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Permitting and Compliance CommitteePermitting and Compliance CommitteeAgenda Item F (Board Item 5)Agenda Item F (Board Item 5)

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Consideration Of A New Project For The Solid Waste Disposal And Codisposal Site Cleanup Program (Solid Waste Disposal Trust Fund

and Tire Recycling Management Fund, FY 2009/10)

Border Field State Park Illegal Disposal Site -Tijuana River Valley and Estuary Goat Canyon Trash Capture and Removal System Cleanout

(Phase 2)

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Site Description:Site Description:

Border Field State Park Border Field State Park (BFSP) is on southwest (BFSP) is on southwest corner of United States corner of United States and within Tijuana River and within Tijuana River National Estuarine National Estuarine Research Reserve Research Reserve (TRNERR).(TRNERR).

Goat Canyon Goat Canyon sedimentation basins sedimentation basins intercept sediment, intercept sediment, trash, tires, and other trash, tires, and other debris contained in debris contained in storm water from storm water from sources within Mexico.sources within Mexico.

Tijuana River

United States

Mexico

Sed. BasinsSed. Basins

TRNERR

Goat Goat CanyonCanyon

0.5 mileN

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Example of Plastics Collected in the Lower Goat

Canyon Basin

Upper Goat Canyon Basin Choked with Tires, Trash,

and Sediment

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Goat Canyon Basins  Proposed Remediation Proposed Remediation Project:Project:Removal and processing of approximately 60,000 cubic yards of trash, tires, debris, and sediment in addition to the already approved installation of the trash/tire capture and removal system.

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Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team  

• Collaborative partnership of local, state, and federal agencies and others addressing the broad range of trash, sediment, and debris issues over the entire Tijuana River Valley watershed.

• Four Action Teams formed Fall 2008:

– Border;

– Cleanup;

– Restoration; and

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Tijuana River Valley Recovery TeamMember Organizations

• FEDERAL AGENCIES (7)– US Border Patrol– International Boundary and Water– Commission– US Navy– US Army Corps of Engineers– US Environmental Protection Agency– National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)– Tijuana River Natural Estuarine Research Reserve

• STATE AGENCIES (5)– State Water Resources Control Board– California Integrated Waste Management Board– California State Parks– San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board– California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Bi-National Affairs

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Tijuana River Valley Recovery TeamMember Organizations (Continued)

• LOCAL/REGIONAL AGENCIES (10)– SANDAG– SCCWRP– County of San Diego, Flood Control– County of San Diego, Parks Department– City of San Diego, Storm Water Department– City of San Diego, Local Enforcement Agency– San Diego County Water Authority– City of Imperial Beach– Scripps Institution of Oceanography– San Diego State University

• CITIZEN GROUPS (2)– Wild Coast– Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association

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Tijuana River Valley Recovery TeamAction Teams and Mandates

• Border Action Team: Develop and implement solutions on California side that will capture and divert trash, tires, and sediment before it reaches the Tijuana River Valley.

• Cleanup Action Team: Characterize and cleanup trash, tires, and manage sediment in the Tijuana River channel.

• Restoration Action Team: Develop and implement restoration, mitigation, and flood control features of the Tijuana River Valley ecosystem.

• Bi-National Action Team: Identify sources of trash, tires, and sediment in the Tijuana River Valley watershed that impact the floodplain and recommend, establish, and implement a plan to abate and manage these sources in cooperation with Mexican agencies.

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Proposed Project Summary  

ProjectProject PriorityPriority Estimated Estimated CostCost

Funding Funding MechanismMechanism

Cost Cost RecoveryRecovery

BORDER FIELD STATE PARK ILLEGAL DISPOSAL

SITE - TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY

AND ESTUARY GOAT CANYON TRASH CAPTURE

AND REMOVAL SYSTEM CLEANOUT(PHASE 2)

A1A1 $1,600,000$1,600,000 Board-ManagedBoard-Managed WaiverWaiver

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