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HEARINGS EXAMINER FINDINGS AND DECISION SNOHOMISH COUNTY SEPA APPEAL NO. 1-95 Page 5 9. In 1995 the City began an update of its Solid Waste Management Plan. The update included the formation of a Solid Waste Advisory Committee which included representatives of the Snohomish County Solid Waste Division and others. Late in 1995 the Committee prepared an amendment to the City of Everett Solid Waste Management Plan. (Doughty Testimony) 10. It is the County's contention that the City's SEPA analysis for the 1995 Plan failed to consider environmental impacts on both the City of Everett and Snohomish County that would result from the implementation of alternatives as set forth in the 1995 Plan. (Kelley-Clarke Testimony) 11 . A representative of the County testified that the County's solid waste system has been developed over the last six years as a regional integrated solid waste handling and disposal system designed to protect public health by managing solid wastes generated by the one half million residents of Snohomish County. In 1990 the City signed an interlocal agreement with the County purported to be part of a twenty year participation in the County waste system. The interlocal agreement is now the subject of litigation between the City and the County. (Kelley-Clark Testimony) 12. The County's waste program included exports of approximately 95% of the waste received, a curbside recycling program, development of the County's household hazardous waste program, the handling of construction and demolition debris through private companies, the construction of the County regional landfill, revenue bonds for the landfill construction, sale of revenue bonds for the landfill construction, and implementation of waste export processes. (Kelley-Clark Testimony) 13. Until 1974 the City of Everett owned and operated a municipal land fill for the disposal of solid waste. In 1974 the City closed its land fill facility and entered into agreements to dispose wastes at facilities owned and operated by Snohomish County. The City authorized Snohomish County to conduct planning for its waste materials and adopted the 1974 and 1981 Snohomish County Comprehensive Solid Waste Plan as the City Solid Waste Plan. (Exhibit 17) 14. In April 1988 the Everett City Council passed Resolution No. 2994, which directed the mayor to prepare a municipal solid waste management plan for the City of Everett. In the resolution the mayor was directed to give priority to the City's participation in the County's plan and to the proposed resource recovery facility. The resolution also required the City to study other options available. The Everett Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 3176 in May of 1989 as an element of a joint City of Everett/Snohomish County Plan. The revised plan was approved by the Department of Ecology in February 1991. (Exhibit 17) 15. The 1989 County Plan evaluated solid waste management alternatives. In the final environmental impact statement for the 1989 County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, four system alternatives were considered. Alternative 1 was the continued reliance on local land filling, and, it contained two variations, with and