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~~~ ..J • enforce requirements for separation of recyclable construction materials on-site at most construction sites. These programs are recommended by the Manager for implementation in 1997-98 (Memorandum to Council of fay 16, 1997). It is the opinion of the Town Attorney that this proposed method of funding this progamm is not lawful. We, therefore, have revised our recommendation so that the source of funding would be from an increase in landfill tipping fees an construction and demolition wastes. This fee was recommended by the Landfill Owners Group to remain at 833 per ton in 1997-98. We project that the construction and demolition waste area of the landfill will be full in one-and- one-half years. Using the lined, southern portion of the Eubanks landfill for construction waste as well as the mixed solid waste now buried there could reduce its capacity as much as two years. The landfill would then be. full by 2003 rather than the currently projected 2005, creating an impetus to provide immediate waste reduction in this sector. DISCUSSION We project overall $rst year combined program costs at 582,000. The proposed construction and demolition waste reduction programs could be funded from a combination of a 52.00 increase in the tipping fee on the projected 32,000 tons of .construction and demolition wastes, 58,000 from undesignated reserves and a 510,000 Grant from the North Carolina Office of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. The grant has been awazded specifically to buy storage containers for salvageables recovered at the landfill. Landfill Salva a Program Using landfill tipping fees for the salvage program would enable implementation of that prouram in October 1997. Coordinated implementation of the construction and demolition waste-related solid waste plan ordinances in all Orange County jurisdictions would require significant cooperation among the jurisdictions. We project that ordinances in all jurisdictions would not be in place until early 1998 and that the reduction program would not take effect until February 1998. This timetable would enable several months for education of the construction community about the requirements of the ordinance before field enforcement besins. We would propose that enforcement begin in July, 1998. Solid Waste Develoament Ordinance and Enforcement Program In August 1996 we held discussions with the various planning and inspections department personnel and conducted a work, session with builders on solid waste planning and landfill regulations. There was consensus-.that enforcement of solid waste regulations on construction and demolition wastes w•ouId best be handled for all jurisdictions, as recycling collections are now; by the staff of the Solid Waste Management Department of the Town of Chapel Hill (or the successor agency upon reorganization of the solid waste management function.)