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Page <br />4vS Alt Quality <br />"Minimal impact on ambient air quality" is not a scientific calculation, and <br />does not provide data an how current air quality, previously described in <br />section 3.8 as "good," would be affected. The impact of increased truck <br />traffic would be compounded by a transfer station requiring multiple open <br />doorways for trucks to enter and exit to dump trash, allowing particulate <br />mater to become airborne and dispersed. <br />The carbon footprint should be calculated in terms of megagrams <br />per year, according to the EPA. There is no calculation of the carbon <br />footprint for Site 056 in megagrams per year. In reference to the carbon <br />footprint, the expected increase is only described as "minimal." <br />4.9 Noise levels <br />The transfer building is described as "totally inclosed." Enclosed transfer <br />stations have multiple large doorways which remain open during hours of <br />operation for trucks to enter and exit on two levels, while trash is being <br />dumped and loaded. With several open doorways large enough for collection <br />trucks, tractor - trailers and earth -- moving equipment, the transfer station <br />cannot fully "contain noise within the building," <br />4.10 water Resources <br />4.1.1 Groundwater Resources <br />According to Olver Incorporated, Orange County's planning and engineering <br />consultant, the amount of water necessary for fire protection would be <br />approximately 200,000 gallons, to be collected from rainwater running off <br />the roof and shored an site. Given low well capacity in the area and drought <br />conditions, it is questionable how long it would take to fill the tank to ensure <br />adequate wader for firs protection. Projected well water use of up to 1500 <br />gallons per day as well as fire protection water supply use should be closely <br />examined in Terms of feasibility as well as the potential impact an <br />neighboring wells. <br />The presence of eight employees and 70 truck drivers each day at the <br />station six days a week suggests that the effect of the waste system would <br />be far greater than a residential septic system. The septic system capacity <br />should be further examined in the project areat <br />Comments- Orange County Transfer Station Site 056 Environmental Assessment <br />Laura Str it eI , Preserve Rural Orange <br />