Title: Flow Control Impact on Members, Residents and Businesses of the Region
1Flow ControlImpact on Members, Residents and
Businesses of the Region
- Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Meeting
- August 16, 2007
- John S. Hadfield, P.E., B.C.E.E.
- Executive Director, SPSA
2Flow Control Defined
- Flow control refers to the legal right of
localities to control where waste generated
within their jurisdictions is taken for disposal
3Legal Context Authorizations
- Federal
- April 30, 2007 U.S. Supreme Court United Haulers
decision - Virginia Local
- Authorized by Virginia Code
4Key Groups Affected
- SPSA Member Communities
- Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Suffolk and Virginia Beach and the Counties of
Southampton and Isle of Wight - Residents
- Homeowners, condominium owners, and renters
- Businesses that use the private sector for waste
disposal - Owners, tenants, and property managers
- Businesses that use the public sector for waste
disposal - Private Haulers
- Environmental Community
5Impact on SPSA Member Communities
- Pros
- Fairness in rates
- Cost of disposal is the same whether the waste is
generated by a homeowner, condominium owner,
apartment renter, or business owner - Eliminates the current financial need to contract
for out-of-state solid waste (excluding
proprietary waste documents and products)----a
policy opposed by a significant number of
citizens - Reduces costs for member localities (from
100/ton to the mid-50s per ton) - Restores original SPSA business model
- Cons
- Administrative and enforcement responsibilities
- Potential litigation (costs covered by SPSA)
- Increase in costs of disposal for waste collected
from public facilities under contract with
private haulers (i.e. schools and municipal
buildings)
6Impact on SPSA Member Communities (cont.)
- Pros
- May reduce need to raise the real estate tax
- Provides members with more disposal options post
2018 - Ensures stable revenue and waste stream for SPSA,
providing system predictability and adequate fuel
supplies to Waste-to-Energy - Ensures that SPSA continues to provide an array
of environmental and reuse services
7Estimated Member Community Financial Impact
Notes 1These figures are estimates only they
are based on a combination of previous tonnages
and a 52/ton tipping fee 2The total estimated
savings are in constant dollars, through January
2018 3If SPSA ceases using the Regional
Landfill, Suffolk will pay the prevailing
municipal tipping fee 4Savings for Virginia
Beach are compared to the Citys capped rate of
53.88 in FY2009 the cap expires July 2015.
8Impact on Residents
- Pros
- Fairness in rates
- Cost of disposal is the same whether the waste is
generated by a homeowner, condominium owner,
apartment renter, or business owner
- Cons
- Equalizing rates may cause some increases to
residents who live in apartments and condominiums
served by private waste disposal companies
9Impact on Residents
- Pros
- Eliminates the current financial need to contract
for out-of-state solid waste---a policy opposed
by a significant number of citizens - May reduce need to raise the real estate tax
10Impact on Area Businesses
- Pros
- May bring about additional competition for waste
collection - Will reduce charges in some communities for small
businesses that receive solid waste services from
their local governments
- Cons
- Will cause some increases to businesses who
contract out waste disposal to the private sector
11Impact on Area Businesses (cont.)
- Pros
- May reduce need to raise the real estate tax
12Impact on Private Haulers
- Pros
- Ensures same rates for all haulers
- No discernible impact on hauling operations
- Cons
- May receive complaints from customers for price
increases - Eliminates option of disposing of out-of-state
waste at SPSA facilities - Haulers who own landfills will no longer be able
to dispose of the regions solid waste at their
facilities
Note Construction demolition debris and
recyclables are not covered under flow control.
13Environmental Community
- A broad section of the local environmental
community has opposed SPSAs acceptance of
out-of-state solid waste. The financial need to
accept this waste would be eliminated through the
adoption of flow control.
14Other Issues
- Ensures that all disposal occurs with a public
agency that is sensitive to public health and
safety concerns, with governance and decision
processes that are open to public scrutiny
15Questions