History - Regional Solid Waste Plan Development
Last updated 10/15/24
| July 2008 |
The five counties making up the Region first met to begin discussion of the Plan development concept |
| 1/22/2010 |
A Request for Proposals from qualified consulting firms was issued |
| 2/4/2010 |
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting was held to discuss the effort with interested bidders |
| 2/26/2010 |
Bids were received from consultants |
| 3/24/2010 |
Shortlist interviews were conducted with selected consultants |
| 4/29/2010 |
A formal contract was signed with L.R. Kimball as a representative of the successful Consulting Team |
| 5/13/2010 |
Steering Committee Meeting #1 was held with county and consultant representatives in Lycoming County |
| 6/22-24/2010 |
Public kickoff meeting held in each county |
| 6/29-7/1/2010 |
Stakeholder Meetings #1 |
| 7/13/2010 |
Steering Committee Meeting #2 in Montour County |
| 8/24-26/2010 |
Stakeholder Committee Meetings #2 |
| 9/1/2010 |
Effective date of Regional Solid Waste Plan Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement |
| 9/28/2010 |
Steering Committee Meeting #3 in Union County |
| 10/6/2010 |
Special Haulers Stakeholder Committee Meeting #3 in Union County |
| 10/21/2010 |
Steering Committee Meeting #4 in Snyder County |
| 10/25/2010 |
Draft Plan narrative submitted to Stakeholder Committee Members |
| 2/4/2011 |
Draft Plan submittal to PADEP |
| 2/8-10/2011 |
Stakeholder Committee Meetings #3 (#4 for Haulers Committee) |
| 3/28/2011 |
Steering Committee met with PADEP to discuss DEP comments |
| 8/11/2011 |
Meeting with PADEP to discuss the final version of the Solicitation of Interest (SOI) |
| 9/19/2011 |
Advertisement of SOI placed locally and in Waste Age Magazine |
| 10/2/2011 |
Notification of SOI to landfills who have accepted waste from the Region in past five years |
| 10/24/2011 |
Addendum to SOI issued |
| 11/18/2011 |
Responses to SOI received |
| 12/6/2011 |
Steering Committee Meeting #5 in Union County |
| 2/22/2012 |
Steering Committee Meeting #6 in Columbia County |
| 3/30/2012 |
Revisions completed and Final Draft version submitted to DEP |
| 4/16/2012 |
Five counties posted notification of 90-day public review period |
| 6/17/2012 - 6/18/2012 |
Public meetings held in all five counties |
| 6/28/2012 |
PADEP issued comment letter recommending edits to Draft Plan |
| 8/20/2012 |
Requested edits submitted to PADEP |
| 8/31/2012 |
PADEP issued comment letter recommending further edits to Draft Plan |
| 9/4/2012 |
Steering Committee Meeting #7 in Union County |
| 9/21/2012 |
Requested edits submitted to PADEP |
| September 2012 |
Commissioners of five counties voted to adopt Final Draft Plan |
| 9/24/2012 |
90-day municipal ratification period began; municipal adoption requirements were met by early December 2012 |
| 12/11/2012 |
Steering Committee Meeting #8 in Lycoming County; Committee voted to approve plan and submit to DEP |
| 12/20/2012 |
Final Draft Plan submitted to PADEP |
| February 2013 |
PADEP requested further edits; revised Final Draft Plan submitted |
| 2/26/2013 |
DEP formally accepted plan; one-year implementation period began |
| 6/4/2013 |
Steering Committee met in Union County to reorganize committee and initiate implementation activities |
2019 Five County Solid Waste Plan Revisions
These are the revisions to the Five County Solid Waste Plan. The revisions are necessary due to a recycling status change in Montour County. The following documents show the only proposed changes. To view the full original plan please visit the Final Regional Solid Waste Management Plan website.
2019 Solid Waste Plan - original
2019 Solid Waste Plan - draft revisions
A one-year implementation period follows the official DEP acceptance of the plan, which occurred on February 26, 2013. The five counties have formed a Regional Steering Committee to carry out implementation of the plan.