Solid waste management plan, submitted to department, contents,procedures--approval, revision of plan--funds may be made available,purpose--audits.
260.325. 1. The executive board of each district shall submit to thedepartment a plan which has been approved by the council for a solid wastemanagement system serving areas within its jurisdiction and shall, fromtime to time, submit officially adopted revisions of its plan as it deemsnecessary or the department may require. In developing the district'ssolid waste management plan, the board shall consider the model plandistributed to the board pursuant to section 260.225. Districts maycontract with a licensed professional engineer or as provided in chapter70, RSMo, for the development and submission of a joint plan.
2. The board shall hold at least one public hearing in each county inthe district when it prepares a proposed plan or substantial revisions to aplan in order to solicit public comments on the plan.
3. The solid waste management plan shall be submitted to thedepartment within eighteen months of the formation of the district. Theplan shall be prepared and submitted according to the procedures specifiedin section 260.220 and this section.
4. Each plan shall:
(1) Delineate areas within the district where solid waste managementsystems are in existence;
(2) Reasonably conform to the rules and regulations adopted by thedepartment for implementation of sections 260.200 to 260.345;
(3) Delineate provisions for the collection of recyclable materialsor collection points for recyclable materials;
(4) Delineate provisions for the collection of compostable materialsor collection points for compostable materials;
(5) Delineate provisions for the separation of household waste andother small quantities of hazardous waste at the source or prior todisposal;
(6) Delineate provisions for the orderly extension of solid wastemanagement services in a manner consistent with the needs of the district,including economic impact, and in a manner which will minimize degradationof the waters or air of the state, prevent public nuisances or healthhazards, promote recycling and waste minimization and otherwise provide forthe safe and sanitary management of solid waste;
(7) Take into consideration existing comprehensive plans, populationtrend projections, engineering and economics so as to delineate thoseportions of the district which may reasonably be expected to be served by asolid waste management system;
(8) Specify how the district will achieve a reduction in solid wasteplaced in sanitary landfills through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(9) Establish a timetable, with milestones, for the reduction ofsolid waste placed in a landfill through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(10) Establish an education program to inform the public aboutresponsible waste management practices;
(11) Establish procedures to minimize the introduction of smallquantities of hazardous waste, including household hazardous waste, intothe solid waste stream;
(12) Establish a time schedule and proposed method of financing forthe development, construction and operation of the planned solid wastemanagement system together with the estimated cost thereof;
(13) Identify methods by which rural households that are not servedby a regular solid waste collection service may participate in wastereduction, recycling and resource recovery efforts within the district; and
(14) Include such other reasonable information as the departmentshall require.
5. The board shall review the district's solid waste management planat least every twenty-four months for the purpose of evaluating thedistrict's progress in meeting the requirements and goals of the plan, andshall submit plan revisions to the department and council.
6. In the event any plan or part thereof is disapproved, thedepartment shall furnish any and all reasons for such disapproval and shalloffer assistance for correcting deficiencies. The executive board shallwithin sixty days revise and resubmit the plan for approval or request ahearing in accordance with section 260.235. Any plan submitted by adistrict shall stand approved one hundred twenty days after submissionunless the department disapproves the plan or some provision thereof.
7. The director may institute appropriate action under section260.240 to compel submission of plans in accordance with sections 260.200to 260.345 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections260.200 to 260.345.
8. The provisions of section 260.215 to the contrary notwithstanding,any county within a region which on or after January 1, 1995, is not amember of a district shall by June 30, 1995, submit a solid wastemanagement plan to the department of natural resources. Any county whichwithdraws from a district and all cities within the county with apopulation over five hundred shall submit a solid waste plan or a revisionto an existing plan to the department of natural resources within onehundred eighty days of its decision not to participate. The plan shallmeet the requirements of section 260.220 and this section.
9. Funds may, upon appropriation, be made available to cities,counties and districts, under section 260.335, for the purpose ofimplementing the requirements of this section.
10. The district board shall arrange for independent financial auditsof the records and accounts of its operations by a certified publicaccountant or a firm of certified public accountants. Districts receivingtwo hundred thousand dollars or more of financial assistance shall haveannual independent financial audits and districts receiving less than twohundred thousand dollars of financial assistance shall have independentfinancial audits at least once every two years. The state auditor mayexamine the findings of such audits and may conduct audits of thedistricts. Subject to limitations caused by the availability resources,the department shall conduct a performance audit of grants to each districtat least once every three years.
Solid waste management plan, submitted to department, contents,procedures--approval, revision of plan--funds may be made available,purpose--audits.
260.325. 1. The executive board of each district shall submit to thedepartment a plan which has been approved by the council for a solid wastemanagement system serving areas within its jurisdiction and shall, fromtime to time, submit officially adopted revisions of its plan as it deemsnecessary or the department may require. In developing the district'ssolid waste management plan, the board shall consider the model plandistributed to the board pursuant to section 260.225. Districts maycontract with a licensed professional engineer or as provided in chapter70, RSMo, for the development and submission of a joint plan.
2. The board shall hold at least one public hearing in each county inthe district when it prepares a proposed plan or substantial revisions to aplan in order to solicit public comments on the plan.
3. The solid waste management plan shall be submitted to thedepartment within eighteen months of the formation of the district. Theplan shall be prepared and submitted according to the procedures specifiedin section 260.220 and this section.
4. Each plan shall:
(1) Delineate areas within the district where solid waste managementsystems are in existence;
(2) Reasonably conform to the rules and regulations adopted by thedepartment for implementation of sections 260.200 to 260.345;
(3) Delineate provisions for the collection of recyclable materialsor collection points for recyclable materials;
(4) Delineate provisions for the collection of compostable materialsor collection points for compostable materials;
(5) Delineate provisions for the separation of household waste andother small quantities of hazardous waste at the source or prior todisposal;
(6) Delineate provisions for the orderly extension of solid wastemanagement services in a manner consistent with the needs of the district,including economic impact, and in a manner which will minimize degradationof the waters or air of the state, prevent public nuisances or healthhazards, promote recycling and waste minimization and otherwise provide forthe safe and sanitary management of solid waste;
(7) Take into consideration existing comprehensive plans, populationtrend projections, engineering and economics so as to delineate thoseportions of the district which may reasonably be expected to be served by asolid waste management system;
(8) Specify how the district will achieve a reduction in solid wasteplaced in sanitary landfills through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(9) Establish a timetable, with milestones, for the reduction ofsolid waste placed in a landfill through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(10) Establish an education program to inform the public aboutresponsible waste management practices;
(11) Establish procedures to minimize the introduction of smallquantities of hazardous waste, including household hazardous waste, intothe solid waste stream;
(12) Establish a time schedule and proposed method of financing forthe development, construction and operation of the planned solid wastemanagement system together with the estimated cost thereof;
(13) Identify methods by which rural households that are not servedby a regular solid waste collection service may participate in wastereduction, recycling and resource recovery efforts within the district; and
(14) Include such other reasonable information as the departmentshall require.
5. The board shall review the district's solid waste management planat least every twenty-four months for the purpose of evaluating thedistrict's progress in meeting the requirements and goals of the plan, andshall submit plan revisions to the department and council.
6. In the event any plan or part thereof is disapproved, thedepartment shall furnish any and all reasons for such disapproval and shalloffer assistance for correcting deficiencies. The executive board shallwithin sixty days revise and resubmit the plan for approval or request ahearing in accordance with section 260.235. Any plan submitted by adistrict shall stand approved one hundred twenty days after submissionunless the department disapproves the plan or some provision thereof.
7. The director may institute appropriate action under section260.240 to compel submission of plans in accordance with sections 260.200to 260.345 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections260.200 to 260.345.
8. The provisions of section 260.215 to the contrary notwithstanding,any county within a region which on or after January 1, 1995, is not amember of a district shall by June 30, 1995, submit a solid wastemanagement plan to the department of natural resources. Any county whichwithdraws from a district and all cities within the county with apopulation over five hundred shall submit a solid waste plan or a revisionto an existing plan to the department of natural resources within onehundred eighty days of its decision not to participate. The plan shallmeet the requirements of section 260.220 and this section.
9. Funds may, upon appropriation, be made available to cities,counties and districts, under section 260.335, for the purpose ofimplementing the requirements of this section.
10. The district board shall arrange for independent financial auditsof the records and accounts of its operations by a certified publicaccountant or a firm of certified public accountants. Districts receivingtwo hundred thousand dollars or more of financial assistance shall haveannual independent financial audits and districts receiving less than twohundred thousand dollars of financial assistance shall have independentfinancial audits at least once every two years. The state auditor mayexamine the findings of such audits and may conduct audits of thedistricts. Subject to limitations caused by the availability resources,the department shall conduct a performance audit of grants to each districtat least once every three years.
Solid waste management plan, submitted to department, contents,procedures--approval, revision of plan--funds may be made available,purpose--audits.
260.325. 1. The executive board of each district shall submit to thedepartment a plan which has been approved by the council for a solid wastemanagement system serving areas within its jurisdiction and shall, fromtime to time, submit officially adopted revisions of its plan as it deemsnecessary or the department may require. In developing the district'ssolid waste management plan, the board shall consider the model plandistributed to the board pursuant to section 260.225. Districts maycontract with a licensed professional engineer or as provided in chapter70, RSMo, for the development and submission of a joint plan.
2. The board shall hold at least one public hearing in each county inthe district when it prepares a proposed plan or substantial revisions to aplan in order to solicit public comments on the plan.
3. The solid waste management plan shall be submitted to thedepartment within eighteen months of the formation of the district. Theplan shall be prepared and submitted according to the procedures specifiedin section 260.220 and this section.
4. Each plan shall:
(1) Delineate areas within the district where solid waste managementsystems are in existence;
(2) Reasonably conform to the rules and regulations adopted by thedepartment for implementation of sections 260.200 to 260.345;
(3) Delineate provisions for the collection of recyclable materialsor collection points for recyclable materials;
(4) Delineate provisions for the collection of compostable materialsor collection points for compostable materials;
(5) Delineate provisions for the separation of household waste andother small quantities of hazardous waste at the source or prior todisposal;
(6) Delineate provisions for the orderly extension of solid wastemanagement services in a manner consistent with the needs of the district,including economic impact, and in a manner which will minimize degradationof the waters or air of the state, prevent public nuisances or healthhazards, promote recycling and waste minimization and otherwise provide forthe safe and sanitary management of solid waste;
(7) Take into consideration existing comprehensive plans, populationtrend projections, engineering and economics so as to delineate thoseportions of the district which may reasonably be expected to be served by asolid waste management system;
(8) Specify how the district will achieve a reduction in solid wasteplaced in sanitary landfills through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(9) Establish a timetable, with milestones, for the reduction ofsolid waste placed in a landfill through waste minimization, reduction andrecycling;
(10) Establish an education program to inform the public aboutresponsible waste management practices;
(11) Establish procedures to minimize the introduction of smallquantities of hazardous waste, including household hazardous waste, intothe solid waste stream;
(12) Establish a time schedule and proposed method of financing forthe development, construction and operation of the planned solid wastemanagement system together with the estimated cost thereof;
(13) Identify methods by which rural households that are not servedby a regular solid waste collection service may participate in wastereduction, recycling and resource recovery efforts within the district; and
(14) Include such other reasonable information as the departmentshall require.
5. The board shall review the district's solid waste management planat least every twenty-four months for the purpose of evaluating thedistrict's progress in meeting the requirements and goals of the plan, andshall submit plan revisions to the department and council.
6. In the event any plan or part thereof is disapproved, thedepartment shall furnish any and all reasons for such disapproval and shalloffer assistance for correcting deficiencies. The executive board shallwithin sixty days revise and resubmit the plan for approval or request ahearing in accordance with section 260.235. Any plan submitted by adistrict shall stand approved one hundred twenty days after submissionunless the department disapproves the plan or some provision thereof.
7. The director may institute appropriate action under section260.240 to compel submission of plans in accordance with sections 260.200to 260.345 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections260.200 to 260.345.
8. The provisions of section 260.215 to the contrary notwithstanding,any county within a region which on or after January 1, 1995, is not amember of a district shall by June 30, 1995, submit a solid wastemanagement plan to the department of natural resources. Any county whichwithdraws from a district and all cities within the county with apopulation over five hundred shall submit a solid waste plan or a revisionto an existing plan to the department of natural resources within onehundred eighty days of its decision not to participate. The plan shallmeet the requirements of section 260.220 and this section.
9. Funds may, upon appropriation, be made available to cities,counties and districts, under section 260.335, for the purpose ofimplementing the requirements of this section.
10. The district board shall arrange for independent financial auditsof the records and accounts of its operations by a certified publicaccountant or a firm of certified public accountants. Districts receivingtwo hundred thousand dollars or more of financial assistance shall haveannual independent financial audits and districts receiving less than twohundred thousand dollars of financial assistance shall have independentfinancial audits at least once every two years. The state auditor mayexamine the findings of such audits and may conduct audits of thedistricts. Subject to limitations caused by the availability resources,the department shall conduct a performance audit of grants to each districtat least once every three years.
