3.7 hazardous materials and hazardous waste - Missile Defense ...

Chapter 3—Affected Environment30 million liters per day (8 million gallons per day). On average, thesystem operates at approximately two-thirds capacity and treatsapproximately 20 million liters per day (5.4 million gallons per day). Lessthan 1 percent of the population in Fairbanks is still on septic systems,and no plans have been made to expand the current system. (Rogers,1998—Facsimile communication)The wastewater treatment at North Pole consists of a city-owned aeratedlagoon system. The system is less than 10 years old and has thecapacity to treat approximately 1.9 million liters per day (0.5 milliongallons per day). Current usage averages approximately 0.8 to 1 millionliters per day (0.2 to 0.3 million gallons per day). (Lewis, 1998—Personal communication)Solid WasteOn-base. In 1998 Eielson AFB will produce an estimated 4.0 thousandmetric tons (4.4 thousand tons) of solid waste. Of that, an estimated3.0 thousand metric tons (3.3 tons) will be transferred to the FairbanksNorth Star Borough landfill, 0.76 thousand metric tons (0.83 tons) ofcombustible waste will be used as fuel at the Eielson AFB Refuse DerivedFuel facility, and the rest will be recycled or composted. (Eielson AFB,1998—Recyclable Materials, Capture Rates)Off-base. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Landfill has been inoperation for approximately 30 years. The newest cell is currently underconstruction and is anticipated to be in operation within the next year.The landfill can accept asbestos-contaminated waste, householdhazardous waste, and waste from conditionally exempt small quantityhazardous waste generators. No other hazardous or radioactive wastecan be accepted at the landfill. (Jordan, 1998—Personal communication)It is estimated that the landfill accepts approximately 73 thousand metrictons (80 thousand tons) of waste annually, the majority of which comesfrom the Fairbanks North Star Borough (which includes both North Poleand Fairbanks). However, they do occasionally accept waste from otherboroughs. (Jordan, 1998—Personal communication)EnergyElectricity and Steam—On-base. The Central Heat & Power Plant is themost critical facility on Eielson AFB, as it is the base’s primary source forheating and electric power. Operating continuously, year round, it has anannual production of approximately 860 million kilograms (1.9 billionpounds) of steam and 89 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. With arctictemperatures dipping as low as -51°C (-60°F), reliable steam heat iscritical to operations at Eielson AFB. (Eielson AFB, 1998—InfrastructureManagement Plan)NMD Deployment Final EIS 3-373