Dump Stoppers Program Development • 2002: Funding from USFS to clean up dump sites on forestlands • Developed partnerships: County, Federal, State, non- profits, private forestland owners, and more • The Dump Stoppers Program began operations in early 2003, operating for 16 years • 2 county staff, 1 dump truck • Additional support from Forests/Parks when needed
Dump Stoppers Program Goals ls • Clean up and dispose of illegal dumps on forest lands in county • Enforce county ordinances (state & federal) • Educate people about the environmental impacts of illegal dumping and the consequences that can result
Dump Stoppers Part rtners • Olympic Resource • USDI Bureau of Land Management Management • USDA Forest Service • Port Blakely Tree Farms • Clackamas County Parks and • Weyerhaeuser Company Forest Division • Clackamas Stewardship Partners • Portland General Electric • Clackamas Sustainability • Molalla Tire Disposal & Solid Waste • Cascade Towing • Oregon Dept. of Forestry • OR-DEQ • Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife • Oregon Dept. of Transportation
Dump Stoppers Staff • A PT program coordinator (used to be a full-time position) • A reserve Clackamas County deputy from spring through early winter (used to be a full-time deputy) • A part-time temporary employee during the season • Additional help from county Parks & Forest staff as needed (mostly program/grant management) • Community Corrections supervisor and crew to assist with clean up as needed
His istory of f Program Fu Funding • ~85% of from Title II of the Secure Rural Schools Act • $100,000+ (USFS/BLM) • Clackamas County Parks & Forest Division contributed about 15% of the program budget • Grant sources not guaranteed
Dump Stoppers Program Funding • Recently: $32K-$50K from the Mt. Hood National Forest from Retained Receipts • May receive a similar amount for 2021 • In 2018 the BLM granted an additional $20k which is funding a portion of the program in 2019 • County Commissioners recently pledged funding to keep the program going into 2020
St Strategies to Deal Wit ith Reduced Budget • Reduced staff FTE hours • Reduced program operation during winter months. • Increased use of volunteer groups and correction crews • Waived fees: dump stations, tire recycling • Master Recycler on staff: reduce load volume • Discounted towing services
Household Waste Dump Wil ildcat Mountain Rd – Cla lackamas County
Household Waste Dump HWY 211 – ODOT
Furniture Dump Wil ilsonville Ponds – ODF&W Property in in Wil ilsonville
Tir ires! BL BLM – Fell llows Rd
Remodel Dump HWY 26 – across fr from Mill iller Pit it
Abandoned Trailers Cla lack ck. . Co Park - Barlo low Trail il
Boat Dump Cla lackamas County – Kitz itzmil iller Rd Rd
Hazardous Waste Dump USFS Rd. . 4515 – Eagle Creek Area
Target Shooting in in Rock Pit its & Woods
Abandoned Campsit ites BLM – NF 7010
Cumula lative Program Statistic ics 2003 - 2019 2003-2019 Material 2019 (life of program) Solid Waste Pounds 84,940 1,154,160 Scrap Metal Pounds 1,500 75,311 Hazardous Waste 0 8,912 Pounds Tires 298 10,088 Vehicles Towed 10 520 14 citations
SOLID WASTE 2003-2019
SCRAP METAL 2003-2019
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2003-2019 2019 3500 3000 2500 2000 POUNDS 1500 1000 500 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Years
TIR IRES 2003-2019
VEHICLES TOWED 2003-2019
Trends • Increase in demolition dumping in recent years • 24% Increase in solid waste cleaned up • High scrap metal prices has resulted in much less metal in the woods in recent years • Record number of citations in 2019 • Continued upward trend in waste and resource damage associated with target shooting & camping
Future of the Program • BLM funding was not available for this year. Not cleaning up BLM lands this year (as advised by T. Fennell, 2020) • Allocated funds from Title II were awarded for CY2020/2021 • We hope to continue to apply for and receive funding from the USFS Retained Receipts and USFS Title II (restrictions) • The Clackamas County Parks & Forest budget is tighter, but funding is available for 2020 and part of 2021 • Other grants are always a possibility, but it may be difficult to find a grant source for this ongoing program • My position with the county is ending, likely to hire a new PT coordinator
Future of the Program Opportunities for further cost reductions: • Reduce months of operation even more (from 8 months to 6 or less) • Eliminate the use of County Corrections Crews and increase the number of volunteer cleanup projects with Timber Lake Job Corps students or other large groups • Eliminate the enforcement portion of the program (no deputy) • Eliminate the cleanup portion of the program or just have a few large volunteer cleanups each year
Thank y hank you f ou for or helping to helping to keep our f eep our for orests c ests clean! lean!
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