Precious Metals Recovery LLC RCRA Permit Application Dry Hills ...

10.0 TRAFFIC – 40 CFR 270.14(b)(10)
10.1 Traffic Patterns
10.1.1 Getting to the Site
The route to the proposed TSF is shown in Figure 10.1-1 in Appendix 10-A. From Elko, Nevada
the facility can be reached by travelling southwest on I‐80 for 40 miles to Exit 261, then south
toward the towns of Beowawe and Crescent Valley. From Exit 261, continue approximately six
miles south on Nevada State Road 306, and then turn east onto Rose Ranch Road. From there,
travel approximately three miles on Rose Ranch Road and then turn right onto Willow Corral
Pass, which is a maintained county road. The proposed TSF can be accessed from Willow Corral
Pass, which continues south past the proposed TSF to the east-west Cottonwood Canyon road.
10.1.2 On the Site
It is anticipated that on-site traffic patterns will resemble the depictions shown in Figure 10.1-2
in Appendix 10-A. Inbound delivery trucks will travel along the proposed TSF access road
toward the perimeter security gate and enter the proposed TSF as described in Section 1.2.1.
After registering with security and properly unloading and delivering their shipment, delivery
drivers will be directed to drive around the perimeter of the proposed TSF to the north, back
toward the exit at the Facility Fence. Vehicles will then be able to pass through the main security
gate and perimeter security gate to exit the property.
10.1.3 Truck Specification
Transportation will be provided by licensed hazardous waste transporters. The transporters will
use trucks to transport mercury and mercury-bearing materials to the proposed TSF.
For design purposes, it was assumed that the delivery truck will be a Ford F-750, or functional
equivalent, with a flat bed that has a custom built box to accommodate the mercury-bearing
containers. The maximum length of such a truck was assumed to be 30 feet, with a wheelbase of
224 inches (18 feet 8 inches). This type of truck is a dual axle truck with dual wheels on the rear
axle only.
The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of this type of truck is 37,000 pounds, with the front
axle rated for 10,000 pounds and the rear axle rated at 21,000 pounds. An illustration of this
type of truck is given in Figure 10.1-3.
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JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc. | HATCH March 2013