The provisions of this article shall apply to
all sanitary and construction and demolition debris landfills owned
and/or operated by the County.
The landfills owned and/or operated by the County
shall serve the citizens and businesses located in Frederick and Clarke
Counties and the City of Winchester.
The County operates a sanitary landfill for
the disposal of municipal solid waste and a construction and demolition
debris landfill for the disposal of construction/demolition solid
waste. These landfills are currently operated off of Sulphur Spring
Road (State Route 655) in the eastern quarter of the County.
A.
Sanitary landfill. The County operates a sanitary
landfill permitted by DEQ under permit 529. Typically, this permit
allows the disposal of household refuse, nonhazardous commercial solid
waste and other industrial refuse defined in the permit.
B.
Construction and demolition debris (CDD) landfill.
The County operates a construction and demolition debris landfill
adjacent to its sanitary landfill under DEQ permit 591. This permit
outlines the solid waste that may be disposed of in the CDD landfill.
It shall be unlawful for any person or business
to dispose of the following at the County-owned and/or -operated landfills:
explosives, hazardous waste, regulated asbestos waste, free liquids,
abandoned vehicles, infectious wastes and any waste derived from outside
the landfill service area, and any other waste as designated by the
Director of Public Works.
A committee consisting of representatives from
Frederick and Clarke Counties and the City of Winchester shall be
established to review policy, recommend tipping fees, endorse budgets
and review projects.
A.
Hours of operation. Hours of operation shall be recommended
by the Landfill Oversight Committee and approved by the various governing
bodies in a resolution.
B.
Tipping fees. Disposal rates shall be based on weight
measured in tons and shall be established by general resolution from
each municipality using the landfills. Separate tipping fees shall
be established for citizen refuse, commercial trash, construction
debris, sewage sludge and any other special waste material as identified
by the Oversight Committee.
A.
General. Charges shall be based on tipping fees for
the particular waste being disposed of.
(1)
Citizen refuse. Locality decals will be used as a
basis to identify a citizen's residence and allocate charges to the
appropriate locality. The County's tipping fee responsibility shall
be limited to those vehicles with a capacity of 3/4 ton or less. Any
load or vehicle larger than 3/4 ton will require special permission
from the County Administrator in order to have the County pay the
tipping fee. Otherwise, the citizen shall be treated as a commercial
hauler and charged accordingly.
(2)
Commercial refuse. A landfill decal obtained from
the County's Treasurer will be required for all commercial vehicles
entering the landfill. Tipping fee charges will be assigned to the
account associated with the landfill decal in question. Materials
requiring special handling, as defined by the DEQ, shall be assessed
a higher rate for disposal as approved by the County Board.
B.
Charges when scales are inoperable. In the event that
scales are not available to weigh the garbage or building material
at the time that same are transported to the landfill for disposal,
the following fees shall apply:
(1)
Pickup truck: $20.
(2)
Flat-bed/stake truck (single-axle dump truck): $60.
(3)
Flat-bed/stake truck (double-axle dump truck): $120.
(4)
Truck or dumpster: $7 per cubic yard/uncompacted*.
(5)
Truck or dumpster: $10 per cubic yard/compacted*.
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* NOTE: The volume (cubic yard) shall be as
determined by the landfill manager.
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The penalty for any company or persons violating
the provisions of this article shall be revocation of disposal privileges
at the landfill by the Director of Public Works or landfill manager
for a specified period of time, or indefinitely. The violation of
any of the provisions of this article shall likewise constitute a
misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $2,500 or by incarceration
in jail for not more than 12 months, or by both such fine and incarceration.
