REP EMC 010 09/05/2012 2010-2012

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DATE: September 5, 2012 Re: Comm. No. 800/13ill No. 286 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 2:34 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Environmental Management, to which was referred Bill 286, reports as follows: Bill No. 286, transmitted by Council Member Brittany Smart via Communication 800, dated August 10, 2012, amends Chapter 20, Article 3 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), relating to disposal of commercial cooking oil waste and commercial fats, oils, and greases in the County landfills. This matter was on the August 14, 2012 Environmental Management Committee agenda, however technical difficulties forced that hearing to be rescheduled. There were no public testifiers on this bill. Environmental Management Director Dora Beck, Solid Waste Chief Greg Goodale, and Deputy Corporation Counsel Ivan Torigoe were present in the Hilo Chambers. The department had submitted substantive comments to a previous version of this bill, which resulted in this Bill 286. Ms. Smart stated the accompanying Communication 800. 1, dated August 14, 2012 transmits amending language that further refines what was prohibited, and brought the language into alignment with state definitions of fats, oils, and greases. Mr. Pilago moved and Mr. Hoffmann seconded this amendment. It passed 6 - 0. As amended, even with the mixing bulking amendments to solidify them, waste fats, oils, and greases would now be prohibited. It was discussed that waste fats, oils, and greases had created problems at a private wastewater treatment facility on the island in the past. These prohibited materials are sought after by farmers, do it yourself bio -diesel consumers, and commercial facilities that will process them into bio -fuel or compost them into useable soil amendments. EMC Rept. No.: 10