Solid Waste Advisory Commission

The Clark County Solid Waste Advisory Commission (SWAC) is a nine-member Commission appointed by the Board and representing a broad spectrum of the community. The Commission meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Clark County Public Service Center.

The purpose of SWAC is to advise the Board of County Commissioners on solid waste matters including:

(1) Assisting in the development of programs and policies concerning solid waste handling and disposal and to review and comment upon proposed rules, policies or ordinances prior to their adoption;

(2) Assisting and participating in current solid waste planning and development of future solid waste management plans;

(3) Investigating new developments in solid waste management practices and recommending further investigation or adoption of those practices which will improve solid waste management within Clark County;

(4) Recommending to the Board of County Commissioners and the Clark County Health Department appropriate and necessary solutions to solid waste problems as may be presented by local citizens, private industry or other bodies or individuals;

(5) Advising the Clark County Health Department in that agency's evaluation of applications for permits for solid waste handling facilities and disposal sites;

(6) Advising the Board of County Commissioners or county staff in other specific solid waste matters such as design or siting of solid waste facilities as directed by the Board on a project by project basis;

(7) Maintaining communications with the citizens represented by each member to further public information and citizen input; and

(8) Encouraging, supporting and promoting the reduction, recovery and reuse of resources contained within solid waste.

 

Next Meeting Agenda:

To be announced.

 

Minutes from the Previous Meetings:

2008

June 5, 2008
August 7, 2008
September 4, 2008
November 6, 2008
December 2, 2008

 

2009

February 5, 2009
March 5 2009
April 2, 2009
May 7, 2009
June 4, 2009
August 6, 2009
October 1, 2009

 

 Commission Members and Representative Areas

Member	Representing	Term Expires
Eldon Wogen, Chair	Clark County Business	Sept 30, 2012
Don Ebbeson, Vice Chair	Solid Waste Industry	Sept 30, 2010
Mike Carnahan	North Clark County	Sept 30, 2011
Richard Baker	County-at-Large	Sept 30, 2012
Jeanne Stewart	City of Vancouver	Sept 30, 2010
Jack McClary	Southwest Clark County	Sept 30, 2010
Dan Kaler	Southeast Clark County	Sept 30, 2012
Rebecca Wales	Public Interest Groups	Sept 30, 2010
Lisa Schmidt	Small Cities & Towns	Sept 30, 2011

 

Clark County Comprehensive Solid Waste and Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan 2008