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Chao, Ming-tai
From:Harrison, Susan <sharri21@wm.com>
Sent:Monday, February 17, 2020 3:53 PM
To:Stanley, Sherri; Paxton.Arthurs@randolphcountync.gov
Cc:Chao, Ming-tai; Kirchner, Chuck; Misenheimer, Don
Subject:[External] RE: NCGS 130A-295.6(h2)
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Ms. Stanley,
Thank you for bringing this requirement to our attention. We will prepare the necessary response and submit before
July 1.
Sincerely,
Susan
SUSAN B. HARRISON, PE
Manager of Engineering
South Atlantic Area
sharri21@wm.com
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From: Stanley, Sherri <Sherri.Stanley@ncdenr.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 1:40 PM
To: Harrison, Susan <sharri21@wm.com>; Paxton.Arthurs@randolphcountync.gov
Cc: Chao, Ming‐tai <ming.chao@ncdenr.gov>; Kirchner, Chuck <chuck.kirchner@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] NCGS 130A‐295.6(h2)
Ms. Harrison and Mr. Arthurs,
Permit Approval to Operate 7607‐MSWLF‐2015 (FID 1357255) was issued on August 30, 2019, to Randolph County
(owner) and Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. (operator) for Great Oak Landfill. The permit approves an
increase in the disposal rate for the landfill to 4000 tons per day. Great Oak Landfill is now permitted to receive
greater than 240,000 tons per year and the owner or operator must comply with N.C.G.S. 130A‐295.6(h2) (see text
below). This statute requires studies and research and development pertaining to alternative disposal techniques
and waste‐to‐energy matters. Reports are due to the Section annually on or before July 1.
N.C.G.S. 130A‐295.6(h2):
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(h2) Studies and research and development pertaining to alternative disposal techniques and waste‐to‐energy
matters shall be conducted by certain sanitary landfills as follows:
(1) The owner or operator of any sanitary landfill permitted to receive more than 240,000 tons of
waste per year shall research the development of alternative disposal technologies. In addition,
the owner or operator shall allow access to nonproprietary information and provide site resources
for individual research and development projects related to alternative disposal techniques for the
purpose of studies that may be conducted by local community or State colleges and universities
or other third‐party developers or consultants. The owner or operator shall report on research and
development activities conducted pursuant to this subdivision, and any results of these activities,
to the Department annually on or before July 1.
(2) The owner or operator of any sanitary landfill permitted to receive more than 240,000 tons of
waste per year shall perform a feasibility study of landfill gas‐to‐energy, or other waste‐to‐energy
technology, to determine opportunities for production of renewable energy from landfills in order
to promote economic development and job creation in the State. The owner or operator shall
initiate the study when sufficient waste is in place at the landfill to produce gas, as determined by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Gas Emissions Model (LandGEM),
and may consult and coordinate with other entities to facilitate conduct of the study, including
local and State government agencies, economic development organizations, consultants, and
third‐party developers. The study shall specifically examine opportunities for returning a portion
of the benefits derived from energy produced from the landfill to the jurisdiction within which the
landfill is located in the form of direct supply of energy to the local government and its citizens, or
through revenue sharing with the local government from sale of the energy, with revenues owing
to the local government credited to a fund specifically designated for economic development
within the jurisdiction. The owner or operator shall report on its activities associated with the
study, and any results of the study, to the Department annually on or before July 1.
Link to Solid Waste Management Statutes:
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_130A/Article_9.html
If you have any questions or comments regarding this notification, please feel free to call or email me at the contact
information listed below or Ming Chao, Permit Engineer, at (919) 707‐8251.
Sincerely,
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