7803_Robeson_CDLF_EmergencyCDLFApproval_DIN27014_20161116

PAT MCCRORY
Governor

DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
1646 Mail Service Center | 217 West Jones Street | Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
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November 16, 2016
Mr. Steve Edge, Solid Waste Director
Robeson County
Post Office Box 366
St. Pauls, North Carolina 28384
Subject: Emergency Vertical Expansion Request, Approval
Permit No. 7803-CDLF-1997, Robeson County CDLF
Robeson County, DIN 27014
Dear Mr. Edge:
On November 15, 2016 the Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section) received
Robeson County’s (County) emergency assistance request, entitled;
C&D Landfill – Revised Permit Amendment, Vertical Expansion, Robeson County Landfill, Permit No.
7803-CDLF-1997, JOYCE Project No. 820.1701.11 Task 01. Prepared for Robeson County. Prepared by
Joyce Engineering. November 2016. DIN 27011.
In response to demands placed upon the County’s construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill,
permit no. 7803-CDLF-1997, due to the Hurricane Matthew emergency, the County requests approval to
immediately accept C&D waste at increased rates and vertically expand the landfill beyond current
permitted limits. The Section has reviewed the County’s request and approves the emergency activities in
accordance with the provisions outlined in the request referenced above (DIN 27011). The County should
notify the Section immediately if conditions change and/or further assistance is required.
Also, since October of 2016 the Section has been in regular contact with the County’s engineering
consulting firm for landfill development, Joyce Engineering. The Section is aware that a permit
application for expansion of the C&D landfill is being developed in accordance with the applicable
provisions of North Carolina General Statue (NCGS) 130A and North Carolina Administrative Code 15A
NCAC 13A. Joyce Engineering has informed the Section that this application will be submitted to the
Section on or before April 1, 2017. The Section requests the proposed application include the provisions
of the request referenced above (DIN 27011) and be submitted to the Section on schedule.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,

Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager
Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
ec: Drew Hammonds – SWS/FRO
Ellen Lorscheider – SWS/RCO
Ed Mussler – SWS/RCO
Amy Davis – Joyce Engineering