Compliance Model: Solid Waste Facility Enforcement

Objectives

• • To obtain consistent long-term compliance at solid waste facilities
  • To ensure that solid waste operations are not creating a nuisance, hazard, or threat to public health and the environment
  • To provide efficient and effective use of LEA resources,
  • To ensure that on any given day a solid waste facility can pass a CIWMB inspection.

Obtaining compliance through on-going education:

• • Inspector education
  • Management education
  • Operator education
  • Planning Department education

Obtaining compliance through the inspection report:

• • Include details
  • Follow up with positive comments

Obtaining compliance through established relationships:

• • Always based on mutual respect
  • Learn the operations beyond what is needed to do the inspection

The Extras:

• • Review draft documents and letters
  • Research regulations and procedures for the operator
  • Obtain assistance from CIWMB
  • Rotate inspectors

Please note this is an outline of the presentation given on March 11, 2004 at the 7th LEA/CIWMB Conference.