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AB939 Annual Reports
By AB 939 California law, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) requires the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, on behalf of the cities and the County of Sonoma, to calculate its diversion.

2014 (PDF: 786 kB)
2013 (PDF: 177 kB)
2012 (PDF: 176 kB)
2011 (PDF: 1.06 MB)
2010 (PDF: 1.29 MB)
2009 (PDF: 665 kB)
2008 (PDF: 2.83 MB)
2007 (PDF: 1.32 MB)
2006 (PDF: 1.28 MB)
2005 (PDF: 2.28 MB)
2004 (PDF: 7.93 MB)
2003 (PDF: 7.43 MB)

Countywide Integrated Waste Managemene Plan Consolidated (PDF: 15.02 MB)

Countywide Integrated Waste Managemene Plan Appendices (PDF: 13.30 MB)

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Evaluation of SCMWA Current Activities and Service Delivery (PDF:191 kB)
May 2014 Prepared by R3 Consulting Group, Inc.

Ordinance No. 2014-02 Waste Reduction Program for Carryout Bags (PDF: 33 kB)
February 2014 Prepared by Agency staff

Ordinance No. 2014-01 Relating to Administrative Penalties for the Waste Reduction Program for Carryout Bags (PDF: 39 kB)
February 2014 Prepared by Agency staff

2013

Teixeira Ranch Appraisal Report (PDF: 3.11 MB)
October 2013 Prepared by Vice Appraisal Company

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Waste Reductions Program for Carryout Bags Final Environmental Impact Report

April 2013 Prepared by Rincon Consultants
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency previously prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report examining the impacts of a Proposed Ordinance on the subject of carryout bags.". The intent of the Proposed Ordinance is to reduce the environmental impacts related to the use of single-use carryout bags. It is anticipated that by prohibiting single-use plastic carryout bags and requiring a mandatory charge for each paper bag distributed by retailers, the Proposed Ordinance would provide a disincentive to customers to request paper bags when shopping at regulated stores and promote a shift to the use of reusable bags by retail customers, while reducing the number of single-use plastic and paper bags within the Study Area. The Final Environmental Impact Report addresses comments made during the Draft Environmental Impact Report comment periods.

Final Environmental Impact Report (PDF: 16.96 MB)

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Compost Facility Final Environmental Impact Report

April 2013 Prepared by Environmental Science Associates
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) examining the impacts of a relocated compost facility in Sonoma County. The Final EIR addresses comments made during the Draft and Recirculated Draft EIR comment periods.

Compost Facility Final Environmental Impact Report (PDF: 27.91 MB)

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Waste Reduction Program for Carryout Bags

February 2013 Prepared by Rincon Consultants
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report examining the impacts of a Proposed Ordinance on the subject of carryout bags. The intent of the Proposed Ordinance is to reduce the environmental impacts related to the use of single-use carryout bags. It is anticipated that by prohibiting single-use plastic carryout bags and requiring a mandatory charge for each paper bag distributed by retailers, the Proposed Ordinance would provide a disincentive to customers to request paper bags when shopping at regulated stores and promote a shift to the use of reusable bags by retail customers, while reducing the number of single-use plastic and paper bags within the Study Area.

Notice of Availability (PDF: 98 kB)
DEIR (PDF: 4.17 MB)

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2012

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Compost Facility Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report

October 2012 Prepared by Environmental Science Associates
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA) has prepared a Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (RDEIR) for the SCWMA Compost Facility. This RDEIR addresses an increase in the amount of material processed at the Central Site Alternative from 110,000 tons per year (analyzed in the “2011 Draft EIR) to 200,000 tons per year (analyzed in this Recirculated Draft EIR). To assure that all the resource areas are appropriately analyzed, all the resource areas for the Central Site Alternative are reviewed in this RDEIR for impacts related to the increased capacity and operational changes. As to the increased throughput, recirculation of the entire 2011 Draft EIR is not required because other sites (Sites 5A and 40) were already analyzed for 200,000 tons per year.

Notice of Availability (PDF: 263 kB)
Recirculated DEIR (PDF: 7.64 MB)

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2011

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Compost Facility Draft Environmental Impact Report

December 2011 Prepared by Environmental Science Associates
This is a draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the SCWMA Compost Facility. The DEIR identifies impacts and environmental issues related to the SCWMA Compost Facility (proposed project), and also discusses and analyzes alternatives to the proposed project, as required by CEQA.

Notice of Availability Posted December 21, 2011
Notice of Availability Revised January 20, 2012
Volume 1 (PDF: 8.99 MB)
Volume 2 (PDF: 22.17 MB)
Volume 3 (PDF: 8.52 MB)

Sonoma Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan, Non-Disposal Facility Element Update (PDF: 460 kB)
August 2011 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency

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2010

Final Report Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Funding Study (PDF: 1.33 MB)
May 2010 Prepared by R3 Consulting Group, Inc.

Revised Household Hazardous Waste Element and Siting Elements
May 2010 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
This is a revision of the Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE) and Siting Element (SE) of the Sonoma Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CoIWMP). Revisions and an addendum have been submitted to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).

HHWE and SE (PDF: 7.51 MB)
Addendum (PDF: 8.92 MB)

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2009

Model Construction Demolition and Deconstruction Debris Ordinance (PDF: 117 kB)
May 2009 Prepared by SCS Engineers

Model Large Events and Venues Ordinance (PDF: 66 kB)
May 2009 Prepared by SCS Engineers

Final Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report
December 2009 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
This is the Final Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report (SPEIR) for the 2009 Amendments to the Sonoma Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CoIWMP). The Final SPEIR responds to comments from the Draft SPEIR.

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF: 24.3 kB) scheduled for December 2, 2009 at 9 am.
Final Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report (PDF: 24.7 MB)

Draft Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report
June 2009 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
This is the Draft Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report (SPEIR) for the Amendment to the Sonoma Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CoIWMP). The Draft SPEIR identifies impacts and environmental issues related to the Amendment to the CoIWMP.

Notice of Availability (PDF: 339 kB)
Draft SPEIR (PDF: 28.9 MB)

Assessment of Long-Term Solid Waste Management Alternatives for Sonoma County: Updated Final Model Report (PDF: 9.89 MB)
March 2009 Prepared by HDR

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2008

Notice of Preparation of Draft Supplemental Program Environmental Impact Report and Initial Study (PDF: 5.79 MB)
April, 2008 Prepared by Environmental Science Associates

Product Stewardship: The New Frontier in Waste Management
January 2008 A presentation by Tim Smith made to the California Product Stewardship Council.

Text from the presentation (PDF: 69.2 kB)
Sonoma County Universal Waste Tracking 2005 - 2007 (Household Hazardous Waste & Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators) (PDF: 1.89 MB)

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2007

Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Waste Characterization Study (PDF: 1.46 MB)
November 2007 Prepared by Cascadia Consulting Group

2007 Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan Goals, Objectives, and Policies (PDF: 176 KB)
May 2007 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency

Sonoma County Household Hazardous Waste Program Benchmarking and Program Evaluation (PDF: 1.73 MB)
January 2007 Prepared by Sweetser & Associates

Sonoma County Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Implementation Plan (PDF: 3.68 MB)
January 2007 Prepared by R3 Consulting Group, Inc.

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2006

Assessment of Long-Term Solid Waste Management Alternatives for Sonoma County (PDF: 11.7 MB)
January 2006 Prepared by Brown, Vence and Associates (BVA)

For the Updated Final Model Report, see reports produced in 2009.

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2004

Reassessment of the Long-Term Solid Waste Strategy Management Plan
September 2004 Prepared by Brown, Vence and Associates (BVA)

Screening and Evaluation Criteria (PDF: 37.9 kB)
Identify Alternatives (PDF: 104 kB)
Alternatives Analysis (PDF: 867 kB)
Integrated Systems Scenarios (PDF: 119 kB)
Presentation from public meeting December 9, 2004 (PDF: 516 kB)

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2003

Sonoma County Solid Waste Generation Study (PDF: 9.89 MB)
November 2003 Prepared by R3 Consulting Group

Sonoma County Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan including the Source Reduction and Recycling Element, Household Hazardous Waste Element, Siting Element, and the Non-Disposal Facility Element
October 2003 Prepared by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency