<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-315. - Monitoring and safety.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Purpose.</span> The purpose of this section is to supplement and complete the monitoring and safety
               activities of the federal and state governments. The county commissioners recognize
               the primary responsibility of the federal and state governments in this area. However,
               they also recognize that appropriations and manpower to fulfill this responsibility
               have often been inadequate, and that county responsibility is therefore necessary
               and lawful. The duties described herein shall begin upon receipt of a permit application.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Duties of county agencies.</span> Duties of the appropriate county agencies and their representatives are to take the
               following monitoring and safety duties as deemed necessary:
               
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               (1)
               
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               To monitor the air, surface water, and groundwater during the operation of the facilities.
               
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               (2)
               
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               To monitor soil, plant, microbial, viral, and animal samples during the operation
               of the facilities.
               
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               (3)
               
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               To conduct human health surveys and monitoring in the area around the facilities,
               including statistical surveys, blood samples, and other surveys which may be necessary
               to determine the effect of exposure to trace any accidental discharges of hazardous
               waste or low-level radioactive waste.
               
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               (4)
               
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               To verify the content of shipments and storage of hazardous waste and/or low-level
               radioactive waste against shipping manifests and other records.
               
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               (5)
               
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               To inspect the interiors of structures located on the waste facility sites for hazardous,
               unhealthy, or otherwise unlawful conditions.
               
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               (6)
               
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               To inspect and take samples within the site boundaries of any hazardous waste and/or
               low-level radioactive waste facilities in the county.
               
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               (7)
               
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               To verify, by laboratory analysis, that samples taken by facility operators are in
               fact what they are claimed to be, and to check the accuracy of any laboratory facilities
               within the county which regularly test hazardous waste or low-level radioactive waste
               samples.
               
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               (8)
               
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               To prepare an emergency response plan, and prepare adequate emergency medical equipment
               and personnel to handle emergencies arising out of the transportation, storage, treatment,
               or disposal of hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive waste in the county, to
               the extent that such measures are not otherwise undertaken by the facility operators
               or the state and federal governments.
               
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               (9)
               
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               To monitor traffic flows near facilities and on approach routes within the county,
               and design measures to minimize traffic disruption and accidents, with special consideration
               for the routing of school buses and the safety of the county's school children.
               
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               (10)
               
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               To perform such other duties as the county commissioners or the hazardous waste and/or
               low-level radioactive waste management board may find necessary from time to time
               to safeguard the public health and welfare.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Authorization of county.</span> In order to carry out the duties specified in subsection (b) of this section, the
               county is authorized to do the following:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Immediately upon issuance of the first permit in the county, the county may hire or
               designate individuals trained to identify unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise hazardous
               and unlawful conditions during the construction and/or operation of any and all hazardous
               waste and/or low-level radioactive waste management facilities in the county. The
               inspector shall also make unannounced inspections, by presenting his credentials at
               a reasonable hour, when he has reason to believe that hazardous or unlawful conditions
               may exist anywhere in such a structure.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Immediately upon issuance of the first permit in the county, the county may hire or
               designate persons capable of performing a background health study on the people of
               the county in order that health effects of any hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive
               waste management facility in the county could be detected sufficiently early in their
               development and in order that appropriate legal action could be taken. The county
               hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive waste management board shall recommend
               to the board of commissioners plans it feels sufficient for this task within six months
               and the board of commissioners shall have one month thereafter to approve the plan
               and obtain the appropriate services.
               
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               (3)
               
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               The county may hire or designate an engineer to review the certificates of need as
               specified in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH26EN_ARTXHAWALVERAWAMA_S26-316OP" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 26-316</a>(a).
               
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               (4)
               
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               The county may hire or designate a chemist or radiation specialist qualified to sample
               wastes at the gate to the facility and to visually inspect the truck, the manifest
               forms and a copy of the certificate of need and the condition of the waste before
               the waste enters the facility. The county commissioners shall provide contract laboratory
               services sufficient to analyze such within a four-day period from the time of sample
               collection.
               
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               (5)
               
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               The county may hire or designate individuals trained to safely handle and sample hazardous
               waste and low-level radioactive wastes and also to collect and safely handle and transport
               environmental samples for site monitoring and also for environmental monitoring off
               site. This person shall make regular announced and unannounced inspections, by presenting
               his credentials at a reasonable hour, for the purpose of collecting such samples as
               the county hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive waste management board shall
               deem necessary to adequately monitor the site.
               
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               (6)
               
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               The county is authorized to hire or designate an emergency medical technician who
               shall be fully trained to deal with emergency medical situations arising out of the
               operation of hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive waste facilities and transportation
               of waste to and from such facilities.
               
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               (7)
               
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               The county is authorized to require from the facility operator a list of trained emergency
               personnel at the facility, particularly persons trained in emergency response to spills
               or discharges of ultra-hazardous wastes.
               
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               (8)
               
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               The county is authorized to prepare and disseminate educational materials and consult
               with adjoining landowners to the facilities, farmers, schools, and other groups which
               may be effected concerning health effects of hazardous waste and/or low-level radioactive
               waste.
               
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               (9)
               
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               The county is authorized to carry out such other duties as it or the hazardous waste
               and/or low-level radioactive waste management board may find necessary from time to
               time to ensure the public health, safety and welfare.
               
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               (10)
               
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               The county manager is authorized to request administrative support from the county,
               including secretarial time, paper, telephone time, copying, and other support as may
               be necessary to carry out these functions.
               
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               (11)
               
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               The county manager is authorized to purchase such equipment as may be necessary to
               carry out the monitoring and emergency preparedness duties of this section in accordance
               with current county financing procedures.
               
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               (d)
               
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               <span class="ital">Duties of the county finance officer.</span> The county finance officer is directed to arrange suitable bonding, insurance, and
               other protective measures as described in sections<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH26EN_ARTXHAWALVERAWAMA_S26-317SPOPEX" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> 26-317</a>(c)(7), (c)(8), and (d)2, and<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH26EN_ARTXHAWALVERAWAMA_S26-318WACLFU" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> 26-318</a>, and to report such arrangements to the county manager and the hazardous waste and/or
               low-level radioactive waste management board.
               
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               (e)
               
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               <span class="ital">Duties of county staff attorney.</span> The county staff attorney is directed to provide legal advice, drafting, and other
               assistance as described in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH26EN_ARTXHAWALVERAWAMA_S26-317SPOPEX" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 26-317</a> and may consult with the county attorney as needed.
               
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               (f)
               
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               <span class="ital">Other duties.</span> The county commissioners shall direct responsible officials of the county to undertake
               such other monitoring and safety actions as may be required by this and other sections
               of this article.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 26-110; Ord. of 7-11-1989(2), Â§ 10)
               
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