§ 8.24.100. Severability.

If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this chapter (including its appendices) or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the provisions of this chapter (and its appendices) which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter (and its appendices) are hereby declared to be severable.

(Ord. No. 779.19, § 10, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, § 10, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, § 10, 5-24-2016)

APPENDIX A

Schedule of Waste Disposal Fees

For Riverside County Department of Waste Resources

Effective July 1, 2018

The following gate fees will be applicable at El Sobrante, Badlands, Lamb Canyon, and Blythe Landfills:

WASTE GROUP DESCRIPTIONS		RATE
1.	Transfer trucks/contracted vehicles	See Note #1
2.	Routine refuse (direct haul/non-contract vehicles)	$39.31/ton*
3.	Hard to handle
	(a) End dump vehicles
	(b) Any other load requiring immediate burial or special handling	$52.43/ton*
4.	Any vehicles hauling loads of 10 or more tires (tires cannot exceed 4 feet in diameter or weigh more than 200 pounds each).	$110.79/ton*
5.	Minimum load fees
	(a) Routine refuse (net weight of 0.5 tons or less)	$10.00/load*
	(b) Loads consisting of 50% or more green waste (net weight of 0.5 tons or less)	$14.00/load*
	(c) Hard to handle loads (net weight of 0.5 tons or less)	$14.00/load*
6.	Surcharges (added to the charges listed herein):
	(a) Per tire for passenger and light duty tires (up to 9 tires)	$2.00/tire
	(b) Per tire for heavy duty truck tires not exceeding 4' in diameter or weighing more than 200 pounds each (up to 9 tires).	$6.00/tire*
	(c) $10.00 per uncovered load of refuse which has exposed material which in the opinion of the general manager-chief engineer or his/her designee may litter access routes to the landfill.	$10.00/load
	(d) $10.00 per ton for loads which are judged to be 50% or more wood waste/yard waste by volume.	$10.00/ton
	(e) $5.00 per ton for incidental out of county refuse	$5.00/ton***
7.	Any vehicle hauling:	No charge
	(a) 2 or less large trash bags, or
	(b) Up to 2 cathode ray tube (CRT) devices (e.g. TVs or computer monitors) per day, or
	(c) 3 holiday trees for recycling (residential customers through the second weekend following the Christmas holiday), or
	(d) Material pre-approved by the general manager-chief engineer or designee as needed for beneficial re-use (food waste for pilot compost program, concrete/asphalt for wet weather, etc.).
	(e) 2 or less mattresses (may include box springs)
8.	All vehicles not described in any other provision of this fee schedule	$39.31/ton*
9.	Emergency towing services:
	(a) 10 minutes or less	$20.00
	(b) Over 10 minutes	$35.00
10.	Late staying customer fees
	(a) 16 to 30 minutes past closing	$60.00
	(b) 31 minutes or more past closing	$120.00
11.	Any vehicle hauling processed green waste approved by the general manager-chief engineer or designee as needed for use as alternative daily cover (ADC) and spread by county.	$24.00/ton
12.	Any vehicle hauling processed green waste approved by the general manager-chief engineer or designee as needed for beneficial re-use (erosion control) and spread by county.	$10.00/ton
13.	Conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste - pass through of contracted household hazardous waste disposal fee plus department overhead rate of 49% of hourly rate for staff involved in waste handling.	varies*
14.	Recycled materials fees
	(a) Mixed metal items	$0.05/pound
	(b) Flat screen television with serial no.	$0.16/pound
	(c) Projection television without serial no.	$0.30/pound
	(d) Projection television	$0.14/pound*
	(e) Cathode ray tube(CRT) television	$0.16/pound

 

Notes:

1) Rate for transfer trucks to be determined by individual contracts.

2) Loads of dead sheep or small calves from the Blythe service area separated from other waste will be received at no charge at the Blythe Landfill (daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.) due to health and safety risk in the vast open canal system in the area.

3) Certified loads of illegally dumped nonhazardous municipal solid waste retrieved along open flowing irrigation canals, which are delivered by the agency responsible for maintaining the canals shall be received at no charge at the Blythe Landfill.

4) The general manager-chief engineer is authorized to recoup costs associated with the segregation of unauthorized waste commingled with routine refuse.

* Cash customers prorated to the nearest $0.25.

**Exception—El Sobrante Landfill. Incidental out of county (OOC) rate established by WM, Inc.

(Ord. No. 779.19, App. A, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, App. A, 5-23-17; Ord. No. 779.17, App. A, 5-24-16)

APPENDIX B

Residential Self-Haul Cards

For Riverside County Department of Waste Resources

Effective July 1, 2018

The residential self-haul card shall be necessary for admittance to the Mecca II and Oasis Landfills for all residential haulers.

RESIDENTIAL CARD REGULATIONS:

Authority: Riverside County Ordinance No. 657 requires that, "Every tenant, occupier, operator, or owner of a residence … shall not less than once a week, cause to be removed all solid waste created, produced or brought upon the property to an approved disposal facility."

1.

Number of Uses— The residential self-haul card allows up to 52-400 lb. standard load uses per year (approximately four uses per month).

2.

Expiration Date— The expiration date for all cards is the last day of the fiscal year, June 30th. In addition, any unused punches for each month will expire on the last day of that month.

3.

No Refunds— There will be no refunds on partially used cards.

4.

Standard Load— The maximum load allowed access to the landfill with one use of the residential self-haul card will be four hundred (400) pounds, which is equivalent to one punch on the card. If the gate services assistant judges a load to be over this standard load limit, two or more punches will be made to the card.

5.

Cost— The residential self-haul card discounted rate is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month.

6.

Payment Options— Cards may be purchased:

Period	Cost	Number of Punches—One Punch Per 400 lb. Standard Load. Additional Punches Applied in Excess of Standard Load.
Monthly	$15.00	4
Bi-monthly	$30.00	8
Advance sale—Annual (purchased on or before June 30th)	$150.00	52 (400 lb. estimated load per punch)
Annual (purchased between July 1st and July 31st)	$160.00	52 (400 lb. estimated load per punch)
Multiple months	$15.00 × no. of months	4 × no. of months

 

 

7.

Lost Cards— Lost cards are to be reported immediately. The customer will not be responsible for unauthorized use of a card after if it is reported lost to the waste resources business office located at 14310 Frederick Street, Moreno Valley, CA 92553, [phone].

8.

Maximum Load— Mecca Landfill will not accept loads greater than 1 ton.

9.

Restrictions on Use of Card— Household hazardous waste, loads with more than four tires, other hard-to-handle waste, or commercial business waste will not be accepted on this card. Cards may only be used by the resident who paid for the card.

10.

Alternative County Gate Fee Site Usage— In the event that the rural landfill is unable to accept waste on a normal operating day, customers will be directed to a scaled county landfill and may use their residential self-haul card.

(Ord. No. 779-19, App. B, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, App. B, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, App. B, 5-24-2016)

APPENDIX C

Rural Site Access — Commercial Cards

For Riverside County Department of Waste Resources

Effective July 1, 2018

The rural site access commercial card shall be necessary for admittance to the Mecca II and Oasis Landfills for all non-permitted/contracted entities hauling commercial waste.

COMMERCIAL CARD REGULATIONS:

A rural site access commercial card provides for disposal of commercial waste generated within the remote service areas and is required unless a permitted waste hauler or other large commercial users have negotiated a separate contract for disposal access to rural landfills with the county.

1.

Number of Uses— The commercial card will have twenty-four (24) ½ ton available uses.

2.

Expiration Date— There is no expiration date for the commercial card.

3.

No Refunds— If a commercial operator goes out of business, there shall be no refund for the unused card punches.

4.

Cost— The commercial card will be priced at four hundred seventy-one dollars and seventy-four cents ($471.74).

5.

Payment for Card— - The card shall be purchased in advance of usage. Cards may be purchased at any time of the year. Acceptable forms of payment at the fee booth include money order or cashier's check. Cash, personal/business checks, and credit/debit card payments are accepted at the Department's business office or by phone [phone]).

6.

Lost Cards— Lost cards are to be reported immediately. The customer will not be responsible for unauthorized use of a card after it is reported lost to the waste resources business office located at 14310 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA. [phone].

7.

Maximum Load— Mecca Landfill will not accept loads greater than 1 ton.

8.

Restrictions on Use of Card— Hazardous waste, loads with more than four tires, or other hard-to-handle waste will not be accepted at these rural sites.

9.

Alternative County Landfill Usage— In the event that the rural landfill is unable to accept waste on a normal operating day, customers will be directed to a scaled county landfill and may use their rural site commercial card.

(Ord. No. 779.19, App. C, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, App. C, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, App. C, 5-24-2016)

APPENDIX D

Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees

For Riverside County Department of Waste Resources

Effective July 1, 2018

FEES FOR DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS

Document Name	Document Fee	Mailing/Handling Cost
Countywide integrated waste management plan (CIWMP)	$60.00	$10.00
Source reduction and recycling element (SRRE) and household hazardous waste element (HHWE)	$60.00	$10.00
Nondisposal facility element (NDFE)	$10.00	$5.00
Countywide disposal tonnage tracking system (CDTTS) Procedure manual	$50.00	$10.00
Additional copies of quarterly disposal reports	$10.00

 

FEES FOR DEPARTMENTAL COPY SERVICES

Copy Service (Note: All map copies are on bond unless special request is made. Extra charge for special materials.)	Copy Fee
Plotter printer (map copies):
Size D	$4.50
Size E	$9.00
Specialty sizes	$2.65 a linear foot
Black & white copies:
8½″ × 11″	0.15 per side
8½″ × 14″	0.15 per side
11″ × 17″	0.30 per side
Color copies:
8½″ × 11″	$1.00 per side
8½″ × 14″	$1.00 per side
11″ × 17″	$2.00 per side
Request for extra ticket copies	0.10/page w/$1.00 minimum
Request for extra billing statement copies	0.10/page w/$1.00 minimum
Requests for document copies in electronic format (e.g. CD)	$5.75/disc + $2.25 for postage and mailer

 

OTHER FEES

Service	Fee
Replacement of self haul or rural site access cards	$10.00
Cards ordered after initial setup of a deferred billing account or sub-account
Replacement access cards for deferred and pre-paid account holders	$3.00/each
Setup fee for each deferred billing account	$50.00
Setup fee for each deferred billing sub-account	$25.00
Administrative charge for delinquent deferred account payment	1½% per billing period on unpaid balance if payment is not made within 15 days from billing.
Checks returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF)	$20.00 per occurrence
Account correction due to hauler resulting from driver error fee[commercial hauler error resulting in voided and corrected ticket due to the driver providing incorrect information at time of transaction (i.e. incorrect account number, mis-identified refuse type, etc.) and/or to correct or change the equipment assigned to a deferred account payment card.]	$25.00 per occurrence
Late ticket submittals as described in the CDTTS procedure manual	$25.00 per day
Credit/debit card transaction fee	$0.75 per transaction
Base hourly rates for services rendered	Actual hourly cost of personnel
Departmental overhead rate applied to basic hourly rates	49%
Special FAX requests for accounts receivable	$3.00 for the 1st page $1.00 for each additional page
Special accounts receivable research requests	No charge within 30 days of statement date; $3.75/quarter hour if requested past 30 days
Sale of orange polyester safety vest to landfill visitors	$9.00
Sale of orange safety vest to landfill visitors	$0.75
Sale of compost bins to Riverside County residents only	Geobin—$12.00
Sale of worm bin kit	$26.00
Lend-A-Bin program fees (must provide a valid credit/debit card at time of bin is loaned)
(a) Replacement fee	$59.00
(b) Cleaning fee	$13.00
(c) Late fee	$13.00

 

(Ord. No. 779.19, App. D, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, App. D, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, App. D, 5-24-2016)