Label
LUCAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLAN
DPS/Solid Waste
Megan Robson (x2306) Ryan Murphy (x2640)
Revised
Title
Approving the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District's Amended Draft Solid Waste Management Plan Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.50.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Lucas County Solid Waste Management District (the "District") is established by Lucas County pursuant to Chapter 343 of the Ohio Revised Code ("ORC") to effectuate the purposes of preparing, amending, adopting, submitting, and implementing a Solid Waste Management Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Sections 3734.52, et seq., of the ORC for the safe and sanitary management of solid wastes within the territory of the District. The Plan is prepared in accordance with ORC Section 3734, the State of Ohio's Solid Waste Management Plan and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's ("OEPA") guidelines. The Plan also describes strategies and programs that will be implemented to meet or exceed the minimum state waste reduction goals and objectives.
The District completed the draft amended Plan and submitted it to the OEPA for review and comment on May 1, 2023 and the OEPA provided comments in a non-binding advisory opinion on June 15, 2023. The District's Policy Committee has reviewed the non-binding advisory opinion received from the OEPA and taken these comments into consideration and incorporated changes into the amended Plan as appropriate.
The District has conducted a 30-day comment period from February 4, 2024 to March 5, 2024 and a public hearing was held on March 5, 2024 to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the Plan. The Policy Committee adopted the amended plan on March 13, 2024 and a copy of the plan was delivered to the required legislative authority. The amended Plan identifies the District's strategy for the management of solid wastes generated in Lucas County through the year 2039. ORC 3734.55(B) requires the legislative authority ...
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