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El Sobrante Landfill is a Class 3 regional disposal facility permitted to accept up to 10,000 tons per day, seven days per week. It employs approximately 40 full-time employees. Landfill operations are overseen by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, and the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health.
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Corona area leaders recently got an up-close and personal lesson in waste issues as they toured El Sobrante, and discussed recycling and sustainable living with WM compliance manager Cynthia Vant Hul. The visit was part of Leadership Corona, a program sponsored by the Corona Chamber of Commerce that provides an overview of local government, health issues, technology, educational needs and functions. The program also educates community members on how the City operates and how citizens can be more involved.
Carolyn Anderson, a Corona Chamber board member and a Waste Management employee, was instrumental in planning the program in which participants were exposed to several different environmental issues – water, air quality, landfill and recycling. “The goal for me was to highlight what we’re doing right in the community’s backyards and how we’re working together to improve their quality of life,” Anderson said.
For example, Anderson explained, most people are probably unaware that Corona has its own water treatment facility and its own de-salter plant. Jonathan Daly, General Manager of the Corona Department of Water & Power, led a tour of these two facilities to provide class participants with a first-hand look. At El Sobrante, participants learned the difference between an old-fashioned dump and a modern environmentally sound landfill operation, as they inspected the range of on-site safeguards that protect the environment.
The environmental issues class was the last of the 2006 Leadership Corona series. Participants who completed this year’s program graduated at a quarterly luncheon on December 5th.
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