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Administrative Guide for West Virginia Solid Waste Authorities 

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Solid Waste Authority Administration Page 1-1
  • Solid Waste Management Board
  • Solid Waste Authorities
  • Solid Waste Authority Member Terms Graph

Chapter Two: Business Procedures Applicable to Solid Waste Authorities Page 2-2
  • Federal Government Responsibilities
  • West Virginia Employment Requirements
  • Labor Laws That Apply to All Solid Waste Authorities
  • Solid Waste Authority Employee and Independent Contractors

Chapter Three: Solid Waste Authority Plans Page 3-1
  • Comprehensive Litter and Solid Waste Control Plan
  • Commercial Solid Waste Facility Siting Plan
  • Amending Plans
  • Comprehensive Litter and Solid Waste Control Plan Review Sheet
  • Recycling Plan Review Sheet
  • Mandatory Garbage Disposal Program Review Sheet

Chapter Four: Issuing Certificates of Site Approval Page 4-1
  • Solid Waste Authority Rules for Certificate of Site Approval
  • Siting Plan Review Sheet

Chapter Five: Solid Waste Grants Page 5-1
  • West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board Grant
  • Instructions for Solid Waste Authorities
  • Application for Grants
  • Grant Information
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Grant Withdrawal and Penalty
  • Auditing Requirements
  • Refunding Grant Funds
  • Availability of Grant Funds
  • West Virginia Recycling Assistance Implementation Grants

Chapter Six: Solid Waste Regulation and Intergovernmental Affairs Page 6-1
  • State Organization of Environmental Responsibility
  • County and Municipal Role
  • The Environmental Quality Board
  • Organization of West Virginia's Courts and Legislature
  • Solid Waste Management In West Virginia
  • Regional Planning and Development Council
  • Solid Waste Management Board/Solid Waste Authority Communications
  • Freedom of Information Act Request Form

Chapter Seven: Recycling Programs and Market Development Page 7-1
  • Recycling Programs
  • Key Elements for Successful Recycling
  • Types of Markets
  • Most Common Recycled Items
  • Processing
  • Recycling Coordinators

Chapter Eight: The Role of Education in Solid Waste Management Page 8-1
  • School System Involvement
  • Other Educational Outlets
  • Mass Media and Education
  • America Recycles Day
  • Source Reduction: An Educational Imperative
  • Household Source Reduction
  • Business Source Reduction
  • Extended Product Responsibility (EPR)
  • WasteWise
  • Educational Material
  • Direct Marketing Mail Preference Service Form

Chapter Nine: Cleaning Up Open Dumps Page 9-1
  • Open Dump Cleanup Mechanisms
  • Open Dump Contract Requirements
  • Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Tires and Appliances
  • The Tire Problem
  • Division of Natural Resources Litter Control Program

Chapter Ten: Enforcing Mandatory Disposal Page 10-1
  • Enforcement
  • Bulky Goods

Chapter Eleven: Operating and Closing Solid Waste Authority Owned Facilities Page 11-1
  • Healthy and Safety
  • Training Requirements for Solid Waste Personnel
  • Financial Responsibility for Solid Waste Facility Closure
  • Solid Waste Facility Closure/Post-Closure
  • Public Service Commission (PSC)
  • Landfill Closure Assistance Fund

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Appendix

A. Sample Solid Waste Authority Agenda
B. SAMPLE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY TREASURER’S REPORT
C. SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY SUGGESTED RECORD RETENTION
D. SAMPLE RECYCLING ORDINANCE
E. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF SITE APPROVAL
F. PRE-SITING PORTION OF THE PERMIT PROCESS, NON-CLASS A FACILITIES
G. PRE-SITING PORTION OF THE PERMIT PROCESS, CLASS A AND CONVERTING CLASS B TO A
H. LEASE AGREEMENT
I REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS
J. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
K. CONVERSION TABLES FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
L. POLLUTION PREVENTION AND OPEN DUMP PROGRAM DISTRICT MAP
M. DEFINITIONS AND SYNOPSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RULES
N. SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY CONTACT LIST
O. WEST VIRGINIA CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
P. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD LEGISLATIVE RULES

  • 54CSR1: Disbursement of Loans and Grants to Governmental Agencies for the Acquisition or Construction of Solid Waste Disposal Projects

  • 54CSR2: The Establishment of Fee Schedule and Cost Allocations Applicable to the Issuance of Bonds By the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board 

  • 54CSR3: Rules for Developing, Updating and Amending Comprehensive Litter and Solid Waste Control Plans

  • 54CSR4: The Development of Commercial Solid Waste Facility Siting Plans

  • 54CSR5: Rules for Disbursement of Grants to Solid Waste Authorities

Q. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPLAINT RULE AND FORM
R. SITING PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS
S. W.Va. CODE § 6-9-7 EXAMINATIONS INTO AFFAIRS OF LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS
T. SOURCE REDUCTION LOGO
U. WASTESHED MAP
V. RECYCLING INFORMATION BY MATERIAL
W. ACRONYMS AND OTHER INITIALS USED IN THIS GUIDE
X Examples of Source Reduction Programs
Y. W.Va. CODE, CHAPTER 22C, ARTICLE 4, COUNTY AND REGIONAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITIES
   
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