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13 Test pit excavations will be performed with a backhoe. The test pit excavations will be on the order of 2 to 3 feet wide and 10 feet long. The depth varies depending on the material encountered in the excavation and is limited by the reach of the backhoe (normally 15 feet or less). The test pits are performed to obtain a better view of the near - surface soils and to obtain large volume samples of soils. The pits are then immediately backfilled and the ground smoothed. The land disturbance is confined to the immediate area of the test pit. 7. kLhy is it necessary or desirable to conduct testino on four, three or two sites at this oint rather than testin one at a time? See answer to 13 under Carrboro list, above. 8. What screening rocess was used original-11Y to identify candidate areas for the next landfill and what are some exa roles. of attributes that would have excluded an area from further consideration? Response by Joyce Engineering: The screening process was described in detail in earlier reports submitted by Joyce Engineering, particularly in the First Interim Report dated March 14, 1991. Screening is the application of criteria, either mandated or locally derived, to the entire county to differentiate areas as being either: 1) excluded from landfill siting; 2) included for further consideration with restrictions; or 3) included for further consideration without restrictions or limitations. A public information meeting was held in July of 1990 to review the screening process and proposed screening criteria, and to receive public comment. The legal and technical criteria, along with input from the LSC and the public, formed the basis for the final screening criteria adopted by consensus of the LSC in August of 1990. Much discussion was held among the LSC members on the screening criteria, and compromises. were reached in a democratic process, in order to arrive at a set of guidelines at least as stringent as those required by law which represent the broad interests of the citizens of Orange County. An exception was made, with respect to minimum site acreage, to allow further consideration of the "Greene Tract," located adjacent to the existing landfill, in order to fulfill a previous commitment by the LOG. 9. What would be the advantages and disadvanta es of seeking and examining additional Dotential landfill sites at process? this oint in the It is possible that there may be additional properties in the county which could be considered as potential sites for a landfill. The original 16 sites were chosen based upon criteria mandated by