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42 <br />Orange County, NC <br />Financial Plan and Rate Study for Solid Waste Enterprise Fund <br />treats cost savings of eliminated expenses under the current direct haul scenario as revenue. The <br />yearly average cash flow for the 20 -year period was approximately $200K/year. <br />In addition to the net revenue opportunities associated with the hypothetical transfer station, <br />there may be benefits such as reduced negative externalities from the current collection system. <br />The transfer station would reduce collection vehicle traffic, resulting in fewer inefficient <br />collection trucks on the road and less vehicle emissions. Note also that the Model does not <br />capture changes made to the Solid Waste Program due to any future revisions to the County's <br />waste reduction and recycling goals. The Model assumes current recycling rates and only <br />increases Orange County collected waste amounts by the rate of population growth. In addition, <br />the Model does not consider potential savings in collection vehicle operation costs for the Towns <br />or private enterprise resulting from the hypothetical disposal point on Eubanks Road. SCS <br />estimated the cumulative savings to the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough in <br />Exhibit 20 below. <br />Exhibit 20. Estimated Cost Savings to Towns from Implementation of <br />Orange County Transfer Station (Current Year) <br />Towns Only Current Costs <br />Durham TS Tip Fees Paid by Towns <br />$ 1,083,750 <br />ear <br />Town Round-trip Haul Costs to Durham TS Relative to Haul Cost to OC TS <br />$ 380,306 <br />ear <br />Total Current Costs <br />$ 1,464,056 <br />ear <br />Total Current Costs <br />$ 57.41 <br />ton <br />Towns Only TS Scenario Costs <br />Orange County TS Tip Fees Paid by Towns <br />$ 1,275,000 <br />/year <br />Town Round -trip Haul Costs to OC TS (Relative to Haul Cost to Durham TS) <br />$ - <br />/year <br />Total TS Scenario Costs <br />$ 1,275,000 <br />/year <br />Total TS Scenario Costs <br />$ 50 <br />/ton <br />TS Scenario Net Benefit Over Current Scenario <br />Net Benefit to Towns <br />1 $ 189,056 <br />/year <br />Net Benefit to Towns <br />1 $ 7 <br />/ton <br />Notes: <br />1. TS tipping fees paid by Towns assumed $42.50 per ton. <br />2. Average Town round -trip haul costs to Durham TS assumed to be same as Orange County's on a per ton basis <br />29 <br />