What is the Solid Waste Advisory Commission?
Commission Members and Representative Areas
Next Meeting Agenda
Minutes from the Previous Meeting
Clark County Comprehensive Solid Waste and Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan 2000
Clark County Curbside Recycling Feasibility Study (8,267 KB)
Appendix A to the Feasibility Study (8 MB)
Appendix B and C to the Feasibility Study (407 KB)
Three Month Interim Report - Curbside Recycling Pilot Project 2.1 mb
Clark County Curbside Recycling Pilot Program Draft Final Report
Draft Final Report without Appendices 562 KB
Draft Final Report Appendix A 8 MB
Draft Final Report Appendix B 344 KB
Draft Final Report Appendix C 72 KB
Draft Final Report Appendix D 117 KB
Draft Final Report Appendix E 346 KB
Draft Final Report Appendix F 757 KB
What is the 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.
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Commission Members and Representative Areas
|
Member |
Representing |
Term Expires |
| Mike Carnahan, Chair | North Clark County | Sept 30, 2008 |
| Eldon Wogen, Vice Chair | Clark County Business | Sept 30, 2009 |
| Jeanne Stewart | City of Vancouver | Sept 30, 2010 |
| Jack McClary | Southwest Clark County | Sept 30, 2010 |
| Richard Baker | County-at-Large | Sept 30, 2009 |
| Don Ebbeson | Solid Waste Industry | Sept 30, 2010 |
| Steve Morical | Southeast Clark County | Sept 30, 2008 |
| Rebecca Wales | Public Interest Groups | Sept 30, 2010 |
| Lisa Schmidt | Small Cities & Towns | Sept 30, 2008 |
Next Meeting Agenda:
May 1, 2008
Minutes from the Previous Meeting
April 3, 2008 (39 KB)
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Clark County Comprehensive Solid Waste and Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan 2000
Overview (taken from the Executive Summary)This plan is intended to help protect and preserve human health, environmental quality, and natural resources by guiding solid and moderate risk waste efforts and decisions in Clark County between 2000 and 2005, and influencing them further into the future. The Plan provides some details of the solid waste related activities that will be undertaken by local government within the short five-year horizon, and it also discusses the general types of activities necessary if solid waste generated within the county is to be managed in a safe and economical manner over the long twenty-year planning horizon.
The Plan - Table of Contents
Preface and Abbreviations (PDF 57 KB)
Executive Summary (PDF 76 KB)
Chapter 1. Introduction (PDF 110 KB)
Chapter 2. Background and Waste Stream Characterization (PDF 145 KB)
Chapter 3. Administration (PDF 154 KB)
Chapter 4. Waste Prevention and Reduction (PDF 138 KB)
Chapter 5. Education and Promotion (PDF 142 KB)
Chapter 6. Waste Recycling (PDF 215 KB)
Chapter 7. Waste Collection (PDF 170 KB)
Chapter 8. Waste Transfer and Recovery (PDF 126 KB)
Chapter 9. Energy Recovery/Incineration (PDF 113 KB)
Chapter 10. Landfill Disposal (PDF 229 KB)
Chapter 11. Moderate Risk Waste Plan (PDF 237 KB)
Chapter 12. Construction and Demolition (PDF 183 KB)
Chapter 13. Organic Wastes (PDF 249 KB)
Chapter 14. Special Wastes (PDF 152 KB)
Chapter 15. Waste Monitoring and Measurement (PDF 211 KB)
Chapter 16. Enforcement (PDF 168 KB)
Chapter 17. Funding/Financing (PDF 223 KB)
WUTC Cost Assessment
Chapter 18. Implementation Plan (PDF 74 KB)
Technical Appendices
Appendix A: SEPA Checklist (PDF 429 KB)
Appendix B: Clark County Solid Waste Advisory Commission Participation (PDF 47 KB)
Appendix C: Interlocal Agreements between Clark County Jurisdictions (PDF 1.5 MB)
Appendix D: Waste Stream Analysis (1999 Study) (PDF 1.15 MB)
Appendix E: Siting Guidelines for Solid Waste Handling Facilities (PDF 467 KB)
Appendix F: Siting and Design/Operating Standards for CDL Disposal Facilities (908 KB)
Appendix G: Resolution of Adoption of the 2000 SW/MRW Management Plan (PDF 566 KB)
