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3 MEMORANDUM To: .John Link, County Manager From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director Subject: Landclearing and Storm Debris Management Date: October 25, 2005 Over the past several years there has been considerable interest in and increasing necessity for a local means to economically and conveniently manage the landclearing and inert debris portion of the waste stream, Landclearing debris typically consists of stumps, togs, limbs, brush, and other similar vegetative matter resulting from the clearing of land for agriculture, development, landscaping, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. Inert debris consists of the more benign portion of a landclearing/excavation or construction & demolition (C&D) operation such as brick, rock, concrete, asphalt, etc.. Locally, the options for generators of these type wastes are: • Hauling to Orange County Landfill -Much too expensive for the large quantities of these materials usually generated by single projects, Additionally, the Landfill has space constraints, which limits capability to handle significant quantities of these materials. • Burning -Undesirable and in most instances, now unlawful.. • Hauling to Out-of County Facilities -Adds transportation costs and increases large truck traffic Some of these out-of=county facilities are also not properly permitted.. • Illegally dumping locally on farms and other rural areas,. • Hauling to previously recommended, but presently not authorized, Orange County Landclearing Waste Facilities -Capable of handling only limited quantities of materials at these proposed 2-acre sites.. Substantive discussions and inquiry on this issue have taken place: • since Hurricane Fran clearly demonstrated the County's limited capacity to handle these materials • through the C&D Recycling Task Force • following each major storm event and part of recurring local emergency planning discussions • a topic in the discussion related to the Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance • a topic of the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) discussions • required by the 3-Year Solid Waste Management Plan Update to the State • raised by local excavation and landclearing businesses • raised in discussions regarding the proposed 2004 Land Clearing Waste Facilities Zoning Text Amendment (citizen representatives were presented with short and long term options for' managing these materials and concurred with the County assessment and proposed resolution) • during various emergency planning training courses attended by staff from time to time • prior County staff memos and recommendations regarding the need to broaden the County's landclearing debris management capabilities