(A) The purpose of this section is to supplement and complete the monitoring and safety activities of the federal and state governments. The Board of Commissioners recognize the primary responsibility of the federal and state governments in this area. However, they also recognize that appropriations and manpower to fulfill this responsibility have often been inadequate, and that county responsibility is thereafter necessary and lawful. The duties described herein shall begin upon receipt of a permit application.
(B) Duties of the Health Department (or the Commissioners’ designee, hereafter referred to as the “Health Department”).
(1) The Health Department is directed to design a monitoring and safety program for any facility requesting a permit from the county.
(2) The program shall take into account the nature of the facility and the monitoring activities of state and federal agencies and shall be designed to supplement and complete those activities as well as to ensure that they are being carried out in a thorough and responsible manner.
(3) The program shall be submitted to the Advisory Board for a recommendation and to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
(4) On approval, the Board of Commissioners shall designate the Health Department or some other agency as responsible for carrying out the program.
(C) The program may include the following duties as appropriate:
(1) To monitor the air, surface water, and groundwater during the operation of the facility(s);
(2) To monitor soil, plant, microbial, viral, and animal samples during the operation of the facility(s);
(3) To conduct human health surveys and monitoring in the area around the facility(s) including statistical surveys, blood samples, and other surveys which may be necessary to determine the effect of exposure and/or to trace any accidental discharges of hazardous or low-level radioactive waste;
(4) To verify the content of shipments and storage of hazardous or low-level radioactive waste against shipping manifests and other records;
(5) To inspect the interiors of structures located on the waste facility site(s) for hazardous, unhealthy, or otherwise unlawful conditions;
(6) To inspect and take samples within the site boundaries of any hazardous or low-level waste facility(s) in the county;
(7) To verify, by laboratory analysis, that samples taken by facility operators are in fact what they are claimed to be, and to check the accuracy of any laboratory facilities within the county which regularly test hazardous or low-level radioactive waste samples;
(8) To prepare an emergency response plan, and prepare adequate emergency medical equipment and personnel to handle emergencies arising out of the transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous or low-level radioactive waste in the county, to the extent that such measures are not otherwise undertaken by the facility operator(s) or the state and federal governments;
(9) To monitor traffic flows near facilities on approach routes within the county, and design measures to minimize traffic disruption and accidents, with special consideration for the routing of school buses and the safety of the county’s school children; and
(10) To perform such other duties as the Board of Commissioners direct from time to time to safeguard the public health and welfare.
(D) The county’s Finance Officer shall maintain a depository for all bonds and insurance policies required by this subchapter.
(E) The county’s Attorney, in addition to duties provided by statute, shall provide the Board of Commissioners with advice on legal matters and assistance with drafting, and review bonds posted.
(F) The Board of Commissioners shall direct responsible officials of the county to undertake such other monitoring and safety actions as may be required by this and other sections of this subchapter.
(Ord. passed 6-4-1984)