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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The County currently disposes of solid waste from residents and businesses at the existing solid waste landfill on Eubanks Road. This landfill is expected to reach capacity and close in 2011. A recent study completed by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GB &B) concluded that there is not enough waste generated within the County to achieve the economies of scale necessary to make an alternative waste processing technology cost - effective. Based on the study, the Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board determined that the best solution at present would be to continue with the planned transfer station; and when the County's existing municipal solid waste landfill reaches final capacity, waste will have to be transferred out of the county for disposal. The transfer station will consist of an enclosed metal building (160 feet by 160 feet) and scale house (20 feet by 20 feet), which will sit on a 149 -acre parcel of land in western Orange County (County). The construction of the facility will result in disturbance of less than 20 acres of this land. There will be eight parking spaces at the facility and an area of equipment storage. The roads, equipment storage area, parking spaces, and buildings will result in approximately 200,000 square feet of impermeable surface. The site will be graded prior to construction and designed to protect the quality of the stormwater runoff. The wastewater generated at the site will be hauled to the local wastewater treatment plant, and the sanitary wastes will be treated on site with a septic system. After being weighed on a scale system, trucks that enter the facility will unload their wastes on a tipping floor inside the building and then exit. The building will be enclosed to minimize odor and control dust and litter. The wastes will then be pushed into enclosed and watertight trailers atop long -haul vehicles, located below the tipping floor. Approximately 190 tons of waste, on average, will be loaded daily. The transfer station will be designed with a capacity of 250 tons per day to handle surges in collection vehicle delivery. At the end of each day, the tipping floor will be emptied completely and all wastes will be stored in containers in the trailer storage area. The wastes will be transferred to an out -of- county landfill where it will be unloaded and disposed. The County plans to solicit bids on waste disposal once the site is acquisitioned. A conceptual site plan layout for this site is presented as Exhibit A. The transfer station shall only accept solid waste that is generated by households, institutions, commercial, and some industrial establishments from within Orange County. Explosives, pathological and biological wastes, and other hazardous wastes are not acceptable wastes for 1• or = a 1 Environmental Assessment Site 056