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Permitting and Compliance Committee Agenda Item E (Board Item 4) January 12, 2009 .
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Permitting and Compliance Committee Agenda Item E (Board Item 4) January 12, 2009 Consideration Of The Tijuana River Valley And Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture And Removal System For The Solid Waste Disposal And Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid Waste Disposal Trust Fund, FY 2008/09)
Proposed Project Summary Agenda Item E/4 January 12, 2009
Site Description: • Border Field State Park (BFSP) is on SW corner of US and within Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR). • Goat Canyon Basins intercept sediment, trash, tires, debris from Mexico in storm water. Tijuana River N 0.5 mile TRNERR Sed. Basins Goat Canyon United States Mexico Agenda Item E/4 January 12, 2009
11/08 Goat Canyon Basins • Proposed Remediation Project: • Installation of trash/tire capture system, and removal of trash, tires, and sediment during initial operation and evaluation. State Parks to implement long-term operation and maintenance of system. 12/08 Agenda Item E/4 January 12, 2009
Other Main Sources of Trash and Tires in Tijuana River Valley Smuggler’s Gulch Pilot Channel 11/08 Tijuana River Near County Horse Trail 12/08
Tijuana River Valley Trash And Sediment Working Group • Collaborative partnership of local, state, and federal agencies and others addressing the broad range of trash, sediment, and debris issues over the entire Tijuana River Valley watershed. • Subcommittees formed Fall 2008: Border, Cleanup, Restoration, and Binational. • Border Subcommittee: to develop and implement solutions on CA side that will capture and divert trash, tires, and sediment before it reaches the Tijuana River Valley. Agenda Item E/4 January 12, 2009
Tijuana River Valley Trash And Sediment Working Group (cont.) • Cleanup Subcommittee: characterize and cleanup trash, tires, and manage sediment in the Tijuana River Valley. • Restoration Subcommittee: develop and implement restoration, mitigation, and flood control features of the Tijuana River Valley ecosystem. • Binational Subcommittee: identify sources of trash, tires, and sediment in the Tijuana River Valley watershed that impact the floodplain and recommend, establish, and implement a plan to abate and manage these sources in cooperation with Mexican agencies. Agenda Item E/4 January 12, 2009
Permitting and Compliance Committee Agenda Item E (Board Item 4) January 12, 2009 Recommend approval of proposed Board-managed project (Tijuana River Valley And Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture And Removal System) and adoption of Resolution 2009-12