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2 Olver, Inc., the consulting engineers in the site selection, presented its preliminary analysis of the Chapel Hill Operations Center Site - Millhouse Road to the BOCC at its meeting on June 16, 2009. The Town site was favorably rated according to compatibility with BOCC- adopted site selection criteria, overall permit - ability, and integration with existing Eubanks Road landfill operations and functions. The consensus opinion of the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) was also supportive based on economics and environmental factors. Following BOCC discussion the Chair was authorized to submit a formal letter to the Mayor requesting Town Council consideration of officially offering the Millhouse road site to the County for formal consideration as an alternative location to Hwy 54. The Town Council did not consider the request at its last regular meeting before summer break. County Management has been told the request is proposed for the first Town Council meeting upon return, September 14. Because there was no official confirmation from the Town, County staff and Olver, Inc. did not invest additional effort or resources over the summer into further investigation of the Millhouse Road alternative. Continuation and Status of Hwy 54 Site: (0.7 miles west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54 (West 54, LLC), 142.7 acres and North Side of NC 54 (West 54, LLC), 8.0 acres) At its meeting on April 21, 2009 the BOCC received a site evaluation report from Olver, Inc. on Hwy 54, including steps accomplished or underway at that time in the environmental review. Olver, Inc. had submitted all available data resulting from the Environmental Assessment to the Orange County Planning Department which included a wetland investigation and site reconnaissance. The BOCC, in response to initial findings, authorized an enhanced Environmental Assessment which required additional clarifying information and analysis by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Wetland and stream determination forms were completed by Olver, Inc. and submitted to the ACOE. (The precise project area was approximately 67 of the 142.87 acres — the 8 -accre tract adjacent to Hwy 54, intended for site access, and the southern portion of the 142.87 acre tract.) The ACOE on August 11, 2009 issued a Notification of Jurisdictional Determination certifying that the final plat survey prepared by Summit Consulting provided an accurate depiction of jurisdictional boundaries under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act — specifically, 0.85 acre of the 8 -acre tract and 4.81 acres of the 142.87 -acre tract With these findings, Planning has finalized its review through the State Clearinghouse process and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). This means the application for a Solid Waste Transfer Station on Site 056 has met the standards of the enhanced Environmental Assessment and conceptual planning shows the site could be developed to the maximum extent practicable without significant impact on environmental areas. A full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not necessary. (See Attachment 1: Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance (EIO) Summary, and Attachment 2: West 54 LLC Site / Olver EIO Application Findings.) Olver, Inc. has confirmed the Hwy 54 site maintains the technical qualifications for locating a transfer station and any ancillary functions which may be established by the BOCC. Any work impacting jurisdictional wetlands would be done under permits issued by the ACOE. Continued Discussion with the City of Durham on the Use of its Transfer Station County staff and Commissioners Foushee and Yuhasz met with the Mayor and City Manager of Durham on August 26 to discuss the potential for Orange County to use the current City of Durham transfer station. This meeting was a continuation of a previous session attended by the