Alameda County Waste Mgmt. Authority v. Waste Connections etc.

BACKGROUND

The Authority is a public agency formed in 1976 by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement among the County of Alameda, the 14 cities in that county and two sanitary districts that provide refuse and recycling collection services there. The Authority is responsible for waste management planning in Alameda County and facilitates implementation of the statewide Disposal Reporting System for the County.2 It provides the planning and technical assistance necessary for ensuring that Alameda County and its cities meet

2 Section 40976 provides that cities and counties may enter into memoranda of understanding with an agency formed under a joint powers agreement or a district established to manage solid waste for purposes of preparing and implementing an integrated waste management plan. 3 the state’s mandates concerning the reduction of solid waste disposed of in California landfills. The Act allows, but does not require, local governments to “impose fees in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing a countywide integrated waste management plan prepared” pursuant to the Act. (§ 41901.) In 2009, pursuant to the authority granted in the Act…