East Otay Mesa Recycling Collection and Landfill Facility A Solution for Modern Waste Management in California
Project Description
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9 The East Otay Mesa Recycling
Collection Center and Landfill Facility
(EOMEF) will provide refuse capacity to
meet a portion of the total disposal
needs of the San Diego County
integrated waste management system.
The developed portion of the property
will be 340 acres with 110
undeveloped and an additional 1000-
foot-wide buffer established by the
County of San Diego surrounding the
site for environmental protection.
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San Diego County Voters approved the
project by a vote of 84.49 % ( June 8,
2010)
The state-of-the-art project consists of
a lined landfill, landfill gas and
recovery system, storm water
retention facilities, mulch production
and recycling processing, along with
administrative and maintenance
facilities.
Designed to Meet California’s Waste and Recycling Needs mA Designed in accordance with California’s ambitious
environmental quality laws.
Most advanced technology prevent water table
iva contamination and greenhouse gas emissions, making it the most secure option currently available.
Private investment will ease the state’s burden to fund the =, landfill transformations and reduce the burden on
ratepayers.
9 Satisfies state’s need to provide waste processing facilities in a geographically strategic location.
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Lack of New Infrastructure adds to High Cost of Living and Harms the Environment
e 2/3 of class three landfills that serve San Diego MSA are owned and operated by the same company. e In6 years, there will only be 1 owner-operator in the region, owning 1 facility; Driving up the price to dispose of waste and recycle.
e A monopoly in San Diego increases cost to construction, increases illegal dumping in the environment, and costs to residents and businesses.
“* East Otay Mesa facility will provide critically needed infrastructure and competition to stabilize tipping fees and garbage rates.
Existing Landfills Not Meeting State’s Environmental Regulations e Asexisting landfills grow beyond originally projected height and as the state increases environmental regulations, current landfills are struggling to contain emissions and runoff. e Otay (CV), Sycamore, and Miramar have all been cited numerous times by the State of California for failing to contain emissions.
e Landfill disposal rates are increasing despite state laws aimed at reducing waste Current San Diego County Facilities can’t meet Long-term Needs San Diego has 12 facilities that process Borrego Landfill in Northeast San Diego waste, most permitted mid-century County serves the desert community of (Pre-CEQA). 8 recycling and transfer Borrego Springs and is set to close by stations and four landfills. 2046.
Two of the largest, Miramar and Otay Sycamore Landfill, located on the are set to close by 2030. northside, is set to close by 2054 and will be last remaining that serves
greater San Diego. Will cause
significant truck travel and emissions as
the South Bay grows.
Project Location
* The proposed project site would be located approximately one and one-half miles from the City of San Diego, two and one-half miles from the City of Chula Vista, and one-quarter mile from the United States/Mexico border.
¢ Unincorporated South San Diego County.
East Otay Mesa Recycling
& Landfill Center
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO oo ed
GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION Pagar 42 of 13
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Official Results (Gan Diego County Portion Only)
PROP A— COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
‘ast Otay Mesa Recycling/Landfill
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting 671 100.0 %
Total Votes é
Site Location
* The proposed project site
would be located
sppreruiately one and one-
half miles from the City of San
Diego, two and one-half miles
from the City of Chula Vista,
and one-quarter mile from the
United States/Mexico border.
* Unincorporated South San
Diego County.
< Approumately 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 planned State Route 11.
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