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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF fAMMISSI0NER5 <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Oate: November ], 2081 <br />Action A9 $~ <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Leeea/Licenae Renewal Agreement-Alternate Daily Largffl COVer <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YM) Nc <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, 988-2885 <br />Pmpoaed Renewal Agreement <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hlllaborougk ]32.8161 <br />Lhapel Hill 8664661 <br />DuMam 688-]311 <br />Mebane 336.22]$031 <br />PURPOSE: To censitler approving the renewal ofalicense6ease agreement wfh Landfill <br />Service Corporation m provltle material that. in accoNance wfh Stale regulations, is sprayed on <br />the working face of the landfll after each day of operation. <br />BACKGROUND: The tlaily covering of waste isaregulatory requirement of ell mired solid <br />waste lantlflls permMed by the State of North Caroline. Typically. this requirement is met by a <br />tlaily applicegon ofa minimum ot6'of soil on the top of wastes receivetl each day. Gaily cover <br />is requiretl to minimize otlora, minimize blowing trash, minimize access by vermin, reduce the <br />likelihood of fires starting or spreatling, and to fill voids and stebil¢e the waste. In some <br />locations, atlequate supplies of soil ere not available, w alternatives to pgrohasing off-stte soils <br />antl hauling them to the facility Is sought More recently, even those fadldies wiN atlequate sail <br />supplies are utilizing alternative covers to maxim¢e landfll capedty. Over the years, tlaily <br />applications of soil take up valuable landfll apace. If a material [hat takes up less space antl <br />costs less than the value of Ue apace saved can be substituted for soil, the waste capacity of <br />[he landfll is eaentled and age economics are improved. <br />TM1e Orange County Lantlfll has been utilizing the POSI-SHELL COVER SVSTEM since 1996, <br />following an extensive evaluation of other available alternative cover systems. Whileavadety <br />of types of alternative tlaily cover systems are available, the POSI-SHELL ayatem moat fully <br />meets We operetlonal antl regulatory requirements of our IerW611 antl has proven to be cosF <br />effective. Orange Gaunty was the fret lantlflll In the sate to be permldetl for this type of <br />alternative cover. PDSISHELL is a spray-on slung made from polyesferfibers, shretltletl <br />newspapeq cement kiln dust and water. These materials are mixed together in a lave <br />machine similar to a hydmeeading machine, pulled to the woding Face of the lantlflll, antl <br />spray-epplietl to ethickness of about'/.inch. The ma[edal haMens lntoa oust. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Continued use of the PO51-SHELL eppllcailon system will contlnue to <br />preserve apace in Ne ezisting lantlfll, whose ultimate height is limded in the Stale-issuetl <br />