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 Program
3. 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
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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 14/15
Services & 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
Frank R. Bowerman
East Flank Remediation Construction
Landfill Gas Systems and Well Installations
Construction Management
Phase VIII-A Design and Construction
Phase VIII-B Liner Construction
All Other Projects
Total Projects at FRB:
Olinda Alpha
Asphaltic Road System Improvements
Front Face Partial Closure - Phase 1
Front Face Partial Closure - Phase 2
All Other Projects
Total Projects at OAL:
Prima Deshecha
La Pata Gap Closure
Segunda Deshecha Pre-Mitigation
Zone 1, Phase D1 Excavation
Zone 4 Main Header
Zone 4 Mass Excavation
All Other Projects
Total Projects for Prima:
11
Cost
23.6
4.8
11.7
35.0
20.5
1.9
97.5
Cost
1.5
15.8
14.3
1.8
33.3
Cost
8.0
3.0
12.0
2.0
20.0
4.9
49.8
Renewable Energy Projects
Existing 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:
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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 Statistics
HHWCC 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
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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, Director
OC Waste & Recycling
E-mail: Dylan.Wright@ocwr.ocgov.com
Phone: (714) 834-4122
Tour Information:
Julie Chay
E-mail: julie.chay@ocwr.ocgov.com
Phone (714) 834-4059