Item 9.3: Senate Bill 1208-
Waste Discharge Permits: Landfills
Adrianna Hernandez, Special Projects & Legislative Manager
2 SB 1208 Provisions
1. Amend Section 40060 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste by prohibiting a regional water board from issuing a waste discharge permit for a new landfill that is used for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste if the land is located within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve or within an area that is tributary to the Tijuana River.
2. Expand the definition of “landfill used for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste” to also include a disposal site regulated by a regional water board as a class II landfill. 3 Tijuana River Watershed
4 East Otay Mesa Landfill
• June 2010: Voters approved county-wide
initiative Proposition A.
• Project would be located in the unincorporated
area of south San Diego County, approximately
two miles east of the Siempre Viva Road exit
from Interstate 905, one-quarter mile from
Loop Road/Paseo De La Fuente and east of
State Route 11.
5 Background
• County of San Diego regulates solid waste facilities in San Diego County, excluding the City of San Diego, and is certified as the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency.
• In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report must be prepared. • Currently, the analysis on the environmental impact is being conducted.
Project Status
6 Background
Landfill Capacity in San Diego County
7 Background
2023-2024 Legislative Platform
Policy Position Statement
Environmental Quality
• “Support state and federal funding and efforts to
address and eliminate untreated sewage, trash, and
sediment that originates from across the U.S.- Mexico
border.”
Recommended Action:
Council hear report and adopt a resolution in
support of Senate Bill 1208: Waste Discharge
Permits: Landfills.
Council may also provide alternative direction
to staff regarding the City’s position on
SB 1208.