Regulation

Tribal

The Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians established their regulations in a series of acts starting in 1990. The regulations were designed to incorporate the highest of the State of California and the proposed federal 40CFR258 regulations. In addition, the Campo Band looked at other states with well developed regulations, such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvannia. The implementing agency for the Campo regulations is the Campo Environmental Protection Agency, or CEPA.

Federal

The federal government role in regulation of the Campo Landfill is two-fold. First, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must approve utlization of any of the flexibility provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. For facilities in the State, these approvals are granted by the Director of the State regulatory program. Whether granted by the Director of a State program or U.S. E.P.A. directly, the standards that must be met are to demonstrate equivalence in the flexibility approach requested. For the Campo facility, the only criteria being considered for flexibility consideration is the siting in a seismic impact zone, which all facilities in California must comply. Secondly, the Bureau of Indian Affairs approves and enforces the lease for the facility. The lease includes provisions drawn directly from the Record of Decision, (ROD), of the Environmental Impact Statement, (EIS). The Bureau can take enforcement actions up to and including revocation of the lease and forcing closure of the facility if provisions of the lease are not followed adequately.

California

The Campo EPA negotiated a cooperative agreement with the California EPA which allows State regulatory agencies the same level of access they would have in a facility permitted under state law. In return, tribal regulators have reciprocal access to State permitted facilities with waste destined for the Reservation. This agreement allows each to ensure the other is doing their job to ensure that the project is operating adequately.

Other compliance considerations

The Landfill will require federal, state and local permits or approvals for a variety of regulations. These include; storm water run off, road crossings, air emissions, fuel storage.