Public Notice Warren County Solid Waste Management District

PUBLIC NOTICE WARREN COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Notice for Draft Solid Waste Management Plan Update The Warren County Solid Waste Management District is establishing a 30-day written comment period (June 1, 2023 until June 30, 2023) on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan Update (Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.54). The District has prepared the draft Plan Update as required by Section 3734.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The draft Plan Update includes a budget and fees to finance the Plan, a solid waste facility inventory, projections and strategies, facilities and programs to be used, and an analysis of the progress made toward achieving state solid waste reduction goals. The Plan Update includes six chapters that are prepared specifically for the public's review. They include: 1. Introduction, 2. District Profile, 3. Waste Generation, 4. Waste Management, 5. Waste Reduction and Recycling, and 6. Budget. This draft is an update to a previously approved solid waste plan. This Plan Update details the following: Recycling Infrastructure Inventory, Population Data, Disposal Data, Residential / Commercial / Industrial Recycling Data, Waste Generation Data, a Strategic Evaluation of Old and New Proposed District Programs, Achievement of State Recycling Goals, Education and Outreach Programs, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations, Financial Data, Designation of Facilities, and a Siting Strategy. The draft Plan Update includes a demonstration of access to landfill capacity and determines there are 23 years of landfill capacity available at the Rumpke Landfill located in Cincinnati which accepts 89% of the District's waste. Based on other landfills used to manage waste generated in Warren County during the 2020 reference year for the planning period, landfills had an average life expectancy of more than 38 years. Under this plan, the Board of Commissioners is authorized to establish facility designations which establish the facilities where solid waste must be taken for processing or disposal. In this Plan Update, the District is not designating facilities to which waste generated in the District must be taken. However, the District reserved the right to establish facility designations in accordance with Section 343.013, 343.014 and 343.015 of the Ohio Revised Code with respect to both in-state and out-of-state facilities. The draft Plan Update complies with State Plan Goal #1: Providing infrastructure for recycling to over 80% of the population. The District is committed to maintaining its achievement of Goal 1. The District currently funds plan programs and current operations through apportion of the generation fees. Currently, the generation fees are $0.50 per ton of solid waste delivered. No fee changes are anticipated during this draft period. The District will hold a public hearing to obtain oral comments regarding the draft Solid Waste Management Plan Update on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 3:30 PM at the Warren County Administration Building, 406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 in Room 128. The District will accept written comments as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.55 on the draft Plan Update from June 4, 2023 until July 5, 2023. Written comments must be submitted by July 5, 2023, to the District's Office, 406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036, or by email to masosu@co.warren.oh.us The draft Plan Update is available for review at District website: www.co.warren.oh.us/solidwaste Please call (513) 695-1209 with any questions about the Plan Update. 6-4/2023