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Farming-related operations would continue on the undeveloped 37 <br /> acres of the site, with the greatest likelihood of the land being leased <br /> out for tree farming (Dorsey 1988) . <br /> Mitigation Measure. In-kind mitigation is not possible for thel <br /> loss of prime farmland. However, the project could potentially free some <br /> farmland that was previously used for brushpile storage and burning, <br /> since less storage space would be needed with regular collections of <br /> waste biomass. Many of these piles are located along fence-lines, <br /> roadways, and other areas that are normally low value or non-productive <br /> agricultural land. The amount of land set aside for such uses is <br /> variable (Eby 1988) . Allowing for these factors and the retention of <br /> half the former areas for short-term storage, it is still estimated that <br /> a total of 300 acres of pile area could be reclaimed for productive uses, <br /> (assuming one quarter acre of burning and storage for every 20 acres of <br /> cropland and that one half of that would not be able to be productively <br /> reused, together with a goal of 100,000 acres that would be contributing <br /> to the facility) . This would more than offset the 20 acres that would be <br /> lost for processing of biomass and waste oil . Where appropriate, the <br /> applicant should recommend to his clients agricultural re-dedication of <br /> areas no longer needed for brush piles. <br /> Impact 2 - New Land Uses and Potential Compatibility with Adiacent <br /> Farmlands <br /> The proposed project would remove land from crop production and <br /> replace it with an agriculturally-related industrial operation (biomass <br /> processing) , as well as a non-agriculturally related industrial operation <br /> (waste oil recovery) . The nature of the project would generally not be <br /> out of character with adjacent agricultural and light industry uses. <br /> It should be emphasized, however, that land use compatibility is <br /> not only a function of the nature of the proposed activity but of other <br /> related factors such as noise generation and truck traffic. The land use <br /> of the project area would be intensified by the increase of truck traffic <br /> and addition of a manufacturing-type process. The hauling of process <br /> materials at a rate of four to five trucks per hour (or an average of <br /> one truck every twelve minutes) could adversely affect nearby dwellings. <br /> 3-8 <br /> 104-3.R3 4/10/89 <br />