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Moses Carey stated finding a site for the transfer station is not a charge for this <br />committee. If you want that to stay on the list, we can, but that is not the intent of this <br />task force. This group needs to make recommendations to improve the quality of life. <br />Neloa Jones We could put it in bold face. The odor at OWASA has improved at the <br />Waste Treatment plant. Does anyone know anything about why it changed? <br />Moses Carey That is #3 on the agenda. Let's go there now and discuss it now since the <br />question has come up. Then we will come back to the list. <br />Gayle Wilson Paul Spire has done some research for that question. <br />3) Response to Question Concerning Odor/Lime Applications <br />Paul Spire <br />There are specific reasons for odors in or around the landfill. <br />C &D -there is a possibility of some specific odors caused by certain products put in the <br />C &D landfill if they are mixed with water. <br />MSW- garbage is placed on the south side of the landfill that comes in every day and <br />begins to decompose. <br />Convenience Centers have boxes that are open to the air and contain decaying MSW <br />garbage brought in by citizens. <br />Mulch smells as it decays. When the mulch is turned, the odors go into the air. <br />The leachate pond is another source of odor caused by moisture that seeps through the <br />decaying material and out of the landfill into the leachate pond. <br />Strategies to minimize odors at Orange County Landfill: <br />Garbage that comes in each day is put in cells and packed down to minimize the odor. <br />Mulch causes odor as it decays and the odor is spread when the mulch is turned. Mulch <br />is turned more quickly so that the odors can be contained. <br />Ninety eight percent of the gases that are produced as material decays are carbon dioxide <br />and methane, which do not smell. The other 2% are the smells at the landfill. Torches <br />have been installed at the landfill to burn off the gas so the odors are not as strong. . <br />Other possibilities include using the gas to heat buildings in the future. <br />The leachate pond will be channeled directly into the sewer so that the leachate will not <br />come in direct contact with the air and lessen the odor. <br />3 <br />