HomeMy WebLinkAbout119Jefferson County
Department of Public Works
623 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 38s-9160
Monte Reindery P.E.
Public Work Director/County Engineer
David Wayne Johnson
Project Planner
Jefferson County DCD
Port Townsend, WA 98368
December 30,20L4
Re Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS)
Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort
Comments submitted by Richard Talbot, Solid Waste Manager representing Public Works
Solid Waste Division
Reference:3.16 UNLITIES
3. 16-1 Affected Environment
SEIS
Solid Waste p.3.L6-2
Comments:
1. The SEIS states that '7n 2012, over 19,000 tons of municipal solid waste were collected
through these two facilities'i
Our records show a total of L7,543 tons of municipal solid waste of which only 160 tons
came from the Quilcene drop box site. The County also processed 3,785 tons of
recyclables of which 84 tons and 98 tons respectively came from the Quilcene and
Brinnon collection sites.
2. The Level of Service (LOS) standards defined in the JC Comprehensive Plan refer to the
capacity of the County's overall solid waste handling facilities, and may be lower for a
small rural drop box site such as at Quilcene.3. The Quilcene drop box site has no weigh-scale and by nature of its design is unable to
accept waste from Commercial hauling companies. Waste is charged by the "unit piece"
and the waste compactors are designed for hand loading not end dumping.
4. In addition to the free recycling site in Brinnon at the Dosewallips State Park, Skookum
also seruices a County recycle site co-located at the Quilcene drop box waste disposal
site.
5. Curbside collection of municipal solid waste and reryclables is also currently provided
throughout the unincorporated county by Murrey's Disposal, the WUTC G-certificate
holder. This seruice is by subscription (not obligatory). This waste is primarily taken to
the County's main waste transfer facility in Port Townsend.
RF.u
-'lqii -' 'l*l D
JAt{ 0 5 mlt,
Jffftfl$$il [0tli'llY D[0
Reference 3.16 UTILMES
3.L6.2Impacts
SEIS
Solid Waste p.3.16-6
The SEIS estimates an annual waste generation rate of L,364 tons/year residential and 45 to 51
tons/year commercial/retail. And "It is assumed that a private seruice would pick up solid
waste and that a composting and recycling program would be utilhed to help reduce the solid
waste stream."
Reference Draft SEIS, Nov 2014
2.5 Description of Proposal
Table 2-1, p.2-20
Final EIS, Nov 2007
1.3 Summary of the Proposal and Permitting Limitations
p. L-L7
The non-commercial units are stated to total 890 units (Table 2-1) of which not more than 10o/o
will be permanent residences, 30o/o to 40olo will be seasonal tourist stays (<6 months), and
500/o to 600/o will be short term tourist pool (FEIS p.1-17).
Comments:
1. Ideally an MPR such as Pleasant Harbor would require residents and/or a unit
management organization to subscribe to a solid waste collection service as a condition
of its development.
2. In the absence of such a requirement individual residents may choose that option or to
self-haul to the County's Quilcene site or elsewhere. It is estimated that the Quilcene
site could increase waste intake from 160 tons/year to 550 tons/year with no substantial
changes to the operation other than additional road-hauls to remove the waste.
3. Private curbside waste collection seruice is typically suitable for permanent residents
(10o/o of units) and is available weekly, every other week or monthly. This only requires
that commercial trucks can access all units and turn-around at road ends.
4. Units designed for seasonal and shoft term tourist stays (90olo) are typically better
served by 1to 2-yard dumpsters that serue a number of units and are not sensitive to a
mobile or visiting population. This seruice is typically provided and managed by a
development management organization. Weekly collection is available.
5. Recycling seruice can be subscribed to as for solid waste.
6. There is no regular yard debris collection seruice in the county, and it is not accepted at
the Quilcene drop box site. There is no food waste composting seruice in Jefferson
County. An ideal solution for an MPR such as Pleasant Harbor would be to establish a
central yard debris chipping station, and use the product on-site as landscape mulch.
Yard debris can also be hauled by individuals or landscape contractors to the biosolids-
composting facility in Port Townsend.
7. There will be increased traffic impacts for all of the above options.
Richard Talbot(1 J
l6r!-"*l-{,c.-[-[,.
Solid Waste Manager, ph. 385-9213, email ftalbot@co.iefferson.wa.us