2013-02-27 Minutes Environmental Management Commission

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Solid waste Division 1. Compliance: Household Hazardous waste disposal events will be held at the Waimea Transfer Station on March 2, 2013 and at the Pahoa Transfer Station on March 3, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2. Administration: The department and Solid. waste Division (SWD) will be presenting an overview of the current S" contracts to council in March and will be providing the same presentation to the commission later in this meeting. 3. Operations: - The department is currently working on new Information for Bid [IFB] requests for the scrap metal and abandoned vehicle programs. white goods are defined as appliances such as washers and refrigerators. 5. Recycling Section 1. and 2. The department is working on new bids for 2--Bin Recyclables Hauling and Landfill Diversion programs. 3. Organics Diversion (Composting): - The department is working with council to get a new multi -year contract. Further discussion is scheduled for the March 28 "h council meeting. - The department will do a presentation on composting to the Council on March 27'. The department will present this information to the commissioners at the March meeting. 6. Sort Station Update: - The January total tonnage of 128.67 represents a 5.8% diversion rate. - The overall diversion rate for 2012 was 3 8.1 %, up from 28% in 2011. - The estimated diversion goal for the Sort Station is 10%. 7. DEM /D wS Joint Billing Update: - DwS has decided to upgrade their billing software instead of participating with the City and County of Honolulu because they cannot meet the monthly billing requirement for the Oahu system. - The software upgrade is expected to be in place by January, 2014. At that time, DwS will look at water shutoff and joint billing with DEM. In the meantime. DEM is working on code changes to Chapter 21 of the Hawai' i County Code (HCQ to accommodate the joint billing and water shutoff. Prior to submitting the requested code changes to Council, DEM will present the information to the commission. Ques ions regardiqg regarding the Director's Report. Commissioner Line asked if the lining was just being put Inside the pipe on the Kalaniana`ole Avenue Sever Project. The director explained that yes, the technology was called slip lining and the material used was similar to very strong plastic that is resistant to the erosion caused by hydrogen sulfide. Although this technology decreases the pipe capacity, wwD found that the original pipe was oversized and there would be no impact to the current or projected. flows. -- Commissioner warner asked if an evaluation would be done of the avoided costs of diversion at the Sort Station because benefits are more than just financial. SWD Chief Goodale confirmed that it was being considered, along with evaluating diversion at the transfer stations. The goal would be to divert more at the transfer stations which would be dependent upon State DOH permitting requirements.