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• 2014 Solid Waste Management Plan • Establishes the need for universal collection in the urban service areas of unincorporated County to stabilize and increase the amount of future wastes entering the SWDD waste stream for recycling, processing or disposal. • Presents a five year fiscal year (FY 2015-2020) and a long-term (FY 2021-40) Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The five-year CIP includes projects for the SWDD to issue Requests for Applications (RFA's), Requests for Information (RFI's) and Requests for Proposals (RFP's) for collection alternatives and an RFI/RFP for alternative solid waste processing technologies, including a facility for the process of single -stream recyclable materials and C&D recycling. Projects in the five-year CIP also include the construction of the 10.6 acre Segment III Cell 2 disposal unit, closure of older landfill units, construction of a small vehicle (public) drop-off center at the landfill, a new single stream transfer/processing facility and replacement of the current household hazardous waste storage facility. The long-term CIP includes expansion and closure projects to maintain the level of service. 2. Background and Description of System • The SWDD under the authority of its Board operates and maintains the system and is authorized to make capital improvements and expansions to provide solid waste management in an environmentally safe and economically sound manner. The physical assets of the System consist of the 600 -acre landfill facility located at Oslo Road and 74th Avenue SW and five Customer Convenience Centers (CCCs) located throughout the County. Operations at the landfill and the CCCs are currently contracted to Republic Services Inc. which also transports the waste from these convenience centers to the landfill facility for disposal. Solid waste operations at the landfill facility include Class I solid waste disposal, C&D debris disposal, recyclable materials processing and transfer operations; temporary storage of household hazardous wastes, and waste tire processing. Ancillary operations in support of these activities include landfill gas (LFG) management, leachate management, groundwater and stormwater monitoring and management, and environmental and operations permitting. In 2011, SWDD planned the Segment III disposal area covering approximately 76.3 acres to be developed in eight (8) similar cells. The first cell covering 10.4 acres was constructed. Segment III is permitted to dispose both Class I solid waste and C&D materials. % NEEL—SCHAFFER ES -2 158