Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Beginning July 1, 2019, property owners, demolition contractors, real estate developers, and anyone planning to demolish a structure built or remodeled between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1980 in the San Francisco Bay Area will face stringent new permit requirements aimed at reducing the amount of PCBs entering San Francisco Bay. These new regulations affect demolition activities involving structures built during that period (excepting wood frame buildings and single-family residential homes) in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, as well as the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, and Suisun City.
The Model Package provides information on these updated requirements.
Diversion Requirements for Projects Receiving a Building Permit after November 2, 2017
A project must divert 65% of waste materials removed from the site from the landfill, excluding Alternative Daily Cover (ADC). The City continues to enforce California state requirements, but, in addition, the City will not allow ADC to be counted as diversion, since ADC is material that is placed on the active face of a landfill at the end of the day. In addition to California Building Code requirements, City of Emeryville will include demolition-only projects as subject to the City requirements.
Exemptions: Projects generating less than 2 lbs. of waste per square foot of project space and residential remodeling projects that don't increase the livable space of the building will be exempt from this requirements. All other permitted construction and demolition projects will be subject to the above requirements.
To increase project diversion overall, if a facility does not divert at least 65% of mixed materials without ADC:
- Consider salvaging items or materials for reuse either onsite or elsewhere.
- Sort and haul single materials such as metal, concrete, and wood, which are diverted at nearly 100%.
- Ask your facility what their diversion rate is WITHOUT ADC, then plan how to achieve 65% diversion for the entire project.
Fees for Waste Management Plans
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Submit Your Plan Online: $161 through Green Halo Systems
Paper Submittal: Available upon request
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Important Documents
Everything a contractor needs to know about Waste Management Plans (WMP) for City of Emeryville is linked below. Remember to save all weight tickets to submit with the final WMP. Please see the City's Master Fee Schedule for fees associated with submitting a WMP.