| How will RELOOC
or the Phased Option affect existing traffic? |
| The amount of truck traffic is related to daily
tonnage limits, which are regulated by agreement
between the County and the City. The Phased Option
and vertical expansion of Olinda Alpha will not
cause an increase in daily tonnage limits. However,
the existing level of traffic will continue through
the proposed extended life of the landfill. |
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| Why is the existing
agreement to close Olinda Alpha being reconsidered
by RELOOC? |
| Olinda Alpha still has unused capacity and can
be expanded with the greatest degree of environmental
sensitivity and cost effectiveness. All the remaining
capacity and potential capacity should be utilized
before considering other alternatives that are less
environmentally sensitive and more costly. Also,
keeping Olinda Alpha open extends the length of
time the County can control fees and, therefore,
continue to provide residents with affordable waste
disposal services. |
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| Are there benefits
to Brea residents that result from the Phased Option? |
| The RELOOC process and Phased Option provides
the city and residents with a comprehensive plan
to address their waste disposal needs for the next
40 years. This is an important benefit. Also, Brea
is considered to be a “host” city. This
means that the city has the opportunity to identify
impacts that it believes should be mitigated for
serving as a “host” to a regional facility.
These mitigation measures have included limiting
the tonnage, hours and routes of truck traffic associated
with landfill disposal. Under certain conditions,
mitigation funds may also be available to host cities.
These funds may be used in a variety of ways to
address such impacts as “wear and tear”
to streets from refuse trucks or for other community
needs such as recreational facilities. In this day
and age of reduced revenue and increased costs for
maintaining roads, landscaping and community services,
the funds may become a valuable city asset to ensure
the long-term preservation and enhancement of the
community. |
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| What is the proposed
new closing date for Olinda Alpha? |
| If the Phased Option is adopted, Olinda Alpha
will be scheduled to close in 2021 rather than 2013. |
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| What will happen
to the proposed regional park at the Olinda Alpha
site? |
| If the Phased Option is adopted, the park will
still be developed, but its construction would be
delayed eight years. |
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| Will there be
any changes in the operations of Olinda Alpha that
will impact Brea residents? |
| No. While we are always striving to improve, all
operations that impact residents will remain essentially
the same as they are today. There may be beneficial
technological advances in the future that we would
like to implement. In the event these advances have
potential new impacts, they will require additional
thorough regulatory and public review and approval
process. |
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| Will there be
impacts to the hills or ridgelines around the landfill? |
| No. The RELOOC Phased Option will not change existing
natural hills or ridgelines. The Olinda Alpha landfill
is already visible from many parts of the City.
Implementation of the Phased Option will gradually
increase the face of the landfill by 100 feet. We
will continue implementation of the landscaping
plan adopted by the City and County in 1993. The
landscaping plan blends the face of the landfill
with the surrounding natural environment. |
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| What is a “host
city” referred to in RELOOC? |
| “Host cities” are cities that have
County landfills within their Sphere of Influence
(SOI) or city limits and may be directly affected
by the landfills. The County will mitigate as much
as possible impacts on the host cities related to
the landfills. Host cities in Orange County include
Brea, Irvine, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. |
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| What is “mitigation”
referred to in RELOOC? |
| These are actions taken to eliminate, minimize
or offset County landfill impacts on a “host
city.” The most common impacts from Orange
County’s landfills are truck traffic and noise.
These impacts can be “mitigated” by
limiting the number, hours and routes of truck traffic
associated with landfill disposal. |
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| What is meant
by “local control”? |
| This refers to the degree of authority and influence
the County and cities have over how Orange County’s
solid waste is disposed of and managed. Having control
enables the County and cities to cooperate with
one another to stabilize and ensure reasonable fees,
maintain the viability of the landfill system, reduce
the risks associated with relying upon other regions
outside of Orange County for waste disposal services
and explore the use of new technologies. |
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| Does
RELOOC consider local control? |
| Yes. Local control is one of RELOOC’s key
planning factors. City leaders play a central role
in working with County officials to determine how
best to maintain local control. As they do this
they also balance the needs of individual Orange
County cities with those of the region. There is
increasing recognition that |
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