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Resolution to authorize the final approval of the County’s Draft Local Solid Waste Management Plan (LSWMP) which is needed for final approval from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY’S DRAFT LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (LSWMP)
WHEREAS, Sullivan County Division of Public Works operates and maintains 6 Transfers Stations, a cardboard recycling facility, a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) export building, a closed capped landfill and wishes to establish a composting facility; and
WHEREAS, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Title 6 Codes, Rules and Regulations-New York (CRR-NY) 360.19 sets forth the operating requirements of a part 360 Solid Waste Management Facility which the County owned Solid Waste Operations fall under and 6 CRR-NY 360.19 (c) (2) specifies the need for a LSWMP. 6 CRR-NY 366-1.2 lays out the General criteria for a LSWMP to plan ahead 10 years with biennial updates in order to accept and process MSW; and
WHEREAS, Sullivan County issued R-22-12 Professional Consulting Services for the Development of a Solid Waste Management Plan and Cornerstone Engineering has helped prepare the draft plan; and
WHERAS, the draft plan has been accepted by the DEC and in order for it to become a final plan the County must submit the plan with a certified resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste send to the NYSDEC a complete, stand-alone final LSWMP that contains all revisions to the draft LSWMP
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
1) That the LSWMP is adopted by the County
2) That the County will implement and maintain the solid waste management system as described in the final LSWMP and
3) That the County will submit biennial updates