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2.3 FACILITY DESIGN The following sections provide a description of the LMRF/TS design and design calculations in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 18221.6 (g). The Site Plan presented as Figure 2 shows the locations of site buildings and other structures, the general layout for all loading and unloading, storage, processing and parking areas at the station. Figure 3 shows the flow of materials through the facility and shows the floor plan of the Transfer Station building where waste handling and recycling activities are conducted. Figure 5 shows the typical flow of traffic into and out of the facility and Figure 6 shows the drainage plan. 2.3.1 DESIGN PLANS Figure 2A labeled RSI-2 ( shows building and other structures for the Transfer Station as built. 2.3.2 DESIGN CALCULATIONS The LMRF&TS was designed in accordance with accepted engineering practices for this type of waste handling facility. Title 14 CCR regulations pertaining to the operation of Transfer Stations were developed to evaluate a facility's performance through objective periodic inspections. Design criteria utilized to determine the stations waste handling capacity, traffic loading and drainage system capability have been demonstrated repeatedly by the level of compliance the operator is able to maintain at the current permitted tonnage allowed for in the 1993 Solid Waste Facility Permit(SWFP). The Transfer Station building design can accommodate up to 1,959 tpd. LMRF&TS is currently permitted a maximum daily inflow rate of 1,300 tpd of material on the building floor within waste transfer building. The storage capacity is based on utilization of 60 percent of the useable floor space, a refuse density of 350 pounds per cubic yard and an average waste height of 10 feet. The maximum refuse throughout for the transfer building based on a 24-hour operating day, and loading of an average of 24 trailers per day. Each transfer trailer holds approximately 22 tons of waste. Therefore, the number of transfer trucks per day multiplied by 22 equals a standard throughput of 528 tpd for the refuse Transfer Station operation. 2.3.3 TRANSFER STATION TRAFFIC According to the 1993 Draft EIR*, State Clearing House #92092072, the average daily traffic (ADT) was 705 vehicles per day. Based on 1992 records of site traffic, approximately 14% of all trips generated by the LMRF&TS are commercial or "franchise" refuse trucks, 6% are County transfer trucks (truck and trailer), and 80% are general public self-haul traffic (autos/vans/pick- ups). Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division Transfer Processing Report 11 County of San Joaquin-Revised 7/26/05