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The storage capacity within the MRF is approximately 8,200 CY, which is sufficient to store one <br />full day of refuse under conditions of maximum permitted receipt. This storage will be used to <br />accumulate refuse for delivery to the disposal facilitespeak loading conditions have passed. <br />If the ability to transfer refuse to the disposal facility nears capacity, additional transfer vehicles <br />and drivers will be put into service. In 2009, approximately 6 trucks were used to transfer refuse <br />to Foothill Sanitary Landfill. An additional 4 trucks can be put into use if needed. The County <br />has per -qualified temporary drivers available on short notice. <br />2.8.1 Storage Capacity <br />Storage capacity is based on utilization of 60 percent of the useable floor space, or approximately <br />55,600 square feet. Assuming and an average waste height of 12 feet, a minimum storage volume <br />of approximately 8,200 CY is provided. <br />Assuming a bulk refuse density of 350op unds per cubic yard, this volume can hold approximately <br />1440 tons of refuse, which exceeds the maximum daily permitted refuse receipt. <br />The refuse throughput for the MRF is based on loading an average of 20 trailers per day. Each <br />transfer trailer holds approximately 22 tons of waste. Therefore, the number of transfer trucks per <br />daymultiplied by 22 equals a standard throughput of 440 tpd for the refuse MRF operation. <br />The maximum refuse throughput for the MRF is based on loading 32 trailers per day. Therefore, <br />the maximum number of transfer trucks per day multiplied by 22 equals a maximum throughput <br />of 704 !pd for the refuse MRF operation. <br />MM <br />-- <br />2.9 Disposal of Solid Waste (Non -Recyclable Items) <br />Non -recyclable solid waste is deposited in refuse transfer vehicles, and transported to a disposal <br />facility permitted to receive this material. At this time, normal operations call for all non - <br />recyclable material to be transferred to the Foothill Sanitary Landfill. Other disposal facilities <br />may be used if the Foothill Landfill is not available. <br />This refuse is loaded into transfer trucks through the loading chute at the north end of the MRF <br />using an articulated "clam -shell" loading arm. Refuse falls through the chute into a refuse transfer <br />vehicle located under an opening in the floor above the transfer tunnel. <br />Lovelace MRF and Transfer Station Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Division <br />Transfer Processing Report 26 County of San Joaquin -Revised 8/23/07 <br />