Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
COVER SHEET <br />Date: February 2, 2009 <br />Title of Activity: Orange County, NC Solid Waste Transfer Station <br />Submitted By: Board of County Commissioners <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> 200 South Cameron Street <br /> Post Office Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Responsible State: Orange County Planning Department <br />Agency and Contact: Robert Davis <br /> 306-F Revere Road <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Type of Document: Environmental Assessment <br />r~ <br /> <br />Applicable Rule: <br />r, <br /> <br />Chapter 40 Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance <br />,~' ~ Background: In the case of the proposed Orange County waste transfer station, the <br /> DENR's Division of Water Quality and Division of Waste Management have <br /> indicated that an EA and SEPA approval will not be required because the <br />~ proposed transfer station operation (250 tpd) is less than 350 tpd required <br /> for such analyses. SEPA coordinators have also confirmed that an EA would <br />~ ~ not be required in this particular case. Despite the fact that an EA is not <br /> <br />~ required by state regulations, it is required by the Orange County <br />` Environmental Impact Ordinance and was completed as part of the due <br />i ~ diligence for this siting. <br /> The attached Environmental Assessment (EA) document reviews the <br /> environmental impacts of the construction and operation of a 250 ton per <br /> day solid waste transfer station located in the western part of Orange <br /> County, North Carolina, off of NC Highway 54. The EA contains a project <br /> description, review of the existing environment, the need for and <br /> alternatives to the project, environmental impacts associated with the <br /> <br />i <br />t~ <br />~~ <br />., project and mitigation measures for those impacts. <br />~~ <br />Environmental Assessment <br />1 Site 056 <br />