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Public Services and Utilities <br />Cable Television Service <br />AT&T provides cable television service to the Eugene and Springfield areas. Both underground <br />and aerial cable transmission lines generally follow the main roadways that border the alternative <br />sites. Short-term disturbance of local cable lines may occur under any of the alternatives, but <br />long-term disturbance of cable service in the area is not expected. <br />Solid Waste Collection and Disposal <br />Solid waste generated within Eugene and Springfield is collected by several private solid waste <br />haulers and transported to the Glenwood central receiving station. Waste is then transferred to <br />the Lane County landfill. Operation of the Lane County landfill is permitted through the year <br />2008, and the landfill has capacity unti12050 (Cuyler 1999 personal communication). <br />Recyclables and construction, demolition, and land clearing wastes are also collected for <br />processing and transfer for appropriate reuse. In 1997, Lane County achieved a 43 percent <br />recovery rate for waste materials (Eugene 1999c). <br />Significant Adverse Impacts <br />Although development of the proposed courthouse project would increase solid waste generation <br />in Eugene or Springfield, the Lane County landfill has adequate capacity until the year 2050 <br />(Cuyler 1999 personal communication). Because there is adequate landfill capacity, the project <br />would not have a significant adverse impact on solid waste infrastructure under either of the <br />alternatives. <br />Alternative 1, Options A and B <br />Public Services <br />Selection of Alternative 1, the Riverfront site in Springfield, would not have a significant impact <br />on public services. The city of Springfield currently has adequate police, fire, and emergency <br />medical services coverage. Because development of the proposed project would not expand the <br />functions of the federal agencies housed at the facility, the project would not result in a major <br />increase in the demand for public services. <br />Utilities <br />No significant long-term operational impacts on utility infrastructure or services would be <br />expected under Alternative 1. Utility providers have adequate capacity to meet the requirements <br />of the proposed courthouse. However, local distribution services may need to be upgraded to <br />adequately serve the proposed facility. Given the likely needs of the new courthouse, it is <br />expected that the facility would require either an in-ground vault system or an in-building vault <br />room for electrical network transformers and bus work. <br />Final EIS 146 New Federal Courthouse <br />