HomeMy WebLinkAbout2723 RESOLUTION NO. 2723
WHEREAS the Washington Solid Waste Management Recycling and Recovery Act
(RCW 70.95) requires each county within the state, in association with the cities and towns
located within it, to prepare a 20-year comprehensive solid waste management plan (CSWMP)
and to update the CSWMP at least every 5 years. The Washington State Department of Ecology
has issued Solid Waste Planning Guidelines that interpret and expand upon the planning
requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS this CSWMP establishes a comprehensive system of programs and facilities to
reduce waste generation, recycle, direct valuable resources away from the landfill, maintain and
improve levels of service in the solid waste system which includes drop-box facilities, landfill and
Moderate Risk Waste Facility, and continues to mitigate the impact of closed landfills; and
WHEREAS the CSWMP speaks to the needs of all citizens in Kitsap County in regards to
solid waste management proposes action to satisfy those needs; and
WHEREAS the Kitsap County Solid Waste Advisory Committee participated in each
phase of the Plan Development and reviewed the drafts of the C SWMP; and
WHEREAS the CSWMP identifies costs of carrying out the responsibilities and offers an
implementation and financial plan; and
WHEREAS all the incorporated cities in Kitsap County have adopted, by resolution, the
CSWMP; and
WHEREAS, Kitsap County finds that it is in the interest of public health, safety and
welfare to adopt the CSWMP pursuant to RCW 70.95.080; and
WHEREAS, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners adopted the Kitsap County
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton participated in the preparation of the CSWMP
pursuant to RCW 70.95.089,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Bremerton hereby adopts the Kitsap
County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, version: November 6, 1998, as revised
per the Washington State Department of Ecology in its preliminary approval.
APPROVED this 25th day of August, 1999.
MIKE SHEPHERD, Council President