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MEMORANDUM To: Orange County Board of Commissioners John Link, County Manager From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director Subject: Solid Waste Facilities Date: August 24, 2000 Earlier this year, staff prepared correspondence for the Manager and County Commissioners which outlined most of the issues we believe need to be addressed that relate to solid waste facilities. I have incorporated the most significant elements from that earlier correspondence into this memo, and will intersperse that information with additional comments in the underlined headings below. Over the next several years Orange County will be making decisions on the development of several Solid Waste facilities. These facilities may include a Materials Recovery Facility, a C &D disposal facility, composting operation, and /or a C &D recycling facility. A transfer station will be needed to replace the lined MSW landfill when capacity is reached in six or seven years. This memorandum discusses the possible timelines for development of the facilities noted above and possible locations for these facilities. The primary area of focus is on or adjacent to the existing solid waste facilities on Eubanks Road. We also briefly discuss the concept of regional facilities. This memorandum does not assume that any facilities will actually be developed (excepting the transfer station), but merely discusses where such facilities may be located if pursued. This memorandum does not assume a new countywide landfill siting initiative or the use of the Greene Tract for any solid waste purpose. Deed restrictions limit the Neville Tract's availability for future solid waste uses and will not be available in any event until about 2007, due to soil removal operations. Transfer Station The existing municipal solid waste landfill south of Eubanks Road is expected to reach capacity in about January of 2007. In order to have a transfer station in place ready to receive local wastes when needed, we believe that the following process should be considered: FY 2000/01 — Establish a solid waste reserve fund that will provide annual contributions which will meet the expenditure requirements of a transfer station. Additionally, a site should be selected so that if it is on property not currently owned by the solid waste enterprise fund, additional funds can be set aside for the purchase of the site. Include in the solid waste reserve fund for Equipment, annual contributions to provide funds for purchase of transfer tractor /trailer equipment. FY 2000/01- 2004/05 — Reserve funds for design of the transfer station. January 2004/05 — Begin design of transfer station.