FY2024 Proposed Budget

Resource Management The Resource Management Division oversees Refuse Collection and Landfill activities. Refuse Collection activities protects the health safety and welfare of our community by providing prompt and safe curbside collection of waste materials. The activity is supported primarily through user fees. The Landfill serves Johnson County, Kalona and Riverside. Each year, the landfill takes in about 135,000 tons of trash. Refuse Collection Fund Activities:  Refuse Collection Administration oversees division policies, procedures, budget and manages Landfill Operations and Refuse Operations personnel.  Refuse Collection Operations provides weekly pick-up for the monthly rate; wheeled carts have been delivered to almost all customers, making the collection process safer, cleaner and more efficient; additional stickers can be purchased for bagged trash.  Yard Waste and Organics Collection activities provide curbside collection for waste such as grass, leaves, garden residue and food scraps. Approximately 60% of curbside customers utilize carts for organics.  Curbside Recycling Collection is provided for each single-family residence and each multiple-unit dwelling of four units or fewer. Recycle carts provide capacity for residents to recycle safer and cleaner and for more efficient collection.  White Goods/Bulky Items collection is available via appointment; additional fees apply and are charged on utility bills. Items included in the program include furniture, electronics, appliances and tires. Landfill Fund Activities:  Landfill Administration coordinates Landfill Operations activities with other City departments and divisions.  Landfill Operations takes in about 135,000 tons of solid waste, collects hundreds of groundwater samples to evaluate environmental compliance, monitors landfill gas wells monthly and takes quarterly surface emissions reading. The landfill is about 425 acres in size, about half which is closed or active landfill cells. The remaining land is used as a buffer for surrounding properties and wetlands.  Landfill Replacement Reserve This activity accounts for funds that are assigned for the replacement of closed landfill cells. These activities include acquiring land, land improvements, cell construction and landfill gas infrastructure.  Solid Waste Surcharge Reserve This activity accounts for the portion of user fees required by state law to be set aside for environmental protection, waste reduction, and recycling programs.  Landfill Assurance Reserves for Closure and Post-Closure Assurance Reserves account for state-mandated set-asides for costs associated with closing the landfill and ongoing maintenance of the closed landfill site in accordance with Iowa Administrative Code, the DNR policies, and other environmental regulations.

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