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population and economic growth. Revising the permit will allow the County to <br /> continue serving the growing needs of our community in the future. <br /> Increasing the landfill height will also minimize future disposal costs. Modern <br /> landfills like the North County Landfill include multiple layers of containment, <br /> control and monitoring. These features ensure the safety of County citizens and of <br /> the environment, but they are expensive. Increasing the height of the landfill will <br /> increase its capacity by about 70 percent without significantly increasing the cost to <br /> use the landfill. <br /> Increasing the permitted disposal (tons per day) will allow the facility to continue <br /> providing the services needed by County residents. The facility presently receives <br /> an average of about 600 tons of refuse per day, but peak disposal days in the recent <br /> past sometimes exceeded the permit limit of 825 tons per day. Once the permit limit <br /> is reached, the landfill must turn away customers and close for the day. <br /> 3. Have all environmental requirements been fulfilled for this permit <br /> change? <br /> Yes. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was accepted as complete by the <br /> Board of Supervisors in December 2006. This report evaluated the various impacts <br /> of the permit revision, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, Geology <br /> and soils, Hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, Land use, <br /> planning and agriculture, noise, population and housing, public services and utilities, <br /> recreation, traffic noise, and aesthetics. A meeting for public comment was held in <br /> Lockeford in October 2006. <br /> 4. Are there any significant environmental impacts to this permit revision? <br /> The single impact that might be considered "significant" is the effect on the scenic <br /> views due to the height increase. This impact was lessened by reducing the height <br /> of the landfill by 100 feet and by future planting screening vegetation along the <br /> Harney Lane property boundary where such planting will not conflict with wetlands. <br /> This planting is to be started within one year of the approval of the permit revision. <br /> The impact of this permit revision is much less than siting a new landfill because <br /> this permit revision does not require using any more land. <br />