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31 Responses Received
Sorted into three groups: All respondents, LEAs only and Operators only
Responses tallied in order of highest priority (e.g. 2, 4, 6 = 12 where
2 is number of responses for highest
priority, 4 is the number for second highest
priority, 6 is the number for third highest
priority and 12 is the total number of
responses).
All Respondents
| Topic |
Number of Votes |
| Understanding the relationship
between the environmental document and the solid waste facility
permit |
12, 9, 10 = 31 |
| Closure and post-closure
maintenance plan review process |
12, 8, 4 = 24 |
| Universal and electronic waste |
8, 9, 6 = 23 |
| The roles and responsibilities
of the LEA and the CIWMB in the CEQA process |
5, 9, 8 = 22 |
| Personal inspector safety field
seminar |
9, 3, 9 = 21 |
| Transfer/processing
operations/facility inspections |
8, 4, 8 = 20 |
| Overview of the CEQA process |
10. 5, 3, = 18 |
| Employee
health and safety at solid waste facilities: Cal-OSHA requirements |
7, 7, 3 = 17 |
| Personal protective equipment |
0, 9, 7 = 16 |
| Dispute-resolution process |
5, 7, 4 = 16 |
| Leadership skills for solid waste professionals |
3, 6, 6 = 16 |
| Conducting meetings or
inspections under adversarial circumstances |
7, 5, 3 = 15 |
| Landfill inspections |
5, 7, 3 = 15 |
| Confined space field seminar |
6, 8, 1 = 15 |
| Reviewing reports of facility
information (e.g., joint technical documents, reports of disposal
site information, transfer/processing reports) for 1) initial review
and 2) amendment and processing review |
4, 8, 3 = 15 |
| The roles of CIWMB, RWQCB, and
the LEA for completeness determination and approval |
2, 6, 7 = 15 |
| Preparing/maintaining
enforcement program plans, including annual inventory and
enumeration |
7, 6, 1 = 14 |
| Compliance assistance |
6, 3, 5 = 14 |
| Health risk assessment for
legacy MSW sites proposed for development |
4, 8, 2 = 14 |
| Landfill gas monitoring/control system design and assessment |
2, 4, 8 = 14 |
| Composting operations/facilities inspections |
5, 3, 5 = 13 |
| Enforcement actions and
follow-up |
4, 5, 4 = 13 |
| The solid waste facility permit process and time
frames |
8, 3, 2 = 13 |
| When to use a categorical
exemption or addendum |
4, 4, 4 = 12 |
| Enforcement actions for permit violations |
5, 3, 4 = 12 |
| Violence
in the work place |
4, 6, 2 = 12 |
| Management of landfill gas |
8, 1, 2 = 11 |
| Reviewing application packages
for completeness/correctness |
3, 6, 2 = 11 |
| Designing and installing 27 CCR gas monitoring
networks at legacy municipal disposal sites |
3, 5, 3 = 11 |
| Coordinating with planning
departments and other agencies |
1, 6, 3, 10 |
| Administrative civil penalties
and fines |
3, 4, 3 = 10 |
| Closed facility/site inspections |
1, 5, 4 = 10 |
| Methods to determine location of former landfills
and burn sites (i.e., aerial photos found in phase I office
investigations, etc.) |
1, 5, 4 = 10 |
| Load-checking |
4, 1, 4 = 9 |
| Disposal site cleanup |
4, 2, 3 = 9 |
| Verification of cost estimates; coordination of
financial assurances |
5, 3, 1 = 9 |
| Landfill permit application remaining capacity
guidance |
0, 5, 4 = 9 |
| Landfill gas extraction systems, construction,
and plan review |
6, 3, 0 = 9 |
| Grants and grant writing |
3, 2, 3 = 8 |
| Radiation safety field seminar |
2, 5, 1 = 8 |
| Asbestos awareness field seminar |
3, 0, 5 = 8 |
| Investigating illegal disposal
sites-enforcement case studies |
3, 2, 3 = 8 |
| Preparing field investigation work plans |
3, 1, 4 = 8 |
| Permit consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) |
3, 1, 4 = 8 |
| Coordination with the Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB) |
2, 2, 3 = 7 |
| Evaluation/determination of remaining site life
capacity |
3, 3, 1 = 7 |
| The complaint process and follow-up |
3, 1, 3 = 7 |
| Emergency event |
1, 3, 3 = 7 |
| Postclosure land use, landfill
subsidence |
1, 3, 4 = 7 |
| Data management |
0, 1, 5 = 6 |
| Postclosure land use and tracking systems for
CIA sites |
5, 0, 1 = 6 |
| Reducing inspection frequency for legacy MSW sites,
AKA site investigations process (SIP) |
1, 2, 2 = 5 |
| Determining the horizontal and
vertical extents of cover and waste at legacy municipal solid waste
(MSW) sites |
3, 0, 2 = 5 |
| Writing and enforcing notice and orders |
3, 2, 0 = 5 |
| Electronics recycling |
3, 2, 0 = 5 |
| Historical perspectives of the solid waste
industry |
0, 4, 1 = 5 |
| Using handheld global positioning system (GPS) equipment in field
investigations |
1, 2, 2 = 5 |
| Evidence collection and case
file preparation |
1, 2, 2 = 5 |
| Environmental justice |
0, 2, 2 = 4 |
| Landfill gas safety training
field seminar |
0, 2, 2 = 4 |
| AB 1497 public hearing and construction,
demolition and inert debris medium volume public hearings |
1, 1, 2 = 4 |
| Using trenching, drilling and direct push
equipment |
1, 1, 1 = 3 |
| Using continuous gas monitoring equipment for
structures near landfills |
2, 1, 0 = 3 |
| Waste tire inspections |
1, 1, 1 = 3 |
| Financial assurances/operating liability |
2, 0, 0 = 2 |
| Conformance findings-county integrated waste
management plans |
0, 1, 1 = 2 |
| Emergency disposal of animal carcasses |
0, 1, 0 = 1 |
LEAs Only
| Topic |
Number of Votes |
| Inspection skills/investigative techniques |
4, 4, 5 = 13 |
| Writing and enforcing notice and orders and
interacting with legal (county/city counsel, DAs, etc.) |
7, 1, 3 = 11 |
| Solid waste facility
inspections with a focus on CIWMB-LEA consistency--compliance vs.
violation vs. area of concern |
6, 2, 2 = 10 |
| Coordination with other agencies having
jurisdiction at solid waste facilities |
3, 3, 3 = 9 |
| Coordinating state minimum
standards with RWQCB staff |
3, 4, 1 = 8 |
| The process of reviewing and preparing permit
packages for Board submittal |
1, 4, 3 = 8 |
| Report writing |
4, 2, 1 = 7 |
| What to look for when
inspecting operator records |
2, 2, 2 = 6 |
| Granting emergency waiver of standards (14 CCR, Art. 3, Section 17210, et
seq.) and temporary waiver of terms (14 CCR, Art. 3.5, Sec. 18304, et seq.) |
2, 1, 3 = 6 |
| Inspector
field training tour |
0, 2, 4 = 6 |
| 8-hour annual health and safety
field training |
3, 0, 3 = 6 |
| Writing permits |
3, 2, 1 = 6 |
| Administrative civil penalties and fines |
0, 2, 4 = 6 |
| Process involved for hearings and appeals |
0, 2, 3 = 5 |
| Completing five-year permit review reports |
2, 0, 3 = 5 |
| Effective communication skills
during the exit interview process after an inspection |
2, 2, 2 = 5 |
| Processing/issuing tiered permits |
3, 1, 1 = 5 |
| Processes involved for hearing
panels and hearing officers |
0, 3, 1 = 4 |
| Investigative techniques and
how to involve other agencies (e.g., Code Enforcement, Fish and
Game, Regional Boards, etc.) in investigation and prosecution |
2, 1, 1 = 4 |
| CDI
inspections-processing/disposal |
2, 0, 2 = 4 |
| Landfill
gas (LFG) screening/monitoring for compliance with the LFG standards
at active landfills |
2, 2, 0 = 4 |
| Solid waste facility inspections with a focus on
gaining compliance - educating/ interacting with the operator and
employees |
1, 2, 0 = 3 |
| How to fill out an inspection report |
0, 1, 0 = 1 |
| Evidence collection and case file preparation |
1, 0, 0 = 1 |
Operators Only
| Topic |
Number of Votes |
| Managing composting systems |
1, 0, 2 = 3 |
| Health and safety for landfill operations
personnel |
0, 1, 2 = 3 |
| Health and safety for transfer station personnel |
0, 0, 2 = 2 |
| Managing transfer station systems |
1, 0, 1 = 2 |
| Managing construction and demolition debris |
0, 1, 0 = 1 |
| Information on bloodborne pathogens |
0, 1, 0 = 1 |
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