i.e. earthquake faults, flood areas, <br />groundwater recharge zones). <br /> <br />SR:88:299 <br /> <br /> <br />