HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-03-02 Select Committee (Bee Canyon)March 2, 1988
Select Committee Report
Staff recommended the following compensation and expense reimbursement
policy for scientific peer review panelists:
Stipend - $300/day Pro -rated
Commercial Transportation - per actual invoice
Lodging - room rate per actual statement for occupancy
Ground Transportation - as itemized
- for use of personal vehicle as allowed by IRS
Meals, Gratuities and Incidentals - $40/day
The estimated maximum budget for the anticipated two-year term of the
panel is $82,000.
The Select Committee concurs with the staff recommendation.
2) Solids Residuals Disposal/Reuse Matters.
Using the enclosed Sludge Disposal/Reuse Status Report Discussion
Agenda the staff briefed the Committee on the Districts' solids residuals
management program. The history, the Boards adopted plan and current as
well as potential future disposal and reuse options were discussed in
considerable detail.
The Boards' adopted Short and Long-term Solids Residuals Management Plan
provides for a continuation of the cooperative program with the County
of Orange for co -disposal of sludge with municipal solid waste at the
County's landfills as the preferred short and long-term method.
Since adoption of the Plan in late 1983 staff, as directed by the
Boards, has been meeting regularly with the County's Waste Management
Division staff regarding the continuation of the cooperative sludge
landfill co -disposal program. The staff briefly summarized the
proposal to the County that had been reviewed by the Directors at the
time it was submitted last year (copy enclosed) and advised that ongoing
meetings were being held with County staff regarding the proposal.
Disposal of sludge at the County's new Bee Canyon landfill in Irvine is
precluded until CEQA and other requirements are satisfied in accordance
with a Memorandum of Understanding between the County and the City of
Irvine. County Solid Waste Management staff has been advised by the
Districts that no formal proposal for sludge co -disposal at Bee Canyon
would be considered until after Bee Canyon is operating so as not to
impede its opening.
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Currently, the Districts' daily sludge production is disposed of by a
combination of methods. Approximately 60-65% is disposed at the
County's Coyote Canyon landfill. Approximately 25-30% is trucked to
the BKK private landfill in West Covina and approximately 10% is taken
by a firm called Recyc, Inc., in Ontario that processes it into a soil
amendment. For different reasons, none of these options are long-term
solutions.
Following a review of the current and potential future sludge disposal/
reuse options, including recent proposals from Recyc, Inc., for an
amendment to their contract (See enclosed separate staff report) and a
proposal from Chino -Corona Farms, Inc., (See enclosed copy of proposal)
and others, staff observed that it was in the Districts' best interests
to implement multiple disposal/reuse programs. Thus, if one program
ceased to be viable for whatever reason, then the sludge volumes handled
by that option could in all likelihood be transferred to one or more
of the other programs. Although this practice would result in a range
of costs depending on the option (current disposal methods range from
approximately $17/ton to around $25/ton and potentially feasible near
term options range anywhere from $23/ton to about $35/ton which are the
going rates for most Southern California POTW's) and the associated
contractual arrangements it would provide for the maxim disposal
reliability for the Districts' ever-increasing volume of sludge. The
staff, therefore, recommended that the Directors consider the following
recommendations.
A. Approve in principle, the policy and practice of implementing
multiple solids residuals disposal and/or reuse options, under
separate and various contractual arrangements deemed suitable, to
maximize interim and long-term residuals management alternatives
and ongoing disposal and reuse reliability; and authorize staff to
pursue and evaluate disposal/reuse options for consideration by the
Boards, as appropriate.
B. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Removal, Processing and
Disposal of Sewage Solids with Recyc, Inc., providing for leasing
of Districts; Coby composting equipment at the rate of $3,200 per
month, for up to four months, for a demonstration project to
maximize composting methods for best utilization of Districts'
sludge in producing a soil amendment; and elimination of the
five -load -per -day limitation, quantities of solids residuals
removal to be determined based upon Recyc's abilities and
Districts' needs, at no change in the cost per load.
C. Consideration of motion to receive and file proposal from
Chino -Corona Farms, inc., dated February 18, 1988, to haul and
reuse Districts' solids residuals for a demonstration project to
directly incorporate the material into agricultural land for a
citrus grove; and authorize the General Manager to execute a
contract for said services, in form approved by the General Counsel,
for an amount not to exceed $24 per ton.
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D. Consideration of motion authorizing staff to plan and discuss with
representatives of publicly -owned treatment works and other
parties, as appropriate, the possibility of cooperative solids
residuals disposal and reuse management programs, with the Districts
playing a principal role as lead agency or member of a joint powers
or other suitable arrangement.
The Select Committee concurs with the staff's conclusions and
recommendations that it is in the Districts' best interest to have
multiple sludge disposal and/or reuse alternatives in place.
Accordingly, the Committee recommends adoption of the above actions.
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SLUDGE DISPOSAL/REUSE
Status Report Discussion Agenda
Select Committee Meeting, Wednesday, March 2, 1988
I. Historical Background
A. LA/OMA Study
1. Orange County - Composting and Disposal at Bee/Round Canyon
2. Board Policy Resolution re Study of Other Alternatives
a. Co -combustion
b. Mechanical Composting
c. -Ocean Disposal
3. Supplemental EIS/EIR
B. Boards' Sludge Disposal Plan - NPDES 301(h)
1. Preferred Method - Continued Co -disposal at Orange County Landfills
a. Reliability/Cost-Effectiveness
b. Staff directed to meet with County re continuation of
cooperative co -disposal program
2. Option - Private Sector RFP for Offsite Disposal/Reuse
a. EKO
b. Enviro-Gro
c. BKK
d. SCA
e. BFI
f. Chemical Waste Management (CWM)
g. Water Innovative Systems Engineering (WISE)
h. Others
C. Sludge Disposal in Orange County
1. Historical - Coyote Canyon
a. Past: Composting and Disposal @ 50% Solids
b. Present: Direct incorporation with MSW @ 2 N% solids
and 10:1 mix
2. Current
a. Coyote Canyon - Co -disposal
b. BKK, West Covina - Co -disposal
c. Recyc Inc., Ontario - Reuse
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D. County of Orange/City of Irvine MOU
1. Precludes Sludge at Bee Canyon until Environmental Review
2. Imposes other conditions
II. Future Disposal/Reuse
A. Boards' Preferred Long -Term Method of Continuation of Cooperative
Landfill Co -disposal Program with County of Orange
1. Reliability/cost-effectiveness
2. Proposal Submitted per Boards Directive
3. Bee Canyon
a. Delayed Pending Opening of Bee Canyon
b. Compliance with County of Orange/City of Irvine MOU
4. Other Sites
a. Brea-Olinda
b. Santiago Canyon
c. Prima Deschecha
5. Miscellaneous
B. Other Options - Interim and Long -Term
1. Private Sector
a. BKK - Co -disposal
b. Recyc Inc.,
a) Soil Amendment
b) Demonstration Project re Increased Volumes
c. Chino -Corona Farms
a) Demonstration Project re Citrus Groves
b) Sod Farming
d. Kellog - Soil Amendment
e. Pima Grow - Direct Farming Application as Soil Amendment
f. EKO - Soil Amendment
g. Others
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2. Public Sector
a. CSDOC Composting/disposal
b. Joint Powers Composting/disposal with other POTW's
c. Deep Ocean Sludge Disposal Research Plan - Action Plan
III. Recommendations
A. Approve in principle the practice of implementing multiple disposal/
reuse options under separate contractual arrangements, as appropriate,
to maximize reliability, and direct staff to proceed accordingly.
B. Approve Amendment to Agreement with Recyc, Inc.
1. Provide for a demonstration project to maximize composting methods
for best utilization and reuse of Districts' sludge as a soil
amendment, and lease of Districts' Coby composting equipment at
the rate of $3200/month for up to four months for said
demonstration project.
2. Eliminate five load per day limit for sludge removal.
C. Authorize staff to negotiate an agreement with Chino -Corona Farms, Inc.
to remove District sludge and to directly incorporate into agricultural
land for use in a citrus grove demonstration project, for an amount not
to exceed $24/ton.
D. Authorize staff to discuss with POTW representatives and other parties,
as appropriate, the possibility of cooperative sludge disposal/reuse
programs with the Districts playing a principal role as either lead
agency or a member of a joint powers arrangement.
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STAFF REPORT
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS
of ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
10844 ELLIS AVENUE
P.D. BOX 8127
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92728-8127
(714) 962-2411
Subject: RECYC, INC. Sludge Removal and Processing Program Agreement Amendment
At the February 10, 1988, Board Meeting the Directors' approved an agreement
with RECYC, INC, of Ontario, California, for the removal and processing of up to
five loads of dewatered sludge per day from the Districts' treatment plants at a
cost of $380.00 per truckload. RECYC has been removing dewatered sludge from
Plant No, 1 since February 19, 1988, to their seven acre composting facility
located in Ontario and processing it into a soil amendment which they then
In discussions with RECYC, they believe that the firm may have the capability of
composting more than the five loads per day originally contracted for if they
can develop different processing methods. They have suggested a demonstration
program whereby the Districts would lease RECYC one of our Cobey compost machi-
nes for a short term during which time they would demonstrate RECYC's capability
to handle a larger quantity of our dewatered sludge. If the results are posi-
tive they plan to purchase a similar machine for their ongoing, long-term use.
Staff has reviewed the proposal and agrees that this demonstration project
could benefit the Districts. Accordingly, staff recommends that the agreement
with RECYC be amended to:
a) Lease the Districts' Cobey compost machine at the rental rate of
$3,200.00 per month, for up to four months, with RECYC agreeing
to operate and fully maintain the machine during the rental period,
including any needed repairs.
b) That the five load per day limitation contained in the existing
agreement be removed and staff be authorized to set quantities based
upon RECYC's abilities and Districts' needs.
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Chino -Corona Farms, Inc.
February 18, 1988
Mr. J. Wayne Sylvester, General Manager
County Sanitation Districts of Orange County
P. O. Box 8127
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-8127
Subject: Proposal for Disposal of Districts' Sewage
Sludges
Pear Sir:
Chino -Corona Farms, Inc. (CCF) is hereby proposing to haul
and dispose of up to 80,000 tons of digested and dewatered
sewage sludges from the Districts' facilities in accordance
with the terms and conditions as stated below:
TRUCKING: All trucking of the sewage sludges from the
Districts' treatment plants will be done by CCF in
water -tight trucks with tarps as approved by the
Districts.
DISPOSAL SITE: The sludges will be applied to the land on
a 630-acre site of the Mission Viejo Ranch in the
southern part of Orange County. This site is proposed
to be planted in citrus trees in the near future.
QUANTITIES OF SLUDGE: This proposal is a for a minimum of
120 tons per day with a maximum of 360 tons per day
for a six (6) day week.
TERM OF CONTRACT: One year, starting no later than
April 15, 1988.
PRICE: The price shall be $24.00 per ton during the term
of the contract.
CCF is currently under contract to the City of Los Angeles
for the hauling and disposal of the City's sludges from their
Hyperion treatment plant. We have insurance for this type of
business in the amount of $1,000,000 and we will make the
Districts cc -insureds upon execution of a contract.
31726 RANCHO VIEJO RD., SUITE 118
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675
(714)240-0$95
Mr. J. Wayne Sylvester, General Manager
February 18, 1988
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This proposal to landspread sludges on agricultural lands
of the Mission Viejo Ranch has been approved by the State
Department of Health Services and the San Diego Regional Water
Quality Control Board. The landowner is anxious to start
planting the citrus grove on the approved site and is
requesting that this program begin as soon as possible. We,
therefore, request your prompt response to the proposal.
I will be glad to meet with you, any members of your Boards
of Directors or your staff to answer any questions regarding
this proposal. Thank you for your consideration of this
matter.
Very truly vours,
Lar,
ryVaughan
President
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cc: Ray E. Lewis