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<br />lOf2lfR2 <br /> <br />WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD <br />PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF AREAS <br /> <br />In identifying the 28 preliminary areas now under consideration, the Poard <br />developed criteria which was applied to the entire seven-county metropolitan <br />area. Industrial areas which met those criteria were identified as the <br />preliminary areas. <br /> <br />In the Board's subsequent decisions to narrow down the number of areas under <br />study, the Board will be comparing the areas to each other and selectinq those <br />areas that appear to be the best suited for eventual develonment of a treatment <br />facility. However, each area is unique and has a variety of characteristics. <br />Therefore in order to have some basis on which to compare the areas, the Board <br />must select factors, or particular characteristics, that will be emohasized in <br />the comparison. <br /> <br />To illustrate this comparison method using factors, the following examole is <br />offered. Two areas, Area A and Area.B, are compared. Area A has Door trans- <br />portation access but has land use which would be compatible with a treatment <br />facility. Area B has less compatibJe land use, but better transoortation <br />access. In comoaring the two, if the Board chooses to emphasize the factor <br />of transportation, Area B would be the selected area. If compatible land use <br />is the emphasized factor, then Area A would be selected. Obviously, the <br />Board's comparison of the preliminary areas will involve more elements than <br />those discussed in this example. However; it does illustrate the way that <br />the areas will be compared and the role of the selection factors: <br /> <br />This technique is used because it is felt that all areas which have met"the <br />initial criteria test have some merit for inclusion on the inventory. The <br />selection process from now on will involve further examination of the <br />details of each area and a selection, based on this additional information, <br />of the "best" areas. <br /> <br />Factors which the Board may use in this comparison could include existing <br />or planned industrial develooment, transportation access, proximity to <br />residential developments, amount of undevelooed land, city services, soil <br />and aquifer conditions, etc. These or other factors will be identified and <br />rank ordered by the Board on November 4, 1982. Then, using these factors, <br />the Board will compare the preliminary areas and select the proposed areas. <br />