REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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Resolution of Financial Assurance to the City of Rialto and the State Department of Conservation for Mining Reclamation Work at the Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution providing the City of Rialto and the State Department of Conservation with a Pledge of Revenue, in the amount of $4,167,860, for the reclamation of mined lands at Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill in compliance with State Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, Public Resources Code Section 2773.1.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County's Waste Disposal System. The Resolution pledges future tipping fee revenue as an assurance of funds for reclamation of the remaining site area in the event it is not used for landfilling. Sufficient appropriation and revenue will be included in SWMD's future recommended budgets to accommodate the Pledge of Revenue.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County's Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill (MVSL) is located in the City of Rialto, northwest of the intersection of Alder Avenue and State Route 210. The site occupies approximately 448 acres, of which 408 are permitted for refuse disposal.
The excavation that is part of construction of the expanded MVSL is considered mining under the State Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA). SMARA requires that the operator of ...
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