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i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> HILLSBOROUGH <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> J�ana9er's��ce �sfa6fr�eo�/TS2 <br /> TO: Laura Blackmon, County Manager <br /> FROM: Gwen Harvey,Assistant County Manager <br /> Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br /> Bob Sallach, Olver,Inc. <br /> RE: Solid Waste Transfer Station Site Selection Process <br /> DATE: February 12, 2009 <br /> The County staff and consultant team provided a progress report to the Board on January <br /> 22, 2009 outlining actions taken since the decision on December 11, 2008 to proceed <br /> with the evaluation of two candidate sites located west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54— <br /> Site 056(West 54, LLC)and Site 759 (OWASA). <br /> The progress report provided the following: <br /> Status of technical due diligence on candidate sites <br /> The site evaluation and acquisition process entails environmental assessment, surface <br /> water assessment, archeological and cultural review, flora and fauna review; boundary <br /> surveying, appraisal, and negotiation of purchase price. An Environmental Assessment is <br /> nearing completion on Site 056. The OWASA Board has voted to deny County access <br /> and cooperation on Site 759. <br /> Possible destinations for transferred waste <br /> Olver, Inc. has identified a total of 10 private landfills in North Carolina and Virginia <br /> within 150 miles of Orange County as disposal options. <br /> Contingency planning should transfer station not be ready when Eubanks Road reaches <br /> capacity in 2011 <br /> Engineering requirements for interim transfer methodologies and associated costs remain <br /> under serious study. Preliminary plans support the likelihood of a temporary operation at <br /> the Eubanks Road site to simplify State permitting and regulatory provisions. <br /> A proposal for creating an advisory group as conduit for news, information and concerns <br /> once final site is determined <br /> Olver, Inc. is currently involved in a successful model in Wake County utilizing <br /> community volunteers to facilitate on-going dialog among affected residents. The Orange <br /> County group would meet monthly during the permitting and design project phases with <br /> the singular intent to make the transfer station the best that it can be, meaning the design, <br /> AREA CODE (919) 245-2300 • 688-7331 • FAX (919) 644-3004 <br /> Ext. 2300 <br />