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57 z � A ttachmen i B prm4des additional inforn cation from dhe Lcu A lcamvs lVaticm41 IA horarar Various go mrYpnowlal and non -gvklernmenial contacfs .to which Waff has spoken have expressed a garxraily favorable dispcultion toward this controlled bwming method and f gel at ,should at least he e(insidc:red by the B { CC, SYaff has not yet received arty feedback.from fhe Depar men 3 of Envfjeonment area Resource Cam~ ervtadiun rar N&rUh Department on rills matter. Key Jssuvs : i Staff believes Based an c rlier discussion .? with die Gounzy Atiome vi fhat air cuotain burning auruld probtabiy not be allowed by the ar dinance within the agriculture conmiunity unTy, and would have to he available lu all. ■ By changing the definidon of open burnil) g witNa the andinan,4 co, the .Board could ch oose to n of inelzuk a&'r• cunacin bwn [Ag urjder irs defraition of open burning, mid consider rt as apea?.1 ssib e mefhod of con Irollterl burning. • Go?; era [& con siderod a more efficient, thorough type of burning, that produces ,5. nif zc aridly le y smoke - and ash residue than aperr burnhig * Can be utilized on -sr e or at a central locatiron ; equi mmt is Inobile. • See Arrach meat C, Xorth Carolina .4dminivtrafive. Cudv relating to Air C'urfain HU171ers. • Considered by iwny emergency management and forest7y o„f ick s a v an essenral tool,for e f ethvly managing large quantities of starrn relined or diseased vegetative debris , + T;w County coWd acquire an air eurtain harmer- and provide the service directly, pres,unuibl w for a ree + Pr4wle air curtain burning companies are aviiilahle within the region. + Cwwuldamlfly with foeal emergengv managamene and formtry officials have resulted in reasonably favorable ophrions of this type of burnMg, pardccalarly whom compared to open burning. • Should the. Board w sh to c: or�Eder n tng air fairltain burning ollowable '►vit�siY3 the o �'afirad� rrce, variow conditions and mnstraints could be stipulated (i. e. � a.f acres, wind direct ior `speed, distance from adjacent prnperty1'd xleffing, etc. . ) , as ron iained w rhin the ATCA C (aiiachmew B) . An air curtain permil could Ire regyiired, sul ecling dhe perms ijolder tr folfalry various local gra ' delines andpay a permit fii. • A state Itceuse is reclaccred du lawfully pf 'rforrn this lyre of burnarag. C OS'tS: # Stdff has made are inquiry with two localprivate air curtain hurrsing cumpanies in apt allerrtpr fo obtain owirnrated eosts for thoe services on a per a acre. basis. Mr. Reese Martin says then: situp v are too marry variahles to gicneral e about costs and estimates are pr vided as relate to u spEcifac lucradaora . An other c c mpwty� es1irnwes dhal ec�xlai for this ser►�iee would be ttbc�ut # if the C'outrty Solid caste Al inageanent Depar•rment were to obtatrr the nucal;yalsy eapabilily to provide air ourtain hurn ( g ra the agrzculrure caymn unity (a'psuming the develtrp-ment c.'ommunity could be excluded), stdff estimatod that tke per acre f c would he aprAoximarely $ 1, 5004Z 000 per acre. Circumstances e-ould resydi in cus• ts lower or higher than his range. A portable air � curtain machine suffi Beni to handle mart johs vijould rrAd approximately $25, 0000 7 , 000. A i loiv4oy mrWor ($25, 000), an excavcaror ($ 185, 000)) cared other rnisceflaneous rostr would itzlude fuel, maintarlam2e, .supplies, etc. would also he neca unary. One additional posihon worzld be necessary (appnox S3 .5, 001 ! >var) 9