County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Waste-by-Rail System

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County Sanitation Districtsof Los Angeles
CountyWaste-by-Rail System
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Waste-by-Rail System Overview
MRF/ Loading Facility
Intermodal Facility
Remote Landfill
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Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility
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Puente Hills MRF
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Typical Intermodal Operations
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Puente Hills Intermodal Facility
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Puente Hills Intermodal Facility
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Boundary of Project Related Work
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PH Rail Yard Development Schedule
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Waste-by-Rail Landfills
Los Angeles County
Ventura County
North
EAGLE M OUNTAIN
Joshua Tree National Park
Orange County
Riverside County
Ferrum
Salton Sea
M ESQUITE
San Diego County
Imperial County
Union Pacific Main Line
Private Rail Line
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Mesquite Landfill Project History

• 1992 Project introduced
• 1995 EIR completed
• 1999 Major permits received
• 2002 Sanitation Districts acquired project
• 2003 - Present Design and construction
• 2009 Landfill start-up
• 2011 Rail operations

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Mesquite Regional Landfill Overview

• MSW (residential, commercial)
• 20,000 tons/day (5 trains)
• 1,000 tons/day - Imperial County
• 100 years capacity

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Mesquite Regional Landfill
Union Pacific Railroad
Sand Dunes RecreationArea
Property Boundary (4,245 acres)
Future Railroad Spur
Landfill Footprint (2,290 acres)
Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range
Mesquite Mine
Highway 78
Support Facilities(Train Unloading, etc.)
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Mesquite Development Progress
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MRL Roads Drainage Project
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Waste-by-Rail Development Schedule
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County Sanitation Districtsof Los Angeles
CountyWaste-by-Rail System