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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 106 10/22/12  Permitted and remaining capacities; and,  Tipping fees. Using these reference sources, a compilation of existing permitted landfills in North Carolina and Virginia was developed along with the estimated driving distance to each facility from a predetermined location presumed to be the geographic center of the Town, which coincides with the intersection of East Franklin and Columbia Streets. Within a radius of approximately 160 miles, SCS identified 23 MSW landfill facilities for consideration as destination landfills for waste accepted at a new transfer station. SCS identified a total of 4 landfills within a 50 mile radius of the Town, another 9 landfills within a 100 mile radius, and 10 additional landfill facilities greater than a 100 mile radius. Of these 23 landfills, 9 are privately-owned facilities; however, 7 of these 9 private landfills are located more than 100 miles from the Town. These individual facilities are discussed in Section 10. As discussed in Section 10, the distance traveled to each target landfill along with the tipping fees charged by each facility factor into the total cost analysis of operating a transfer station. However, for the purposes of evaluating these landfill facilities within the context of operating a transfer station, SCS’s scenario modeling includes the economies of scale recognized in transfer costs using bulk tractor trailers versus direct haul using Town-owned collection vehicles. 7.2 SCENARIO MODELING RE SULTS The scenario modeling analysis provides a comparison of the Town’s current annual budget for FY 2012-13 to projected budget expenditures for FY 2014-15. The evaluation compares the lifecycle costs to permit, construct, and operate a new MSW transfer station and haul the waste in transfer trailers to various identified landfills within approximately 100 miles of the Town. The evaluation concludes that the most cost-effective option is to contract hauling and disposal with the Upper Piedmont Landfill (Permit No.73-04) located in Person County. This facility is located approximately 46 miles from the Town and indicates a current gate rate tip fee of $32.67 per ton. The analysis indicates that transfer to and disposal at the majority of other existing landfills that were deemed qualified candidates demanded a higher tip fee and the few landfills identifying a lower tip fee are located further away, causing the additional transportation costs to offset the gains in disposal cost savings. The analysis identified two (2) public landfills, the Alamance County - Austin Quarter Landfill and South Wake Landfill, within close traveling distance from the Town; however, these landfill facilities were excluded from consideration at this time as each is permitted by NCDENR for disposal of wastes generated exclusively within the counties. However, discussion of regional collaboration may make one or more of these facilities a viable option. Consistent with the Town’s current operations, the routing configurations, labor, and equipment are allocated such that each residential collections crew can collect along its dedicated route, transport, and dispose 1 to 2 loads per day (or an average of 1 load per day) at the Orange