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IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OUT-OF-COUNTY DISPOSAL OPTION FOR ORANGE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (9/05) Introduction Municipal solid waste (MSW) that is generated in Orange County and not recycled is currently disposed at the County's Eubanks Road Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity in the summer of 2010. Once the County Landfill is closed, the County plans to dispose of its non-recycled MSW at a landfill located outside of Orange County. The purpose of this Ceclmical memorandum is to provide an overview of the planning timeframe and implementation options that are available to the County to implement the out-of-County MSW disposal option. Steps to Implementation The implementation of an out-of--County MSW disposal option will involve the completion of the Following tasks: • Itnplementation of a County-Owned Transfer Station • Procurement of Out-of-County Disposal Services • Procurement ofI-Iauling Services A prelinvnary schedule is presented in Figure 1 that illustrates the time requirements that are likely to be associated with each of these tasks, which are discussed below. Transfer Station Implementation The first step in the implementation of Che out-of--County disposal option involves the construction of a County- owned transfer station. The transfer station will enable both municipal and private haulers to avoid making the long-distance haul to the out- of-County disposal site, Instead, haulers can discharge MSW loads at the hansfer station, where the waste is transferred to large (20 ton capacity) hansfer hailers for hauling to the remote disposal site, One-way haul distances of 20 miles generally are sufficient to guarantee the economic viability of a transfer station. By implementing a transfer station, ffie County will be able to enforce local ordinances and policies, maintain control of tipping fees, and reduce buck traffic to the remote disposal facility. In addition, a transfer station provides an essential service for solid waste collection vehicles, which are typically not designed (i.e geared) for dre long-hauling of\vastes Olver Incorporated strongly recommends that the transfer station be owned and conholled by the County. This approach will ensure that the County wilt be able to choose the out-of-County disposal site as well as the waste hauling service provider. Altemafively, if the County elects to use aprivately-owned transfer station, the choice of waste hauler and remote disposal site will be under the control of the private hansfer station owner The implementation of aCounty-owned hansfer station will involve the following steps: • Siting • Design azrd Permitting • Procurement of Construction Services • Transfer Station Consruction Orange County Page t of 6 09/22/05