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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
STEPHEN JOHNSON,
OPERATIONS MANAGER
755-1300
August 30, 2002
Salinas, CA
SVSWA EXTENDS OPERATION OF THE MADISON LANE TRANSFER STATION
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
(SVSWA) Board of Directors at its August meeting, approved a resolution
authorizing the extension of Waste Management’s Operating Agreement
at the Madison Lane Transfer Station in Salinas through December 31, 2002.
At the end of this calendar year, the Authority
will have the option to either purchase the transfer station from Waste
Management, discontinue use of the station altogether or extend the use
of the transfer station for three additional years.
The extension includes an option to continue
Waste Management’s operation at a reduced rate, on a year-by-year
basis for up to five years, or earlier should the Authority choose to
purchase the transfer station at any time during the term of the agreement.
If the Authority decides to purchase the
transfer station from Waste Management, the price will be $9 million.
This purchase would in turn decrease the operating costs for the Authority
approximately 7 percent per month from the current operating contract.
If the Authority decides to discontinue
the use of the station, an adequate location would be acquired and a new
transfer station and hazardous waste facility would be constructed.
According to Stephen Johnson, operations
manager for the Authority, ‘The transfer station has been an integral
part of the solid waste system for the City for the past 11 years. This
short-term extended operating agreement with Waste Management will allow
the Authority to continue to provide high level service to residents and
commercial haulers through effective recycling programs and solid waste
disposal at the existing transfer station.”
The transfer station was scheduled to close
on June 30, 2001, which coincided with the termination of Salinas Disposal
Service’s hauling contract with the City of Salinas. Through a joint
effort by the Authority and Waste Management, Inc., a short-term agreement
was approved by the Authority Board at its July 2001 meeting to keep the
transfer station open through June 30, 2002. This agreement was subsequently
extended to August 31, 2002.
The Authority, formed in 1997, is a joint powers agency made
up of the cities of Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, Soledad
as well as the eastern half of unincorporated Monterey County. They promote
the environmental health of the Salinas Valley through planning, public
education and management of an innovative solid waste system. The Authority
can be reached at 755-1300 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
or on the web at www.svswa.org.
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