Pomona Valley Transfer Station

	THE FACILITY IS NOT NEEDED IN POMONA.
FACT	The Puente Hills Landfill, which serves Pomona, will close in 2013. Once the landfill closes, waste will go to operating landfills much farther away thus increasing rates. The Pomona Valley Transfer Station is needed to consolidate waste into transfer trucks that have three times the capacity of a collection truck. By consolidating the loads we are reducing the cost of transporting to a distant landfill thereby managing future rates.
	POMONA VALLEY TRANSFER STATION IS REALLY A LANDFILL/DUMP.
FACT	A landfill or a dump is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial in the ground. A transfer station is a building for the consolidation of waste from smaller vehicles into larger vehicles. These larger CNG powered vehicles will transport the waste for recycling or disposal in a landfill.
	TRASH WILL BE BROUGHT FROM 17 DIFFERENT CITIES INTO POMONA.
FACT	The PV Transfer Station would have a permitted capacity of 1,500 tons per day; the City of Pomona has historically produced approximately 1,000 tons per day. The remaining tonnage capacity would be available for local self-haulers and future growth. In addition, it does not make economic sense for trash haulers from outside the City limits to pass up other waste facilities just to come to Pomona.
	THE POMONA VALLEY TRANSFER STATION WILL COST THE CITY OF POMONA MONEY.
FACT	The Pomona Valley Transfer Station will bring in nearly One Million Dollars in annual revenue for the City of Pomona. More importantly, there will be no taxpayer money used to construct this facility. Pomona gets the benefit of additional revenue with none of the costs.
	THE POMONA VALLEY TRANSFER STATION WILL CREATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
FACT	Nearby residential streets will not be affected. The trucks entering and exiting the facility will have designated direct routes (pdf) they will be required to travel, which include access to and from nearby freeways. The impacts of these routes are minimal due to the existing levels of truck traffic.
	THE FACILITY WILL BE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
FACT	The facility has received “Gold LEED Certification” for environmentally friendly construction. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an international recognized building certification system of the U.S. Green Building Council, providing third-party verification that a building or project was designed using strategies intended to improve performance in energy savings, water efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction.
	THE FACILITY WILL TAKE IN HAZARDOUS WASTE.
FACT	NO hazardous waste will be accepted. By State law, hazardous waste cannot be disposed of with municipal waste.
	ODORS FROM THE FACILITY WILL BE VERY PREVALENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FACT	The Pomona Valley Transfer Station is an enclosed facility that is equipped with a high tech odor neutralizing system and enhanced ventilation system. Any potential odor will be subject to a non-toxic, natural enzyme system that will neutralize odors.
	JOBS CREATED WILL NOT BE QUALITY JOBS.
FACT	The Pomona Valley Transfer Station will create approximately 50 new permanent jobs with benefits that include medical and retirement. All applications will be accepted but preference will be given to Pomona residents.
	THERE WILL BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES.
FACT	The Transfer Station project provides for a state of the art facility on an existing empty parcel that compliments the current land uses. The facility will be the only LEEDS certified building of its kind in Pomona and will exceed the design standards set by zoning parameters. Therefore by improving this parcel you are raising the overall property values.