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Board Guidance Documents

Biomass Guide. The following Biomass guidelines include the information a jurisdiction should submit to the Board to substantiate its biomass diversion claim for 2000 (and beyond), as well as other relevant biomass-related information.

CIWMP Enforcement Guidelines. This policy document guides Board Members when deciding whether or not a jurisdiction's solid waste planning documents are adequate, and whether or not a jurisdiction has implemented its plans.

Conducting a Diversion Study--A Guide for California Jurisdictions. Helps local government officials perform the research necessary to establish new baseline figures for diversion measurement. This is a final draft for peer review.

Disaster Waste Guidelines. These guidelines were prepared to assist jurisdictions in preparing for and dealing with disaster waste.

Five-Year CIWMP or RAIWMP Review. The CIWMP or RAIWMP addresses waste management conditions within the respective county or regional agency. It also provides an overview of the actions that will be taken to achieve the diversion requirements of Public Resources Code (PRC), section 41780 and to maintain 15 years disposal capacity. Statute requires that the elements comprising the CIWMP and RAIWMP be reviewed every five years after the original CIWMP or RAIWMP approval date, and revised, if necessary.

Model Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) Guidelines. The jurisdiction may follow the guidelines and the Board’s Model SRRE Template, designed for use by either a newly incorporated city that needs to submit a SRRE or a jurisdiction that needs to revise its SRRE.

Model Construction and Demolition (C&D) Diversion Ordinance. The California Integrated Waste Management Board is required by statute to create a model construction and demolition ordinance for local agencies to use in their jurisdictions if they desire.

Model C&D Informational Guide. Senate Bill 1374 (Kuehl, statutes of 2002) directed the California Integrated Waste Management Board (Board) to provide information to jurisdictions and general contractors on methods and activities to divert construction and demolition (C&D) materials. This bill also directed the Board to develop and adopt a model C&D diversion ordinance for voluntary use by local jurisdictions.

Multifamily Recycling. In recognition that multifamily recycling programs are important for California’s continued success in waste reduction and recycling this information has been assembled to assist local jurisdiction efforts to develop successful multifamily diversion programs.

New Base Year Guidelines. The general guidelines are provided to assist you in the preparation and completion of the diversion study and the documents required to submit a new base year or a report year generation study. We recommend that you review the guidelines and the checklist before you begin your study and continue to refer to them as you complete the process. These guidelines are for a nonextrapolated study only.

Nondisposal Facility Element (NDFE). General guidelines for amending these solid waste planning documents. Nondisposal facilities include transfer stations.

Time Extension/Alternative Diversion Requirement. Information on guidelines regarding time extension and alternative diversion requirements ("SB 1066 guidelines")has been updated because the related section of the law was repealed on January 1, 2006.

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Last updated: October 26, 2007