CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute the Intergovernmental Agreements between the City of Naperville and Will and DuPage Counties for the continued operation of the regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City currently has funding agreements in place with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), DuPage County, Will County, Kane County and the City of Aurora for the regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program. The HHW program is operated at the Environmental Campus on Fort Hill Drive in Naperville. The facility was originally permitted in 1992 in cooperation with the IEPA as the first permanent Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off in the State of Illinois. The City and its funding partners (DuPage County, Will County, Kane County, and the City of Aurora) are responsible for facility operational costs, the City is responsible for capital costs, and the IEPA is responsible for hiring a contractor to pick up, transport, and dispose of the HHW collected.
Approximately 80% of the more than 17,500 visits to the facility in 2022 originated from DuPage and Will Counties. Per the agreements, both counties will reimburse the City for a portion of the expenses related to the operation of the HHW facility. In 2023, the City will receive quarterly payments of $25,000 for a total of $100,000 from DuPage County. The City will receive quarterly payments of $7,500 for a total of $30,000 from Will County.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency:
On June 22, 2018 the City of Naperville and the IEPA entered into a five-year Intergovernmental Agreement effective from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023. Beginning with this agreement, the IEPA began implementing a funding cap for the transportation and disposal of material from the Naperville faci...
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