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<br />This option does not include a temporary transfer station, as would typically be the case because tl~e
<br />Chapel Hill (if located on existing landfill property) permitting process, even if expedited, does not
<br />offer an opportunity for' a substantially expedited permitting process. Additionally, there would be
<br />a substantial additional problem of siting the temporary facility, if it were not on existing landfill
<br />property. Therefore, we have assumed simply proceeding now to develop the permanent transfer
<br />station as quickly as possible. This assumption will delay implementation of the innnediate
<br />transferring of waste and will reduce the saved capacity by several months, but will avoid the
<br />additional cost of a temporary transfer station.
<br />$46 X 56,800 tons = $2,612,800 (tip fee revenue generated at Orange County Landfill or tlu-ough
<br />Orange County transfer station)
<br />A. Expense to Transfer MSW to Alamance County while maintaining Orange County MSW landfill
<br />permit (assuming 50 000 tons of the 56 800 tons available transferred/year Orange County's
<br />transfer station tip fee and landfill fee would be identical and $36 Alamance Tip Feel:
<br />$.36 X 50,000 tons = $1,800,000 (to be paid to Alamance Co. for tipping fees)
<br />$2,612,800 - $1,800,000 = $812,800 (vs. $2,612,800 projected FY-05/06 MSW fee revenue) This
<br />represents an annual loss to the fund of$1,80Q000.
<br />flr addition, this does not count the cost of hauling the 50,000 tons to the Alamance Corurty Landfill,
<br />estimated by Olver, file. at $490/ton = $245,000, or transfer station operation cost of $7.50/ton =
<br />$375,000. This represents an additional expense to the fund of $620,000 amorally.
<br />B. Expense to Transfer MSW to Alamance County while maintaining Orange County MSW landfill
<br />permit (assuming 25 000 tons of the 56 800 tons available transferred/year, Orange County's
<br />transfer station tip fee and landfill fee would be identical, and $36 Alamance Tip Fee):
<br />$36 X 25,000 tons = $900,000 (to be paid to Alamance Co. for tipping fees)
<br />$2,612,800 - $900,000 = $1,712,800 (vs. $2,612,800 projected FY-05/06 MSW fee revenue) This
<br />would represent an amrual loss to the fiord of $900,000,
<br />In addition, this does not count the cost of hauling of the 25,000 tons, estimated by Olver, hrc. at
<br />$4.90/ton = $122,500, or transfer station operation cost of $7.50/ton = $187,500. This represents an
<br />additional expense to the fiord of $.310,000 amorally.
<br />Note: Staff is assuming that County staff mrd eyuipment r~~ould perform Irauling operations.. Staff is
<br />also assuming direct open°ation ofYhe transfer° station with existing persorureh Stc ff has not yet
<br />conducted detailed capitalization and operational cost estimating cnrd is relying on~gzn~es provided
<br />by Oh~er', Inc., based on their experience.
<br />As noted earlier, the savings available to offset the additional expenses include preserved landfill
<br />space and a delay in closure expenditures. The value of the saved landfill space is unavailable from
<br />a budgetary perspective, so there will be no offsetting expenditure reduction. Savings in airspace
<br />are not available as revenue to balance the budget; therefore additional revenue will be required to
<br />balance expenses.
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