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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
STEPHEN JOHNSON, GENERAL MANAGER
SALINAS VALLEY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
755-1300 OR
MARK ARSENAULT, GENERAL MANAGER
WASTE MANAGEMENT
796-2265
NEW OPERATING AGREEMENT APPROVED FOR JOLON ROAD TRANSFER STATION
May 26, 2004
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (SVSWA) and Waste Management,
owner of the Jolon Road Transfer Station in King City, have entered into
a new three-year operating agreement. Waste Management will operate the
Jolon Road Transfer Station and transfer the waste to Johnson Canyon Road
Landfill in Gonzales.
The Jolon Road Landfill and Transfer Station has been owned by Waste Management
since the late 1990s and has been leased by the County of Monterey, which
the Authority inherited when it was formed in 1997.
The lease was scheduled to expire on June 2, 2004 and consequently all
operation of the transfer station and scale house would cease unless a
new agreement could be reached. The Authority and Waste Management negotiated
the new operating agreement in an effort to prevent an interruption of
service to the self-haul customers in South County as well as to avoid
a potential customer rate increase for future direct haul services.
According to Mark Arsenault, General Manager for Waste Management, “We
look forward to working with the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
as the new operator of the Jolon Road Transfer Station. We will promote
the efficient operation of the scale house, proper disposal and recycling
of waste, as well as maintain diversion programs to help South County
residents continue to divert materials from the landfills.”
Norcal Engineering and Construction Service’s current operation
of the transfer station and scale house will cease with the expiration
of the existing lease. Waste Management has agreed to hire all displaced
Norcal workers at the Jolon Road site if they are not reassigned. Norcal
will continue to operate the two landfills in the Salinas Valley through
an agreement executed with the Authority in August 2000.
Stephen Johnson, General Manager for the Authority
says, “We are pleased to have this opportunity to work with Waste
Management. We are confident they will operate the transfer station in
a professional, cost-efficient manner while maintaining security and convenience
for every customer.”
According to Mark Arsenault, General Manager for Waste Management, “We
look forward to working with the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
as the new operator of the Jolon Road Transfer Station. We will promote
the efficient operation of the scale house, proper disposal and recycling
of waste, as well as maintain diversion programs to help South County
residents continue to divert materials from the landfills.”
Norcal Engineering and Construction Service’s current operation
of the transfer station and scale house will cease with the expiration
of the existing lease. Waste Management has agreed to hire all displaced
Norcal workers at the Jolon Road site if they are not reassigned. Norcal
will continue to operate the two landfills in the Salinas Valley through
an agreement executed with the Authority in August 2000.
Stephen Johnson, General Manager for the Authority says, “We are
pleased to have this opportunity to work with Waste Management. We are
confident they will operate the transfer station in a professional, cost-efficient
manner while maintaining security and convenience for every customer.”
The Authority, formed in 1997, is a joint powers agency made up of the
cities of
Gonzales, Greenfield, King City and Soledad as well as the eastern half
of unincorporated Monterey County. It promotes 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.
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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