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DIVERSION THROUGH <br /> ALTERNATIVE DAllY GOeR <br /> <br /> OX: MOUHTAIN , ,HITARY LANDFILL <br /> <br />A Califomia Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) policy can help JPA <br />members meet their AB939 diversion goals. <br /> <br />To understand the policy, some background is necessary. W'~h the <br />implementation of Federal Regulation: Subtitle D on October 9, 1993 all landfills <br />in the U.S. are required to cover waste at the end of the day with six inches of <br />soil. This is called "daily cover''. This assures that the waste is not exposed at the <br />end of the day. <br /> <br />With an increasing number of yard waste collection and composting programs <br />coming on line, the ClWMB has determined that a portion of the daily .cover can be <br />derived from yard waste that is ground into mulch at the landfill. This mixture is <br />called Altemative Daily Cover (ADC) by the CIWMB. Several ADC programs are <br />already in place in California. <br /> <br />The CIWMB policy for allowing ADC to count toward AB939 diversion expires in <br />1997 unless extended. This is a technical policy that essentially says that up to 7 <br />percent of the entire warm can be counted toward the diversion. Based on <br />the SRRE adopted in 1992, the JPA jurisdictions may apply up to 47,500 tons of <br />ADC toward their AB939 diversion goals. <br /> <br /> <br />