County narrows North County transfer-station candidates; public outreach set for early next year

Parametrics consultants told the Clark County Solid Waste Advisory Commission on Dec. 5 that a multi-step siting process has narrowed an initial universe of 158 candidate parcels to roughly 14 technically viable sites, with a plan to identify 3–5 focus sites for field study and two preferred sites for environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Carl, a senior member of Parametrics, said the project is proceeding in four phases and that the team has completed extensive data collection and a detailed GIS map used to screen sites. "Transfer stations are essential public facilities," he said, adding that the project uses a 60-year planning horizon for sizing and that sites must be "as good a neighbors as they can possibly be." The team reported the broad-area screening trimmed the list first to 72 then to about 14 sites after…