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2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />AX0304191054PDX 1-1 <br />1. Introduction <br />The Kittitas County Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan; SWMP) provides a guide for the short- and <br />long-term management of the solid waste system within the Kittitas County, Washington (County) <br />planning area. The Plan documents the existing solid waste programs and facilities, describes the <br />opportunities for improving the existing solid waste system, evaluates alternatives and recommends <br />programs and facilities capable of achieving the County's goals, and describes the strategy for <br />implementing the recommended programs and facilities. This 2020 Plan provides data through calendar <br />year 2018, with projected values for calendar year 2019 and 2020. The Plan's 20-year planning period is <br />from 2020 through 2040. The six-year implementation schedules and the WUTC cost assessment were <br />developed for the years 2020 through 2025. <br />This Plan identifies and discusses elements of the revised comprehensive solid waste and moderate risk <br />waste management plans for the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Kittitas County. The Plan <br />elements conform to requirements of the State Solid Waste Management “Reduction and Recycling Act” <br />(Chapter 70.95 Revised Code of Washington [RCW]), and to the solid waste handling standards <br />(Washington Administrative Code [WAC] 173-350). The Plan follows the guidelines outlined in Guidelines <br />for the Development of Local Solid Waste Management Plans and Plan Revisions (Ecology, 2010a). <br />1.1 Plan Organization <br />This SWMP has new features to guide the reader through the plan contents. The general chapters <br />included in the plan are consistent with previous plan updates with the introduction and background in <br />Chapter 1, a more detailed description of the planning area in Chapter 2, waste generation and <br />characterization in Chapter 3, and then individual focus areas included in Chapters 4 through 9, and the <br />implementation plan in Chapter 10. The main difference is that within Chapters 4 through 9, the <br />information has been slightly reorganized. Each of those chapters starts with a summary table that <br />provides the reader with an overview of the recommended actions for this focus area. Following the <br />summary table are subchapters for existing conditions/practices, followed by a discussion of needs and <br />opportunities, and ending with recommended options and implementation actions. <br />Chapters 1 through 11 are titled as follows: <br /> Chapter 1: Introduction <br /> Chapter 2: Description of the Planning Area <br /> Chapter 3: Waste Generation and Characterization <br /> Chapter 4: Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting <br /> Chapter 5: Solid Waste Collection <br /> Chapter 6: Transfer and Disposal <br /> Chapter 7: Special Waste <br /> Chapter 8: Moderate Risk Waste <br /> Chapter 9: Administration and Enforcement <br /> Chapter 10: Implementation <br /> Chapter 11: References <br />Appendixes A through H provide additional information in support of the chapters. <br />1.2 Planning <br />Formal adoption and approval of this plan is scheduled for 2020. Annual informal reviews may take place <br />under SWAC guidance with minor amendments (if any) following the prescribed process. A formal five- <br />year review, as required by law, should be scheduled to begin in 2025. i) . I ,