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Draft We gained another two years of landfill airspace, due to a combination of requesting that UNC deliver their waste to a private transfer station owned by their hauler, a continued lower-than- expected rate of waste delivered to the County landfill,ongoing increased use of alternative daily cover,the shift to heavier landfill compaction equipment and higher-than-expected rates of landfill subsidence,which allowed reclamation of some air space from formerly completed and covered landfill side slopes. Now the MSW lined landfill is projected to close December 31, 2012,as opposed to the mid-2011 closure date projected in the previous solid waste plan update submittal. That is highly unlikely to be significantly revised again. Construction and Demolition Waste Due to the ongoing recession and the particularly depressed construction economy,as well as the State DENR Apri12008 regulatory determination that anything from a retail store and any padded furniture and similar residential waste like mattresses must now be classified as MSW, the C&D waste buried in Orange County has fallen to about 1/3 of its former volume,totaling only 10,9921ast year with an additional 6,410 tons going out of County for burial.About 3,500 tons of bulky wastes that were formerly buried with C&D were shifted to the MSW landfill in 2008-09. Based on the first ten months of 2009-10,the annual C&D burial rate is projected down an additiona123%. Thus the C&D landfill is now projected to last about 18 years. In-County C&D waste continues to decline,thus putting further financial pressure on the solid waste system while keeping the facility open provides needed local services that serve especially smaller builders and remodelers as well as those disposing of old mobile homes trailers. Overall the C&D landfill and recycling program functions smoothly but the latest reduction in tonnage has caused additional tipping fee revenue loss. Total incoming C&D tip fee revenue fell by $261,000 or 33%in 2008-09; it totaled about$525,000. In 2007-08 it was about$786,000. Other RRMO-related revenue generated from sale of scrap metal and clean wood along with the various solid waste plan review fees, licensing fees and penalties for RRMO violations were also down. The County continues field enforcement and education about the RRMO as well as taking the lead generally in investigation of illegal dumping and burning complaints throughout the County in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and the Fire Marshall. In addition, solid waste staff responds to complaints regarding waste disposal complaints at private properties and works with properiy owners and/or County and municipal partners to ensure compliance with lawa and ordinances of Orange County and North Carolina. Revisions to the solid waste ordinances have been completed and will go before the BOCC after summer recess to more clearly align local provisions with NC General Statutes. Disposal rates for mobile homes are on the increase as older trailers come out of service. We accept mobile homes for disposal,verify removal of the white goods and have set a protocol to remove mercury bearing thermostats where they might have been in place to control HVAC systems. County staff will consider development of a plan for managing abandoned mobile homes in 2010-11. 22