Center for Regional Development- SWAC

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Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)

The primary responsibility of the CAPCOG Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (SWAC) is to promote, foster, coordinate, and guide implementation of the CAPCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan, and planning efforts as they relate to solid waste management in State Planning Region 12.

Purpose

The specific duties of the SWAC include:

1. To serve as a regional clearinghouse to provide input, review, comment, and explanatory functions to the CAPCOG Executive Committee during the development and implementation of regional and local plans.
2. To assist CAPCOG staff in evaluating goals, objectives and plan recommendations, defining problems and potentials in the development and annual review of the regional solid waste management plan.
3. To hold necessary meetings for conducting solid waste management business; monitor implementation of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan to determine progress in accomplishing specific goals and objectives.
4. As part of the current and future Solid Waste Grants Program, score and prioritize project proposals requesting grant funding from CAPCOG, in order to pass these recommendations on to the CAPCOG Executive Committee for final approval, and the TNRCC for authorization of funds.
5. To perform other tasks as directed by the CAPCOG Executive Committee.
   

In addition to specific duties outlined above, the SWAC will primarily assist CAPCOG in coordinating and guiding implementation of the CAPCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan, as submitted to the Texas Water Commission for adoption on May 26, 1992, and updated by CAPCOG Staff and submitted to the TCEQ on November 26, 1996.

LIST OF MEMBERS

Minutes

 Agendas

April 17, 2008 SWAC Agenda

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