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5.0 MITIGATIVE MEASURES <br />It is anticipated that the construction and operation of the Orange County Solid Waste Transfer <br />Station will have no significant impacts to the project area. This section reviews the mitigation <br />measures that are incorporated into the siting, design, construction, and operation of the facility. In <br />order to mitigate and prevent these adverse consequences, the following actions are proposed: <br />■ BMPs will be used during construction to ensure that chemical spillage is minimal, and <br />soil is not contaminated. The facility will be enclosed, which will further protect soils in <br />and around the solid waste transfer station. <br />■ The Historical Value Survey will determine if any significant archaeological and <br />historical resources are located at this site. If so, the NC DCR, Division of Archives and <br />History, will be contacted prior to construction for recommendations. <br />■ The impact on air quality from the facility is not significant, and the system is designed <br />such that emissions from the facility will not pose a health risk. An HVAC system will <br />be installed to protect indoor air quality as well as decrease potential air emissions. The <br />building envelope will be constructed from environmentally - preferable materials that <br />minimize life -cycle environmental impacts, resource depletion, and human toxicity. <br />■ The flora and fauna survey will determine if significant detrimental impacts will be <br />caused by the transfer station in terms of the forest resources, shellfish and fish habitats, <br />and wildlife and natural vegetation at the proposed site and its surrounding areas. If this <br />survey indicates significant impacts on these natural resources, the appropriate agencies <br />will be contacted for recommendations. <br />■ The building will be designed in a way to decrease noise reaching the outside. In <br />addition, the lot will remain heavily wooded, which will buffer the surrounding area to <br />any on -site traffic and noise levels. <br />■ In order to protect surface water and groundwater, BMPs will be implemented to improve <br />storm runoff quality at the site. Wastewater will be managed in a way that does not allow <br />for the contamination of water resources prior to its hauling to the public wastewater <br />treatment facility for disposal. A separate septic tank and drain field system will be <br />designed to handle the minimal sanitary wastes generated at the facility. No solvents or <br />similar type cleaning fluids will be used in washdown operations of the transfer. No <br />long -term outdoor storage of waste or other materials will be allowed. <br />Environmental Assessment <br />16 Site 056 <br />