Established in 2006, the Illegal Dumping Task Force (IDTF) is a collaborative of local agencies coordinated by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful to address the issue of illegal dumping.
Illegal Dumping Task Force Partners
- BLM – Carson City Field Office
- City of Reno Code Enforcement
- City of Reno Parks and Recreation
- City of Reno Public Works
- City of Sparks Parks and Recreation
- City of Sparks Urban Forestry
- Golden Valley Homeowners’ Association
- Hills Angels 4×4 Club
- Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful
- Lahontan Audubon Society
- Nevada Cycling
- Nevada Division of Forestry
- Nevada Land Conservancy
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
- Truckee Meadows Trails Association
- Scenic Nevada
- UNR Cycling Team
- USFS – Carson District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Volunteers
- Washoe County Code Enforcement
- Washoe County Community Development
- Washoe County Department of Regional Parks and Open Space
- Washoe County District Attorney’s Office
- Washoe County District Health Department
- Washoe County Sheriff’s Department
- Waste Management
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful conducts the Great Truckee Meadows Community Clean-up annually in our open spaces. Over the past 5 years, we have engages over 2500 volunteers and picked up over 500 tons of trash from our open spaces. Illegal dump sites include items such as abandoned vehicles, large appliances, furniture, hazardous waste, and other discarded items. These illegal dump sites are a physical danger to the people who use those areas, a fire hazard, unsightly, and removal of this trash costs tax dollars.
The Illegal Dumping Task Force has made a number of accomplishments over the past 5 years. Illegal dump sites are mapped by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department and they have also conducted sting operations. They continue to monitor and clean-up hot spots with Washoe County Sheriff’s Office work crews. The Illegal Dumping Task Force ran a multi-media awareness and educational campaign in Spring of 2008 and 2009. An illegal dumping hot line, 329-DUMP, was established for reporting illegal dump sites. The Illegal Dumping Task Force helped with the passing of AB 353, a bill that helped establish a program for the control of unlawful dumping.
The Illegal Dumping Task Force is broken into three committees, Education/PR, Subsidy, and Legislation/Code/Long Range Planning. These committees are identifying targets and initiating actions steps to tackle the problem of illegal dumping.
University of Nevada Reno conducted a survey about illegal dumping in Northern Nevada. The data collected included residential perceptions of illegal dumping as well as if they would be willing to pay for extended cleanup and enforcement. You may view the report below:
