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3 the normal pool of an existing or proposed water supply impoundment, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less." C. The roads noted are major transportation routes where a 3-mile buffer is created on either side of the centerline. The road miles for the 12-mile distance do not use back roads in this version. Bob Sallach said that the transportation corridors have been recently defined as US 15- 501, NC 54, NC 86 (excluding the area north of Hillsborough), US 70, 1-40, and 1-85. Commissioner Gordon said that this criterion should be broken into two parts, (1) what is the area that is within three miles from the major transportation corridors and, (2) how to measure the centroid. She made reference to the map of the major transportation corridors. She asked for an explanation of the red marks for the centroid calculations. Bob Sallach said that the centroid calculations were going from the centroid out, a distance of 12 miles out from these major truck routes that have been referenced. Commissioner Gordon reiterated that there should be two different criteria —the major transportation corridors and the way the distance from the centroid is calculated. She would like a map to distinguish between these two things. Bob Sallach said that the transportation arterials that were previously identified were used to establish the 3-mile corridor. There has to be some sort of methodology to establish what is 12 miles from the centroid. He asked for clarification on what Commissioner Gordon wanted. Commissioner Gordon said that she wanted clarity on the differences between the areas that are three miles from the major transportation corridors and the areas that are 12 miles from the centroid, along the major truck routes. She thinks that the major truck routes should be specified. Bob Sallach said that he would break those elements into two criteria, as well as specify the truck routes. Commissioner Carey said that he remembered the discussion about the 12-mile radius, but he does not remember how the Board arrived at the three-mile limit from major transportation corridors. Bob Sallach said that, according to the public comment, there were requests to expand the corridor further than 12 miles and not to look just in the 3-mile corridor, but beyond it. Commissioner Carey asked about Olver's recommendation and Bob Sallach said that they would recommend to still look at the 12-mile radius and the 3-mile corridor. Chair Jacobs said that he recalls asking for information from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Public Works and Orange County's Solid Waste staff as to the reasonableness of the 12 miles, and he thought that this information was coming back. Ultimately, the Board decided on this as a compromised number, but there needs to be some basis related to the vehicles that the municipalities are using. He asked that this information be available at the next meeting. Commissioner Gordon said that the Board did ask for that information and for the maximum number of miles that collection trucks can travel. She said that she looked back in the minutes, and there was a point in the minutes where Mr. Schuffler said collection trucks could travel 15-17 miles. Bob Sallach said that they did not pursue this because he misunderstood and thought that there was a vote to proceed with the 12 miles. He will get this information. Chair Jacobs said that the Board listened to the range and compromised on 12 miles, but Board wanted it to be tested out to be sure that the vehicle was designed for that. Bob Sallach said that he would follow up on this. Bob Sallach continued with the criteria.