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 9.2 - Disposal Reporting System
Section 18809.9 - Station Disposal Reports: Content, Timing, and Distribution

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 18809.9

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

(a) Each quarter, an operator who sends solid waste to another facility within California shall provide the operator of that facility with the percentage of waste assigned to each jurisdiction as determined pursuant to section 18809.7. The operator shall provide this information by the due dates in sections 18809.10(a) and (b).

(b) An operator who sends waste to another facility in California shall send a quarterly notification to the agency in which the station is located and to each agency in which a receiving facility is located. An operator shall keep copies of the notification and all supporting documentation used to prepare the notification pursuant to the record keeping requirements in section 18809.4. The operator shall send the notifications by the due dates in section 18809.10. The quarterly notification shall contain the following information:

(1) the station name and Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) number,

(2) the reporting quarter and year,

(3) the total tons of solid waste accepted at the station,

(4) the percentage of solid waste from each jurisdiction (including host assigned waste, if applicable), based on either:
(A) the total tons of solid waste accepted from each jurisdiction,

(B) the total tons of solid waste from each jurisdiction after adjusting for diversion at the station, or

(C) the total tons of solid waste from each jurisdiction determined using a reasonable method to allocate waste,

(5) the name and Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) number of each facility in California to which waste was sent,

(6) the total initial estimated tons of solid waste sent to each facility,

(7) the total tons of each type of material identified for potential reuse as:
(A) alternative daily cover,

(B) alternative intermediate cover, and

(C) other beneficial reuse,

(8) the total tons of each type of material from each jurisdiction identified for potential reuse as:
(A) alternative daily cover, and

(B) alternative intermediate cover,

(9) the total tons of other material accepted at the station and sent off-site for reuse, recycling, or composting during the quarter, and

(10) a brief summary of the methods used to determine the jurisdictions of origin.

(c) For the entire quarter, an operator who exports waste from California shall provide the agency in which the station is located with the total tons of solid waste exported from each jurisdiction of origin during the quarter. For each jurisdiction allocation, an operator shall identify the name of the disposal site and the state, country, or Indian country to which the waste was sent. An operator shall provide this information by the due dates in section 18809.10.

(d) Upon request by a jurisdiction, an operator shall provide all quarterly information pertaining to the jurisdiction by the due dates in section 18809.10. In lieu of sending quarterly information directly to a jurisdiction, an operator may electronically submit the quarterly disposal information to the Board using a format that would allow the Board to make the information available on its web site. In addition to the information in subsections (b) and (c), a jurisdiction may request:

(1) the total tons of each type of material identified as other potential beneficial reuse material (excluding alternative daily cover and alternative intermediate cover),

(2) the total tons of C&D debris/inert debris, and

(3) the total tons of disaster waste.

(e) An operator shall send an annual report on disposal reporting methods to the agency in which the station is located. An operator shall send the annual report by the due date in section 18809.10. An operator shall keep a copy of the annual report in the station's records pursuant to section 18809.4. The report shall cover each year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 and shall include the following:

(1) station name and Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) number,

(2) operator name,

(3) operator mailing address,

(4) operator telephone number,

(5) operator email address, if available,

(6) number and type of scales, if applicable,

(7) notification of the use of scales at destination landfill(s) or transformation facility(ies) to weigh waste sent from the station, pursuant to section 18809.2(f), if applicable,

(8) all volumetric conversion factors used for each vehicle and/or trailer type and/or load type and a description of the method used to determine the conversion factors pursuant to section 18809.2(d)(1) or (e),

(9) the frequency of each type of origin survey,

(10) the method(s) of determining jurisdiction of origin, including the questions gatehouse attendants ask haulers,

(11) the method(s) used to verify origin information, if applicable,

(12) the method(s) used to track C&D debris/inert debris loads, if applicable,

(13) the method(s) used to track disaster waste loads, if applicable,

(14) the method(s) of determining jurisdiction allocation amounts including:
(A) a description of the method used to determine jurisdiction of origin allocation percentages as reported in subsection (b)(4), and

(B) the percentage of annual tons of waste for each jurisdiction that were assigned based on survey week data as allowed in sections 18809.6(b) and (c), and

(C) the percentage of the total tons of solid waste sent for disposal or transformation that were based on volumetric conversion factors rather than actual weight measurements,

(15) any restrictions on which jurisdictions may use the station,

(16) any differences in station tipping fees based on jurisdiction of origin,

(17) a listing or description of the computer program(s) or method used to track waste tonnage and origin information, and

(18) the days and hours of station operation, including all significant variations in the schedule during the reporting year.

1. New section filed 9-21-2005; operative 1-1-2006 (Register 2005, No. 38).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 41821.5, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 40508, 41821.5, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code.

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