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J <br />THEIR ENGAGEMENTS "IN-HOUSE" WITH THEIR OWN FULL TIME STAFF. HE ALSO <br />NOTED THAT THEY HAVE A WELL EQUIPPED TECHNICAL LIBRARY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL <br />LABORATORY, AND COMPUTER FACILITIES. <br />MR. HOWARD THEN LISTED EIGHT ITEMS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT <br />SOF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE RESOURCE RECOVERY PROGRAM AND <br />DISCUSSED THEM, NOTING THE URGENCY CAUSED BY VIOLATION OF FAA REQUIREMENTS <br />AND THE NECESSITY OF VACATING THE PRESENT LANDFILL. HE INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT THEY HAVE CONDUCTED OVER 80 SOLID WASTE ENGAGEMENTS,IN..BOTH-LARGE <br />AND SMALL AREAS AND HAVE HAD 12 INCINERATOR ENGAGEMENTS, INC_JDING CHICAGO <br />NORTHWEST INCINERATOR, THE LARGEST IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. MR. HOWARD <br />ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THEY HAVE DONE CONSIDERABLE WORK AT CAPE CANAVERAL <br />AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA, HAVING DONE WORK ON STUDIES OF THE ST. <br />JOHNS RIVER BASIN AND KISSIMMEE RIVER BASIN. HE WENT OVER THE QUALI- <br />FICATIONS OF THEIR STAFF, GIVING BRIEF RESUMES TO GIVE AN INDICATION OF THE <br />DEPTH OF THEIR BACKGROUND IN SOLID WASTE. <br />CARL MILLER CONTINUED THE PRESENTATION AND STATED TBAT AS PROJECT <br />MANAGER HIS DUTIES WOULD BE TO SEE THL_ PROJECT IS COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE <br />AND WITHIN BUDGET AND MEETS THEIR HIGH STANDARDS, HE STATED THAT HE IS <br />A TAXPAYER IN THE COUNTY AND GREATLY INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT., HE NOTED <br />THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT A RESOURCE RECOVERY AND <br />MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE DER BY JULY 1, 1978, BUT THERE IS <br />ALSO A MORE PRESSING PROBLEM I•N REGARD TO THE PRESENT DISPOSAL SITE. MR. <br />MILLER WENT ON TO DISCUSS POPULATION AND ESTIMATED THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />GENERATES ABOUT 100-120 TONS OF SOLID WASTE PER DAY. HE THEN DISCUSSED <br />SYSTEMS OF COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND FELT IN ADDRESSING THE SOLID WASTE <br />MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE SHOULD ALSO ENDEAVOR TO SATISFY THE SCHEDULE OF <br />JUNE 30, 1977, WHEN THE LANDFILL MUST BE SHUT DOWN, WHICH WILL REQUIRE <br />FAST AND EFFICIENT DECISIONS. <br />MR. MILLER THEN PRESENTED A CHART SHOWING THE METHODOLOGY USED <br />IN A SOLID WASTE STUDY AND WENT OVER IN DETAIL THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN IT, <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. REFUSE QUANTITIES & CHARACTERISTICS <br />2. ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR EVALUATION <br />3. DISPOSAL SYSTEM TYPE SELECTION <br />4. SITE SELECTION (A) RELATED ECONOMIC STUDIES (B) COST STUDIES <br />2 <br />IDEC 81976 Cook 27 -:::417 <br />