SECTION 5.11 Solid Waste

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SECTION 5.11

Solid Waste

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5.11 SOLID

WASTE

This section analyzes the solid waste impacts of the project and recommends mitigation measures to reduce the amount of solid waste going into landfills. Specifically, this section compares the solid waste generation of the proposed project with the capacity of the existing landfills operating within Los Angeles County that accept waste from municipalities and unincorporated areas within the County. Information used for this section has been obtained primarily from the City of Duarte General Plan Update EIR (Duarte GPU EIR), the CalRecycle Website, the 2009 LARA report (explained below), the Duarte Municipal Code (DMC), and the Monrovia Municipal Code (MMC).

5.11.1 REGULATORY SETTING

STATE PLANS AND POLICIES FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

California Waste Management Act

The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires every city and county in the state to prepare a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) to its Solid Waste Management Plan, that identifies how each jurisdiction will meet the mandatory state waste diversion goals of 25 percent by the year 1995 and 50 percent by the year 2000. The purpose of AB 939 is to “reduce, recycle and re-use solid waste generated in the state to the maximum extent feasible.” Noncompliance with the goals and timelines set forth within AB 939 can result in fines up to $10,000 per day on jurisdictions (cities and counties) not meeting the recycling and planning goals.

The term “integrated waste management” refers to the use of a variety of waste management practices to safely and effectively handle the municipal solid waste stream with the least adverse impact on human health and the environment. AB 939 established a waste management hierarchy as follows: • Source Reduction • Recycling • Composting • Transformation • Disposal

As of May 2010, neither the California Integrated Waste Management Board nor the State Legislature has introduced new legislation to set diversion requirements beyond 2000 requirements. Subsequent to the Integrated Waste Management, additional legislation was passed to assist local jurisdictions in accomplishing the goals of AB 939. The California Solid Waste Re-Use and Recycling Access Act of 1991 (Sections 42900-42911 of the Public Resources Code) directed the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to draft a “model ordinance” relating to adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials in development projects. If by

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September 1, 1994, a local agency did not adopt its own ordinance based on the CIWMB model, the CIWMB model took effect for that local agency.

REGIONAL PLANS AND POLICIES FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

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In 1997, the County of Los Angeles prepared a countywide Siting element that estimates the amount of solid wastes generated in the County and proposes various diversion and alternate disposal options. The Los Angeles Countywide Siting Element identifies the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) as the responsible agency to develop plans and strategies to manage and coordinate the solid waste generated (including hazardous waste) in the County unincorporated areas and address the disposal needs of Los Angeles County as a whole. The Siting Element is based upon the traditional practice of simply collecting solid waste and disposal at landfills in the local vicinity. Therefore, currently many jurisdictions (such as the County of Los Angeles) are stating that existing local landfill space may reach capacity in the very near future.

LOCAL PLANS AND POLICIES FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

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Duarte

The City of Duarte’s SRRE was approved by the California Integrated Management Board (CIWMB) June 1996. The SRRE describes policies and programs that will be implemented by the City to achieve the State’s mandate of 50 percent waste disposal reductions by the year 2000. These programs include source reduction, recycling, composting, public education, certified used oil centers, and policy incentives (economic incentives and ordinances).The City of Duarte is in full compliance with the SRRE with regard to the preparation of plans and policies. In 2003 the City became a member of the Los Angeles Area Integrated Waste Management Authority (LAAIWMA) regional agency, which allows the City to measure solid waste diversion jointly with the other 13 members of the regional agency. This agency is also known as the Los Angeles Regional Agency (LARA). In essence, jointly reporting disposal and diversion rates averages the diversion among the participating jurisdictions. Regional agencies can report diversion and disposal rates as one entity instead of by jurisdiction. Members of LARA includes the following cities:

• Artesia; • Beverly Hills; • Duarte; • Hermosa Beach; • Hidden Hills; • Los Angeles; • Lynwood; • Manhattan Beach;

• Palos Verdes Estates;

• Pomona;

1 _{City of Duarte General Plan Update EIR}_{, August 14, 2007.} 2_Ibid.

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• Rancho Palos Verdes;

• Redondo Beach;

• Rosemead;

• Sierra Madre;

• South Gate; and

• Torrance.

Duarte Municipal Code

DMC Chapter 6.10 requires that a Waste Management and Diversion Plan (C & D Diversion Plan) be prepared as a condition precedent to the issuance of a building, demolition, grading, encroachment, other permit for any covered project. In addition, DMC Chapter 6.14.010 incorporates Ordinance 11,886 of the County of Los Angeles as the Solid Waste Ordinance for the City of Duarte. DMC Chapter 6.14.020 states whenever in Ordinance 11,886 of the County of Los Angeles reference is made to the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles, such area shall be deemed to include in its true geographical location the area of the City of Duarte.

Los Angeles County Ordinance 11,886 is reflected in Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code and states that the purpose of the Ordinance is to provide for the enforcement of the Z’berg-Kapiloff Solid Waste Control Act of 1976, as well as establishing standards for solid-waste handling and disposal, and to create a fee structure for solid-waste facilities, waste collectors, and waste collection trucks. Los Angeles County Code Chapter 20.52.050 states that all solid waste collected or transported upon or along any public highway by waste collectors or self-haulers in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County shall be transported to a solid waste facility where such waste can legally be accepted.

Monrovia Municipal Code

MMC Chapter 8.08 provides local standards for the establishment and maintenance of an exclusive system to provide residential solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services. MMC Chapters 8.09 and 8.10 establish standards for a Waste Management Plan and Collection or Disposal of commercial and industrial solid waste and recyclable materials. All code Chapters are driven by the standards set fourth in AB 939 and the California Constitution.

5.11.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

DUARTE

LARA has established target per capita disposal rates of 6.9 lbs per person per day for general population uses, and 17.5 lbs per person per day for employment uses. If met, this means that that the Cities within LARA are hitting the minimum 50 percent diversion rates requirement set by the State. In 2009, the total solid waste generated by the City of Duarte was 19,470 tons3_{. LARA}

disposed of approximately 3.7 million tons and had a combined per capita disposal rate of 4.1 lbs

3_{LARA Report 2009 provided by email correspondence with Primitivo Nunez, Diversion, Planning, and Local} Assistance Division, California Integrated Waste Management Board, December 10, 2010.

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per day for the general population uses, and 10.8 lbs per day for employment uses. According to Martin Mangione4_{, this signifies that LARA has exceeded the 50 percent diversion requirement set}

by the State for 2009.

Duarte has also adopted a Household Hazardous Waste Element and a Non-Disposal Facility Element, which were approved by the CIWMB in 1996. Many common household products pose a hazard to the environment if disposed of improperly. Materials such as used motor oil, paint, turpentine, acid or lye-based cleaners, household and car batteries, pesticides, and garden herbicides can damage the environment if placed in the trash or poured down a sink or storm drain. In addition, used motor oil should not be used for weed abatement. All household hazardous waste can be taken to local “Roundups.” Electronic Waste is also accepted at all Household Hazardous Waste Roundups. Electronic Waste includes televisions, cell phones, and computer monitors. Roundup collections are scheduled throughout the year. Currently, the closest Roundup sites near Duarte are located at the following locations:

• Flood Control Maintenance Yard, 160 East Longden Avenue, Irwindale, hosted by the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works; and

• West Covina Maintenance Yard, 825 Sunset Avenue, West Covina

The City of Duarte encourages residents to recycle used motor oil and filters. Residents can obtain free oil-recycling containers at Duarte City Hall. Duarte residents can recycle both used oil and filters by taking them to any of the following City collection centers:

• Auto Zone, 1346 East Huntington Drive

• Advantage Ford (oil filters only), 1031 North Central Avenue

• Towne Garage, 1717 East Huntington Drive

MONROVIA

Based on best available data, in 2008, the total volume of solid waste disposed of in Monrovia was 44,240 tons, and the City’s 2006 diversion rate was 57 percent, which is above the minimum thresholds mandated by the State (AB 939).5_{Additionally, the City also has several Oil Recycling}

centers6_:

• BMW of Monrovia, 1425 Mountain Avenue

• Oil Stop Inc., 746 E. Huntington Drive

• Sierra Autocars Inc, 1450 S. Shamrock Avenue

• Homer’s Auto Service, 148 Lemon St

4_{Telephone conversation with Martin Mangione, Diversion, Planning, and Local Assistance Division, California} Integrated Waste Management Board, December 10, 2010.

5_{Jurisdictional Profile for Monrovia found at}

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Profiles/Juris/JurProfile2.asp?RG=C&JURID=313&JUR=Monrovia. 6_{http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/UsedOil/Reports/CenterSearch/Default.aspx?lang=en-US.}

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• Pep Boys #985, 201 Huntington Drive

• Kragen Auto Parts #1671, 123 E. Huntington Drive

• Pick-A-Part Auto Dismantling, 3333 S. Peck Road

EXISTING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

The City of Duarte has a contract with Burrtec Waste Industries to provide residential and commercial trash/recycling collection. Residential refuse collection is automated and provided once a week. Burrtec Waste Industries provides all residential customers with containers, ranging in sizes of 40, 60, or 90 gallons. Disposal rates vary based on the size of barrel selected. Containers must be placed in alleys or parkways and removed at certain times, which vary by service area throughout the City. Commercial Refuse Bins vary in price depending on size and frequency of pick up.

Duarte residents are provided with a blue 60-gallon trash barrel for recyclable materials and an additional recycling barrel is available at no charge by request. Recyclable materials can be mixed together. Duarte residents are also provided with a green 60-gallon barrel for green waste and additional green waste barrels are available for a fee. Green waste collection is unlimited and includes the collection of grass clippings, tree trimmings, weeds, leaves, brush, shrub trimmings, twigs, and small branches.

Burrtec Waste Industries also accepts construction and demolition materials, such as concrete, asphalt, rock, and brick (inert materials) for recycling.7

As of 2009, solid waste disposal facilities that accept solid waste generated in Duarte include the following8_:

• Kettleman Hills - B18 Nonhaz Codisposal

• Azusa Land Reclamation Co. Landfill

• Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill

• Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center

• Chiquita Canyon Sanitary Landfill

• Olinda Alpha Sanitary Landfill

• Bakersfield Metropolitan (Bena) Sanitary Landfill

• Puente Hills Landfill

• Commerce Refuse-To-Energy Facility

• El Sobrante Landfill

• Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill

• Sunshine Canyon City/County Landfill

7_{http://www.burrtec.com/duarte, accessed December 10, 2010.} 8_{LARA report 2009.}

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In addition to those listed above, the following solid waste disposal facilities that accepted solid waste from Monrovia in 20089_:

• Colton Sanitary Landfill

• El Sobrante Landfill

• Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center

• Southeast Resource Recovery Agency

Table 5.11-1, Landfills Summary, illustrates the daily permitted throughput, maximum capacity permitted and the remaining capacity at each facility that accepts solid waste from the City of Duarte. In addition to landfills, solid waste is disposed of at Southeast Resource Recovery Facility in the City of Long Beach. This facility is a transformation facility that converts waste to energy. Solid waste materials accepted at the facility include mixed municipal, green materials, and other hazardous waste.

Table 5.11-1 Landfills Summary

Facility (cubic yards unless Permitted Capacity noted otherwise) Remaining Capacity (cubic yards) Anticipated Closure Date

Kettleman Hills – B18 Nonhaz Codisposal 10,700,000 6,000,000 Not listed

Azusa Land Reclamation Co. Landfill 66,670,000 34,100,000 1/1/2025

Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill 127,000,000 59,411,872 12/31/2022

Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center 26,665,000 19,088,739 8/2/2012

Chiquita Canyon Sanitary Landfill 63,900,000 29,300,000 11/24/2019

Olinda Alpha Sanitary Landfill 74,900,000 38,578,383 12/31/2021

Bakersfield Metropolitan (Bena) Sanitary Landfill 53,000,000 34,994,127 12/31/2038

Puente Hills Landfill 74,000,000 35,200,000 10/31/2013

El Sobrante Landfill 184,930,000 145,530,000 1/1/2045

Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill 4,600 tons/year Not listed Not listed

Sunshine Canyon City/County Landfill 140,900,000 112,300,000 12/31/2037

Colton Sanitary Landfill 15,497,000 12,797,000 1/1/2017

El Sobrante Landfill 184,930,000 39,400,000 1/1/2045

Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center 43,500,000 22,924,623 1/31/2027

Southeast Resource Recovery Agency None listed None listed None listed

Sources: LARA report 2009 & Facility Records found online at http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/SWFacilities/Directory/16-AA-0023/Detail/

9_{Jurisdictional Profile for Monrovia found at}

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Profiles/Juris/JurProfile2.asp?RG=C&JURID=313&JUR=Monrovia, accessed December 13, 2010.

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5.11.3 SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLD CRITERIA

The environmental analysis in this section is patterned after the Initial Study Checklist recommended by the CEQA Guidelines, as amended, and used by the City of Duarte in its environmental review process, and is contained in Appendix A of this EIR. The Initial Study includes questions relating to solid waste. The issues presented in the Initial Study Checklist have been utilized as thresholds of significance in this section. Accordingly, a project may create a significant environmental impact if it causes one or more of the following to occur:

• Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs.

• Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste.

Based on these standards, the effects of the proposed project have been categorized as either a “less than significant impact” or a “potentially significant impact.” Mitigation measures are recommended for potentially significant impacts. If a potentially significant impact cannot be reduced to a less than significant level through the application of mitigation, it is categorized as a significant unavoidable impact.

5.11.4 PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

SOLID WASTE GENERATED DURING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION

♦ DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

PROPOSED PROJECT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INCREASED SOLID WASTE GENERATION IN EXCEEDANCE OF LANDFILL CAPACITY DURING CONSTRUCTION.

Level of Significance Before Mitigation: Potentially Significant Impact.

Impact Analysis: Buildout of the Rose Gardens at Santa Teresita Master Plan involves demolition of the 106,000 square-foot existing hospital, the 1,218-square foot maintenance garage, and the 912-square foot thrift store. Approximately 34,278 912-square feet of existing medical uses on-site would remain, 300,180 square feet of new construction would occur, and an overall on-site net addition of 121,163 square feet of medical uses and 360 beds would be constructed within the medical campus. It is anticipated that demolition and construction activities would generate typical construction debris, including wood, paper, glass, metals, cardboard, and green wastes.

Construction activities could also generate hazardous waste products. The proposed project would be subject to DMC Chapter 6.10, which requires that a Waste Management and Diversion Plan (C & D Diversion Plan) be prepared be prepared as a condition precedent to the issuance of a building,

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demolition, grading, encroachment, other permit for any covered project. At a minimum, the C&D Diversion Plan shall delineate the following10_:

1. The C&D waste to be generated by the covered project

2. The estimated weight of the C&D waste to be generated by the covered project; listed by material types

3. The estimated weight of the C&D waste to be generated by the covered project to be diverted, listed by material types:

4. The facility or facilities to which C&D waste will be taken, listed by material types;

5. The estimated weight of C&D waste generated by the covered project that will not be diverted (e.g. landfilled) listed by material types

The proposed project would also be subject to any other applicable sections of the DMC regarding handling and disposal of solid waste.

Additionally, MMCTitle 8, Chapter 8.09 sets fourth the policies and procedures for preparation of a Waste Management Plan. Chapter 8.10 sets fourth the procedures and policies for collection or disposal of commercial and industrial solid waste and recyclable materials. MMC Chapter 8.09 states that all construction, demolition, and renovation projects within that City that are 1,000 gross square feet or greater must prepare a Waste Management Plan (WMP). The necessary components of the WMP are as follows:11

1. The project location, the name and address of the applicant, and the project contact person; 2. The estimated volume or weight of project C&D debris to be generated;

3. The percentage of C&D debris that can feasibly be diverted via reuse or recycling;

4. The vendors or facilities that the applicant proposes to use to collect or receive the C&D debris that will be reused or recycled;

5. The disposal facility that will be used for C&D debris that cannot be recycled or reused; and 6. The amount and form of the performance security for the project.

The proposed project would be required to comply with Conditions of Approval required by the Cities of Duarte and Monrovia, as well as all other reviewing agencies. The proposed project would also have to comply with all applicable California Building Standards Code standards for waste diversion. Non-salvaged construction and demolition waste would result in an incremental and intermittent

10_{Duarte Municipal Cod}_{e, Chapter 6.10.050.}

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increase in solid waste disposal at landfills and other waste disposal facilities utilized by the Cities. Construction-related solid waste could further impact landfills with insufficient capacity and result in an exceedance of these significant threshold criteria. However, as shown in Table 5.11-1, all landfills utilized by the Cities of Duarte and Monrovia have sufficient capacity to support a temporary increase in solid waste during construction of the proposed project. With Mitigation Measures SW-1 and SW-2 in place prior to and during construction, it can be anticipated that regional landfill impacts associated with project construction would be mitigated to a less than significant level.

Mitigation Measures:

SW-1 All demolition and construction shall be done in accordance with Duarte Municipal Code Demolition Chapter 6.10 and Monrovia Municipal Code Chapter 8.08.

SW-2 Future development projects within the Rose Gardens at Santa Teresita Master Plan area shall comply with all applicable City, County, State, and Federal regulations and procedures for the use, collection, and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes.

Level of Significance After Mitigation: Less than Significant Impact.

SOLID WASTE GENERATED DURING PROJECT OPERATION

♦ DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

PROPOSED PROJECT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INCREASED SOLID WASTE GENERATION IN EXCEEDANCE OF LANDFILL CAPACITY DURING OPERATION.

Impact Analysis: Based on a net increase of 121,163 square feet on-site, buildout of the proposed project would generate approximately 1,30812_{tons of solid waste per year which is an approximate 7}

percent increase to the solid waste generated by Duarte in 200913_{. This quantity represents the solid}

waste generated for buildout conditions of the proposed project under a worst-case scenario without any recycling activities in place. Because Duarte is part of LARA, all development within Duarte would be responsible for meeting diversion and recycling requirements in concert with LARA’s standards to reduce the volume solid waste entering landfills. DMC Sections 6.08, 6.09 and 6.10 would also be applicable. Any solid waste generated within the City of Monrovia would also be subject to meeting all applicable standards in MMC Chapter 8.08 . In addition, location of all recycling/separation areas is required to comply with all applicable federal, public health, state, or local laws relating to fire, building, access, transportation, circulation, or safety. Compliance with all applicable State, LARA, and local regulations for the use, collection, and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes is also mandated. It can be assumed that the proposed project would include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting recyclable materials. Additionally, the 1,308

12_{Based on Institutional Generation rate of 0.0108 tons/square feet/year, found online at}

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Institution.htm, accessed December 13, 2010. 13_{LARA report 2009.}

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tons anticipated to be generated by the proposed project constitute approximately 0.000001 percent of permitted capacity at local landfills that serve Duarte. Thus, impacts are considered to be less than significant in this regard.

Special medical waste is generated by hospitals, doctor offices, laboratories, and research institutions. Special medical wastes include infectious or potentially infectious materials that result from contact with persons or animals suspected or diagnosed as being or having been exposed to contagious disease organisms. However, all hazardous medical waste shall be disposed of in accordance with Mitigation Measure SW-2. With the implementation of this mitigation, it is anticipated that that operational solid waste impacts would be reduced to a less than significant level.

Mitigation Measures: Refer to Mitigation Measure SW-2. No additional mitigation measures are required.

5.11.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

MEASURES

♦ IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND OTHER RELATED

CUMULATIVE PROJECTS COULD RESULT IN CUMULATIVELY CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS RELATED TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES AND LANDFILL DISPOSAL CAPACITY.

Impact Analysis: Implementation of the proposed project and associated cumulative projects within the local area would have an impact on solid waste collection and disposal services within the project area. Based on a net increase of 121,163 square feet on-site, buildout of the proposed project would generate approximately 1,30814_{tons of solid waste per year which is an approximate 7}

percent increase to the solid waste generated by the City of Duarte in 200915_{. The cumulative}

projects’ demand for solid waste collection and disposal services would be approximately 11,740 pounds per day (ppd) or 2,143 tons per year; refer to Table 5.11-2, Cumulative Projects Solid Waste Generation. This quantity represents the solid waste generated for buildout conditions of the proposed project and cumulative projects under a worst-case scenario without any recycling activities in place.

14_{Based on Institutional Generation rate of 0.0108 tons/square feet/year, found online at}

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates/Institution.htm, accessed December 13, 2010. 15_{LARA report 2009.}

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Table 5.11-2

Cumulative Impacts Solid Waste Generation

Project Location Use Square feet/ _Acres/Units Generation Rate* Cumulative _Generation Duarte

Best Buy &

Retail Pad 1430 Mountain Avenue Restaurants Retail, 56,000 sf 6 lbs/1000 sf/day 336 ppd TOD

Development/ Gold Line Light

Rail Station Northwest Corner of Highland Avenue/ Duarte Road Residential/

Office 50,000 sf office 100 du 6 lbs/1000 sf/day 8.6 lbs/du/day 860 ppd 300 pdd Adobe Apartment Project 1415-1437 Huntington Drive Affordable Housing 80 du 8.6 lbs/du/day 688 ppd SCPH Affordable Senior Housing Senior Housing Units 43 du 8.6 lbs/du/day 370 ppd Huntington/ Buena Vista 1263 Huntington Drive Retail, Restaurants 3,000 sf 6 lbs/1000 sf/day 18 ppd Monrovia In-N-Out Burger Southwest corner of Mountain Avenue/ Evergreen Avenue Fast Food Restaurant 2,000 sf 6 lbs/1000 sf/day 12 ppd Station Square

Transit Village Northwest _{corner of} Myrtle Avenue/ Duarte Road Mixed Use 800 du 300,000 sf office 12,575 retail 200 hotel rooms 2.5 ac parkland 8.6/du/day 6lbs/1000 sf/day 6 lbs/1000 sf/day 2 lb/room/day Not listed 6,880 ppd 1,800 ppd 76 ppd 400 ppd N/A TOTALS 11,740 ppd

* Rates taken from http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wastechar/wastegenrates, accessed December 13, 2010

The estimated solid waste amount of 2,143 tons per year form cumulative projects would equal approximately 0.000002 percent of the permitted capacity at local landfills that serve Duarte. Thus, cumulative impacts are considered to be less than significant in this regard.

As previously mentioned above, the proposed project and cumulative projects would be required to comply with DMC Sections 6.08 and 6.09, which detail policies, requirements, and procedures for the collection of refuse and recyclable materials. Because Duarte is part of LARA, all development within the City of Duarte would be responsible for meeting diversion and recycling requirements in concert with LARA’s standards to reduce the volume solid waste entering landfills. All solid waste generated within the City of Monrovia would be subject to MMC Chapter 8.08 . The location of any recycling/separation areas is required to comply with all applicable federal, public health, state, or local laws relating to fire, building, access, transportation, circulation, or safety. Compliance with all applicable State, LARA, and local regulations for the use, collection, and disposal of solid and

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hazardous wastes is also mandated. It can be assumed that the proposed project and cumulative projects would include adequate, accessible, and convenient areas for collecting recyclable materials. Additionally, special medical waste is generated by hospitals, doctor offices, laboratories, and research institutions. However, all hazardous medical waste shall be disposed of in accordance with Mitigation Measures SW-1 and SW-2. With adherence to DMC, MMC,, State and LARA regulations, and compliance with Mitigation Measures SW-1 and SW-2, the proposed project would not result in significant cumulative impacts in this regard.

Mitigation Measures: Refer to Mitigation Measures SW-1 and SW-2. No additional mitigation measures are required.

5.11.6 SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS

With imposition of the required mitigation measures, implementation of the proposed project would result in less than significant project impacts related to landfills and compliance with State, County, and local solid waste regulations. As such, no significant unavoidable impacts would result from the implementation of the Rose Gardens at Santa Teresita Master Plan.

5.11.7 SOURCES CITED

Cal Recycle Official Website, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov, accessed December 13, 2010

City of Duarte, Duarte General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (GPU EIR), certified August 14, 2007.

City of Duarte, Municipal Code, Title 6 Chapters 6.08, 6.09 and 6.10, and 6.14 Codified 1965, Revised 2000.

City of Monrovia, Municipal Code, Title 8 Chapters 8.08, 8.09 and 8.10, updated July 2010.

Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 4, updated November 2010.

LARA 2009 Report, provided by Primitivo Nunez, Diversion, Planning, and Local Assistance Division, California Integrated Waste Management Board, December 10, 2010.