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11. Project Description placed over the refuse to serve as the road bed. The edge of the road would be clearly marked to keep traffic from leaving the roadbed. Filling of the new cell would begin at the operations pad,working "up" until a road can be constructed on the refuse. At which point,the refuse would be dumped from the road on top of the first lift of refuse and then pushed down the slope onto the liner system. All other lifts would be placed working "up." To reduce the amount of blowing litter,vehicles would use an L-shaped dumping method. This L-shaped method consists of unloading the refuse along the toe of the previously constructed cell perpendicular to the working face(which creates the long leg of the "L") and along the toe of the advancing working face(which creates the short leg of the "L"). The compaction equipment then would push the refuse from each leg to the working face where it would be spread and compacted. Incoming refuse vehicles would be directed to the working face by the scale house attendant and by temporary direction signs placed along the interior access t6ads. At the working face,trucks would be directed to their unloading positions by the bulldozer operator. The bulldozer operator would align his blade parallel to and adjacent to the position that would be occupied by the unloading truck. Trucks arriving while the first truck would be unloading would take up succeeding positions along the working face. In order to reduce litter,odor, vectors,etc.,the working face would be made as small as practical. If the number of trucks on the site would exceed the number that can be accommodated at the working face, a queue would be formed on the on-site access road(or operations pad). A flagman would be stationed on the road to control traffic. Trucks leaving the working face would have the right-of-way. The lead equipment operator would keep the site supervisor informed of the progress and position of the working face on a day-to-day basis. Flagmen and any person outside a vehicle in the vicinity of the working face would wear an orange vest and a hard hat. Using compaction equipment,wastes would be compacted at the working face to an initial compaction of at least 1,200 pounds per cubic foot. The slope of the working face would be kept at 4:1 (horizontal:vertical)or flatter to ensure adequate compaction. To optimize compaction, wastes would be spread onto the working face in layers with thicknesses of two feet or less. To II.25