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2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />AX0304191054PDX 1-7 <br />1.5 Relationship to Other Plans <br />1.5.1 Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan <br />The Washington State Hazardous Waste Management Act requires local governments to prepare a plan <br />to manage moderate risk wastes in their jurisdiction. Moderate risk wastes are hazardous wastes <br />produced by households and by businesses and institutions in small quantities. Kittitas County <br />implemented its Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan (MRWMP) in January 1992. The MRWMP has <br />been part of the Plan since the 2010 Update. It adopts the sustainable materials management approach <br />outlined in the June 2015 Moving Washington Beyond Waste and Toxics plan and follows the guidelines <br />outlined in Guidelines for Developing and Updating Local Hazardous Waste Plans (Ecology, 2010b). <br />The local governments who participated in the MRWMP included Kittitas County, the cities of Kittitas, <br />Ellensburg, Cle Elum, South Cle Elum, and Roslyn. The unincorporated areas of the County and <br />agricultural community also participated. The plan promotes the proper usage, safe storage, and correct <br />disposal of household chemicals to protect the health of land and water resources. Products labeled with <br />words like danger, flammable, warning, corrosive, poisonous, caution, explosive, reactive, combustible, <br />and/or toxic are considered hazardous waste. <br />The following MRWMP goals relate to the solid waste system: <br /> Improve opportunities for disposal of moderate risk wastes. <br /> Improve systems for moderate risk waste management. <br /> Encourage cooperation and coordination in managing moderate risk wastes. <br /> Comply with Washington State Hazardous Waste Management Act. Since 1994, used motor oil has <br />been included as part of the MRWMP. <br />1.5.2 Comprehensive Land Use Plan <br />The Growth Management Act, passed by the Washington Legislature in 1989, is designed to reduce or <br />mitigate the negative effects of uncoordinated and unplanned population growth. The Act requires that <br />cities and counties update their comprehensive land use plans consistent with state-wide goals and <br />coordinate their planning efforts to prevent unstructured growth and development that depletes natural <br />resources and that creates inefficient and costly provision of public services. <br />In December 2016, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners adopted the Kittitas County <br />Comprehensive Plan (KCCP), through Ordinance 16-23. This also included the adopted level of service <br />for County services, including solid waste. The KCCP includes: <br /> A Land Use Element which establishes official policy for appropriate uses of land in the County and <br />ensures that the County can accommodate the population growth projected to occur over the next <br />20 years. <br /> A Housing Element that addresses the need for affordable housing. <br /> A Transportation Element, which will be used as a guide in future street and road construction, <br />programs to produce a safe and efficient arterial system. The Kittitas County Transportation Plan is <br />maintained by the Kittitas County Department of Public Works. <br /> A Capital Facilities Element which is maintained by the Kittitas County Auditor’s Office. <br /> A Utilities Element that describes planned utility expansions. <br /> A Rural Element that ensures the protection of rural lands and provides for a variety of rural densities. <br /> An Economic Development Element that addresses economic growth for the County. <br /> A Recreation and Parks Element that describes and inventories park and recreation opportunities in <br />the County. i) . I ,