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7/6/23, 4:19 PM <br />to the site. <br />Print/Preview <br />This new site will allow for the replacement of our aging transfer station and compost facility. This <br />replacement will allow the design to match current and future foreseen material diversion requirements <br />and goals as well as composting diversion aligning with WA House Bill 1799. The size of the new site allows <br />for thoughtful, safe traffic patterns to be incorporated which will reduce queuing time and increase safety <br />through traffic separation of commercial and private vehicles. The redesign and new site size in concert will <br />allow for a transfer building to be scaled to the anticipated growth of the regional population. <br />The regional area population growth has also resulted in a necessary increase to the design size of the <br />moderate risk waste (MRW) facility. This facility will provide safe storage for household hazardous waste, <br />including waste paint, batteries, and other hazardous chemicals. To meet the needs of the projected <br />population size and accommodate changing fire code requirements while maintaining safe segregation <br />needs, the MRW facility has doubled in design size, which has also increased the size of the fire protection <br />system and the fire contact water containment capacity. <br />The site soils discovered in the geotechnical report were found to be unsuitable to provide foundational <br />support to the transfer building. The soils will need to be excavated and removed from the site and suitable <br />foundational soils will be imported prior to construction of the transfer building. <br />12. Does this project fully resolve the problem/opportunity? <br />If not, how do you plan to resolve it? <br />The new transfer facility on the identified site will give us ample space to accommodate regional growth for <br />the next 30 years. This site will also allow for additional space to accommodate composting diversion per <br />WA House Bill 1799 and increased material diversion. The new moderate risk waste building will <br />accommodate additional household hazardous waste streams, allowing for increased diversion and forward <br />capacity to support extended producer responsibility. The funding will also ensure that the unsuitable soils <br />on site will be properly removed and a new transfer building will be constructed in the safest manner <br />possible. <br />The new site is located outside of the floodplain of the river and will not experience the annual sitewide <br />flooding to which the current site is subject. <br />13. Please describe the outcomes or benefits that are anticipated with the proposed solution. <br />Please include any information regarding the reduction of overall cost of the system affected. <br />Upon completion, the project will provide an updated transfer facility. This updated facility will provide <br />sufficient space to accommodate the growing population of the Kittitas County region, as well as the <br />flexibility to design and construct a modern transfer facility that includes increased material diversion <br />spaces, hazardous household waste management and diversion spaces, increased traffic space enhancing <br />site safety, and a site that poses less of a risk to the ecosystem surrounding, as the annual sitewide flooding <br />events will be eliminated. <br />14. How will long term sustainability of the finished project and its associated outcomes be <br />achieved? <br />Long term sustainability options and associated implementation actions were summarized in Chapter 4. <br />Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting in the Solid Waste Management Plan which was finalized in July <br />of 2020. Specifically in relation to the new transfer station, in section 4.4.2.1 Composting Facility, the <br />upgrade of composting methodology is described to increase the speed of the composting process by using <br />aerated static pile composting. <br />Kittitas County Solid Waste will be investigating feasibility of maximizing solar potential in relation to the <br />new transfer station campus with the design consultant once the design contract is awarded. <br />Additionally, Chapter 8. Moderate Risk Waste (MRW) in the Solid Waste Management Plan discusses the <br />types of MRW and the current collection methods/locations. Additionally, in section 8.7.1, the options for <br />https://www.zoomgrants.com/printprop.asp?rfpidu=948F1 HME2F4779858B15D4C80F77AA&propidu=35489FB76EC347078DAB7C253F284756... 12/21 <br />