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-2- After one year of composting, the composted material will be removed from the site to make room for the next season's yard waste. The finished compost will be made available to the public free of charge with remaining amounts used as a mulch and as a soil additive at the Dane County Regional Airport. 2.3 Site Size It is estimated that the proposed yard waste composting site will occupy seven acres. Its expected capacity will be 20,000 cubic yards. 2.4 Present Land Use The site is located on agricultural land that is owned by the Dane County Regional Airport. The land is reserved for long-term airport development with no scheduled use planned for the near future. Land to the north of the site is also agricultural. Two commercial establishments, a gas statiion and a go-kart track, are located at the junction of Messerschmidt Road and U.S. Highway 51. An auto repair shop and residence is located on the north side of Messerschmidt Road several hundred feet to the northeast of the proposed site. These current land uses are unlikely to be affected by the proposed compost operation. The proposed compost facility meets the location and performance standards as specified in NR 502.02(2) and NR 502.04(3) Wisconsin Administrative Code with the exception of one private well that is within 1200 feet of the site. A setback exemption is requested for the well at the auto repair shop, located approximately 200 feet to the northeast of the site. Proper grading of the site and the permeable base should result in the production of only small amounts of runoff. The nature of the materials being composted and the fact that moisture will likely need to be added to maintain optimum moisture levels make the chance of adverse environmental effects unlikely. 2.5 Potential Markets for the Compost The public will be allowed to pick up the finished compost at the site free of charge. The remaining compost will be used as a mulch and as a topsoil conditioner on the adjacent agricultural land owned by the Dane County Regional Airport. 2.6 Waste Disposal All of the composted material will be given away or used at the Dane County Regional Airport as described in the previous section. As a result, it is not expected • that a surplus of composted material will be stored on site. If more composted material is produced than can be used at the Dane County Regional Airport, area farmers will be contacted to take the surplus. Composted yard waste will not be landfilled. Any trash mixed in with the yard waste will be removed and disposed of at Dane County Landfill Site No. 2.