State Solid Waste Planning Grants Agencies, and Progress —1970 Report of Activities Through June 30,1970 This report (SW-41ts) was compiled by RICHARD 0. TOFTNER, DANIEL D. SWAVELY, WILLIAM T. DEHN, AND BEULA L SWEENEY U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Solid Waste Management Office 1971 ------- This is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publication and is also in the Public Health Service serial publication series as Public Health Service Publication No. 2109. Public Health Service Publication No. 2109 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price 35 cents ------- Foreword THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, Public Law 89-272, provides for grants to States and interstate agencies for up to 50 percent of the cost of making surveys of solid waste practices and for other activities that lead to the development of solid waste management plans. Agencies have typically used their grants, in addition to surveys and plans, to develop and pass legisla- tion and regulations and to carry on public relations and information activities. Solid waste management plans are basically oriented toward the develop- ment of policies and procedures in order to: (1) guide the activities of State solid waste management agencies in solving their problems; (2) provide a framework within which local and regional plans might be formulated; (3) provide support for legislation. Interstate plans, on the other hand, are more oriented to the design of operating-level regional systems including collection, transportation, disposal, possible reclamation and reuse, and overall man- agement systems. Plans formulated at each level are coordinated with com- prehensive plans of each respective jurisdiction and take into account other environmental problems, population, land use, capital and operating budgets, public facilities, pertinent regulations, governmental framework, and trans- portation systems. — RICHARD D. VAUGHAN Assistant Surgeon General Acting Commissioner Solid Waste Management Office in -------OCR error (C:\Conversion\JobRoot\000006XN\tiff\2000PXAP.tif): Unspecified error ------- Contents Page 1 Introduction 2 Alabama 2 Alaska 2 American Samoa 3 Arizona 3 Arkansas 4 California 4 Colorado 5 Connecticut 5 Delaware 5 District of Columbia 6 Florida 6 Georgia 7 Guam 7 Hawaii 8 Idaho 8 Illinois 8 Indiana 9 Iowa 9 Kansas 10 Kansas-Missouri Interstate 10 Kentucky 10 Louisiana 11 Maine 11 Maryland 12 Maryland-Virginia Interstate 12 Massachusetts 12 Michigan 12 Minnesota 13 Mississippi 14 Missouri Page Montana 14 Nebraska 15 Nebraska-Iowa Interstate 15 Nevada 15 New Hampshire 16 New Jersey 16 New Mexico 17 New York 17 North Carolina 18 North Dakota 18 Ohio 18 Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Interstate 19 Oklahoma 19 Oregon , 20 Pennsylvania 20 Puerto Rico 21 Rhode Island 21 South Carolina 21 South Dakota 22 Tennessee 22 Tennessee-Georgia Interstate 23 Texas 23 Utah 23 Vermont 24 Virgin Islands 24 Virginia 24 Washington 25 West Virginia 25 Wisconsin 26 Wyoming 26 ------- ------- State Solid Waste Planning Grants Agencies, and Progress —1970 To date, 41 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 5 interstate agencies have been approved to receive planning grants. Even the States without them have, however, conformed to the first prerequisite specified in the Act. This calls for the designation of a single State agency to conduct solid waste planning for the State. This publication lists the names and addresses of the solid waste planning agencies for all States, Territories, and the District of Columbia. It also gives project description information for the State and interstate agencies with solid waste planning grants. Total Federal funds awarded for solid waste planning grants have been as follows: Fiscal Year Amount 1966 $399,983 1967 997,305 1968 1,466,698 1969 1,857,763 1970 (limit) 1,500,000 In the following listing, the approved award to each State or interstate agency for the grantee's entire project period is shown as "Total Federal Share." The grantee undertakes to provide at least an equivalent amount of matching support. Initial planning grant applications are considered for a maximum project period of 3 years. To date, 34 of the total of 49 grants were approved for the full 3-year period. The grants that were initially of shorter duration may be renewed for additional periods, after due con- sideration. The addressee noted for each jurisdiction is the contact for solid waste planning activities. The addressee listed for each grantee is also the project director for that agency's solid waste planning grant. The Federal official assigned to the planning project is the Bureau of Solid Waste Management's regional representative for the region in which the grantee is located. The addresses of the regional representatives are given at the end of this report, and the applicable region is shown on the grant listing. ------- ALABAMA Region IV Arthur Beck State Department of Public Health State Office Building Montgomery, Alabama 36104 (205)-269-7632 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Although Alabama has not applied to the Bureau of Solid Waste Management (BSWM) for a planning grant the State began carrying out certain solid waste activities in March 1969 in cooperation with Grant Number: No application Project Began: See below Total Federal Share: Services the Bureau. Current planning activities in- clude a Statewide survey of solid waste prac- tices. The State is using standard survey forms provided and later processed by BSWM. ALASKA Region X James A. Anderegg State Department of Health and Welfare Pouch H Juneau, Alaska 99801 (907)-586-6311 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Alaska has recently inquired to the Bureau about applying for a State solid waste planning grant. In addition, Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: the State sent a representative to the national symposium for solid waste planning in Sep- tember 1969 held in St. Louis, Missouri. AMERICAN SAMOA Region IX Titi A. Fa'ai'uaso Sanitation Section Department of Medical Services Government of American Samoa Pago Pago, American Samoa 96920 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date American Samoa has not applied for a planning grant although inquiry has been made to the Bureau. In addition, the Bureau has been contacted for Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: technical assistance services. Furthermore, American Samoa sent a representative to the national symposium for solid waste planning held in St. Louis, Missouri, in September 1969. ------- ARIZONA Region IX John H. Beck Division of Environmental Health 4019 North 33rd Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85017 (602 )-3 71-4642 Grant Number: No application Project Began: See below Total Federal Share: Services PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Arizona is conduct- ing a Statewide survey of solid waste prac- tices in cooperation with BSWM. The State has not applied for a planning grant but is provided standard survey forms and data processing services by the Bureau. ARKANSAS Region VI Sidney S. Fitzgerald Arkansas Pollution Control Commission 1100 Harrington Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 (50D-371-1701 Grant Number: G05-EC-00032 Project Began: Oct. 10, 1967 Total Federal Share: $42,628 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste activities are carried out in the Arkansas Pollution Con- trol Commission, which also has counterpart sections for air and water. This organizational relationship provides an atmosphere of coop- eration that contributes to overall environ- mental quality. For example, the Arkansas Pollution Control Commission has passed an air pollution code prohibiting open burning of refuse within a Standard Metropolitan Statis- tical Area (SMSA), within 10 miles of cities having a population of 25,000 or greater, or within 5 miles of a city with a population of 5,000 or greater. Having completed the Statewide survey of solid waste management and prepared a pre- liminary outline of the plan document, Arkan- sas is 5 percent complete with its State solid waste management plan. At this time, the preliminary outline is in review by the Bureau, and as a result of the review comments, the outline will be reworked into a form acceptable to both the State and the Bureau. The State will then be set on a schedule for completion of the plan, with a target date of Sept. 30, 1970. ------- CALIFORNIA REGION IX Donald Andres State Department of Public Health 2151 Berkeley Way Berkeley, California 94704 (415)-843-7900 Ext. 552 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey has been completed, and the results have been published in Volume I of the State plan Status of Solid Waste Management in Califor- nia. Additional data were collected and ana- lyzed concerning the roles of governmental jurisdictions, industry, and agriculture in solid waste management. Considerable public relations and informa- tion activities have been conducted through- Grant Number: G05-EC-00008 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $258,298 out the program. Included has been the use of a Statewide technical advisory committee to recommend policy and review progress in the implementation of the planning project. The second volume of the State plan, which contains recommendations, has been complet- ed and is in review. Further State plan work will be involved with studies designed to solve specific problem areas and with data updating, legislation, and public information activities. COLORADO Region VIM Orville F. Stoddard State Department of Health 4210 East 11th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80220 (303)-388-6111 Ext. 323 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Having completed its Statewide survey of solid waste practices and its development of legislation and regulations, and nearing completion of the State solid waste management plan, Colorado is in the final stages of its initial planning program. Currently, the plan is 95 percent complete, with only final review and comment necessary before the final draft is completed and the plan Grant Number: G05-EC-00001 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $90,196 is published for distribution. Additional plan- ning activities anticipated for the State are an increased public relations program, a close involvement with solid waste planning through the Denver Region Council of Governments, an agricultural and industrial survey, and an in- creased attention to the abandoned automo- bile problem. ------- CONNECTICUT Region I David C. Wiggin State Department of Health 79 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06115 (203)-566-2211 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is fin- ished and much of the data are being updated during quarterly site inspections. A special questionnaire collected more detailed infor- mation about incinerators. Twelve million dol- lars has been authorized for the construction Grant Number: G05-EC-00023 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $217,066 of sanitary landfills and incinerators. Two im- portant activities are operator training and public relations. A Study of Refuse Disposal Methods in Connecticut was published in 1968. The State plan was to be completed with the help of a consultant by June 1970. DELAWARE Region III Donald K. Harmeson Bureau of Environmental Health State Board of Health Dover, Delaware 19901 (302)-734-5711 Ext. 416 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Survey data and other pertinent planning information were compiled in a solid waste framework study. Although it represents only 5 percent of the total State plan effort, this study will guide the solid waste planning for each of the State's Grant Number: G05-EC-00037 Project Began: June 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $44,718 three counties. Before county planning be- gins, however, the intent of proposed State legislation to finance these plans must be clari- fied. When the county plans are finished, the board of health will prepare a plan for admin- istering its solid waste responsibilities. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Region III Paul W. Reed Department of Sanitary Engineering Room 308, Presidential Building 415 12th Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20004 (202)-629-2255 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste plan- ning activities are shared by two departments. Grant Number: G05-EC-00030 Project Began: Feb. 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $131,900 The health department handles legislation, on- site collection and disposal, private incinera- ------- tion, and hospital wastes. The sanitary engi- neering department is responsible for other special wastes, collection, public incinerators, and disposal sites. A solid waste management plan for the District of Columbia is complete except for final editing. FLORIDA Region IV Nick Mastro State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services P.O. Box 210 Jacksonville, Florida 32201 (904)-354-3961 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A reorganization of State departments has temporarily hampered solid waste planning progress and coordina- tion among departments. Nevertheless, the survey has been completed and the data are now being analyzed. Public information activi- Grant Number: G05-EC-00025 Project Began: June 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $64,581 ties include a bulletin about the agency's work, presentations to civic groups, and spe- cial articles for journals. The State plan is 20 percent finished and will be complete by October 1970. GEORGIA Region IV Moses N. McCall State Department of Public Health 47 Trinity Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (404)-688-4033 Ext. 281 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A survey of all com- munities with more than 5,000 people has been completed; smaller communities will be surveyed next year. Future inventories will col- lect data about wastes from hospitals, mental health facilities, parks, food service establish- ments, and industrial and agricultural opera- Grant Number: G05-EC-00022 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $99,439 tions. A few regional and metropolitan studies are starting a trend for local solid waste plan- ning throughout the State. A status report of Statewide solid waste practices will be avail- able in early 1970. The remainder of the State plan, now 25 percent complete, will be finished by March 1971. ------- GUAM Region IX Juan C. Tenorio Department of Public Works Government of Guam Agana, Guam 96910 746-3661 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Guam has recently begun its Territory-wide survey and planning program following a cooperative technical as- sistance activity with BSWM. The Guam planning program is unique in that the planning area is a "closed system" contained within the confines of a single is- land. In addition, the plan to be developed will be operation oriented and will be imple- mented by the Guam Department of Public Grant Number: G05-EC-00050 Project Began: Nov. 1, 1969 Total Federal Share: $53,775 Works—the same agency that is preparing the plan. The department of public works has pre- pared an atmosphere conducive to planning and ultimate implementation by forming an advisory committee of representative citizens including members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy. The armed forces on the island rep- resent about half the total population and account for a large portion of solid waste generation. HAWAII Region IX Shinji Soneda State Department of Health P.O. Box 3378 Honolulu, Hawaii 96801 (808)-548-2811 Ext. 521 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Hawaii State Department of Health is conducting its solid waste planning program using in-house staff and a service contract with the University of Hawaii. The survey has been completed and the State plan is 80 percent complete. Installa- tion of system analysis procedures and a man- agement information system will provide a method of optimizing the overall operation and supply continuing data for planning. In addi- tion, the approach to planning for solid waste management in Hawaii is to recognize the Grant Number: G05-EC-00013 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $90,482 geographical separation and the problems of a "closed system" presented by each island- county. The State plan will accordingly pre- scribe separate detailed solid waste manage- ment plans for each county. The counties of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and Honolulu have a total of 16 hard-pressed communities that need im- mediate solutions. Proposals for the 1970- 1979 period are being developed for these communities. Additional recommendations are to combine solid waste management with air and water pollution control in each county. ------- IDAHO Region X Robert P. Olson ' State Department of Health Statehouse Boise, Idaho 83701 (208)-344-5811 Ext. 362 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State of Idaho has completed the preliminary planning activi- ties of a Statewide survey of solid waste man- agement practices and an outline of the plan document. Currently, one chapter of the plan has been completed, and other chapters are in the early writing stages. This represents approximately a 35 percent completion. A Grant Number: G05-EC-00015 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $63,623 schedule has been arranged for completion with a publishing date of June 1, 1970. Addi- tional work in solid waste planning is antici- pated in the following areas: interagency plan- ning cooperation, an industrial and agricultural survey, an expanded public relations program, and development of a model county solid waste management plan. ILLINOIS Region V C. W. Klassen State Department of Public Health State Office Building Springfield, Illinois 62706 (217)-525-6580 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has not applied for a State planning grant. Legislation and regulations prohibiting open dumping in the State have been enacted and are in effect. Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: BSWM has answered a number of requests for technical assistance by Illinois communi- ties affected by these regulations. INDIANA Region V Robert W. Heider Div. of Sanitary Engineering State Board of Health 1330 W.Michigan Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 (317)-633-4420 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Indiana has com- pleted its Statewide survey of solid waste Grant Number: G05-EC-00044 Project Began: Dec. 1,1969 Total Federal Share: $21,025 practices and has begun development of phase I of its State plan. Through coordination with 8 ------- a Governor's task force the State solid waste plan will result in local solid waste plans su- pervised by the State Division of Planning in the Lieutenant Governor's office. The State has developed regulations prohibiting open dumping and is conducting public information activities. IOWA Region VII Paul J. Houser State Department of Health State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515)-281-5345 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date, this State has not applied for a solid waste planning grant. A representative of the health depart- ment participates, however, in the Bureau's regional activities and attended the national Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: symposium for State and interstate solid waste planning agencies. The State is also represent- ed on the technical advisory committee for the Omaha-Council Bluffs interstate solid waste planning project. KANSAS Region VII Ivan F. Shull State Department of Health State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 (913)-296-3821 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey of solid waste practices is finished and the State plan 85 percent complete. The plan is comprehensive in its approach. A section of the plan is concerned with organization and management of solid waste systems on a re- gional basis. Legislation has been drafted and is in legis- Grant Number: G05-EC-00035 Project Began: Feb. 1, 1968 Total Federal Share: $38,328 lative committee and will probably be acted upon during 1970. Extensive public relations and information activities have been conduct- ed throughout this program. In addition, moves have been taken to form the solid waste pro- gram as a section within the division of en- vironmental health services. ------- KANSAS-MISSOURI INTERSTATE (Leavenworth, Johnson, and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas; Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties, Missouri) Region VII Gerald Neely Metropolitan Planning Commission Kansas City Region 127 West 10th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (816)-221-7133 Grant Number: G05-EC-00038 Project Began: Mar. 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $125,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A consultant has viewing the consultant's progress and provid- finished an intensive survey of the Kansas City ing guidance. An accelerated plan for several region and was to complete a comprehensive immediate problems in the area has already solid waste management plan by June 1970. resulted in replacing one dump by a sanitary The grantee organized a technical advisory landfill. committee that has been instrumental in re- KENTUCKY Region IV Samuel N. Johnson, Jr. State Department of Health 275 East Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502)-564-6716 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey is complete and has been augmented by a mail- out questionnaire to small communities about their collection and disposal practices. Re- cently enacted legislation requires a permit for each disposal site and establishes rigorous construction and operation standards. Coordi- Grant Number: G05-EC-00005 Project Began: June 1, 1966 Total Federal Share: $111,725 nation has prompted other State departments that have solid waste responsibilities to im- prove their operations. A nonprofit consultant, retained by the State for several projects, is assisting the development of the Kentucky solid waste management plan. This work was to be completed by July 1970. John E. Trygg State Department of Health State Office Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70160 (504)-527-5111 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Having completed the State survey and preliminary draft work, LOUISIANA Region VI Grant Number: G05-EC-00010 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $96,837 the Louisiana State plan is in the final draft stage with only the incorporation of final re- 10 ------- view comments necessary before printing. This represents a 95 percent completion of the plan. The plan is exceptionally broad, covering in- dustrial and agricultural wastes and automo- bile bodies, topics generally reserved for ad- ditional planning activities to supplement the basic plan. It is hoped that additional planning activities will be undertaken by the State, es- pecially in conducting a more thorough exam- ination of the industrial and agricultural waste problems in the State. MAINE Region I Earle W. Tibbetts State Department of Health and Welfare Statehouse Augusta, Maine 04330 (207)-289-3826 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Two surveys of Statewide solid waste practices preceded the data collection work under this grant. All this information has now been compiled and ana- lyzed. More support for proposed legislation will be fostered through a broader public re- Grant Number: G05-EC-00024 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $40,986 lations program. Guidelines on solid waste planning will be prepared for State agencies, regional planning commissions, and munici- palities. The State plan is keying on solutions to six categories of problems. The scheduled completion date was June 1970. MARYLAND Region III Wilfred H. Shields, Jr. State Department of Health 2305 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (30D-383-3010 Ext. 8201 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is finished and much of the data are updated through site inspections. This program is organized into the following three sections: technical advice and assistance, planning and program evalua- tion, and special studies and research. Two popular publications, a pamphlet describing the State's solid waste problems and a month- ly newsletter, receive wide distribution. New legislation requires a public hearing prior to Grant Number: G05-EC-00009 Project Began: Jan. 1, 1967 Total Federal Share: $109,326 the operation of any disposal facility. A "Waste Acceptance Authority" is being considered by the 1970 legislature. Engineering students are hired for summertime work as part of the agency's career development program. A 10- year plan has already been developed. It will serve as the basis for the State's solid waste management plan, scheduled for publication in October 1970. 11 ------- MARYLAND-VIRGINIA INTERSTATE (District of Columbia; Charles, Montgomery, and Prince Georges Counties, Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties, Virginia) Region III John J. Lentz Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 1225 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036 (202)-223-6800 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: During the past decade many studies, including some about solid wastes, have been made in the Metropoli- tan Washington area. The findings of this work endorse a system of rail hauling solid wastes Grant Number: G05-EC-00046 Project Began: Mar. 1,1969 Total Federal Share: $40,000 to disposal sites. A strategy to implement this system is now being planned. The Metropoli- tan Washington Waste Management Agency, a subsidiary of the grantee, will be the operating agency for the adopted plan. MASSACHUSETTS Region I John C. Collins State Department of Public Health 600 Washington Street Room 320 Boston, Massachusetts 02111 (617)-727-2691 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project had to be postponed for nearly 3 years until State administrative procedures were clarified. Now the solid waste survey has begun and addi- tional delays are not expected. Recent legis- Grant Number: G05-EC-00016 Project Began: July 1, 1969 Total Federal Share: $25,000 lation authorized the department of public works to operate disposal sites within the State. These operations must have the health department's approval. Fred B. Kellow Division of Engineering State Department of Public Health Lansing, Michigan 48914 (517)-373-1373 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Michigan's State- wide survey has been completed as has the MICHIGAN Region V Grant Number: G05-EC-00036 Project Began: June 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $101,911 analysis of much of the data collected. Public relations activities have been conducted 12 ------- throughout the program. Legislative activities in solid waste problems have been actively pursued since Act 87, Public Acts of 1965. In addition, the County Plan Act authorizes coun- ties to establish and provide solid waste col- lection and disposal facilities for or between cities, villages, townships, and improvement districts. Coordination between other State agencies, the Southeast Michigan Council of Govern- ments, county planning agencies, and other pollution control agencies has been conducted. The State plan development has been delayed somewhat owing to personnel shortages. Nev- ertheless, the plan is now about 20 percent complete. It is anticipated that the entire plan will be completed during 1970. MINNESOTA Region V Floyd Forsberg Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 717 Delaware Street, S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 (612)-378-1320 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste activi- ties in Minnesota are conducted by the Minne- sota Pollution Control Agency, which is also concerned with air and water pollution and pol- lution related to land use planning. The State- wide survey is 50 percent complete. In addi- tion, considerable planning and coordination have been accomplished in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council, which represents 78 percent of the State's population. Enabling legislation, followed with rules and regulations, has been adopted to provide proper disposal Grant Number: G05-EC-00034 Project Began: June 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $67,061 procedures. These activities were conducted in conjunction with an active public relations and information program. The State plan is 50 per cent complete. The plan will consolidate the 11 regions delineated by the State's planning agency into 4 solid waste regions. Further work in solid waste planning will investigate the automobile hulk and feedlot problems. Following studies into these problems will be recommended solutions for updating the original plan. MISSISSIPPI Region IV V. T. Hawkins State Board of Health P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 (60D-354-6616 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Currently, the State- wide survey is underway and nearly complete. Public relations and information activities are also being conducted. The State has been active in solid waste management for a num- Grant Number: G05-EC-00045 Project Began: Mar. 1, 1969 Total Federal Share: $31,029 ber of years and has prepared community solid waste management plans for several of its local governments. These plans will pro- vide an important guide in development of the State plan following the solid waste survey. 13 ------- MISSOURI Region VII Robert S. Miller State Department of Public Health and Welfare Broadway State Office Building 221 West High Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 (314)-635-4111 Ext. 245 Grant Number: G05-EC-00039 Project Began: Aug. 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $74,398 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is nearly finished and data analysis will follow. Legis- lation to license and regulate disposal sites was introduced in the last legislature, but final action was postponed until the next legisla- tive session. Special efforts are made to in- terest the State's 20 regional planning com- missions in solid waste planning. MONTANA Region VIII Clairborne W. Brinck Div. of Environmental Sanitation State Department of Health Helena, Montana 59601 (406)-442-3260 Ext. 221 Grant Number: G05-EC-00028 Project Began: June 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $53,992 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Progress in Montana has reached the writing stage with approxi- mately 45 percent of the plan complete. The State survey has been completed and drafts of three individual plan chapters have been submitted and reviewed. It is anticipated that the entire plan will be reviewed as a whole once all the individual chapters have been completed. The State is working on a comple- tion schedule aimed at a June 1, 1970, publi- cation date. Further planning activities in- clude the following: developing a model re- gional plan and a model county plan, conduct- ing an industrial and agricultural survey, and giving additional attention to the abandoned automobile problem. 14 ------- NEBRASKA Region VII T. A. Filipi Statehouse Station P.O. Box 94757 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 (402)-477-5211 Ext. 484 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This State has not applied for a solid waste planning grant, but a representative participates in the Bureau's regional meetings and attended the national symposium for State and interstate solid waste Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: planning agencies. The State is also repre- sented in the technical advisory committee for the Omaha-Council Bluffs interstate solid waste planning project. NEBRASKA-IOWA INTERSTATE (Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska; Pottawattamie County, Iowa) Region VII Victor E. Ziegler Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency 1910 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102 (402)-397-0330 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A consultant con- ducted an intensive survey of the Omaha- Council Bluffs metropolitan area and complet- ed a solid waste disposal plan in July 1969. Now a committee of local officials is reviewing Grant Number: G05-EC-00041 Project Began: July 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $75,155 the plan and making suggestions for its im- plementation. A program has been launched to inform the public about the plan's recom- mendations for waste disposal. NEVADA Region IX Ernest Gregory State Department of Health and Welfare 790 Sutro Street Reno, Nevada 89502 (702)-784-6241 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has not yet applied for a planning grant. However, Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: BSWM has provided some technical assistance to both the State and Clark County (Las Vegas). 15 ------- NEW HAMPSHIRE Region I Gilman K. Crowell State Department of Health and Welfare 61 South Spring Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (603)-271-2747 Grant Number: See below Project Began: Total Federal Share: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This agency applied for a solid waste planning grant, and the appli- cation is now being reviewed by the State's Clearinghouse, as required by Bureau of the Budget circular A-95. The project is expected to begin shortly. NEW JERSEY Region II Arthur W. Price Bureau of Solid Waste Management Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 1390 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (609)-292-7645 Grant Number: G05-EC-00007 Project Began: June 1, 1966 Total Federal Share: $381,219 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey is complete including spot field verifica- tion of some of the data. In addition, repre- sentative local comprehensive plans with solid waste data and plan elements have been col- lected and evaluated. Extensive public rela- tions activities have been conducted during the project period as well. Solid waste pro- gram legislative efforts have resulted in two new acts and introduction of four additional bills now before the legislature. Current efforts are being placed upon devel- opment of the State plan for solid waste man- agement, which is about 40 percent complete. A systems approach is being taken in planning for New Jersey. In addition, a continual plan- ning process system is being installed and will include a management information system to provide continual current and historic data. Once the basic planning process has been formulated, implementation guidelines will be prepared. 16 ------- NEW MEXICO Region VI Bryan E. Miller State Health and Social Services Department 408 Galisteo Street Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505)-827-2693 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: New Mexico has completed its Statewide survey using BSWM forms. In addition, a detailed 1-year weighing program in four communities has been com- pleted in order to develop representative per capita weights for planning. The State pro- gram has recommended solid waste disposal standards and has been instrumental in having regulations adopted prohibiting disposal of solid waste in any water course. Furthermore, municipalities of 5,000 or more population are Grant Number: G05-EC-00019 Project Began: Oct. 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $56,044 prohibited from open burning. Extensive public relations activities have been conducted in association with the plan- ning project. An advisory committee has also been formed with broad representation from Federal, State, local, and private organizations. The State plan is 40 percent complete with proposals to the year 2000 and coordinated closely with air and water quality and local comprehensive planning conducted by the State's planning agency. NEW YORK Region II William G. Wilkie State Department of Health 845 Central Avenue Albany, New York 12206 (518)-457-2091 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has com- pleted its Statewide survey of solid waste prac- tices. Additional data are being developed through several regional studies. Considerable interagency coordination and public informa- tion activities have been conducted as well. New York is operating under Part 19 of the State Sanitary Code, which requires that land disposal operations be conducted as sanitary landfills. The State plan is approximately 85 percent complete and is being developed in two phases. Phase I, sketch plan, is complete and Grant Number: G05-EC-00021 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $1,063,007 phase II is underway. Phase II is being ap- proached through system analysis and devel- opment of models. Mathematical models are being developed that can be applied to solid waste management throughout the State. The State is studying the solid waste problem on a regional basis. Six separate regional studies have been underway during the past 2 years, covering nine counties and New York City. Plan reports resulting from this Statewide planning activity are designed to enhance implementa- tion of study recommendations. 17 ------- NORTH CAROLINA Region IV Sidney H. Usry Sanitary Engineering Division State Board of Health Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 (919)-829-3589 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey is finished and has been supplemented by data on population densities, soil characteris- tics, watershed protection, and groundwater supplies. Plans are being prepared for collec- Grant Number: G05-EC-00006 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $45,511 tion and disposal operations in several coun- ties. Industrial solid wastes are a major prob- lem throughout the State, and future studies are planned. The State plan will be complete by September 1970. NORTH DAKOTA Region VIII Everett Lobb State Department of Health State Capitol Building Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 (70D-224-2382 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey has been completed, and much of the data have been analyzed. Legislation has been drafted but will not be submitted until the 1971 session. In the meantime an extensive public relations and information program is Grant Number: G05-EC-00029 Project Began: July 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $45,827 being conducted. A promotion called "Starve a Rat Today" has resulted in distribution of over 18,000 copies of this one-page story. Work is now beginning on a State plan that will have a strong local orientation. OHIO Region V Clarence M. Robinson State Department of Health P.O. Box 118 Columbus, Ohio 43216 (614)-469-3730 Grant Number: G05-EC-00011 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $200,930 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Ohio has completed using BSWM forms plus additional data repre- its Statewide survey of solid waste practices, sented by photographs, maps, narrative re- 18 ------- ports, and official letters. The State has passed legislation and regu- lations that required closure of open dumps, effective July 1, 1968. Extensive public rela- tions efforts accompanied these activities. In addition, the State program was instrumental in legislation that provides that county com- missioners can form and operate county-region solid waste management systems. Presently, Ohio has completed 30 percent of its State solid waste management plan. OHIO-KENTUCKY-INDIANA INTERSTATE (Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, and Butler Counties, Ohio; Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties, Kentucky; Ohio and Dearborn Counties, Indiana) Region V Gerald Overstreet Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Planning Authority 222 E. Central Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513)-621-7060 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Ohio-Kentucky- Indiana Regional Planning Authority is a re- gional agency representing nine counties in three States and centered in Cincinnati, Ohio. O-K-I is presently in its inventory phase I in which data will be collected and analyzed on a detailed basis. An EDP program will be developed to handle information for planning Grant Number: G05-EC-00049 Project Began: July 1,1969 Total Federal Share: $88,900 and design. In addition, an advisory committee has been formed to provide interfaces with government agencies and private organiza- tions. Further coordination has been developed and is maintained with the respective partici- pant State solid waste agencies. Phase II will be concerned with actual regional plan formu- lation. OKLAHOMA Region VI C. T. Grant State Department of Health 3400 North Eastern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 (405)-427-6561 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Oklahoma has com- pleted its Statewide survey and 80 percent of its State plan for solid waste management. The State has conducted extensive and effec- tive public relations during this project. Much of these efforts have been designed to support Grant Number: G05-EC-00018 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $97,444 legislation. Legislative activities are presently underway that will provide the State's solid waste agency major control of solid waste problems. A bill has passed the House and is pending in the Senate. 19 ------- OREGON Region X W. B. Culham State Board of Health State Office Building Portland, Oregon 97207 (503)-229-5955 Grant Number: G05-EC-00014 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $62,687 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey and State plan are both complete. In addition, a separate study on commercial- residential waste has been completed and preparations have been made to begin a survey of industrial-agricultural waste. Considerable public relations and information efforts have been made. A new department of environ- mental quality was established in 1969 and is responsible for State rules and regulations on solid waste, air, and water pollution. PENNSYLVANIA Region III William Bucciarelli State Department of Health P.O. Box 90 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 (717)-787-3780 Grant Number: G05-EC-00020 Project Began: June 1, 1966 Total Federal Share: $533,157 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has com- pleted its Statewide survey, which included 100 percent of the total 2,559 political sub- divisions. In addition, an industrial-agricul- tural survey was conducted. Significant legislation, the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act (Act 241), was signed into law by the Governor on July 31, 1968. The Act is broad in its management and planning scope. A unique feature requires municipalities to submit solid waste manage- ment plans to the State for approval. Reim- bursement of up to 50 percent is available to municipalities for the cost of preparing these plans. Extensive public relations and informa- tion activities have continued throughout the project. Current activities include preparation of the State plan document, which is 80 per- cent complete. 20 ------- PUERTO RICO Region II Santos Rohena Betancourt Bureau of Health Stop 19, Ponce de Leon Santurce, Puerto Rico 00908 (809)-7 25-0531 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An island-wide sur- vey is finished and special studies in three communities provided additional data. Solid waste personnel were active on the Governor's Task Force on Pollution. Phase I of the solid Grant Number: G05-EC-00027 Project Began: Sept. 1, 1967 Total Federal Share: $59,611 waste management plan is completed. Alter- natives for phase II are now being considered by a technical advisory committee. The plan will be finished by January 1971. RHODE ISLAND Region I Walter J. Shea State Department of Health State Office Building Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (40D-521-7100 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey has been completed and the solid waste management plan is 80 percent complete. The plan will be finished during 1970. Legislation for a local grant-in-aid program that assists communities in establishing vol- ume reduction and disposal facilities was Grant Number: G05-EC-00012 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $26,558 passed during this program. The State's solid waste agency administers this program. Grant funds are awarded only if the community's long-range disposal plan is approved by the department of health. An incentive is offered for regional operations by increasing the State's share of the grant. SOUTH CAROLINA Region IV Charles E. Corley State Board of Health 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803)-758-5684 Grant Number: G05-EC-00017 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $136,888 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey has able interest from local officials throughout the been completed and has resulted in consider- State. Consequently, the State's solid waste 21 ------- program has been continually requested to pre- pare local solid waste plans for communities whose problems demand immediate attention. This local activity has resulted in diversion of resources from State planning. A State plan has, however, been in preparation for the past year. The plan is about 25 percent complete. SOUTH DAKOTA Region VIII Charles E. Carl State Department of Health State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota 57501 (605)-224-3351 Grant Number: G05-EC-00040 Project Began: Sept. 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $31,801 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: South Dakota is pres- ently conducting its Statewide survey of solid waste practices. In addition, extensive public relations activities and coordination with other governmental agencies are underway. Further activities include guidelines development for a pilot program for an areawide training course in solid waste management at the local level. TENNESSEE Region IV James C. Ault State Department of Public Health 510 Gay Street Nashville, Tennessee 37219 (615)-741-2951 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An extensive State- wide survey is complete, having reached 99 percent of the State's population. Public rela- tions and legislative efforts have been carried on since the beginning of the program with fav- orable results. For example, the new Tennes- see Solid Waste Disposal Act authorizes the Grant Number: G05-EC-00026 Project Began: Jan. 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $73,213 health department to promulgate rules and reg- ulations, review plans for new facilities, and organize a technical advisory committee. Most of the data have been analyzed for the State plan and is 5 percent complete. The plan will be completed during 1970. 22 ------- TENNESSEE-GEORGIA INTERSTATE (Hamilton County, Tennessee; Walker County, Georgia) Region IV Grant Number: G05-EC-00042 Ronald P. Saylor Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments 735 Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 (615)-265-2371 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This interstate re- gion centered at Chattanooga, Tennessee, has completed its regional survey and a preliminary plan for solid waste management. Incineration was selected as the basic disposal method for the region. Collection, transportation, and over- Project Began: June 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $25,882 all system management were not examined in detail in this planning phase. Coordination be- tween the Tennessee and Georgia solid waste agencies and programs has been developed and maintained. These agencies have provided a source of data, advice, and standards. TEXAS Region VI David Houston State Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 (512)-454-3781 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey is complete and the State plan develop- ment is underway. A close relationship with "701" local planning assistance and the solid waste program has been advantageous in com- prehensive plan coordination. Grant Number: G05-EC-00031 Project Began: Jan. 1,1967 Total Federal Share: $62,125 For planning purposes, the county has been delineated as the basic unit. This delineation corresponds with those of councils of govern- ment and various regional designations. Other planning activities have included public rela- tions and information. Lynn M. Thatcher Department of Social Services 44 Medical Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84113 (80D-328-6121 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur- vey is nearly complete. Once completed, steps can be taken to begin development of a plan outline and formulation of a State solid waste UTAH Region VIM Grant Number: G05-EC-00033 Project Began: Sept. 1, 1967 Total Federal Share: $24,627 management plan. Difficulty in obtaining staff has contributed to delays in completion of this project. 23 ------- VERMONT Region I John V. Richards State Department of Health 115 Colchester Avenue Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802)-862-5701 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey has not started, because staffing problems have Grant Number: G05-EC-00047 Project Began: July 1,1969 Total Federal Share: $23,830 temporarily delayed all work. Hopefully, a full- time solid waste planner will be recruited soon. VIRGIN ISLANDS Region II Pedrito Francois Department of Health Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 (809K774-0117 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date, the Virgin Islands has not applied for a planning grant. The Governor's office has, however, requested Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: an application kit, and the Region II office is preparing to provide assistance in developing the application. VIRGINIA Region III R. E. Dorer State Health Department P.O. Box 12418 Norfolk, Virginia 23502 (703)-420-3640 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Plans for the dis- posal of solid wastes during the next 20 years have been prepared for 75 percent of Virginia's counties, cities, and towns. Data for this plan- ning were obtained through the Statewide sur- vey. Regulations will not be promulgated for Grant Number: G05-EC-00003 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $105,642 some time, but disposal standards have been distributed widely. A special legislative com- mittee is studying the State's solid waste prob- lem and will report its findings to the 1970 Assembly. A bimonthly newsletter promotes better solid waste practices to its 700 sub- scribers. 24 ------- WASHINGTON Region X A very Wells State Department of Health Bldg. #7, Olympia Airport Olympia, Washington 98501 (206)-753-7523 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Washington's State- wide survey is complete with much of the basic data assembled and analyzed. Public relations and information and legislative efforts have been successful. In early 1970, the legislature passed a bill sponsored by the Governor to com- bine solid waste, air, and water in a new de- partment of ecology. Grant Number: G05-EC-00004 Project Began: Sept. 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $55,802 The State plan is 60 percent complete with completion scheduled for October 1970. This phase I plan will include guidelines for local and regional planning. The solid waste agency will administer grant-in-aid funds for local solid waste plans using these guides. Additional planning work for phases II and III will con- sider industrial and agricultural solid waste. WEST VIRGINIA Region III 0. R. Lyons State Department of Health 1800 Washington Street, E. Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304)-345-2985 Grant Number: G05-EC-00002 Project Began: June 1,1966 Total Federal Share: $85,434 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Data from the State- wide survey are now being analyzed. The grantee prepared several county solid waste plans that have been implemented. A pro- posed solid waste law could not be accommo- dated by the 1970 legislature's schedule, and the bill will be resubmitted at next year's ses- sion. Public education continues to be one of this agency's most important activities. The State plan is 20 percent complete and will be finished by September 1970. 25 ------- WISCONSIN Region V Thomas Frangos Department of Natural Resources 4610 University Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53701 (608J-266-2747 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date Wisconsin has not applied for a planning grant. The Re- gion V office has, however, made contact with Grant Number: No application Project Began: Total Federal Share: the State and has been assisting with develop- ment of a grant application. WYOMING Region VIII Arthur E. Williamson State Department of Public Health State Office Building Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 (307J-777-7513 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: One of the newest solid waste management planning grantees, Wyoming is conducting its Statewide survey of solid waste management practices in asso- ciation with the State's natural resource and Grant Number: G05-EC-00043 Project Began: June 1,1968 Total Federal Share: $14,224 planning agency. This coordination will have long-term benefits in that solid waste plan recommendations will have a greater likelihood of being implemented along with other State comprehensive plan proposals. 26 ------- SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES REGION I John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Telephone: (617J-223-6687 REGION VI Room 1612 1114 Commerce Street Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone: (214J-749-2007 REGION II Room 837-E Federal Office Building 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10007 Telephone: (212J-264-4018 REGION VII Federal Office Building 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Telephone: (816)-374-3307 REGION III REGION VIII P. 0. Box 12900 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19108 Telephone: (215J-597-9156 Federal Office Building 19th & Stout Streets Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303)-837-4456 REGION IV REGION IX Room 404 50 Seventh Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Telephone: (404)-526-3454 Federal Office Building 50 Fulton Street San Francisco, California 94102 Telephone: (415)-556-3783 REGION V Room 712 New Post Office Building 433 W. Van Buren Street Chicago, Illinois 60607 Telephone: (312)-353-6560 REGION X Arcade Plaza 1321 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 Telephone: (206)-583-0530 ------- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ------- |