4401_ChampionIntl_ClosedINDUS_PollinatorAreasApprove_DIN28543_20171018

ROY COOPER
Governor

MICHAEL S. REGAN     
Secretary

MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
1646 Mail Service Center | 217 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
919 707 8200 T

October 18, 2017

Sent Via Email – [e-mail]
Mr. Tom Richardson
Environmental Remediation Manager
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38197

Subject: Pollinator Enhancement Areas Authorization
Closed Champion International Industrial Landfill
Haywood County, Permit No. 4401-INDUS-1979, Document ID No. 28543

Mr. Richardson,

The Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section) has completed a review of
your request to create Pollinator Enhancement Areas (DIN 28542) at the above referenced facility.
The request was submitted on your behalf by Anchor QEA and was received in the Asheville
Regional Office on October 13, 2017.

The request describes the creation of pollinator enhancement areas at the closed Champion
International Industrial Landfill. The pollinator enhancement areas would include a garden, within
the Sport Complex on closed landfill 5B, that would be constructed by placing 18 to 30-inches of
soil on top of the cap in the general vicinity of the concessions building. The garden would then
be populated with pollinator friendly native flowers and grasses and marked by educational
signage. Additionally, the growth of pollinator friendly plants and grasses would be encouraged
in other areas of closed landfills 5B and 5C, both on and off the cap. Based on this review, the
Section authorizes the development of pollinator enhancement areas as described. Any substantial
changes to the project must be reviewed and approved by the Section prior to implementation.

If you should have any questions regarding this matter please contact me at [phone], or
by email at [e-mail] .

Sincerely,
Allen Gaither
Environmental Engineer

CC: Mr. Stuart Ryman – Anchor QEA
Ms. Nina Veteto – Monarch Rescue
Mr. Lee Hill – SWS/MRO