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1 September 12, 2014 SWAG Handout Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management Draft Outline – April 16, 2014 Construction & Demolition(C&D) and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills • County to maintain financial, regulatory and environmental responsibility for landfill operations, closure and for post‐ closure maintenance/monitoring • County to monitor operation and performance of University Landfill Gas Recovery System • County to provide ancillary services for placement of materials such as: o White Goods/Appliances o Scrap Tires o Scrap Metal o Clean Wood Waste o Vegetative waste o Mattresses o Electronics o Household Hazardous Waste o Other materials as markets and program funding becomes available • Towns and County will, in support of the solid waste enterprise fund, direct C&D waste from projects where local government funding is utilized, including school construction and renovation, to the County C&D Landfill • Towns and County will, in support of the solid waste enterprise fund, deliver white goods/appliances, vegetative wastes and scrap metal and other materials as agreed on in the future, to County recycling facilities • Tipping fees (if any) shall be established annually as part of the County budget process and become effective on July 1; County Manager’s fee recommendations will be available to parties to Interlocal Agreement no later than May 1 and Solid Waste Director’s fee recommendations will be available to parties to Interlocal Agreement no later than April 1 (County will respond to inquiries earlier if fee recommendations are available) Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Transfer • Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Orange County will maintain authority and responsibility for MSW collected and transferred within their respective jurisdictions. • Should the County or a Town (or Towns) plan, site and develop a waste transfer station the Agreement may be amended if necessary to clarify access, etc. Possible County use of a local waste transfer station may need to be addressed more directly if a Town owned waste transfer station is developed. Likewise for Towns use if the County pursues a waste transfer station. • County will develop, operate and fund Solid Waste Convenience Centers that accept residentially generated MSW, C&D, bulky waste, etc. for all County/Town residents. • Parties will provide minimum twelve months’ notice of intent to implement a pay‐as‐you‐throw residential waste collection system that has the potential to financially or operationally impact another party. • Any consideration of eliminating a program, facility or service shall first be discussed by the advisory committee/commission/board/group so that all parties may provide input to the decision. • County will endeavor to maximize schedule of operation and services available (subject to material markets and budgetary considerations) at Convenience Centers, consistent with current District/Neighborhood concept or other convenience center concepts as directed by the Board of Commissioners. Current District Center[Walnut Grove Church Road and Eubanks Road (pending)] services include: o residential municipal waste