County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Waste-by-Rail System WASTEWATER RECLAMATION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
MRF/ Loading Facility Remote Landfill Intermodal Facility Waste-by-Rail System Overview
Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility
Puente Hills MRF
Typical Intermodal Operations
Puente Hills Intermodal Facility
Boundary of Project Related Work Off-street Access Two additional rail tracks for project use only Intermodal Facility
PH Rail Yard Development Schedule Preliminary Design Draft EIRSummer 2007 Final EIREnd 2007 Land Use Permit ConsiderationEarly 2008 Final Design PH Rail Yard Construction2009 – 2011 Waste-by-Rail Operational2011/2012
Waste-by-Rail Landfills Los Angeles County North Riverside County Orange County Ventura County San Diego County Salton Sea Imperial County 111 Joshua Tree National Park EAGLE M OUNTAIN Ferrum Private Rail Line Union Pacific Main Line 7886 M ESQUITE
1992: Project introduced 1995: EIR completed 1999: Major permits received 2002: Sanitation Districts acquired project Present: Design and construction 2009 – Landfill start-up 2011 – Rail operations Mesquite Landfill Project History
MSW (residential, commercial) 20,000 tons/day (5 trains) 1,000 tons/day - Imperial County 100 years capacity Mesquite Regional Landfill Overview
Mesquite Regional Landfill ChocolateMountainAerialGunneryRange MesquiteMine Highway 78 Union Pacific Railroad Sand Dunes Recreation Area Property Boundary (4,245 acres) FutureRailroadSpur Landfill Footprint (2,290 acres) Support Facilities (Train Unloading, etc.)
Mesquite Development Progress
MRL Roads & Drainage Project
Waste-by-Rail Development Schedule Mesquite Final Design Mesquite Construction Mesquite Rail Yard Mesquite Landfill Operations2009 PH Rail Yard Design PH Rail Yard Construction2009 – 2011 Waste-by-Rail Operational2011/2012
County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Waste-by-Rail System WASTEWATER RECLAMATION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT