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~r~-Fvf Mq-(~On .~--~ ern <br />Memorandum <br />To: Laura Blackmon, County Manager <br />From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br />Subject: Orange County Landfill Capacity <br />Date: May 21, 2009 <br />At the Apri121, 2009 BOCC Meeting County staff reported to the Board, based on a <br />February aerial survey of the landfill, that expected remaining capacity had been <br />extended to approximately July/August of 2012, or about one additional year. The report <br />indicated various reasons why and how this increase in capacity was achieved. Staff <br />indicated that afollow-up survey would be performed to verify this finding due to the <br />importance of a reliable understanding of remaining landfill capacity. <br />The follow-up survey was conducted in April and the results have just been recently <br />received. The April survey has confirmed that landfill capacity should extend to the <br />summer of 2012, consistent with the earlier determination. The consultant also indicated, <br />depending on the rate of decomposition within the landfill, additional airspace (cubic <br />yard volume of capacity) may be created over the next three plus years remaining. While <br />this additional capacity is unpredictable and difficult to estimate, it is possible that an <br />additional amount of airspace could be created extending landfill life beyond the summer <br />of 2012 by a few weeks or months. This potential additional capacity should not be <br />assumed or relied upon. <br />