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CABARRUS COUNTY LANDFILL EXPANSION INFORMATION SUMMARY: There are currently two existing Commercial & Demolition (C&D) areas of the County's ' Landfill. County staff has been working with engineering and financial consultants from Camp, Dresser, & McKee (CDM) regarding a proposed third expansion of the County's Landfill C&D area. The following is a summary of each C&D portion to consider: 1) Current C&D over MSW Landfill Expansion: In 1998, the County covered the existing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with a new C&D landfill. This expansion area added an additional 12 acres and t officially stopped accepting waste in June 2007. Due to the close of this portion of the landfill and the implementation of new environmental regulations regarding how the closure must be performed, the County must spend $1,875,000 in FY 2009 to close this expansion area and remain in compliance with ' state regulations. 2) Current C&D Landfill Expansion: This expansion area opened in FY 2006 adding an additional 6.5 ' acres to the landfill. It was originally anticipated that this area would be able to remain open unti12012, however, the tonnage estimates used in the original calculation actually doubled once this expansion area opened and is now expected to reach full capacity in FY 2010. The percentage capacity is already at 70% complete. If the proposed expansion is not approved, the County will close this portion of the ' landfill in 2010 at a cost of $967,000. However, if the new expansion is approved, the County will close the current and the newly expanded area at the same time. CDM has estimated that it will cost $1,876,700 to close both areas of the landfill. This is anticipated to take place in FY 2014. ' 3) Proposed New C&D Landfill Expansion: In order for the Landfill to remain o erational ast next P P fiscal year (FY 2010), the County must make the decision whether or not to move forward with a new ' expansion area. This will allow C&D waste to be collected until it's close which is projected to be 2014. CDM expects this new expansion to cost approximately $1,700,000. In addition, the County must raise the current tipping fees as shown below to fund this project. These increased tipping fees still remain ' lower than other surrounding landfills. FY 2009 through FY 2010 -from $27.00 to $30.00 ' FY 2011 through FY 2012 -from $30.00 to $31.00 FY 2013 through FY 2014 -from $31.00 to $32.00 ' FINANCIAL INFORMATION: CDM has provided staff with calculations that show the County must have $4,050,000 set aside by FY 2014 in order to close the current and proposed new expansion areas and to remain in compliance with all state regulations for funding future postclosure costs for the entire ' landfill. Currently, the County has Closure-Postclosure funds set aside in the Landfill Enterprise Fund for the close of the landfill in the amount of $4,561,370. County staff is proposing to use this money already set aside to fund the following: ' Current Closure/Post-closure Funds at 6/30/08 $4,561,370 Less: Close of Current C&D over MSW Landfill- FY 2009 (1,875,000) t Less: Cost of New Expansion for C&D Landfill - FY 2009 (1,700,000) Less: Annual Required Monitoring Care Costs - FY 2009 ( 105,793) Annual Required Contribution to Liability - FY 2009 + 511,557 ' Funds Left for Future Closure/Postclosure at 6/30/09 1 2 1 4 Item# 13 Attachment number 1 ' F-10 319 of 408