6204_UwharrieMSWLF_LOS_Application_FID1405115_2020429

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H. LOWRY TRIBBLE, JR., P.E.
WILLIAM F. HODGES, P.E.
W. MICHAEL STUBBS, P.E.
R. BRANT LANE, P.E.
CLINT L. COURSON, CHMM
K. MATTHEW CHEEK, P.E.
NATHAN D. DUNN, P.E.
RYAN S. WILLOUGHBY, P.E.
WILLIAM A. GRANICH, P.E.
ROBERT D. HELLER, CHMM
ERIC P. JACKSON, P.E.
DAVID E. BATTSON, P.E.
RYAN S. PETERS, P.E.
WILLIAM M. REESE, P.E.
CLAUDIA M. MOELLER, P.E.
TIMOTHY D. BAUMGARTNER, P.E.
DANIEL E. CHEEK, P.E.
KEVIN G. BERRY, P.E.
April 29, 2020
Mr. Ming Chao, P.E.
North Carolina Dept. of Env. & Natural Resources
Raleigh Central Office
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Re: Uwharrie Regional MSW Landfill—Life of Site Permit Request
Facility Permit No. 62-04
Montgomery County, North Carolina
HHNT Project No. 6703-291-01 / 07
Dear Mr. Chao:
As you know, the current Permit to Operate for the subject facility is scheduled to expire on May 14, 2020. On
behalf of Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC (Republic), we are writing to request that a Life of Site
Permit be issued for the continued operation of the landfill. In support of this request, we have enclosed a copy of
the 2020 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Franchise Ordinance Amendment for Montgomery County, North
Carolina. This Amendment was adopted by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on March 17, 2020
and extends the effective date of the Ordinance to the Life of Site. A complete copy of the Franchise Ordinance,
including this Amendment has been enclosed for your use.
At this time, the Uwharrie Regional MSWLF has an estimated 3 years of remaining, constructed airspace within
the current waste footprint. However, Bunnell-Lammons Engineering (BLE) and Hodges, Harbin, Newberry, &
Tribble, Inc. (HHNT) have been working with Republic on a Life of Site Permit to Construct Application which
covers all remaining cells and/or phases of the facility. It is anticipated that the Design Hydrogeologic Report will
be submitted by BLE to the Solid Waste Section within the next several weeks in support of this Life of Site
Permit to Construct application. Likewise, HHNT will be submitting the Engineering Application in the next
several weeks for review by the Section.
We appreciate your time and consideration with regard to issuing a Life of Site Permit to Operate. Should you
have any questions, or need any additional information to process this request, please let us know.
Sincerely,
HODGES, HARBIN, NEWBERRY & TRIBBLE, INC.
K.Matthew Cheek, P.E.
Professional Engineer
cc: Sherri Stanley (w/o enclosure)
Ervin Lane (w/o enclosure)
William D. Maness (w/o enclosure)
Mike Gurley (w/o enclosure)
Joe Reynolds (w/o enclosure)
Matthew M. Woodard, County Manager (w/o enclosure)
Mark Preddy, P.G. (w/o enclosure)
Tyler Moody, P.E. (w/o enclosure)

From:Chao, Ming-tai
To:Stanley, Sherri
Cc:Mussler, Ed
Subject:RE: [External] Uwharrie Regional MSW Landfill - Life of Site PTO Request
Date:Monday, May 04, 2020 8:39:00 AM
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Hi Sherri:

I will have draft pto complete in a day or two.

Ming

From: Stanley, Sherri <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2020 8:31 AM
To: Chao, Ming-tai <[e-mail]>
Cc: Mussler, Ed <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Uwharrie Regional MSW Landfill - Life of Site PTO Request

Ming-

15A NCAC 13B .0207(c) allows them to request life of site at any time and not within a permit amendment.
Nothing is changing except that the local government has approved the life of site. I don’t see how we can deny.

Also, it is my understanding that Uwharrie will be sending an application for PTC Ph 5 and 6 shortly (2-3 weeks).
We can get all of the plans updated in that application.

Sherri
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From: Chao, Ming-tai
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 5:22 PM
To: Stanley, Sherri <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] Uwharrie Regional MSW Landfill - Life of Site PTO Request

Hi Sherri:

I am sorry to say this but I will refuse to write a LOS permit for the landfill just based on an amended Franchise
Agreement.

The Landfill and his consultant lately submitted the PTC application -Phase 4 in 2008 (almost 12 years ago). The
Facility, Engineering and Operations Plan got modifications through the years between 2009 and 2012. Last PTO
renewal dated 2014 was just a piece of a letter followed up a modification of the protective cover system. When
I took over the facility from John Murray in 2017, I was overwhelmed by the dozen documents floating around,
but not a comprehensive permit application is available. After issuing the PTO in August 2017 (see attachment),
Republic and HHNT criticized the permit conditions are not applicable (see attachment) UWH_PTO. The disputes
had not been settled yet. But I told them verbally at that time, when the LOS permit application was due, they
would have to get all info updated and sent in a completed permit application. Now they avoided to talk me
directly but got you agree (took advantage on you of not knowing the “dirty” history of the matters) on some sort
of agreement to renew the a LOS permit.

I am strongly suggesting you rejecting the application on the basis of Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0207 (b), (c), & (d). Any
update of the required plans in Section Rule 1600 shall be incorporated into the Permit Application.

Ming

From: Matt Cheek <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 2:13 PM
To: Chao, Ming-tai <[e-mail]>; Stanley, Sherri <[e-mail]>
Cc: Lane, Ervin <[e-mail]>; Gurley, Mike <[e-mail]>;
[e-mail]; Reynolds, Joe <[e-mail]>;
[e-mail]; Mark Preddy <[e-mail]>; Tyler Moody
<[e-mail]>; Taylor Scarborough <[e-mail]>; Carly Weber
<[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] Uwharrie Regional MSW Landfill - Life of Site PTO Request

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Mr. Chao—

Attached for your review is a request to renew the Permit to Operate at the subject landfill. This request is
consistent with the conversation Mr. Mike Gurley and I had with Ms. Sherri Stanley on April 16, 2020. Please let
us know if you have any questions. Thank you.

K. MATTHEW CHEEK, P.E.
Professional Engineer

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