Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! We hope you had a happy holiday season and a great start to the New Year!

As we enter the final stages of the approval process for the Simi Valley Landfill Recycling Center's (SVLRC) Modernization and Expansion Project, we want to extend our thanks to the Simi Valley community for the constructive dialogue and vital support that has contributed to a great project. This project will not only continue to offer an environmentally safe option to recycling and waste disposal, but will bring many benefits to the local economy and the community.

As promised, we want to continue our commitment to keeping you informed and want to share the latest news in our permitting efforts.

As you know, after an eight-year process, the County of Ventura's Board of Supervisors approved on July 19, 2011 the SVLRC's Modernization and Expansion Project. Following this approval, we submitted an application to the Ventura County Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), as required, to update our landfill operating permits. Just before the end of the year, the LEA deemed the application complete. The next step for the LEA is to host a public informational meeting regarding the revisions requested for our landfill operating permits.

Residents are invited to attend and to learn more about the permit revision and provide comments to the LEA. This meeting is strictly informational and no official decision will be made at the meeting regarding the permit application.

Ventura County Public Informational Meeting
Thursday, January 12, 2012
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Best Western Posada Royale Hotel
1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley CA 93065

A copy of the permit revision application is available for review on the EHD/LEA website at www.ventura.org/rma/envhealth or visit 800 S. Victoria Ave. in Ventura during normal business hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

If you would like to learn more about the Modernization and Expansion Project, please contact Lisa Hemenway at (805) 581-1746, email Lhemenway1@wm.com or visit KeepingVenturaCountyClean.com.

Sincerely,


Mike Smith
Director of Operations

Visit www.KeepingVenturaCountyClean.com for more information on solid waste, recycling, holiday and free clean up day schedules.

Waste Management's Modernization and Expansion project for the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center includes many benefits to the community, including expanding recycling capabilities and creating open space for wildlife habitat conservation.

The Simi Landfill and Recycling Center alone powers the equivalent of 2,500 homes each day with two landfill gas-to-energy generators using methane gas