1. Josephine County / City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Agency
Josephine County / City of Grants Pass Solid Waste Agency February 28, 2011

2. Merlin Landfill Property

3. City of Grants Pass Solid Waste
Merlin Landfill
Closed approximately 1998
Ongoing environmental monitoring
Methane gas collection
Site maintenance
Fuels reduction & reforestation
JOGRO™ Co-Composting Facility
Wastewater Treatment Biosolids
Vegetative waste
Wood waste collection
Allied Waste Transfer Station

4. Solid Waste Agency
City of Grants Pass and Josephine County Formed the Agency in 2001
Cave Junction joined the Agency in 2005
Five Board Members

5. Solid Waste Agency Administers Five Franchise Agreements on behalf of:
City of Grants Pass (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation)
Josephine County (Allied Waste & Southern Oregon Sanitation)
City of Cave Junction (Southern Oregon Sanitation)
Rate Setting and Evaluation
Audit and Oversight

6. General Policies No Employees allowed by IGA
Contract for Management Service
Current Contract with City of Grants Pass
15% of all Gross Revenues to Environmental Liability Assurance Fund

7. Environmental Program Fee
Collection and Allocation of Environmental Program Fee (EPF)
EPF is a $5.00 per ton fee collected on each ton collected in Josephine County
Excess profits of Allied Waste and Southern Oregon Sanitation above 13% are split with Agency 50% - 50%
Environmental Program Fee (EPF) is Designed for:
Solid Waste Programs
Environmental Monitoring
Landfill Post-closure Maintenance
Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Other Actions Ordered by DEQ

8. BUDGET FY’11 REVENUE $1,290,641 Budgetary Fund Balance $ 993,941
Env Liab Assurance $ ,534
Marlsan $ ,244
Fund Balance $ ,163
Environmental Program Fees $ ,000
Interest $ ,700
Excess Profit Payment $ ,000

9. BUDGET FY’11 EXPENDITURES $1,290,641 Contingency $ 75,000
Operating Supplies $
Contractual Services $ ,640
Project Costs $ ,000
Household Hazardous Waste Event $ ,000
Charges for Services $
Marlsan Landfill Monitoring $ ,000
Admin / IT Charges $ ,200
Contingency / Reserve $ 1,035,051
Contingency $ ,000
Operating Reserve $ ,012
Env Liability Assurance $ ,039

10. Approved FY’08 Projects Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000
Total Approved $6,000

11. Approved FY’09 Projects City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $24,000
Clean Forests Project $14,100
Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000
RCC Recycling $37,345
Total Approved $81,445

12. Approved FY’10 Projects Josephine County Solid Waste Abatement $ 5,000
City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $20,000
Clean Forests Project $17,250
Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000
Kerby Landfill Maintenance $42,000
Woodson Reservoir Asbestos Abatement $16,000
RCC Recycling $25,458
Marlsan and Kerby Landfill Monitoring $54,800
Josephine County Solid Waste
Abatement $ 5,000
Total Approved $186,508

13. FY’11 Projects APPROVED TO DATE (February 23, 2011)
Fluorescent Bulb Recycling $ 2,500
City of Grants Pass Code Enforcement $20,000
Clean Forests Project $35,000
Josephine County Litter Cleanup $6,000
Kerby Landfill Maintenance & Monitoring $32,361
Total Approved $95,861

14. Upcoming Programs / Events
Curbside Yard Waste Collection – Spring 2011
Jackson County HHW – May 7th
Prescription Drug Take Back – April 30th
Plastics Roundup – May 14th
Josephine County HHW – October 1st

15. Solid Waste Agency & City of Grants Pass Solid Waste