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M <br />In County Only or Regional Site and Participation — Will other area government <br />participants /partners be desired or necessary? If yes, will regional facility site not <br />be welcome in Orange County? Will a likely increase in time needed to pull <br />together the project, determine equity /operational /legal roles and complete <br />agreements negatively impact the timeliness and complexity of the project? <br />Compatibility with High Levels of Recycling (OC 61% Waste Reduction Goal) — To <br />what degree will the facility be competing with local recycling and waste <br />reduction programs for feedstock? What is track record /operational relationship <br />with other similar facility locations regarding recycling compatibility? <br />Political Will to Make Necessary and Timely Decisions — Historically, solid waste <br />policy and siting decisions have been prolonged and arduous. Will the <br />participating governments be willing to make well- defined and timely decisions <br />while at the same time seeking relevant public input and proceeding in an open <br />and accessible manner? <br />Government versus Private Ownership and /or Operation — Do any local <br />government participants desire to ultimately own or operate the facility? <br />Level of Preprocessing of Incoming Waste Required - What is the pre - processing <br />of waste required, if any, of the waste prior to becoming feedstock for the <br />technology? Does is compliment or duplicate any existing local government <br />recycling or waste reduction operations? <br />Technoloev Risk Assessment Factors <br />• Overall track record, including operational commercial experience with the <br />technology — Where has this technology been used and how successful has <br />it been? What is the individual company's track record with this <br />technology? <br />• Size and scale of successful facilities — Has the company built facilities of <br />comparable size and scale in the US? Is it comparable to what is needed to <br />process Orange County's quantity of waste? <br />