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For Additional Information Contact:
Stephen Johnson, Operations Manager
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
755-1300
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (SVSWA) Board of Directors has approved a project for the Regional Solid Waste Facilities Expansion Project.
Salinas, CA
January 24, 2003
After careful review and consideration of the environmental conditions and impacts of the proposed expansion, the Board approved various elements of the project scenarios contained in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). This final project will meet the Authority’s goals and objectives of securing long-term disposal capacity for the Salinas Valley.
According to Stephen Johnson, operations manager for the Authority, “The approved project will allow the residents of the Salinas Valley to accept a share of the waste disposal stream in an efficient, cost effective and environmentally secure manner.”
The components of the approved project consists of the following:
- Development of a Salinas Transfer Station.
- A 30 ft. vertical expansion above the currently permitted elevation at Crazy Horse Canyon Road Landfill in Salinas. There would be no horizontal expansion and would increase the capacity of the landfill by approximately 640,000 tons. This expansion would extend the life of the landfill 3-7 years.
- A 100 ft. vertical expansion above the currently permitted elevation at Johnson Canyon Road Landfill in Gonzales. This expansion on the existing property would supply approximately 4.5 million tons of additional capacity without the acquisition of new property. Johnson Canyon would continue to operate approximately 15 years after the closure of Crazy Horse Canyon Road Landfill.
- Development of a King City Transfer Station at Industrial Way or Jolon Road Landfill.
- A 200 ft. vertical expansion of Jolon Road Landfill in King City will increase capacity by 4.5 million tons. The landfill will operate approximately 10 years after the closure of Johnson Canyon Road Landfill. This expansion will not be initiated if an alternate landfill site offering an additional 35 years of disposal capacity has been permitted and developed by 2025.
"We are confident this approved project will achieve an initial 25 years of total additional capacity for the Authority and minimize the potential environmental impacts on the neighboring property owners," says Johnson.
In the Board’s efforts to avoid adverse environmental effects and provide an analysis of potential new landfill sites, an amendment to form a Task Force was introduced in conjunction with the approved expansion project.
A community Task Force will be established to locate alternative landfill sites for future expansion. The 8-member Ad Hoc Committee will evaluate the sites with the objective of providing at least 35 years of supplemental landfill capacity for the Salinas Valley.
The Authority is currently accepting letters of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the Task Force. Letters and resumes must be submitted by January 31, 2003 to the SVSWA, Attn: Task Force, 337 Melody Lane, Salinas, CA 93901.
The Board of Directors
certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Regional
Solid Waste Facility Expansion Project in October 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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