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SEP 26 1984 �L. Hazardous Waste Assessment Agreement BOOK 58 mc*43 M I— The Board reviewed memo of Environmental Engineer Ron Brooks, as follows: TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: September 17, 1984FILE: the Board of County Commissioners THRU: Michael Wright SUBJECT: HAZARDOUS WASTE ASSESSMENT County Administrator AGREEMENT FROM: Ronald R. Brookso REFERENCES: Environmental Engineering Specialist/Utility Services DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: The Water Quality Assurance Act of 1983 established requirements for a County Hazardous Waste Assessment and Generator Notification Program. The assessment and notification program is to include the following: 1. Identification and notification of all potential small quantity hazardous waste generators. 2. Inspection of a representative number of identified generators to verify the wastes generated and the methods for their disposal. 3. Identification of all abandoned dump sites. 4. Assessment of the operations of all landfill sites particularly in regards to the screening and handling of hazardous wastes. S. Assessment of the need for, and the selection and establishment of, a minimum of two sites for the storage and transfer of hazardous wastes. 6. Establishment of a program for yearly notification and represent- ative inspection of all small and large quantity hazardous waste generators. The Regional Planning Councils were delegated the primary.responsibility for insuring the assessments were performed during the first year of the program, and the counties are responsible for continuing the program on an annual basis thereafter. Those Counties that chose to do so, however, could perform the entire program from the beginning. For the first year of the program, a designated amount of State funding is being provided to the Regional Planning Councils and the funds will be apportioned to those Counties that choose to perform all or a part of the first year assessment. The counties under the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council chose to have the Council hire a consulting firm to perform the initial identification and notification portion of the first year assessment program. The rest of the assessment program is to be performed by the Counties. Part of the State funding provided to the Regional Planning Council is being apportioned to the Counties to assist in performing their responsibilities in the assessment program.