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34 <br />EXHIBIT R -3 <br />SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPACT RATING <br />;a. Archaeolo ical /Historical <br />A review of documented archaeological /historical sites will be made <br />to evaluate the relative degree of archaeological and historical <br />significance of the areas surrounding the candidate sites. A high <br />degree of archaeological /historical significance in the vicinity <br />would have an impact rating of 5 and a low degree of archaeological/ <br />historical significance would have an impact rating of 0. The <br />evaluation will be comparative for all candidate sites under <br />consideration. <br />Archaeological/ <br />Historical Significance <br />in the vicinit <br />Low <br />Medium <br />High <br />b. Safet <br />1. Road T ves <br />Impact Rating, B <br />1 <br />3 <br />5 <br />Safety issues arising from locating a landfill in a <br />given area can be evaluated by the types of roads leading to <br />and from the site. Furthermore, roads passing through sparsely <br />populated areas will have lower impact than roads passing <br />through highly populated areas. <br />Road Cate ories. <br />I. Primary Roads and Interstate Highways <br />II. Secondary, well Maintained, Fairly Straight <br />III. Secondary, Numerous Curves, Hills, or Other Deficiencies <br />Predominant Land Use <br />CateETory <br />Rural <br />Transition <br />Developed <br />5 -22 -91 <br />Vi <br />Impact Rating, B <br />II <br />III <br />1 3 <br />3 <br />2 4 <br />3 5 <br />