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Cam SL. Information for the other disposal facilities is <br /> P P <br /> based on volume and is more general in nature. Late in 1992 <br /> scales were installed at the Foothill SL and began operations <br /> in February 1993 . <br /> C. overall Conversion Factor: <br /> For those disposal sites in the County with no scales, a <br /> conversion factor to convert cubic yards to tons was developed <br /> using data compiled at the Lovelace TS. The conversion factor <br /> assumes that waste types received at the Lovelace TS are <br /> similar to those at other disposal facilities in the County. <br /> The Waste Characterization Studies performed in 1990 generally <br /> indicate that waste types are similar throughout the County. <br /> All waste is transported from the transfer station in transfer <br /> vehicles, which are weighed as they leave. The conversion <br /> factor was calculated by dividing the total tons leaving the <br /> transfer station during 1992 (129,779 tons) by the total cubic <br /> yards received at the transfer station during 1992 (706, 012 <br /> cy) . The result, . 1838 , is the conversion factor used in this <br /> report to convert cubic yard data to tons for the Corral <br /> Hollow SL which has no scales. <br /> The . 1838 conversion factor is equivalent to 368 pounds per <br /> cubic yard. This conversion factor varies from year to year, <br /> as the following table indicates. <br /> CY/Ton Disposal site Conversion Factors <br /> YEAR CONVERSION FACTOR <br /> 1988 . 196 <br /> 1989 . 184 <br /> 1990 . 173 <br /> 1991 . 175 <br /> 1992 . 184 <br /> D. small vehicle Conversion Factor: <br /> Although the Lovelace TS and the NCRCSL have scales, only the <br /> larger vehicles are weighed. Loads delivered in smaller <br /> vehicles are recorded by volume. Therefore, it is necessary to <br /> calculate a factor to convert the cubic yard volume of smaller <br /> vehicle non-weighed waste to tons. In developing this <br /> conversion factor, it is assumed that waste delivered to the <br /> Lovelace TS in small vehicles is comparable to the small <br /> vehicle waste at other County sites. Thus, the conversion <br /> factor calculated for the Lovelace TS is applicable to other <br /> sites for similar vehicle type non-weighed waste. This factor <br /> was calculated as follows: <br /> 3 <br />