HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-12-2006-9aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 12, 2006
Action Agenda
Item No. ~ ~-q
SUBJECT: Development of Orange County Transfer Station
DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. SWAB Resolution of March 15, 2006 Gayle Wilson, 919-968-2885
2. Eubanks Road Master Plan 2001
Possible Transfer Station Area
PURPOSE: To discuss and provide direction to staff regarding a location for an Orange
County Transfer Station.
BACKGROUND: The existing landfill on Eubanks Road will reach capacity in 2010, at which
time the County will be required to transport its municipal solid waste out-of-county for disposal
through the use of a Transfer Station. The BOCC has previously determined by resolution that
there will be no new mixed solid waste landfill sited in Orange County. Depending on the
location of the transfer station site ultimately selected by the Board, staff estimate that 3 to 3.5
years will be needed to take the site through the pertinent local government and State
development review, regulatory, and permitting .processes, and to have the facility constructed
and ready for operation. Accordingly, time is of the essence in reaching a decision on the siting
of a transfer station.
At the February 8, 2005 joint work session between the County Commissioners and the Solid
Waste Advisory Board, the SWAB was asked to look at where a transfer station could be
locafied. At the March 15, 2006 BOCC work session, the SWAB presented a recommendation
that a transfer station be sited on existing landfill property on Eubanks Road. In 2001, the
BOCC approval of the Eubanks Road Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan did not include the
proposed North Eubanks Road site for a future transfer station, so that other options for locating
such a facility could be examined. Exploration of alternative waste transfer station options
involving discussion with Alamance County and. the City of Durham have proven unsuccessful.
At the October 24, 2006 BOCC work session, the Board eliminated further discussion of a City
of Durham option and agreed to revisit the issue of a local transfer station location at a future
meeting. It was determined that the BOCC would decide from among three options:
• to endorse the Eubanks Road site recommended by the SWAB
• to direct the establishment of a transfer station site search process, including selection
criteria
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• to schedule a public meeting of the Eubanks Road area neighborhood to discuss transfer
station siting.
The SWAB Work Group that is developing the recommended update to the County's Ten Year
Solid Waste Management Plan is -among many other tasks -assessing options related to
expanding the County's capabilities to process a greater volume and broader stream of
recyclable materials. The Work Group's recommendations are expected to be presented to the
County and municipal governing boards in 2007. It should be noted that the BOCC's decisions
related to transfer station siting may ultimately affect future Board decisions about the location of
any future processing facility sites, such as a materials recovery facility.
Subsequent to the October 24 meeting, the County was contacted by a property owner
indicating the availability of his parcel in the Eno Economic Development District as a potential
location for a transfer station. The table of permitted uses for Economic Development Districts
specifically includes, under "Government," on page 2.2.12 of the EDD Design Manual:
"Governmental facilities and office buildings (Including solid waste collection centers)". Staff
have not undertaken any detailed assessment of the feasibility and implications of considering
that parcel as a transfer station, but could do so if directed accordingly by the Board.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with discussion of this
topic. Board decisions regarding transfer station. development would be funded through future
appropriations in the Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board direct staff to schedule a
public meeting of the Eubanks Road area neighborhood to discuss transfer station siting.
Solid Waste Advisory Board
RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND THE LANDFILL PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF
EUBANKS ROAD AS THE FUTURE SITE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSFER STATION
WHEREAS, the Interlocal Agreement confers responsibility to Board of County Commissioners for
providing for future waste disposal; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has previously adopted an ordinance affirming that
there will be no future Municipal Solid Waste Landfill located in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Eubanks Road site is located nearby the center of county waste generation; and
WHEREAS, the Eubanks Road site is adjacent to Interstate 40, providing for easy access for the
transferring of waste to distant disposal facilities; and
WI3EREAS, it is regulatorily and operationally feasible to develop a Transfer Station in the area of the
existing landfill property located to the north of Eubanks Road; and
VVIIEREAS, long established waste transportation patterns from throughout the county could be
maintained, with virtually no changes in traffic flow or quantity of vehicular traffic; and
WHEREAS, the properly is already host to all existing waste disposal and processing facilities, including
the operational and environmental monitoring infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the property is located in an urban services district and eligible to receive public water and
service services; and
WHEREAS, the site is relatively distant from substantive residential development; and
WHEREAS, Orange County would not have to initiate a divisive and arduous siting process or expend
solid waste enterprise fund capital to purchase additional property; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Advisory Board has been requested by the Board of County
Commissioners to consider and make recommendations regarding the location of a new Transfer Station;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board
unanimously recommends to the Board of County Commissioners that a Municipal Solid Waste Transfer
Station to service future Orange County waste disposal needs be developed on existing landfill property,
north of Eubanks Road.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board recommends that
the Board of County Commissioners proceed expeditiously to design, permit and construct the Transfer
Station so as to maximize retention of existing MSW landfill capacity for a disposal contingency.
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This the 3rd day of March 2006. ~ ~-,~~: /~~~
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Jan Sassaman, Chair
Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board
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