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Creating and Managing Tribal Transfer Stations January 2012
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How many people will you serve? What is your service area? Residential and/or commercial? Agricultural waste? On Reservation only or nearby communities too? Frequency of service? Special needs? What else?
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What types and amounts of waste will you need to deal with? Household waste Industrial Medical C&D Ag or green waste Composting HHW E-Waste Scrap metal CRV containers
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Meet with your community Curbside pickup? Drop-off station? Recycling? What types? Days and hours of operation? Re-use center? What services currently exist? Maybe a transfer station is not needed
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We completed a cost analysis Recycling needs were considered but funding limited what could be done initially We met with Tribal Council and selected two potential sites Created a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each site
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We utilized funding from the USDA Rural Utility Service program Hired an engineer to conduct a preliminary engineering report Selected the best site based on location, view to site, slope, soils, vegetation, existing land use, cultural resources, utilities, site access, location of water wells, stormwater runoff, etc
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Planning steps Feasibility analysis Conceptual plan Site selection Permitting While permitting may not be an issue for Tribes there are cultural resource issues, SHPO consultation, environmental assessment, wastewater discharge, and possibly other issues to take into consideration
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Before our transfer station we had a row of ten 4-cubic yard bins Trash was always spilling on the ground Lots of vector problems Unsightly and smelly
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Large item drop-off was a real problem This was right behind our Tribal Hall
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Large items dropped off behind bins Land contamination
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Should have better planned the operation and maintenance of the facility Hire a contractor with specific experience in engineering and constructing transfer stations We needed more room for recycling Negotiate with the waste hauler for discounts for recycling Hire a good transfer station manager
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