California Integrated Waste Management Board 1 Strategic Policy Development Committee Workshop Development of Revised Five- Year Plan For the Waste Tire Recycling Management Program March 15, 2007

California Integrated Waste Management Board 2 Program Elements  Enforcement Regulations Relating to the Storage of Waste and Used Tires  Cleanup, Abatement, or Other Remedial Actions Related to Tire Stockpiles Throughout the State  Research Directed at Promoting and Developing Alternatives to the Landfill Disposal of Tires  Market Development and New Technology Activities for Waste and Used Tires  Waste and Used Tire Hauler Program and Manifest System

California Integrated Waste Management Board 3 Waste Tire Enforcement

California Integrated Waste Management Board 4 Tire Enforcement Program  Permitting, Inspections, Investigations, Enforcement  Support of Waste Tire Enforcement Activities  Attorney’s Association (CDAA) Assistance  Waste Tire Enforcement Grants  Database Development and Maintenance

California Integrated Waste Management Board 5 Local Enforcement Grantees State Staff Partnerships: CHP, CDAA, ARB Permitting Education Inspections Enforcement Surveillance Investigations

California Integrated Waste Management Board 6 Enforcement Support An Integrated Approach  CHP Agreement - Surveillance, Security, Training, Roadside Checks, and Aerial Support  Use Current Satellite Imagery to Locate & Monitor Waste Tire Piles  ARB Agreement - Camera Surveillance Support  Analysis of Targeted Study Areas for Waste Tire Enforcement  Training Support for Waste Tire Inspectors and Managers

California Integrated Waste Management Board 7 CDAA or Similar Interagency Agreements  Supports Rural Jurisdictions on Civil and Criminal Cases  Addresses Egregious Cases Where Administrative Penalties Are Unsuccessful  Provides Investigation Training

California Integrated Waste Management Board 8 Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program  Awarded $ 5.7 Million  39 Grantees  80% Coverage  Inspections, Surveillance & Enforcement, and Education

California Integrated Waste Management Board 9 Local Government Grant Program Expansion  Expanding Program  Increase illegal dumping  Total reimbursement of costs  Increasing cap for large jurisdictions

California Integrated Waste Management Board 10 Database  Tracks Over 26,000 Regulated Tire Businesses  Tracks Grantee and State Inspections and Enforcement Cases  Maintains Hauler Registration and Permit Information  Future: Grantee Portal, Reporting, and Tracking Legal Documents, etc.

California Integrated Waste Management Board Cleanup, Abatement, or Other Remedial Actions Related to Tire Stockpiles Throughout the State

California Integrated Waste Management Board 12 BACKGROUND  Supported by statute, PRC section allows the CIWMB to perform any cleanup work:PRC section – When required to prevent substantial pollution or injury to the public’s health and safety. – Where the responsible parties have failed to take appropriate action.  Typically, these efforts include: – Conducting Board managed cleanups. – Awarding grants to local governments to conduct cleanups.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 13 Main Components  Long-Term Remediation Projects  Short-Term Remediation Projects  Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program  Local Government Amnesty Event Grant Program  Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program  Office of the State Fire Marshal Training  Emergency Reserve Account

California Integrated Waste Management Board 14 Long-Term Remediation Projects  Westley Tire Fire Site  Tracy Tire Fire Site All long-term projects have been completed.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 15 Long-Term Remediation Projects (Continued)  Westley tire fire site – Site remediation activities was completed in October 2002 in less than three years. – The remediation work at a cost of approximately $17 million.  Tracy tire fire site – Site remediation activities at the Tracy tire fire site were completed in October of 2006 in just over three years. – The remediation work at the Tracy site was completed at a cost of approximately $19 million.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 16 Long-Term Remediation Projects (Continued)  The Five-Year Plan provided $1.3 million for FY 2005/06.  No additional funding was provided in FY 2006/07 since the long-term remediation projects were completed.  Staff does not propose any additional funding for this program in the upcoming five-year plan biennial revision.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 17  Illegal tire sites where: – Enforcement options have been exhausted. – Owner or operator cannot or will not remediate their own site.  Board for approval required.  Site Cleanups performed by Board contractors with oversight by Board staff. Short-Term Remediation Projects

California Integrated Waste Management Board 18  During 2005 and the first part of 2006: – 1.5 million tires were removed from 11 sites. – Cleanup cost of approximately $3.8 million.  Current 5 year plan – $1.5 million for both FY 2005/06 and FY 2006/07.  Proposed funding in new 5 year plan: – $1.5 every other year beginning in FY 2007/08. Short-Term Remediation Projects (Continued)

California Integrated Waste Management Board 19 Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Program  The purpose of this program is to award grants to local governments to perform cleanup of illegal tire piles.  Potential grantees are: – Local governments (Cities and Counties). – Native American reservations and rancherías.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 20 Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Program (Continued)  During FY 2005/06: – The Board Awarded 31 grants – Funded at $780,000  During FY 2006/07: – $1.0 million allocated – Grant awards are scheduled for May 2007  Proposed funding in the new 5 year plan: – $1.5 million every year beginning in FY 2007/08

California Integrated Waste Management Board 21 The purpose of this program:  Award grants to local governments to hold amnesty events for the collection of waste tires.  Develop and distribute public education materials on proper maintenance and disposal of automobile tires. Local Government Amnesty Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board 22 Local Government Amnesty Program (Continued)  During FY 2005/06: – Board awarded 31 grants – funded at $809,000  For FY 2006/07: – $1.71 million allocated – Grant awards scheduled for May  Proposed funding in the new 5 year plan – $1.0 million every year beginning in FY 2007/08

California Integrated Waste Management Board 23  The purpose of this Grant Program: – Remediate solid waste that has been disposed of illegally on farm or ranch properties. – SB 876 requires that tire funds be allocated to this program to pay remediation costs related to illegal waste tire disposal. Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board 24 Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program (Continued)  During FY 2004/05 and FY 2005/06: – 19,463 and 17,936 tires collected respectively  For FY 2006/07: – $400,000 is allocated in the Five-Year Plan – To date 3 grants totaling $210,566  Proposed funding in the new 5 year: – $400,000 every year beginning in FY 2007/08

California Integrated Waste Management Board 25 Office of State Fire Marshall Training Purpose:  Work with Office of State Fire Marshall: – Update the tire fire training curriculum – Develop or update tire fire protocol – Update and amend the Uniform Fire Code

California Integrated Waste Management Board 26 Office of State Fire Marshall Training (Continued)  For FY 2004/05: – $100,000 allocated in 5 year plan  Proposed funding in the upcoming five- year plan biennial revision: – $100,000 in FY 2008/09

California Integrated Waste Management Board 27 Emergency Reserve Account  Purpose: respond to emergencies involving waste tires, such as tire fires.  SB 876 requires the Board to create an emergency reserve account, which shall not exceed $1 million.  Proposed funding in the new 5 year: – $1 million every fiscal year.

California Integrated Waste Management Board Research Directed at Promoting and Developing Alternatives to the Landfill Disposal of Tires

California Integrated Waste Management Board 29 Background  Research needed to Promote waste tire diversion alternatives  Research Goals: – Potential to divert waste tires from landfills – Determine whether diversion alternative can provide benefit – Determine if it is cost effective

California Integrated Waste Management Board 30 Components  Civil Engineering Applications for Waste Tires  Research on Paving Applications Using Waste Tires  Recycling RAC  Tire-Derived Product and Materials Market Analysis

California Integrated Waste Management Board 31 Civil Engineering Applications for Waste Tires  Promote the use of tire-derived aggregate (TDA) in various civil engineering applications  This will be accomplished by: – Awarding contracts to TDA experts – Partnering with state and local governments to construct pilot projects to evaluate TDA performance – Provide education and technical assistance to state and local governments and private-sector engineers on the use and benefits of TDA

California Integrated Waste Management Board 32 Civil Engineering Applications for Waste Tires (Continued)  For FY 2006/07: – $500,000 allocated in 5 year plan was included in the existing TDA expert contract with Dr. Dana Humphrey  Proposed funding in the new five-year plan: – $1 million in FY 2008/09 – $1 million in FY 2010/11 – $500,000 in FY 2011/12

California Integrated Waste Management Board 33 Civil Engineering Applications for Waste Tires (Continued)  Staff continues to educate State, local, and private-sector engineers on the use and benefits of TDA.  For FY 2006/07, a $500,000 contract is scheduled to be award in May 2007 to continue the Board’s TDA outreach efforts.  Similar funding is proposed in the upcoming five-year plan biennial revision.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 34 Pavement Applications Using Waste Tires  Purpose: Study paving applications to determine: – If they can divert significant quantities of waste tires from landfills – If they are viable alternatives to conventional applications  Potential paving applications include: – terminal blend asphalt concrete – rubber chip seals – rubberized slurry seals

California Integrated Waste Management Board 35 Pavement Applications Using Waste Tires (Continued)  Proposed funding in the upcoming Five- Year Plan Biennial Revision: – $650,000 in FY 2007/08 – $1,000,000 in FY 2010/011

California Integrated Waste Management Board 36  The feasibility of recycling RAC continues to be an obstacle in promoting the use of RAC with local governments.  While studies are available, which have shown recycling RAC is viable (The most recent being done by Caltrans in 2005).  Staff still recommends field studies to validate findings identified in the literature. Recycling RAC

California Integrated Waste Management Board 37  Board staff will work in conjunction with the Southern California RAC Technical Center to partner with a local governments to do field investigations of actual projects using recycled RAC.  Proposed funding to do this study is $250,000 in FY 2007/08 Recycling RAC (Continued)

California Integrated Waste Management Board 38 Tire-Derived Products and Materials Market Analysis This research project will:  Study Product Flow-Through as it Relates to the Marketplace  Use the Most Current Information  Validate Existing Reported Information from a Variety of Sources

California Integrated Waste Management Board 39 Market Development and New Technology Activities for Waste and Used Tires

California Integrated Waste Management Board 40 Market Development and New Technology Activities  Social Marketing to Promote Sustainable Practices  Grants for Tire-Derived Products, which Contain 100% California Generated Waste Tires  Tire Business Assistance and Equipment Program  State Agency Partnerships for the Purchase and Demonstration of Tire-Derived Products

California Integrated Waste Management Board 41 Social Marketing/Outreach  Provides education and outreach to the general public about sustainable practices.  Addresses the purchase of longer-lived tires and proper tire maintenance.  Partners with Rubber Manufacturers and California Tire Dealers Associations and the Flex Your Power Campaign.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 42 Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Grants Under the Board’s RAC Program there are two grant program, which are used to promote the use of RAC:  The Targeted RAC Incentive Grant Program  RAC Reward Grant Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board 43 T argeted RAC Incentive Program  Program focused on first-time users of RAC  Board awards incentive grants to influence local government agencies to use RAC.  Board provides RAC technical assistance to local government grantees

California Integrated Waste Management Board 44  FY 2005/06: – $3.6 million allocated – Board awarded 24 grants using the entire allocation  FY 2006/07 – $6.2 million allocated – To date, Board awarded 18 grants totaling just over $3 million to local governments  Proposed funding in Five-Year Plan: – $3,551,583 in FY 2007/08 – $2 million every year beginning in FY 2008/09 Targeted RAC Incentive Program (Continued)

California Integrated Waste Management Board 45 RAC Reward Grant Program  Program focused on existing local government RAC users.  Program designed to increase RAC use in jurisdictions that are currently using RAC

California Integrated Waste Management Board 46  Program similar in scope to grants provided through Kuehl, SB 1346, which expired on January 1,  With minor revisions, SB 369 Legislation (Simitian) essentially extended the requirements of the SB RAC Reward Grant Program (Continued)

California Integrated Waste Management Board 47 RAC Reward Grant Program (Continued)  FY 2005/06: – Board awarded 44 grants using about $1.7 million  FY 2006/07 – $2.5 million was allocated in 5 year plan – To date, Board has awarded 4 grants totaling approximately $583,000

California Integrated Waste Management Board 48 RAC Reward Grant Program (Continued)  18 new applications are scheduled for award in May, 2007  Proposed funding in new five year plan:  $3 million in FY 2007/08  $2 million in FYs 2008/09 and 2009/10  $2,535,886 million in FY 2010/11  $1,710,583 million in FY 2011/12

California Integrated Waste Management Board 49 Civil Engineering Grants and Contracts  Continue to support the Boards efforts to promote the use of Tire derived aggregate (TDA)  This will be accomplished by: – Awarding contracts for construction management oversight of TDA projects – Awarding Grants and partnering with local governments to construct TDA projects

California Integrated Waste Management Board 50 Civil Engineering Grants and Contracts (Continued)  TDA projects completed to date include: – Lightweight fill in embankments – Retaining walls – Gas collection at landfills – Vibration dampening in light rail applications

California Integrated Waste Management Board 51 Innovative Marketing Assistance Grants  Tire Derived Product Grant Program  Tire Derived Business Assistance and Equipment Grant Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board 52 Tire Derived Product Grants  Sports Surfacing  Rubberized Sidewalks  Weed Abatement  Mulch  Sound Barriers  Traffic Safety Products

California Integrated Waste Management Board 53 Tire Derived Product Grants (Continued)  Must divert minimum number of tires  Award amounts based on the number of tires diverted and a per tire cap  Awards have maximum limit  Applicant eligibility requirements will be set for each cycle

California Integrated Waste Management Board 54 Tire Derived Product Grants (Continued)  More tires diverted = More funding  Per tire cap allows more jurisdictions to participate  This allows new jurisdictions to be exposed to benefits of tire-derived products

California Integrated Waste Management Board 55 Tire Business Assistance Program  Increases demand of Tire-Derived Products  Improves Cost efficiencies of TDP Businesses  Assures availability of raw materials  Builds capacity of TDP businesses  Builds operational costs of TDP businesses

California Integrated Waste Management Board 56 Tire Business Assistance Program (Continued)  Evaluates Business Plans  Evaluates Business Operations  Enhances Marketing Efforts  Provides Testing and Certification for new products  Provides Funding for the Purchase of necessary equipment

California Integrated Waste Management Board 57 Border Activities  Significant numbers of used tires are exported to Mexico each year, which have short life spans.  Waste tires are being found along the borders of Mexico and US borders, especially in or near the City of Tijuana, Mexico.  The Board will continue to address these issues through its participation in the Border 2012 California/Baja California Task Force and other border groups.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 58 The Board’s Border activities include:  Collaboration with US EPA and Mexican Government to develop community outreach, technical support, and training to Mexican tire haulers.  Continuing law enforcement training programs for CHP and local law enforcement officers that patrol California highways, cities and counties at/or near the California- Mexican border.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 59 The Board also Works with the CHP Helicopter Unit locating scrap tire piles, along the California-Mexican Border

California Integrated Waste Management Board 60 Other Border Activities Include:  Sharing environmental education materials throughout the border region  Assisting in the Development of Integrated Waste Management Plans for the State of Baja California  A Pilot Program to Enhance Proper Management and Recycling of Waste Tire Exported from Mexico  Continuing to work with the City of San Diego Environmental Code Health Department to Create a Tire Management Outreach Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board 61 CalMAX and WRAP  California Materials Exchange C onserves energy, resources, and landfill space by helping businesses and organizations find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes through waste exchange.  Waste Reduction Awards Program P rovides an opportunity for California businesses to gain public recognition for their outstanding efforts to reduce waste, provides businesses with examples of successful waste reduction techniques.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 62 Tire Events  Workshops  Forums  Training  Up-to-date Information  Discussion Opportunities

California Integrated Waste Management Board 63 Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Centers (RACTC):  The Board has embarked on a statewide marketing effort to promote the use of recycled materials by local governments.  Although this effort has reduced the role of the RACTC, it is still a valuable technical resource for RAC.  The RACTC will continue to provide statewide technical assistance to local governments through direct consultation on as needed basis.

California Integrated Waste Management Board 64 Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Technology Centers (Continued)  FY 2006/07 Funding: – $350,000 was allocated in the Five-Year Plan – Due to the RACTC’s reduced role, funding was reduced to $50,000  Proposed funding in the new Five-Year Plan: – $100,000 every year beginning in FY 2007/08

California Integrated Waste Management Board 65 State Agency Partnerships  Replace existing products with Tire- Derived Products  Report successful performance  Must use 100% California Waste Tire Rubber

California Integrated Waste Management Board 66 Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley  Outreach  Education  Curriculum  Web-based learning tools  Civil Engineering Applications  Streaming Video  “ Ask an Expert”  Mini Documentary

California Integrated Waste Management Board 67 Pavement Research Center California State University, Chico  Technical Services on Tire-Derived Rubber  Training on Asphalt Rubber Concrete  Promotion of Crumb Rubber in Pavements  Pavement Strategies

California Integrated Waste Management Board Hauler & Manifest Program

California Integrated Waste Management Board Hauler & Manifest Program  $450,000 Operating Expenditures – Form Printing – Postage – Travel – Training – Equipment – Data Processing

California Integrated Waste Management Board Hauler Program  Over 1,050 Registered Tire Hauling Businesses  More Than 6,500 Hauling Vehicles  Requires an Application and $10,000 Surety Bond  Register, if Hauling 10 or More Waste/Used Tires

California Integrated Waste Management Board Hauler Program Functions  Process Hauler Registration Paperwork – New Applications – Yearly Renewals – Update Bonds – Issue Replacement Decals – Add/Delete Vehicles  Operate Toll Free Hotline: – More than 1,000 Calls/Month (16% Spanish)  Provide Training Throughout California  Publish the “Hauler Newsletter”

California Integrated Waste Management Board Mexico Border Support  Hauler & Manifest Training in Mexico – Haulers – Tire Dealers – Annually, Tijuana and Mexicali  Hauler & Manifest Technical Information – CHP & Local Law Enforcement – Enforcement Grantees – Border Task Force

California Integrated Waste Management Board Manifest Program Over17,000 Tire Businesses Maintain a TPID number (Generators, Haulers, and End-Use Facilities) All Waste/Used Tires are Required to be Manifested More than 200,000 Comprehensive Trip Logs are Mailed Out Each Year Over 384,000 Comprehensive Trip Receipts are Submitted to the CIWMB Each Year

California Integrated Waste Management Board Manifest Program Functions  Issue TPID Numbers – Generators – Haulers – End-Use Facilities  Review Manifest for Completeness and Accuracy  Assist Haulers in becoming EDT Participants

California Integrated Waste Management Board Hauler Enforcement Activities  Maintain the WTMS Complaint System – More than 1,800 Complaints/Annually  Prepare Letters of Violation  Refer Enforcement Actions to Legal – Penalties – Denial of Registration – Suspension of Registration – Revocation of Registration  Testify in Enforcement Cases

California Integrated Waste Management Board “Positive Steps”  Reduction of Manifest Paperwork

California Integrated Waste Management Board Manifests vs. CTL Forms

California Integrated Waste Management Board “Positive Steps”  Reduction of Manifest Paperwork  Increased Usage of EDT Participants – Batch Mode Date Entry – Web Based Date Entry

California Integrated Waste Management Board Electronic Data Transfer Participation

California Integrated Waste Management Board “Positive Steps”  Reduction of Manifest Paperwork  Increased Usage of EDT Participants – Batch Mode Date Entry – Web Based Date Entry  Increased Enforcement Actions against Unregistered Haulers

California Integrated Waste Management Board Enforcement Actions

California Integrated Waste Management Board “Pilot Program” Hand Held Devices  Establish Pilot Program – $125,000 – 3 or more Haulers  Feasibility Study  Request Funds to Implement Program

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