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The SWDD hired a Recycling Coordinator in compliance with the requirements of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The Recycling Coordinator's primary responsibility is tracking the recycling of the private sector, coordinating the grant program, and handling all of the public education and recycling promotion programs. In fiscal year 1995-96 the SWDD spent approximately $53,811 on the Recycling Education Program. The overall recycling program, including the staffing of the collection/ recycling centers, the recyclables processing and baling operations, and the Public Education Program cost approximately $1,719,195 in fiscal year 1995-96. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides an annual Recycling and Education Grant to reimburse some of the operational and capital expenses for recycling. This grant does not require matching funds but is for reimbursement of expenses only. This fiscal year the SWDD received a recycling and education grant in the amount of $179,152. LANDFILL DISPOSAL OPERATIONS The SWDD operates two separate landfill sites within the 270 acre area of the landfill. The primary disposal site is the Class I landfill (approximately 25 acres) referred to__as Segment II. This site receives all of the landfilled waste except for construction and demolition debris. The construction and demolition debris, consisting of materials illustrated in Figure 5, is disposed of in a 20 acre construction and demolition debris landfill. A third site that the SWDD has to maintain term maintenance plan is the 20-25 acre referred to as Segment I. Segment I was the on the property and it opened in 1977 and September of 1989. under a 30 year long - closed landfill area original landfill site was finally closed in Segment II was constructed in 1989 and began receiving garbage in July of 1989. This segment is expected to be filled by the beginning or middle of 1998. Since this site receives Class I waste the SWDD is required to have a Certified Landfill Operator onsite at all times when the site is receiving waste. This site has a 60 mil bottom liner that is designed to collect leachate from the buried waste within the entire site. The leachate is transmitted by PVC pipe to a collection station that pumps it to the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment. During fiscal year 1995-96 approximately 2,183,000 gallons of leachate was collected and pumped to the West Regional Plant. The construction and demolition debris landfill was opened in January 1994 and is expected to be filled by September, 2007. This site was issued a general permit that did not require a substantial amount of permitting. The state, however, has recently modified Chapter 62-701, Florida Administrative Code and is now requiring a regular permit for a C&D site. As a result substantial engineering is required and much of the operational requirements are the same as that of a Class I landfill. The long-term goal for the C&D site is to recycle this material since in excess of 50% of it can be recycled. Materials that can be recycled include concrete, bricks, cardboard, wood, shingles, metal, and wallboard. Figure 6 provides an illustration of the overall landfill property and its various operational sites. The SWDD currently has a construction permit from the Department of Environmental Protection for the construction of a Class I infill between Segments I and II. The SWDD's engineer, Camp Dresser & McKee, is currently working on a Request for Proposals for a qualified firm to construct and operate the infill. Once constructed this infill will provide a disposal area for Class I waste to the years 2000-2001. 4- :. FEBRUARY 3, 1997