CIWMP Enforcement Part II: Failure to Implement

Determination of SRRE and HHWE Implementation

Board staff will refer to the various components of the source reduction and recycling element (SRRE) and household hazardous waste element (HHWE), information from a jurisdiction’s annual report, the Board’s biennial review, and other information sources to determine how fully a jurisdiction has implemented its SRRE and HHWE.

SRRE Information. Each jurisdiction is required to submit an annual report to the Board summarizing its progress in implementing waste diversion programs and achieving the diversion requirements. A jurisdiction's diversion rate and up-to-date information on its diversion programs should be included in each annual report. Annual reports must be submitted to the Board by August 1 of each year following Board approval of a jurisdiction's SRRE, with the first annual report (for 1995) due by August 1, 1996, and each year thereafter. The Board will provide jurisdictions with a model annual report.

HHWE Information. Each jurisdiction is also required to include in its annual report information summarizing its progress in implementing the household hazardous waste programs selected in its HHWE.

The Board will review, at least once every two years, each jurisdiction's progress in implementing diversion programs and meeting the diversion requirements in PRC section 41780 based on the information provided in a jurisdiction's annual reports (PRC section 41825).  The Board will determine whether a jurisdiction is implementing the diversion programs selected in its SRRE and HHWE, and is meeting the applicable diversion requirement. 

The Board-adopted standard method for adjusting for changes in generation amounts between the base year and the reporting year due to population and economics (i.e. employment, taxable sales, and Consumer Price Index) is included in the standard calculation for measuring a jurisdiction's diversion rate.  This calculation is included in the Board's electronic model annual report. Board staff will work closely with the jurisdictions to monitor progress and provide assistance in program assessment and implementation, and in measuring diversion rates.

As approved by the Board on August 14, 2001.

Last updated: December 28, 2007