RE 08-25-92.1 RESOLUTION NO. 082592.1
Resolution Supporting County of Dallas Participation In
Household Hazardous Waste Study Project
Whereas household hazardous waste contributes to air, soil,
stormwater and groundwater contamination that is costly to remedy,
and is addressed in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permitting requirements; and
Whereas 17% of all U.S. Superfund sites are contaminated municipal
landfills; and
Whereas the average American household produces approximately
fifteen pounds of household hazardous waste annually; and
Whereas Texas Senate Bill 1581 requires that household hazardous
waste collection and recycling be addressed in Solid Waste
Management Plans; and
Whereas Texas Water Commission's Industrial Solid Waste and
Municipal Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 335,
Subchapter N, provide regulations and requirements for household
hazardous waste collection programs; and
Whereas local municipalities within the county have a vested
interest in the development at no cost to themselves of an
implementation plan for county-wide household hazardous waste
diversion; and
Whereas CEED (Coalition for the Earth's Environment of Dallas) has
been awarded a grant from EPA (United States Environmental
Protection Agency) which will partially fund the hiring of an
independent consultant to perform a study and develop an
implementation plan for county-wide household hazardous waste
diversion; and
Whereas the Household Hazardous Waste Task Force of CEED has over
three years' experience working with federal, state and local
officials to research household hazardous waste disposal options
and to provide public education on alternatives; and
Whereas the CEED Household Hazardous Waste Task Force in November
of 1990 successfully conducted a county-wide Household Hazardous
Waste Recycling Roundup in cooperation with officials of Dallas
County, City of Dallas, City of Garland, Texas Water Commission,
and local industry; and
Whereas the resulting implementation plan will be made available to
every municipality of Dallas County for use at its discretion; and
Whereas this study and implementation plan cannot be undertaken
without additional funding; and
Whereas the Texas Water Commission has allocated funds to the
County of Dallas for household hazardous waste projects;
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Be it therefore resolved that the City of Coppell supports CEED's
grant project to develop, with the cooperation of representatives
from the County of Dallas and its municipalities, a county-wide
household hazardous waste diversion study and plan and urges the
County of Dallas to provide matching funds to CEED for the
completion of this project.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED on this the ~2&~ day of
~~ , 1992.
APPROVED:
MAYOR/
ATTEF~T:
cITY SECRETARY/ ~ ~]~.
APPROVED AS TO
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