Form Rev 3/6/2023
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VIST A EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL
1208: WASTE DISCHARGE PERMITS: LANDFILLS
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2010, the voters of San Diego County approved county -wide initiative Proposition A which amended the County General Plan and other ordinances and policies of the County of San Diego to allow for the construction and operation of a recycling collection center and class III solid waste landfill on the project site 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 ; and
WHEREAS, there are various regulatory ag encies involved in the permitting of landfills including the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and others like the Regional Water Quality Control Boards which regulate discharges of waste to land using permits known as “Waste Discharge Requirements”; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 1208 would 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; and
WHEREAS, the bill would also expand the definition of “land fill 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; and
WHEREAS, for decades, the ongoing transboundary pollution crisis has severally impacted the coastline of South San Diego County due to untreated sewage, trash, and sediment that originates from across the U.S. – Mexico border; and
WHEREAS, concerns have been raised about the potential for harmful pollutants to be discharged from the proposed landfill on th e project site located within the Tijuana River Watershed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it supports SB 1208 in accordance with the 2023-2024 Legislative Platform.
Resolution No.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Maria V. Kachadoorian Marco A. Verdugo
City Manager City Attorney