Utilities Department Solid Waste Transfer Station Update December 1, 2009.

Utilities DepartmentSolid Waste

Transfer Station Update

December 1, 2009

Solid Waste Transfer Station Update

• Transfer Stations Functions

• Transfer Stations History

• Facilities Planning

• Current Situation

• Action Plan


• Transfer Stations Functions

• Transfer Stations HistoryTransfer Stations History

• Facilities PlanningFacilities Planning

• Current SituationCurrent Situation

• Action PlanAction Plan

Transfer Stations Functions

• Provide efficient and economical management of solid waste

• Make the cost of garbage collection and disposal equitable to all residents

• Eliminate thousands of cross-County truck trips– Easing traffic on major roads– Reduces greenhouse gases

• Transfer stations handle about 60% of the County’s Class 1 waste


• Transfer Stations FunctionsTransfer Stations Functions

• Transfer Stations History




Transfer Stations History

• Porter Transfer Station (1972 - present)

• Tangerine Transfer Station (1982 - 1990)

• Tropical Transfer Station (1976 - 1986)

• McLeod Transfer Station (1986 - present)

• Porter Transfer Station– 37 years old– Surrounded by residential developments– Rated at 187,800 tons/year– Currently processing 161,000 tons/year

• 43,000 tons/year commercial• 118,000 tons/year residential

– One-shift operation– Cannot be expanded


• Porter Transfer Station


• McLeod Transfer Station– Lease with the City of Orlando– Renovated in 1986– Rated at 250,000 tons/year– Currently processing 235,000 tons/year

• 185,000 tons/year commercial• 50,000 tons/year residential

– One-shift operation


Solid WasteTransfer Station Update



• Facilities Planning



Facilities Planning

• Refuse Disposal Facilities Plan -1990– Identified need for

transfer station in northwest to meet future growth

– 187,800 tons/year

Orange County Solid Waste Tons

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

1,000,000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Actual Tons

ProjectedTons

Facilities Planning

• 20-acre site purchased– Vulcan Road

• Public outreach– Traffic and roads

impact– Operations

• Decision to delay construction


400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

1,000,000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Actual Tons

Projected Tons

• In 1995 experienced significant reductions in solid waste deliveries to transfer stations and the landfill– New private transfer station

• In 1999 initiated a business plan for the Solid Waste Division– Impact of new business trends– Address financial impact– Evaluate options

Facilities Planning

• Solid Waste Business Plan– Identified additional tonnage needed to maintain

financial feasibility– Flow control was not an option at the time– Pursue commitments from municipalities through

interlocal agreements• Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden required the County to

commit to building the transfer station on the northwest

Facilities Planning

• Solid Waste Master Plan– Initiated in 2006– Identified extensive growth in the west and northwest– Identified need for new site for transfer station

• Purchased site no longer met the projected needs• More efficient and cost-effective to build a large facility and

close Porter Transfer Station• Estimated capacity of 313,000 tons/year • Capacity could be expanded

– Recommended option – NWWRF– Public outreach started in 2007

Facilities Planning

• Transfer Station Siting Effort– New consultant with

design and siting background

– 21 potential sites were evaluated

Facilities Planning

• Sites were ranked and a short list of the top five sites was developed– Three sites in unincorporated

Orange County– One site in the City of Ocoee– One site in the City of Winter

Garden

• City of Ocoee– Amended land use ordinance

• City of Winter Garden– Express objections to

potential site

Facilities Planning





• Current Situation


Current Situation

• Again experiencing a decline in solid waste delivery to our facilities– Solid waste

volumes have declined 17% overall in the last year

Total Solid Waste by Year

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

1,000,000

1,100,000

1,200,000

1,300,000

1,400,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

To

ns

Current Situation

• Financial situation has changed– Significant expenses

• Closed two cells• Opened new cell

– Credit Market Challenges– Reserves– Economic outlook is uncertain






• Action Plan

Action Plan

• Modify Porter Transfer Station Operations– Evaluate interim cost-effective internal efficiencies to

increase capacity– Divert commercial waste from Porter to McLeod

Transfer Station• Makes available a residential capacity of 50,000 tons/year to

meet future growth• Potential financial impact on businesses

Action Plan

• Modify McLeod Transfer Station Operations– Increase hours of operations

• 1 ½ shifts• Can increase about 125,000 tons/year capacity• About 90,000 tons/year available to meet future growth

• Monitor waste volumes closely• Postponed siting of new transfer station

– Initiate process again in 2012

Action Plan

• Develop a Contingency Plan– Economy recovery faster than currently

projected– Acts of Nature

• Contingency Plan– Increased hours of operations– Potential private-public partnerships with

existing private transfer stations

Modern Transfer Station


0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Actual Tons

Projected Tons

Class I Tons by Year

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total Solid Waste by Year

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Tons

Utilities Department Solid Waste Transfer Station Update December 1, 2009.

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