Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
description
Transcript of Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
All of us together can make
AgendaAgenda
1. Background2. Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan
(SWIRP)3. Draft Program Environmental Impact
Report (Draft PEIR)4. Next Steps
The Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP) is a long-range master plan that includes Policies, Programs and Facilities to achieve the City’s goal of 90 percent diversion by 2025
SWIRP ScheduleSWIRP Schedule2007 – 2008
Tasks:Public Outreach & Stakeholder Guiding Principles
Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conferences
2009 – 2011
Tasks:Policy, Program & Facility Plan
Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conference
2011-2013Tasks:Environmental Impact Report
Events:Public hearings on Draft PEIR
2012 – 2014Tasks:Financial Plan &Implementation Strategy
Events:Regional WorkshopsCitywide Conference
Stakeholder InvolvementStakeholder Involvement
SWIRP is a Stakeholder-driven Planning Process
42 regional workshops and 3 citywide conferences during Phase 1
21 regional workshops and 1 citywide conference during Phase 2
109 key constituent interviews27 house meetings75 business meetings
Stakeholder Guiding PrinciplesStakeholder Guiding Principles
1. Education to decrease consumption
2. City leadership as a model for zero waste practices
3. Education to increase recycling
4. City leadership to increase recycling
5. Manufacturer responsibility
6. Consumer responsibility
7. Convenience8. Incentives9. New, safe,
technology10.Protect public
health and the environment
11.Equity12.Economic efficiency
SWIRP Master Plan ElementsSWIRP Master Plan Elements
1. Expansion of existing residential and commercial programs
2. Implementation of new downstream policies and programs
3. Implementation of mandatory participation programs
4. Adoption of upstream policies5. Development of processing facilities6. Disposal of remaining residual waste at
local or remote landfills
Expansion of Existing ProgramsExpansion of Existing Programs
To further increase solid waste management and landfill diversion
Proposed Sample Programs:• Expand recycling for multi-family buildings• LAUSD blue-bin recycling program• Restaurant food scrap recycling program
Leader Among Big Cities in the U.S.
Leader Among Big Cities in the U.S.
Source for City of Los Angeles: Zero Waste Progress Report, March 2013Source for other cities: Waste & Recycling News, Municipal Recycling Survey 2011, February 21, 2011
Downstream Policies and ProgramsDownstream Policies and Programs
Address collection, processing, diversion, and disposal of materials after they are generated
Proposed Sample Programs:• Recycling ambassadors• Bulky item reuse and recycling• Food scrap recycling program
Mandatory Participation ProgramsMandatory Participation Programs
Motivate all waste generators to separate materials and place them in the appropriate blue bin, green bin, or other appropriate collection bins on a regular basis
Proposed Sample Programs:• Mandatory recycling separation• Mandatory organics separation• Increase diversion at
construction/demolition facilities
Upstream PoliciesUpstream Policies
Minimize the amount of waste prior to the point of generation
Proposed Sample Policies:• Advocate for legislation to make
businesses responsible for their products and packaging
• Producer responsibility for toxics and difficult to recycle material
• Plastic bag ban/$0.10 fee on paper bags• Blue Dot/Green Dot Program
Processing FacilitiesProcessing Facilities
Development of future facilities to meet the City’s recycling and solid waste infrastructure needs through 2030
SWIRP does not determine where these facilities would be located, rather, it identifies the potential number of facilities that would be needed
Facility TypesFacility Types
Blue and Green Bin Processing Facilities• Clean Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs)• Composting and/or Anaerobic Digestion• Resource Recovery Centers
Black Bin Processing Facilities• Alternative Technology – Mixed Material
Processing • Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal
Recycling• Alternative Technology – Biological• Alternative Technology – Thermal
Clean Materials Recovery Facility (MRFs)
Blue Bin Stream
Clean Materials Recovery Facility (MRFs)
Blue Bin StreamTons per day 50-600
Revenue per ton
$10-30
Acres required 5
Phoenix North Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility
Curbside Processing
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Composting - Large Scale and Small Scale
Green Bin Stream
Composting - Large Scale and Small Scale
Green Bin Stream
Z-Best Composting Facility, Gilroy
Griffith Park Composting Facility
Tons per day 100-1,000
Cost per ton $40-60
Acres required
15-60
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Resource Recovery CenterBlue Bin Stream
Resource Recovery CenterBlue Bin Stream
Tons per day 1-10
Cost per ton $100
Acres required 2
Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Alternative Technology – Mixed Material Processing (Black Bin
Stream)
Alternative Technology – Mixed Material Processing (Black Bin
Stream)Tons per day 200-400
Cost per ton $40-60
Acres required
5-7
Rainbow Disposal, Huntington Beach
Mixed Material Processing
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal Recycling (Black Bin
Stream)
Alternative Technology – Advanced Thermal Recycling (Black Bin
Stream)Tons per day 500-2,000
Cost per ton $120-200
Acres required
5-15
Müllverwertung Rugenberger Damm Advanced Thermal Recycling Facility - Hamburg, Germany
TREA Breisgau Advanced Thermal Recycling - Freiberg, Germany
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Alternative Technology - Biological (Anaerobic Digestion) -
Black Bin Stream
Alternative Technology - Biological (Anaerobic Digestion) -
Black Bin StreamTons per day 200-500
Cost per ton $100-130
Acres required
5-10
Dranco, Brecht, Belgium
Valorga Process, Barcelona, Spain
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Alternative Technology – Thermal (Gasification/Pyrolysis/Plasma Arc) – Black
Bin Stream
Alternative Technology – Thermal (Gasification/Pyrolysis/Plasma Arc) – Black
Bin Stream
Tons per day 500
Cost per ton $120-250
Acres required
7
JFE Thermoselect - Chiba, Japan
Plasco Conversion System - Ottawa, Canada
Tonnage, cost, and acreage estimates from SWIRP Facility Plan, October 2013
Facility NeedsFacility Needs
Full implementation of the SWIRP policies and programs would require the permitting, construction, and operation of the following additional blue, green, and black bin facilities:
• One large-scale composting facility or six small-scale composting facilities
• Three clean material recovery facilities• One resource recovery center• Five alternative technology facilities
Disposal of Remaining Residual Waste
Disposal of Remaining Residual Waste
After implementing various policies, programs, and constructing needed facilities to achieve the goals of SWIRP, the residual waste will need to be transported and disposed at landfills
Options include:• Local Landfill, Truck Haul• Remote Landfills, Truck Haul• Remote Landfill, Rail Haul
Policy, Program, and Facility Phasing1
Policy, Program, and Facility Phasing1
1Phasing assumed may not reflect actual implementation and/or roll-out of specific policies, programs and/or facilities.
2Facilities may be implemented by either the public or private sector, or by joint public-private partnerships, and may also include expansions to existing facilities.
3Statewide mandatory commercial recycling for commercial customers generating four cubic yards or greater of solid waste per week was implemented in July 2012. Mandatory recycling and composting for all generators will be implemented locally by 2020.
Environmental Review ProcessEnvironmental Review ProcessDevelopment of Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• Circulated Notice of Preparation• Held Scoping Meeting• Prepared Technical Studies and Draft PEIR• Circulate Draft PEIR for review (45 days)• Prepare response to public comments• Produce Final PEIR• SWIRP Plan and PEIR considered at City Council hearing
Purpose of Environmental ReviewPurpose of Environmental Review
• Disclose potential impacts of a project
• Inform decision-makers and the public
• Identify mitigation measures to reduce impacts
About Program EIRsAbout Program EIRs
• Prepared for a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project
• Analysis will be programmatic in nature
• Additional CEQA analysis required
Potentially Significant, Mitigable Impacts
Potentially Significant, Mitigable Impacts
• Aesthetics• Agricultural Resources
• Biological Resources• Cultural Resources• Geology and Soils• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Land Use and Planning
• Mineral Resources• Noise• Population and Housing
• Public Services and Utilities
• Recreation
Implementation of proposed mitigation measures in the PEIR would reduce the potential significant impacts associated with each environmental issue area to a level that is less than significant.
Potentially Significant, Unmitigable Impacts
Potentially Significant, Unmitigable Impacts
• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Cumulative)
• Transportation and Traffic
Implementation of proposed mitigation measures will reduce the potential impact to these resources to the extent feasible; however, the potential impact will remain significant and unmitigated at this program level of environmental review and pending more detailed site-specific analysis at the project level of environmental review. If the City chooses to approve the SWIRP project, it must adopt a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” pursuant to Sections 15093 and 15126(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.
SWIRP Draft PEIR AlternativesSWIRP Draft PEIR Alternatives
• Alternative 1 No Project/Landfill Alternative
• Alternative 2 Expansion of Existing Policies and Programs - No New Policies or Programs
• Alternative 3 Expansion of Existing Policies and Programs plus New Downstream Policies and Programs
• Alternative 4 New Policies and Programs plus Implementation of Mandatory Participation Policies and Programs
• Alternative 5 New Policies and Programs plus Implementation of Upstream Policies and Programs
None of the alternatives considered are environmentally superior to the proposed project because they do not meet all the project goals and objectives.
Next StepsNext Steps
• Circulate Draft PEIR for 45-day public review− Opportunity for public comment− Comments due December 20th, 2013
• Prepare Final PEIR and Response to Comments − January-February 2014
• Council Hearing− Spring 2014− Opportunity for public comment
Lead Agency ContactLead Agency ContactMs. Reina Pereira, P.E.City of Los AngelesDepartment of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation
Public Works Building (PWB) MS 5211149 South Broadway, 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) [email protected]