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11 <br /> any action. These two plans are the most recent in a series of committees, task force and <br /> plans completed since the landfill opened in 1972. A number of (ocal government initiatives <br /> have been implemented to improve the quality of life in the Rogers Road Community and they <br /> are as follows: <br /> 1. The Solid Waste fund paid $650,000 to extend public water service by the Orange Water <br /> and Sewer Authority (OWASA) to the Rogers Road area. As of July 2010, water was <br /> available to 166 parcels and 71 have connected. <br /> 2. Solid Waste has installed gas flares to reduce odors. A landfill gas to energy project <br /> (Orange County and UNC) will be completed within the year. The project will further <br /> reduce air odar problems, provide a long-term renewable energy source to UNC reducing <br /> dependence on increasingly expensive fossil fuels, and reduce carbon emissions. <br /> 3. Town of Chapel Hill initiated bus service on Rogers Road. <br /> 4. Solid Waste has initiated a no-fault well policy to deal with failing drinking water wells <br /> � �]�-��01A1X1�--q@1�kl�Ll��nnriC, <br /> Resolution proposed by Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) <br /> On April, 5, 2011 the Board received numerous public comments regarding the three options <br /> presented to extend #he life of the landfill. RENA presented a resolution requesting that the <br /> Board take actions on behalf of the Rogers Road Community. <br /> 1. fmmediately designate $2.5Q per ton or 5% of the landfill tipping fee to fund remediation <br /> for the Rogers Road Community, proceeds to be paid in full to RENA, who is the <br /> designated agent for this historic community. <br /> 2. Set a County priority to seek alternative methods of waste disposal in order to cfose the ; <br /> landfill as soon as possibfe but not beyond 2016. <br /> Landfi/I Gas to Energy Project <br /> This Landfill Gas to Energy Project is not yet operational and therefore difficult to project the <br /> impact on Solid Waste Fund. This issue will be revisited at a later date. <br /> Landfill Operations � <br /> There are numerous variables invo{ved with the continually changing capacity expectations and <br /> projections. Disposal volumes have varied over the past 40 years. Changes in regulations, <br /> changes in operational best management practices, equipment and techniques, effectiveness <br /> of recycling and waste reduction programs, public environmental knowledge and awareness, <br /> state and local bans, increasing tipping fees, evolving regianal disposal options, etc. have all <br /> contributed to extending the life of the facility. There is difficulty with predicting the landfill <br /> biodegradation process at work that varies due to the types of waste, moisture content, age of <br /> waste, compaction, etc. Moving forward there are fewer opportunities to significantly extend the <br /> life of the facility as the above variables will have a diminishing impact. <br /> Upon the hiring a new engineering consultant (HDR Engineering, Inc.} last summer, County <br /> staff asked that the landfill facility be given a thorough evaluation to prepare for facility closure <br /> and any final possibilities for obtaining further capacity, without expansion of the facilify <br /> footprint. Staff recommended extending landfill life to approximately January 2017. The Board <br /> requested additional information concerning a plan for the remediation of the impact of landfill <br /> operations on the Rogers Road community. <br />