Environmental
Health Services has been responsible for the enforcement of solid waste standards
since 1977. In 1992, we were redesignated as the local solid waste enforcement
agency and a new certification as the local enforcement agency (LEA) was issued
by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
We
enforce the state regulations for the operation of solid waste collection vehicles,
transfer stations and landfills by providing regular inspections. Permits for
solid waste facilities are issued for new sites and when changes of operation
or ownership occur. The permits are extensively reviewed every five years. Surveillance
and enforcement against illegal, closed and abandoned solid waste disposal sites
are other activities in this program.
