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Dump Stoppers Program Development

• 2002: Funding from USFS to clean up dump sites on

forestlands

• Developed partnerships: County, Federal, State, non-

profits, private forestland owners, and more

• The Dump Stoppers Program began operations in early

2003, operating for 16 years

• 2 county staff, 1 dump truck
• Additional support from Forests/Parks when needed

Dump Stoppers Program Goals ls

• Clean up and dispose of illegal dumps on

forest lands in county

• Enforce county ordinances (state & federal)
• Educate people about the environmental

impacts of illegal dumping and the consequences that can result

Dump Stoppers Part rtners

• USDI Bureau of Land Management
• USDA Forest Service
• Clackamas County Parks and

Forest Division

• Clackamas Stewardship Partners
• Clackamas Sustainability

& Solid Waste

• Oregon Dept. of Forestry
• Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
• Oregon Dept. of Transportation
• Olympic Resource

Management

• Port Blakely Tree Farms
• Weyerhaeuser Company
• Portland General Electric
• Molalla Tire Disposal
• Cascade Towing
• OR-DEQ

Dump Stoppers Staff

• A PT program coordinator (used to be a full-time

position)

• A reserve Clackamas County deputy from spring

through early winter (used to be a full-time deputy)

• A part-time temporary employee during the season
• Additional help from county Parks & Forest staff as

needed (mostly program/grant management)

• Community Corrections supervisor and crew to

assist with clean up as needed

His istory of f Program Fu Funding

• ~85% of from Title II of the Secure Rural Schools

Act

• $100,000+ (USFS/BLM)
• Clackamas County Parks & Forest Division

contributed about 15% of the program budget

• Grant sources not guaranteed

Dump Stoppers Program Funding

• Recently: $32K-$50K from the Mt. Hood National

Forest from Retained Receipts

• May receive a similar amount for 2021
• In 2018 the BLM granted an additional $20k which

is funding a portion of the program in 2019

• County Commissioners recently pledged funding to

keep the program going into 2020

St Strategies to Deal Wit ith Reduced Budget

• Reduced staff FTE hours
• Reduced program operation during winter months.
• Increased use of volunteer groups and correction

crews

• Waived fees: dump stations, tire recycling
• Master Recycler on staff: reduce load volume
• Discounted towing services

Household Waste Dump

Wil ildcat Mountain Rd – Cla lackamas County

Household Waste Dump

HWY 211 – ODOT

Furniture Dump

Wil ilsonville Ponds – ODF&W Property in in Wil ilsonville

Tir ires! BL

BLM – Fell llows Rd

Remodel Dump

HWY 26 – across fr from Mill iller Pit it

Abandoned Trailers

Cla lack ck. . Co Park - Barlo low Trail il

Boat Dump

Cla lackamas County – Kitz itzmil iller Rd Rd

Hazardous Waste Dump

USFS Rd. . 4515 – Eagle Creek Area

Target Shooting in in Rock Pit its & Woods

Abandoned Campsit ites BLM – NF 7010

Cumula lative Program Statistic ics 2003 - 2019

Material 2019 2003-2019 (life of program) Solid Waste Pounds 84,940 1,154,160 Scrap Metal Pounds 1,500 75,311 Hazardous Waste Pounds 8,912 Tires 298 10,088 Vehicles Towed 10 520

14 citations

SOLID WASTE 2003-2019

SCRAP METAL 2003-2019

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2003-2019 2019

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

POUNDS Years

TIR IRES 2003-2019

VEHICLES TOWED 2003-2019

Trends

• Increase in demolition dumping in recent years
• 24% Increase in solid waste cleaned up
• High scrap metal prices has resulted in much less metal

in the woods in recent years

• Record number of citations in 2019
• Continued upward trend in waste and resource damage

associated with target shooting & camping

Future of the Program

• BLM funding was not available for this year. Not cleaning up

BLM lands this year (as advised by T. Fennell, 2020)

• Allocated funds from Title II were awarded for CY2020/2021
• We hope to continue to apply for and receive funding from the

USFS Retained Receipts and USFS Title II (restrictions)

• The Clackamas County Parks & Forest budget is tighter, but

funding is available for 2020 and part of 2021

• Other grants are always a possibility, but it may be difficult to

find a grant source for this ongoing program

• My position with the county is ending, likely to hire a new PT

coordinator

Future of the Program

Opportunities for further cost reductions:

• Reduce months of operation even more (from 8 months to 6 or

less)

• Eliminate the use of County Corrections Crews and increase the

number of volunteer cleanup projects with Timber Lake Job Corps students or other large groups

• Eliminate the enforcement portion of the program (no deputy)
• Eliminate the cleanup portion of the program or just have a few

large volunteer cleanups each year

Thank y hank you f

• u for
• r helping to

helping to keep our f eep our for

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ests clean! lean!