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r DEC 2 1936 BOOK 6 6 F9. J, F 5 ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Com- missioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously authorized the County Attorney's office to file suit on those listed above on behalf of the Division of Utility Services on those listed above. I. Air Curtain Incinerator & Supporting Equipment - Landfill The Board reviewed memo of Utility Director Pinto: TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 1986 THRU: LES BALCZUN, ADMINISTRATOR FROM: PINTO, DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICES SUBJECT: AIR CURTAIN INCINERATOR AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT - LANDFILL BACKGROUND In the normal landfill operations, all segregated land clearing debris and yard trash has been burned in an air curtain incinerator located at the landfill site. The unit is regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) under Florida Administrative Code Chapter 17-2. DER representatives recently inspected the unit and, as indicated in the attached letter, have cited it for excessive emissions and structural inadequacies. The incinerator has been in operation for over five years and has reached the point of deterioration _where it will not operate in compliance with State regulations and is far beyond reasonable repair due to structural failure. In addition, the incinerator is presently loaded by use of a crane. Material to be burned has to be moved from the dumping area to a small staging site where the crane can pick the material up and place it into: the incinerator. This method of operation is not only cumbersome but inefficient in that it requires multiple handling of the material and the use of two separate machines and operators. Further, the crane utilized at the burner is the dragline that is normally utilized in the borrow pit for excavation of cover material. It is presently being operated at the burner because the crane normally used is broken down and beyond repair. In short, the incineration of land clearing debris and burnable materials at the landfill is practically at a standstill and the material is rapidly accumulating on the site. This comes at a time when the closing of the first phase of the landfill is rapidly approaching and we need all available space until a DER permit has been obtained and construction has been completed on Phase II. Use of an air curtain incinerator in the normal operations of the landfill has been invaluable in saving space and extending the life of the landfill. In addition, the incinerator units are acceptable under State air regulations for the reduction of land clearing debris, yard trash, and clean wood. -The landfill life extension capability of the incinerator has been extremely valuable in the final closing stages of the current landfill phase and has probably given the phase an additional one and half years of operational life. In fact, if the burnable materials presently stockpiled for burning had been placed on the working face of the landfill, the first phase would probably be filled to capacity and require closing. RECOMMENDATION Staff has investigated the costs for replacement of the air curtain incinerator and supporting equipment and has determined the following a imate costs: - 1