At the most recent convening of the Rural Counties Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority (ESJPA), the Board of Directors unanimously approved a new program to allow public solid waste jurisdictions that are not otherwise eligible to join ESJPA through an RCRC member county to join as participating entities. The new program, which will launch in late 2024/early 2025, will offer all of ESJPA’s services including technical support, advocacy advice, grant assistance and interface with state and federal agencies and departments to participating entity members.
Approval of the ESJPA Participating Entity Program is part of the 2023-25 ESJPA Business Plan adopted by the Board in 2022, which included plans to explore the possibility of establishing such a program. ESJPA is looking forward to expanding its reach beyond RCRC throughout the entire state of California.
