California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 9 - Planning Guidelines and Procedures for Preparing and Revising Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plans
Article 6.6 - Countywide and Regional Agency Integrated Waste Management Plans
Section 18757 - General Requirements

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 18757

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CIWMP) shall include the following:

(1) for a county with no regional agency within its boundaries, the Source Reduction and Recycling Elements (SRREs), Household Hazardous Waste Elements (HHWEs), and Nondisposal Facility Elements (NDFEs) for the county and each city within the county, and the Siting Element and Summary Plan;

(2) for a county composed of one or more regional agencies:

(A) a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for each city that is not a member agency of the regional agency and for the county if it is not a member agency of the regional agency;

(B) a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for each city that is a member agency of the regional agency and for the county if it is a member agency of the regional agency, or the SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for the regional agency, if the regional agency has elected to prepare one or more of these as regional documents; and

(b) The Regional Agency Integrated Waste Management Plan (RAIWMP) shall include the following:

(1) for a regional agency composed of two or more counties and all of the cities within those counties, either:

(A) a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for each city and county which are member agencies of the regional agency and the Siting Element and Summary Plan for each county; or

(B) a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE, Siting Element, and Summary Plan for the regional agency.

(2) for a regional agency composed of more than one county, but which does not encompass all of the cities within those counties, a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for the regional agency;

(3) for a regional agency composed of more than one county, and which includes all of the cities and the unincorporated area within at least one of those counties, but not all of the cities within the other county(ies), a SRRE, HHWE, and NDFE for the regional agency, a Siting Element and Summary Plan for each county that is wholly encompassed by the regional agency.

(d) For the purposes of this article, "countywide" shall be defined as including the incorporated cities within the county and the unincorporated areas of the county. For purposes of this article, "county" shall include the Board of Supervisors as the legislative and executive body of county government, and any designated agency responsible for solid waste management.

(e) For the purposes of this article, "regionwide" shall be defined as including the member agencies of a regional agency. For the purposes of this article, "Regional Agency" shall be the governing entity created by a voluntary agreement between cities and counties to carry out the mandates of Public Resources Code section 41780. A city or county which is party to such an agreement shall be considered a "member agency" of the Regional Agency. A regional agency may authorize one district, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 41821.2 of the Public Resources Code, to be included as a member of the regional agency.

1. New article 6.6 and section filed 7-12-94; operative 8-11-94 (Register 94, No. 28).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (e) and amending NOTE filed 6-26-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 26).

Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 40977, 41750- 41760 and 41821.2, Public Resources Code.

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