Presentation to Orange County Business Council Infrastructure Committee Dylan Wright, Director January 13, 2015.

Presentation to

Orange County Business Council

Infrastructure Committee

Dylan Wright, Director

January 13, 2015

Orange County

• 34 cities covering 798 square miles

• Over 3.1 million residents

• Third largest county in state

• Own and operate two of the top 5 largest landfills in the state

• Per Capita – 5.1 lbs. per resident per day

Our Mission

To provide waste management services, protect the environment and

promote recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for

current and future generations.

Our Vision

To be the best waste management system

in America

Organization Chart

One Department—Three Core Service Areas

1. Disposal System Operator• 3 Active Landfills • Olinda Alpha, Frank R. Bowerman and Prima Deshecha

• 20 Closed Waste Disposal Sites• Renewable Energy Programs• 4 Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers

2. Countywide Regional Waste Reduction Program3. Unincorporated Area• 14 Communities Served• 9 franchise areas• 5 haulers – CR&R, Waste Management, Republic Services, Ware

Disposal, Rainbow Environmental• Responsible for collection and compliance

Waste Disposal System

Funding Sources

Enterprise Fund

• Self-sustaining Waste Disposal System

• Revenues primarily from disposal fees

• Importation• Facilitates bankruptcy repayment• Provides rate stabilization• Maintain high level of customer service• Offset costs otherwise borne by businesses and residents

Self-Haul Surcharge Revenue• Responsible incentive to increase diversion • Comply with State and regulatory requirements

Renewable Energy Program Royalties

Capital Improvement Projects

Landfill Closure Date(by Permit)

Closure Date(by Capacity)

Capital Improvement Projects through 2020

Budgeted FY 14/15Services & Supplies

Olinda Alpha 2021 2040 $33.3 million $12.1 million

Frank R. Bowerman 2053 2045 $97.5 million $14.2 million

Prima Deshecha 2067 2103 $49.8 million $12.7 million

• Capital and infrastructures projects are completed through partnerships with businesses, local jurisdictions, resource agencies and other governmental entities

• Diverse partnerships with the business and communities • Construction management, engineering, environmental protection,

landscapers, financial advisors, falconers and renewable technologies

• Collaboration between all entities including federal, state, local governments and private sector

Capital Improvement Projects

Major Construction Projects at Landfills

• Frank R. Bowerman Landslide Remediation• Construction: $33.7 million• Construction Management: $6.2 million

• Olinda: Partial Closure – Phase 1• Construction: $14.4 million• Construction Management: $6.2 million

• Prima: Segunda Deschecha Cañada Pre-Mitigation• Est. Contract: $3.0 million (pending Board action)

Upcoming Capital Improvement Projects

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Frank R. Bowerman CostEast Flank Remediation Construction 23.6 Landfill Gas Systems and Well Installations 4.8 Construction Management 11.7 Phase VIII-A Design and Construction 35.0 Phase VIII-B Liner Construction 20.5 All Other Projects 1.9 Total Projects at FRB: 97.5

Olinda Alpha CostAsphaltic Road System Improvements 1.5 Front Face Partial Closure - Phase 1 15.8 Front Face Partial Closure - Phase 2 14.3 All Other Projects 1.8 Total Projects at OAL: 33.3

Prima Deshecha CostLa Pata Gap Closure 8.0 Segunda Deshecha Pre-Mitigation 3.0 Zone 1, Phase D1 Excavation 12.0 Zone 4 Main Header 2.0 Zone 4 Mass Excavation 20.0 All Other Projects 4.9 Total Projects for Prima: 49.8

Renewable Energy ProjectsExisting landfill gas-to-energy projects• Olinda—37.5 MW Capacity• Prima Deshecha—6.3 MW Capacity• Coyote—7 MW Capacity• Electricity to serve 33,000 homes

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Renewable Energy Projects

Future Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project• Frank R. Bowerman Landfill• Groundbreaking – January 22, 2015!• 20 MW Capacity • Electricity to serve an additional 14,000 homes• Partnership with the following entities:• Bowerman Power LFG, LLC (Montauk Energy Capital, LLC)• Caterpillar Financial Services • Anaheim Public Utilities• City of Irvine• South Coast Air Quality Management District

• Highest and Best Use of LFG that would have been flared• Private investment with zero cost to taxpayers• $1.5 million in annual revenues to support Waste Disposal System• Helps meet more stringent State regulations – conversion of greenhouse gases

to renewable energy

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers

• Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.

• Anaheim• CVT Transfer

• Huntington Beach• Rainbow Environmental Services

• Irvine• City of Irvine

• San Juan Capistrano• Prima Deshecha Landfill

2013/14 StatisticsHHWCC visits: 118,921

Material Exchange Program participants: 18, 936

Waste Diversion Programs—AB 939

CalRecycle Waste Diversion Goal

1989 Divert 50 percent by 2000

2014 Divert 75 percent by 2020(recycling, composting or source reduction)

Proactive Initiatives• Regional Recycling Public Education and Outreach• Grant Programs—$4.1 million awarded since 2007• Partnerships

• Discovery Cube • Angels Baseball, LLC• Inside the Outdoors• OC Department of Education

Partnerships

Discovery Cube Orange County• 939,968 visitors to Eco Challenge Exhibit in 2014

Inside the Outdoors• 148,060 Students served in 2013-14

Angels Baseball• 14.5 tons of HHW, E-Waste, Used Clothing, & Household

Goods Collected• 7,233 Participants

Industry Issues

• AB 1594 - No more diversion credit for use of processed green waste in landfill operations

• AB 1826 - Mandatory commercial organics recycling

• AB 341 –Statewide goal to divert 75% of waste from landfills

• AB 32 - Reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020

• Decline in tonnage—30 percent

• Governor’s green power initiative—January 2015 Inaugural Address

• Half of California’s power to be green by 2030

Next Steps

• Renewable Technologies Implementation Plan

• Recycling & Waste Reduction Regional Grants—$3.0 million

• Pursue Continuation of Importation

• Permit extensions at landfills - ensuring room for tomorrow

• Capital Improvements —$180 million

• Partnership with haulers, processors and cities on organics recycling

• Stakeholder Engagement

Thank You.

Dylan Wright, DirectorOC Waste & Recycling E-mail: [email protected]: (714) 834-4122

Tour Information: Julie ChayE-mail: [email protected] (714) 834-4059