Reso PC15-01 PC Reso (3051 ) to Adopt Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration - La Palma

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3.0 Environmental Impact Checklist the BFI Recyclery located adjacent to SBTS.Approximately 90 percent of the solid waste collected from Redwood City is sent to the Corinda Los Trancos(Ox Mountain)Landfill located east of Half Moon Bay in unincorporated San Mateo County (City of Redwood City 2010a). Ox Mountain Landfill is permitted to accept 3,598 tons of waste per day and has a total estimated permitted capacity of 69 million cubic yards (CalRecycle 2014).As of May 2011,Ox Mountain Landfill is estimated to have a remaining capacity of 27 million cubic yards,representing 39 percent of total capacity available for use(CalRecycle 2014). The landfill is currently permitted to operate through January 2018. California State Law Assembly Bill 939(AB 939),also known as the Integrated Waste Management Act, was passed in 1989 to address the increases in the state waste stream and decrease in landfill capacity. As a result,AB 939 mandates a reduction of waste being disposed; jurisdictions were required to meet diversion goals of 50 percent. In 2008,California Senate Bill 1016 (SB 1016), also known as the Solid Waste Disposal Measurement System Act,was passed to change the way in which diversion is measured and reported for jurisdictions.AB 939 would still require jurisdictions to divert 50 percent of solid waste from landfill disposal;SB 1016 would require the 50 percent diversion requirement to be calculated in a per capita disposal rate equivalent. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycle)has set the following targets for the City of Redwood City: • Per resident disposal target rate: 9.1 pounds/person/day (PPD) • Per employee disposal target rate: 14.4 PPD In 2012, Redwood City reported an annual per capita disposal rate per resident of 5.7 PPD and per employee of 8.5 PPD thus meeting the disposal target rate set by CalRecycle. According to CalRecycle, residential waste disposal rates for San Mateo County are 0.42 tons per resident per year(2.3 pounds per resident per day).At this rate, the project's estimated 25 persons would produce approximately 58 pounds of solid waste per day.The available capacity at the Ox Mountain Landfill site would be sufficient to serve the project's solid waste disposal needs.Debris generated by project construction would be recycled, if possible,reducing the overall amount of solid waste from project construction. Thus, impacts related to solid waste and landfill capacity would be less than significant. g) Comply with federal,state,and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? No Impact. The project would be required to comply with Chapter 9, Section 9.192 and Section 9.193 of the Redwood City Municipal Code. Section 9.192 requires the recycling or salvaging for reuse of 50 percent of demolition debris;Section 9.193 requires new construction project to divert a minimum of 60 percent of total generated construction and debris tonnage.Diversion percentages are calculated separately for project involving both demolition and construction. Compliance with the City's construction and demolition waste management ordinances would assist in continuing to comply with AB 939 regulations. The City is also in compliance with AB 939 as the City is well below the disposal rate thresholds set for residents and employees. La Palma Subdivision Project Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 64