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Cross Media Inspections of Solid Waste Facilities

Cross Media Inspections of Solid Waste Facilities. Jerry Henderson CDPHE Solid Waste and Material Management Unit. Compliance Inspection vs. Compliance Assistance. Compliance inspections: CRS 30-20-113 gives the Department inspection authority. Violations trigger enforcement process

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Cross Media Inspections of Solid Waste Facilities

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  1. Cross Media Inspections of Solid Waste Facilities Jerry Henderson CDPHE Solid Waste and Material Management Unit

  2. Compliance Inspection vs.Compliance Assistance • Compliance inspections: CRS 30-20-113 gives the Department inspection authority. • Violations trigger enforcement process • Depending on severity or recalcitrance, violations can lead to formal compliance order or litigation • Compliance assistance site visit • To provide you with help understanding the regulations • To suggest steps for improved compliance

  3. Solid Waste Inspections • FY 2007: 174 inspections performed • Landfills, transfer stations, asbestos, tire monofills, remediation sites, composting • Overall compliance rate – 75% • Landfills, transfer stations > 75% • Composters, impoundments +/- 50%

  4. Cross Media Compliance Inspections • Air Pollution Control Division & Solid Waste -Primarily Landfills to date • Hazardous Waste & Solid Waste -Complaint Driven • Local Health Depts. / Code Enforcement & Solid Waste -Complaints & Solid Waste Facilities • COGCC and Solid Waste: Drilling mud / fluids

  5. Background on Cross Media Compliance Assistance at CDPHE • 2003: CDPHE created cross media compliance assistance workgroup • Goals: • Improved customer service • Improved efficiency • Engage in sector-based projects to achieve outcomes greater than regulatory compliance: -Auto Salvage Sector, Correctional Facilities

  6. Cross Media Compliance Assistance • Air, Stormwater and Solid Waste (or Air & Solid Waste) • Onsite assistance provided to operators in understanding and implementing the regulations • Work in cooperative mode to identify what’s going well, what needs improvement • Identify and correct problems outside of enforcementprocess

  7. Benefits to Compliance Assistance • Efficiency • Training • Chance to self-correct deficiencies outside of the enforcement process • More collaborative than compliance inspection • Better prepared for compliance inspection

  8. Challenges to Implementing the Cross Media Approach • Coordination of inspector schedules • Longer site visit required, more resource burden • Reluctance to share information, requires trust

  9. Ideas for Overcoming Challenges • Always announced • Point out what facility is doing well • Solution oriented • Enforcement amnesty • Approach from a partnering standpoint, 2-way dialogue • Send out inspection checklist in advance • Increase familiarity with quarterly outreach meetings

  10. Future Directions for Compliance Inspections / Assistance • Regional multi-media compliance assistance: Find host sites and invite other operators in the surrounding area • Self-certification Program: Compliance assistance prepares operators for self-audit • Sign up sheet

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