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Mr. Tom Horton gm, Project 939-02.22 January 25, 1990 Page 11 Transfer stations and recycling facilities have been designed to make the most of available site area. Unfortunately, the majority of these facilities cannot accommodate the land intensive requirements of composting operations. Operations that were not designed to divert 50 percent of the waste stream, may want to direct their compostable materials to a location such as the NCSL, which has more available land area. Therefore, the NCSL may be a candidate site for county-wide composting. INFRASTRUCTURE I UES Development of the proposed entrance facilities will require the following utility improvements: • Construction of a wastewater disposal system • Construction of a potable water well, storage tank, and booster pump station • Extension of telephone and electrical service The most practical option for wastewater disposal appears to be utilization of a septic tank and leachfield. The new leachfield must be located outside of the landfill footprint, and the most promising site seems to be the small knoll across the wetland mitigation area, north of the sorting building. Utilization of that site would require construction of a force main and pump station. Potable well water is currently available on site but a new well must be found outside of the landfill footprint. An above-ground storage tank and booster pump station must be constructed to provide the volume and pressure required for fire protection. Telephone service and 3-phase electrical service must also be extended to the site. Quantification of utility requirements and detailed layout and design will take place under a future design phase.