Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery*

CalRecycle records indicate that the landfill ceased receiving waste on November 1, 2001. CalRecycle listed the facility on the "Inventory of Facilities Violating State Minimum Standards" on March 13, 2012. Subsequently, the LEA issued a compliance schedule/enforcement action on March 30, 2012, directing the City of Ukiah to submit final closure and postclosure maintenance plans by September 4, 2012; commence closure construction by July 1, 2013; and complete closure construction by March 13, 2014.

It is the responsibility of the landfill owner and operator, the City of Ukiah, to propose the final cap design. It is the responsibility of the regulatory agencies to review the proposal and determine compliance with regulations and engineering standards, not to make the proposal.

CalRecycle does not know the motivation of the City of Ukiah and therefore, makes no comment on this Finding.

CalRecycle does not know the exact amount in the referenced reserve fund; however, the amount is approximately what has been reported to be contained in the statutorily required closure fund. Preliminary closure (and postclosure maintenance) cost estimates are not considered arbitrary. Licensed engineers are to use their best professional judgment using supporting data to develop the cost estimates. While the exact cost of any project will not be known until all of the final invoices are paid, a properly developed cost estimate should provide a reasonable estimation of what the final cost should be.