Appendix AMiscellaneous Information
Appendix A
Miscellaneous Information
A.Reference Year
The reference year for this solid waste management plan is 2014.
B.Planning Period (first and last years)
The planning period for this solid waste management plan is: 2018 to 2032.
C.Goal Statement
The SWMD will comply with Goal #1 and will work towards compliance with Goal # 2 below:
- The SWMD shall ensure that there is adequate infrastructure to give residents and commercial businesses opportunities to recycle solid waste.
2The SWMD shall reduce and recycle at least 25 percent of the solid waste generated by the residential/commercial sector and at least 66 percent of the solid waste generated by the industrial sector.
D.Explanations of differences between data previously reported and data used in the solid waste management plan.
There are no changes in data previous reported to Ohio EPA and data used in the solid waste management plan.
E.Material Change in Circumstances/Contingencies
In accordance with ORC 3734.56(D), the Plan must be revised if the SWMD Board of Directors has determined that “circumstances materially changed from those addressed in the approved initial or amended plan of the district.” A material change in circumstances shall be defined as a change that adversely affects the ability of the SWMD Board of Directors to: (1) assure waste disposal capacity during the planning period; (2) maintain compliance with applicable waste reduction or access goals; or (3) adequately finance implementation of the Plan. The Ohio EPA’s Plan Format requires that the Plan Update must include a description of the process the SWMD Board of Directors will use to determine when a material change in circumstances has occurred, and as a result, requires an amended Plan.
1. Assurance of Waste Disposal Capacity
a. Decrease in Waste Generation
A material change in circumstances may occur if the temporary or permanent closure of a designated facility reduces the available landfill disposal capacity below the projected disposal requirements for solid waste generated within the SWMD. The SWMD Board of Directors may conclude that a material change in circumstances has not occurred if the SWMD Board of Directors is able to secure commitments to landfill the waste previously received at a temporarily or permanently closed facility.
The Chairman of the SWMD Board of Directors will determine whether it is necessary to convene a special meeting of the SWMD Board of Directors in the event a designated facility is temporarily or permanently closed to determine whether disposal capacity is available to the SWMD from other designated landfills or whether a material change in circumstances has occurred.
b. Increase in Waste Generation
Future capacity needs of the SWMD as outlined in the Plan are based on waste generation estimates. A significant increase in solid waste generation within the SWMD may affect the demand for solid waste disposal capacity at designated solid waste facilities. A material change in circumstances may occur if waste generation increases and the increase consumes more solid waste disposal capacity and reduces the available disposal capacity below the projected disposal requirements for solid waste generated within the SWMD. The SWMD Board of Directors may conclude that a material change in circumstances has not occurred if the SWMD Board of Directors is able to secure commitments to landfill the increased waste volume.
SWMD staff and management shall review waste generation figures quarterly and report to the SWMD Board of Directors any significant increase or decrease in solid waste generation within the SWMD. The SWMD Board of Directors shall review the report and the availability of landfill disposal capacity for SWMD solid waste and determine whether sufficient capacity is available to the SWMD from designated landfills or whether a material change in circumstances has occurred.
- Compliance with Applicable Waste Reduction or Access Goals
Delay in Program Implementation or Discontinuance of
Essential Waste Reduction or Recycling Activities
Pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code, and the State Plan, the SWMD has established specific goals regarding waste reduction and recycling within the SWMD. As established in the Plan, the access goal will be utilized by the SWMD. However, the SWMD Board of Directors will continue its efforts to achieve the alternate waste reduction goal. The SWMD Director will prepare an annual report for review by the SWMD Policy Committee and for the SWMD Board of Directors. The annual report will identify any significant delays in program implementation; changes to waste reduction strategies; recycling strategies; or changes to the implementation schedule of the SWMD Plan for the preceding year. A significant delay in program implementation or the unanticipated termination of essential programs may result in the inability of the SWMD to achieve either goal. If the SWMD Board of Directors is able to implement new programs or modify existing programs to meet the access goal, the SWMD Board of Directors may determine that a material change has not occurred.
- Financing of Plan Implementation: Decrease in Waste Generation
The District relies on revenue from fees paid pursuant to agreements with designated solid waste facilities when the designated facilities receive solid waste generated within the SWMD. A significant reduction in the generation of solid waste within the SWMD could result in a significant decrease in revenue and adversely affect the ability of the SWMD Board of Directors to finance implementation of the Plan. The SWMD Director will monitor revenues and will inform the SWMD Board of Directors if a significant decrease in revenues has occurred. The SWMD Board of Directors may request that the SWMD Director prepare a financial assessment explaining the cause and effect of a significant decrease in revenues, within ninety (90) days of the date of notification to the SWMD Board of Directors that a significant decrease in funds to finance implementation of the SWMD Plan has occurred. The financial assessment report will identify programs and budgeted expenditures that may be adversely affected by the reduction in revenue. A material change in circumstances may have occurred if the reduction in revenue adversely affects the SWMD Board of Director’s ability to finance or implement the SWMD Plan in accordance with the approved Plan. The SWMD Board of Directors may determine that no material change in circumstances has occurred if the SWMD Board of Directors is able to maintain funding for SWMD programs through re-allocation of SWMD funds, or if the SWMD Board of Directors approves an increase in the contract fees paid by the designated solid waste facilities in an amount sufficient to fund implementation of the SWMD Plan.
4.Procedures Where Material Change in Circumstances Has Occurred
If at any time the SWMD Board of Directors determines that a material change in circumstances has occurred and a revision to the Plan is necessary, the SWMD Board of Directors shall direct the Policy Committee to prepare a Draft Amended Plan. The SWMD Board of Directors shall proceed to adopt and obtain approval of the Amended Plan in accordance with divisions (A) to (C) of section 3734.55 of the Revised Code. The SWMD Board of Directors shall notify the Ohio EPA of a material change in circumstance within thirty (30) days of making any such determination.
The SWMD’s Director shall notify the Chairman of the SWMD Board of Directors within sixty (60) days of the:
a) receipt of notice from a designated landfill owner or operator that there is a decrease in solid waste disposal capacity at the solid waste landfill that reduces the solid waste disposal capacity below the capacity required for solid waste generated within the SWMD;
b)the SWMD Director’s determination that solid waste disposal capacity that provided a basis for the 3734.53(A) certification is no longer available;
c) there is a decrease in solid waste generation within the SWMD that reduces the revenue to fund implementation of the SWMD Plan; or
d) solid waste facilities with designation agreements with the SWMD do not pay the required designation or contract fee in an amount sufficient to fund implementation of the SWMD Plan.
Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the SWMD Director’s notice that a material change in circumstances may exist, the Chairman of the SWMD Board of Directors shall review the SWMD Director’s notice with the SWMD Board of Directors and request that the SWMD Board of Directors determine whether a material change in circumstances has occurred. If the SWMD Board of Directors determines that a material change in circumstances has occurred, the SWMD Board of Directors will notify the Chair of the SWMD Policy Committee and request that the SWMD Policy Committee prepare an amendment of the SWMD Solid Waste Management Plan as required by 3734.56(D) of the Revised Code.
The SWMD Board of Directors will determine whether there is sufficient solid waste disposal capacity at landfills within a reasonable distance of the SWMD through a review of solid waste landfill disposal capacity records maintained by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, by the appropriate governmental agencies that maintain such information for designated landfills located outside the SWMD or through solid waste disposal capacity assurance from the designated landfills. A material change in circumstances has not occurred if the SWMD Board of Directors is able to secure solid waste landfill disposal capacity commitments from landfills within a reasonable distance of the SWMD that replace the solid waste disposal capacity that is otherwise unavailable to the SWMD.
No material change in circumstances exists if the SWMD Board of Directors increases the amount of the designation or contract fee, as provided in the designation agreements by and between the SWMD and solid waste facilities, in an amount sufficient to fund implementation of the SWMD Plan.
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