Solid Waste Planning – AB 939 Services, Integrated Waste Management Department, Orange County, California
SCS Engineers served as the prime contractor for on-call AB 939 services in Orange County. Under this three-year contract, SCS undertook a variety of studies for the County, such as:
Waste Generation/New Base-Year Study
AB 939 Fee Study
Diversion Facility Study
hauler audits
other AB 939 compliance activities
Projects completed by SCS include:
analysis of the existing waste diversion and disposal quantities in the County unincorporated area
identification of opportunities to increase landfill diversion, including inventory of green waste composting and chipping and grinding facilities, inert (asphalt and concrete) diversion facilities and other non-disposal facilities
analysis of a potential fee structure for increasing diversion of recyclables from the landfills
analysis of self-haul waste stream, including the facilities utilized by self-haulers for the disposal of construction, demolition and other waste streams
hauler fee audits to determine compliance with franchise agreement
hauler address audits to determine waste origin reporting errors
five-year update of the Countywide integrated waste management plan
