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Home My WebLink About0403_AnsonLF_SiteSuitComm_20210315From: Wilson, Donna J Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:12 AM To: Bivins, Nathan; Nelson Breeden Cc: Stanley, Sherri; Sugg, William P Subject: Anson County Landfill, comments on the site suitability Attachments: 0403 comments on site suitability Phase 5 expansion.pdf Hello Nathan and Nelson, I've reviewed parts of the PTC application submitted for the Phase 5 expansion, as it relates to the application for site suitability. Earlier comments are in the attached email, and more specific comments are below. Please provide a Site suitability report that addresses the following: 1. Discussion of the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1618. The regional characterization study map and the local characterization map, and a text discussion of the maps for the items listed in 15A NCAC 13B .1618 (c) (1) and (2). Address compliance with the location restrictions listed in 15A NCAC 13B .1622, which are airport safety, floodplains, wetlands, fault areas, seismic impact zones, unstable areas, cultural resources, state nature and historic preserves, water supply watersheds, endangered species. A few specific comments: a. Cultural resources - the original reports and correspondence have been located and are on laserfiche, two files dated 1-1-1998 and 1-30-1996. The original report investigation included the expansion area. Provide a summary discussion of the original investigation as it relates to the expansion area. I did a file search and review of this information, for the expansion, and my comments are in a file dated 3- 30-2020. Files can be found here. b. Floodplains - the landfill waste boundary should be drawn onto the map. Also the map should have a key relating to the floodplain areas, identifying which areas are in the 100 floodplain. 4. Please provide the finalized wetlands permit. We have the March 5, 2020 pre -final authorization, that was not yet signed. 5. A traffic study for the expansion, in accordance with NCGS 13A-195.5. A letter or email from a DOT is Division Engineer for the traffic study, that the site expansion will not have a substantial impact on highway traffic. 6. The EA report: a. The acreage is inconsistent with the information we have for the facility. The facility property should be stated as 875.7 acres, instead of 1100 acres. You can also say that Chambers owns additional property surrounding the landfill property, for a total of x acres. b. The tons accepted per day and year should be updated. c. EA - Hours listed for site operation are not consistent with approved plan. d. Include the traffic study information and letter from the DOT Division Engineer. e. Discussion of wetland impacts and endangered species, and attachments, and references to figures, should be updated regarding the more recent correspondence and permitting, of 2019 and 2020. If you have any questions, please let me know. Donna Donna J_ Wilson t�:�-DEQ7> 1.1'� Engineering Project iWanager, Solid Waste Section Divis2on of, Maste -Management North Carolina D epartment of Environmental Quality 919.707.8255 (Office) Donna_ ilson,c derv_go Physical Address: 217 Nest Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603 Mail- z address: 1646 Mail entice Center, Raleigh NC 27 99 corresporxience le art} from fhs aduiuis is subMI fo the l oWi Cafcwu FUbfc Fkcods Law afvJ mw be dose to ford pWea Wilson, Donna J From: Wilson, Donna J Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:40 PM To: Bivins, Nathan; Nelson Breeden Cc: Stanley, Sherri; Sugg, William P Subject: Anson Landfill, 0403-MSWLF-2010, Phase 5 expansion Nathan and Nelson, The Solid Waste Section has completed a preliminary review of the Permit to Construct application for the Phase 5 expansion. The Solid Waste Section disagrees with the statement that the expansion does not meet the definition of a "new facility." In accordance with .1603 13B .1603 (a) (1) (B), the expansion is a new facility because it will "expand the MSWLF unit boundary approved in accordance with subparagraph (a)(1) of Rule .1618." Rule .1618 (a)(1) refers to the site suitability previously approved. The site suitability previously approved did not include the expansion area now proposed as part of the waste boundary. A Site Suitability application is needed for the lateral expansion. Parts of the previous site suitability application may be used again, and that documentation will need to be submitted with the expansion application submittal. However, some of the siting criteria will have to be updated, for criteria that can change over time, for example, distance to airports, distance to residences, streams, wells, etc. It is noted that the Phase 5 PTC application included an updated wetlands study and endangered species study. For the wetlands study, provide the US Army Corps of Engineers response to the wetlands study and request for jurisdictional determination. For the endangered species study, a letter from the NC Department of Cultural Resources is needed that concurs with the findings of the onsite endangered species study, dated August 2016, that the proposed landfill expansion will not jeopardize the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of a critical habitat, protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The following are the requirements of a Site Study. Refer to 15A NCAC 13B .1618 for details of items 1 through 6 - http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20gualitV/chapter%2013%20- %20solid%20waste%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2013b%20.1618.pdf 1. Local government approval 2. Facility plan, conceptual plan with drawings 3. Regional characterization study 4. Local characterization study 5. Site hydrogeologic report (Perry Sugg is the contact for this part of the submittal) 6. Location restrictions 7. Traffic study. A letter must be submitted from the NC Division Engineer, Department of Transportation, that states that, the proposed facility will not have a substantial impact on highway traffic, in accordance with NCGS 130A-295.5 (a) and (b). 8. SEPA, in accordance with 130A-295.6 (a) The site suitability application is a separate document from the Permit to Construct application for Phase 5. The site suitability will have to be approved before the Permit to Construct application can proceed. If you have questions or comments, please let me know. Donna Donna J_ Wilson Engineering Project jl anager, Solid Waste .Section Division of Waste zVanagoment North CarolinaDepartment of En-,ironmental Quality 919.707.8255 Office) Donna_W son, xcdenr_p! 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