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LR Suggested Measures Applicable to the Site • Operation of the landfill should begin at the southern end of the site and proceed north as each section is completed. • The access road along the spine of the site should accommodate two- way truck traffic to avoid congestion and minimize accident potential. • The entrance of the site should be wide enough to accommodate two-way truck traffic to avoid congestion. • Weighing scales should be sufficiently removed from the entrance to avoid congestion at the intersection with vehicles entering or leaving the site. • Passenger autos, pickups and light-duty trucks should be segregated from container trucks and transfer rigs to minimize safety hazards that may arise from allowing these vehicle types to mix. . ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS • The proposed landfill should operate on a self-sustaining basis from the collection of user fees. • Amortize the combined costs of site acquisition, on-site improvements, and improvements to Harney Lane, over the expected life of the facility. Add these yearly costs to the projected operational costs of the facil- ity when determining the fee to be charged to users of the landfill. Recover the acquisition and improvement costs and return those monies, plus interest, to the fund(s) from which they were withdrawn. • Train on-site personnel in fire fighting techniques, and ensure that the site has adequate fire fighting equipment/facilities. PUBLIC SAFETY Fires No known mitigation measures will completely eliminate the possibility of fires at the proposed landfill site. However, with continued employment of current operational practices the incidence of fire at the proposed site should be not greater than at the existing site. Nine further measures are proposed to reduce the need to seek assistance from Linden -Peters Fire District: • Visual inspection of loads for burning or smoldering materials, or for hot industrial wastes.— • r; 5-