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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY By LBA Associates (with CAFR) Collected 2002 program data Disclaimer – quality and completeness of survey results vary
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY: BACKGROUND Surveyed 30 counties and 8 municipalities County populations ranged from 600 to 555,000 County solid waste budgets ranged from $4,000 to $19M
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY: COUNTY-OWNED FACILITIES 33% own transfer stations 60% own landfills 20% own drop-offs 10% own MRFs 13% own compost facilities 20% own HHW facilities Privately owned facilities NPO facilities
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY: FISCAL MANAGEMENT 33% of counties (10) operate as Enterprise Funds Another 17% of counties (5) have “segregated” funds 17 municipalities have residential user fees 7 municipalities have PAYT for residential trash collection
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY: FUNDING SOURCES $$ County user fees - transfer station/landfill tip fees (several with tip fee surcharges) Municipal user fees – per household service (including examples of “mandatory fee – voluntary participation” programs) Other – material sales, CESQG, municipal payments, grants, sponsors
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CO SOLID WASTE SURVEY: OUTSTANDING ISSUES Resources to be innovative and efficient Obtaining good data Cutting budgets – adding fees, taxes Turning new facilities into sustainable operations Competing for private sector tons High hauling $ and illegal dumping Safe-guarding Enterprise Fund accounts
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg HOW TO MAKE COLORADO’S MSW ECONOMICALLY VIABLE?
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg RURAL v. URBAN COUNTIES Rural counties typically more “hands on” with full system Urban counties often more facility-specific More rural landfills than urban landfills Rural transfer stations needed to service sparsely populated areas (increased self- haul) Urban transfer used to reach large, regional (private) landfills
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR COMMON GROUND Operate system as a business (enterprise for local government) Full costs of integrated system are known Accountability for costs and revenues Defensible rates Self-sustaining cost center Apply net-revenues to operating expenses, debt, future investments Issue revenue bonds Separate from economic swings that affect the General Fund
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CITY of BOULDER (segregated fund) 103,000 people - $1M budget “Hands-off” approach Open hauling with stringent ordinances – trash, recyclables, yard waste Strong education, BY composting, yard waste and commercial programs 49% diversion Dedicated trash tax SW system impacted by city’s $18M deficit
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg PITKIN COUNTY (Enterprise Fund) 15,300 people - $2.8M budget MRF, Compost, Landfill & HHW Collection of county buildings/DOCs Plus aggregate, soil, rock, drop&swap Non-profit recycling outreach Funded by LF tip fees, material sales $250k appropriation by Gen Fund (’02) – 5-year plan
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CITY OF LOVELAND (Enterprise Fund) 53,000 people - $3.1M budget Public collection of residential trash, recyclables, yard waste Drop-off center, joint compost venture 43% residential diversion rate Funded by user fees (flat base plus variable depending on services), materials sales
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg CITY of DURANGO (Enterprise Fund) 15,000 people - $800k budget Automated collection of trash/ recyclables at 1-2 units 3 municipal DOCs (incl 2 outside city) Regional MRF Seasonal yard waste, paint, e-scrap Funded through both trash (variable) and recyclable (flat) user fees
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg GRAND COUNTY 12,000 people - $1M budget Landfill and other wastes Grand Recycles (NPO) – 3 DOCs, 2 sorting facilities Includes Kremmling with municipal collection, flat user fees Funded by LF tip fees, tires (no direct general fund support)
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg MESA COUNTY (Enterprise Fund) 116,000 people - $2.7M budget Landfill, HHW/CESQG, Compost 4 transfer stations No formal recycling Includes Grand Junction with municipal collection, and variable user fees Funded by LF, CESQG fees and compost sales
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LBA ASSOCIATES 2003 Colorado SWANA Annual Mtg MORGAN COUNTY (Enterprise Fund) 28,000 people - $725,000 budget 6 transfer stations with recyclables drop-off Includes Brush and Fort Morgan with municipal collection, and flat user fees Funded by landfill tip fees (plus 50% surcharge for uncovered loads)
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