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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4406_BlueRidgePaper_Area6DVertExpPTOLOS_DIN27713_20170605 Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 1 of 13 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management Roy Cooper Michael S. Regan Governor Secretary 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646 Phone/Fax 919-707-8200 Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE SECTION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY Permit No. 4406-INDUS-1984 Evergreen Packaging New Zealand Limited, Evergreen Packaging Inc., and Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc., D/B/A Evergreen Packaging are all hereby issued a: PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT NOT APPLICABLE PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE LANDFILL NO. 6, AREA D PERMIT FOR CLOSURE LANDFILL NO. 6, AREAS A, B, C, F, G & H Located on 1155 Incinerator Road northwest of Canton in Haywood County, North Carolina, in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1, Part I of this permit. Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E., Permitting Branch Supervisor Solid Waste Section Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 2 of 13 ATTACHMENT 1 GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS/INFORMATION Permit to Operate Data Table Permit Status Issuance Expiration 4406-INDUS-1984 Active June 5, 2017 Life of Site PART I: GENERAL FACILITY 1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 130A-294(a2), Permits for sanitary landfills and transfer stations shall be issued for the life-of-site of the facility unless revoked as otherwise provided or upon the expiration of any local government franchise. In accordance with North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste management facility permit shall have two parts: a Permit to Construct and a Permit to Operate. The Permit to Construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of this permit. The Permit to Operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit. 2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the solid waste management facility. 3. The Permit for this facility, dated March 7, 2008, was recorded by the Haywood County Register of Deeds on March 13, 2008 in Book RB 730 on Pages 2386 through 2397 (Document ID No. 4174). 4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or other instrument of transfer shall contain in the description section in no smaller type than that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been used as a sanitary landfill and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the permit. 5. By receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit. 6. Operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 3 of 13 7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for permitting the facility including those identified in the “List of Documents for the Approved Plan” which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall govern. 8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules. In accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g) the permittee shall notify the Section thirty (30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or operator of the facility. 9. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or Individual NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit. Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or federal rule, regulation or statute. Properties Approved for the Solid Waste Facility Haywood County, N.C. Register of Deeds Book Page Acreage Landowner PIN 472 1073 244.3± Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. 8647-76-6665 244.3± Total Facility Acreage Notes: 1. Deed book references are from the Haywood County GIS website (http://maps.haywoodnc.net/gisweb/) accessed November 2013. PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not applicable PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) Permitting History 1. A Permit to Operate was issued on March 28, 1984 for Landfill Number 6, Areas A through G. 2. On January 31, 1986 a modification was made to the Permit for an increase in elevation of the Area F dike. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 4 of 13 3. On February 13, 1986 a modification was made to the Permit for an increase in elevation of the Area B dike. 4. On March 16, 1988 a modification was made to the Permit for an increase of 15 feet in elevation of the Areas G and H dikes. 5. On January 9, 1992 an amendment was made to the Permit for construction of Area A. 6. On October 16, 1992 an amendment was made to the Permit for a vertical expansion of Areas B and C. 7. On April 29, 1994 an amendment was made to the Permit for operation of Area A. 8. On March 8, 1999 an amendment was made to the Permit for construction of Area A West. 9. On February 5, 2002 an amendment was made to the Permit for the operation of Area A West. 10. On December 12, 2006 an amendment was made to the Permit for the addition of Area A Valley Fill. 11. On March 7, 2008 an amendment was made to the Permit for the vertical expansion over Area A West. 12. On July 17, 2009 an amendment was made to the Permit for the addition of Area D South. This permit activity also recognizes the change in ownership of Blue Ridge Paper Products, Incorporated. On June 14, 2007 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. was purchased by Evergreen Packaging, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Evergreen Packaging New Zealand Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Carter Holt Harvey Limited. 13. On October 27, 2009 a modification was made to the Permit for changes in the sub-drainage features, north containment berm and the leachate force main tie-in. 14. On September 7, 2010 an amendment was made to the Permit for the operation of Area D South. 15. On June 15, 2011 a modification was made to the Permit amending the closure plan to allow for off-site soil in the cap construction. 16. On January 8, 2014 an amendment was made to the Permit for construction of Area D-North. 17. On February 11, 2015 a modification was made to the Permit for operation of Area D-North. 18. On June 5, 2017 a modification was made to the Permit for operation of the Vertical Increase over Landfill No. 6, Area-D. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 5 of 13 List of Documents for the Approved Plan The descriptions of previous/historical documents may be found in the Permit to Operate issued February 11, 2015, DIN 22871. DOCUMENT ID NO. DOCUMENT NAME 20341 Environmental Monitoring Plan, Landfill No. 6. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. August 2013. Revised December 2013. 20342 Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan, Landfill No. 6. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. November 2013. 22722 Landfill No. 6, Area D-North, Construction Documentation Report. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. December 2014 22723 Landfill No. 6, Area D-North, Construction Record Drawings. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. December 2014 22724 Operations & Maintenance Manual, Landfill No. 6. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Revised December 2014. No. Permit Type Date Issued DOC ID 1. Original Permit to Operate March 28, 1984 4104 2. Permit Modification January 31, 1986 3. Permit Modification February 13, 1986 4. Permit Modification March 16, 1998 5. Permit Amendment January 9, 1992 6. Permit Amendment October 16, 1992 7. Permit Amendment April 29, 1994 8. Permit Amendment March 8, 1999 9. Permit Amendment February 5, 2002 10. Permit Amendment December 12, 2006 785 11. Permit Amendment March 7, 2008 4058 12. Permit Amendment July 17, 2009 7823 13. Permit Modification October 27, 2009 8791 14. Permit Amendment September7, 2010 11317 15. Permit Modification June 15, 2011 14133 16. Permit Amendment January 8, 2014 20097 17. Permit Modification February 11, 2015 22871 18. Permit Modification June 5, 2017 27713 Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 6 of 13 27269 Stormwater Management Plan for Landfill No. 6 Area D Vertical Increase. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. November 2016. 27270 Slope Stability Evaluation for Landfill No. 6 Area D Vertical Increase. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. November 2016. 27712 Operations & Maintenance Manual, Landfill No. 6, Area D Vertical Increase. Prepared by: Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Prepared for: Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. November 2016. Revised May 2017 PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable - End of Section - Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 7 of 13 ATTACHMENT 2 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT PART I: GENERAL FACILITY Not Applicable PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Not Applicable - End of Section- Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 8 of 13 ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE PART I: GENERAL FACILITY 1. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the Sedimentation Control Act N.C.G.S. 113A-50, et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A NCAC 4. 2. The edge of the waste footprint for all disposal units must be identified with permanent physical markers. 3. The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent disposal, municipal solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government that by ordinance: a. Prohibits generators or collectors of municipal solid waste from disposing of that type or form of municipal solid waste. b. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or form of municipal solid waste. 4. Copies of this permit, the approved plans and all records required to be maintained by the permittee must be maintained at the facility, unless otherwise approved by the Section, and made available to the Section upon request during normal business hours. 5. Financial assurance as required by state rules and statutes must be continuously maintained for the duration of the facility in accordance with applicable rules and statutes. Closure and Post-Closure cost estimates and financial instruments must be updated annually. 6. Closure or partial closure of any unit must be in accordance with the Closure Plans described in the approved plans and applicable rules and statutes. Revised Closure Plans must be submitted to the Division at least 90 days prior to implementation. Operational Requirements 7. This facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated by Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. as defined in G.S. 130-290 (a)(18a) and (35), except where prohibited by the N. C. General Statues Article 9 of Chapter 130A, and the rules adopted by the Commission for Health Services. 8. The facility operator must complete an approved operator training course in compliance with G.S. 130A-309.25. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 9 of 13 a. A responsible individual certified in landfill operations must be on-site during all operating hours of the facility at all times while open for public use to ensure compliance with operational requirements. b. All pertinent landfill-operating personnel must receive training and supervision necessary to properly operate the landfill units in accordance with G.S. 130A- 309.25 and addressed by memorandum dated November 29, 2000. 9. Alternative daily cover materials and methods must be used in accordance with the approved plans and Solid Waste Section guidelines. Any alternative daily cover materials or methods not previously approved by the Section require review and approval before use. In these cases, a request for use must include a plan detailing the comprehensive use and a demonstration of the effectiveness of the alternative daily cover. The plan must be developed according to Section guidelines. Plans which are approved by the Section will be incorporated into, and made a part of, the approved documents listed in Attachment 1. 10. The facility must maintain records for all solid waste materials accepted as alternative cover material and used as alternate daily cover. The records must include: the date of receipt, weight of material, general description of the material, identity of the generator and transporter, and county of origin. Such records must be made available to the Solid Waste Section upon request. Monitoring and Reporting Requirements 11. Groundwater, surface water, and landfill gas monitoring locations must be established and monitored as identified in the approved plans. 12. A licensed geologist must be present to supervise the installation of groundwater monitoring wells. The exact locations, screened intervals, and nesting of the wells must be established after consultation with the SWS Hydrogeologist at the time of well installation. 13. Ground water monitoring wells and surface water sampling locations must be sampled for Appendix I constituents at least semi-annually according to the specifications outlined in the approved water quality monitoring plan and the current policies and guidelines of the Section in effect at the time of sampling. 14. Landfill gas monitoring wells must be sampled for explosive gases at least quarterly and according to specifications outlined in the approved landfill gas monitoring plan and current policies and guidelines of the Section in effect at the time of sampling. 15. Reports of the analytical data for each monitoring event must be submitted to the Section within 120 days of the respective sampling event. Analytical data must be submitted in a manner prescribed by the Section. Records of all groundwater, surface water, and leachate analytical data must be kept as part of the permanent facility record. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 10 of 13 16. Untreated leachate must be sampled and analyzed at least semi-annually concurrently with the groundwater water and surface water sampling, one sample per event. The leachate must be analyzed for the same constituents as the groundwater monitoring wells and surface water monitoring locations as specified in the approved monitoring plan. Test results must be submitted to the Section along with groundwater and surface water test results. In the event leachate is recirculated, additional leachate sampling may be required. 17. A readily accessible unobstructed path must be cleared and maintained so that four-wheel vehicles may access monitoring well locations at all times. 18. A field log book which details all development, sampling, repair, and all other pertinent activities associated with each monitoring well and all sampling activities associated with each surface water and leachate sampling location must be kept as part of the permanent facility record. 19. All well construction records and soil boring logs for new wells must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section Hydrogeologist for review within 30 days of completion. 20. The owner or operator must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the landfill unit, compiled on a monthly basis. Scales must be used to weigh the amount of waste received. 21. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section. a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received and landfilled in tons and be compiled: i) On a monthly basis. ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin. iii) By specific waste type. iv) By disposal location within the facility. v) By diversion to alternative management facilities. c. A measurement of volume utilized in the landfill cells must be performed during the second quarter of the calendar year. The date and volumes, in cubic yards, must be included in the report. d. The amount of waste, in tons from scale records, disposed in landfill cells from October 8, 1993 through the date of the annual volume survey must be included in the report. Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 11 of 13 e. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Waste Management Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. f. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the Regional Waste Management Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) 22. This Permit approval is for the operation of Area D of Landfill No. 6, as well as the onsite environmental management and protection facilities as described in the approved plans. 23. This permit is for operational approval of a remaining gross capacity of approximately 1,580,000 cubic yards in Area D. The facility is approved for an average annual disposal rate of approximately 450,000 cubic yards per year as set forth in Attachment 1, Part IV: “List of Documents for the Approved Plan”. The maximum variance should be in accordance with GS 130A-294(b1)(1) and consistent with local government approval. 24. The following table lists the estimated gross capacity, acreage and status details for the landfill units. Gross capacity is defined as the calculated volume from the elevation of initial waste placement to the top of the final cover. Unit Acres Gross capacity (cubic yards) Status Area B-Upper 4.1 Data not available Completed Area B-Lower 6.7 Data not available Completed Area C-Upper 6.8 Data not available Completed Area C-Lower 8.9 Data not available Completed Area F 4.6 Data not available Completed Area G 2.0 Data not available Completed Area H 5.4 Data not available Completed Area A-East 14.7 1,541,000 Completed Area A-West 15.0 1,623,000 Completed Area D-South 11.3 1,000,000 Operational Area D-North 17.6 1,043,000 Operational Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 12 of 13 Area D (vertical) N/A 1,130,000 Operational Area E 12.0 770,000 Future Area E (vertical) N/A 1,210,000 Future Total 109.1 8,317,000 25. The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility: hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by G.S. 130A-309.10(f). 26. The leachate collection system must be maintained in accordance with the leachate management plan. The plan shall include provisions for periodic cleaning and visual inspection. Documentation of the inspections, and cleaning and monitoring must be included in the operating records of the facility and provided to the Department upon request. PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART VI - TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART VII- MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Not Applicable - End of Section- Facility Permit No: 4406-INDUS-1984 Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. Issuance Date: June 5, 2017 Doc ID: 27713 Page 13 of 13 ATTACHMENT 4 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT FOR CLOSURE PART I: GENERAL FACILITY Not Applicable PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) 27. Landfill No. 6, Areas A-East, A-West, Valley Fill, B, C, F, G and H have been constructed and closed according the approved plan. Post-closure maintenance and monitoring of the landfill unit must be conducted in accordance with the approved plans and the N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules. 28. The permittee must maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the cap system, including making repairs to the cover as necessary to correct the effects of settlement, subsidence, erosion, or other events, and prevent surface water from impounding over waste and run- on and run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the cap system. In addition, a vegetative cover of native grasses must be maintained and mowed regularly. 29. Post-closure use of the property is subject to review and approval by the Division and must not disturb the integrity of the cap system, or the function of the monitoring systems. The Division may approve any other disturbance if the owner or operator demonstrates that disturbance of the cap system, including any removal of waste, will not increase the potential threat to human health or the environment. 30. The permittee must maintain a record of all monitoring events and analytical data. Reports of the sampling events and analytical data must be submitted to the Section in a timely manner. 31. Any proposed expansion to the closed landfill units will be considered a new landfill for purposes of Solid Waste Management permitting. PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)-Not Applicable PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)-Not Applicable PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT-Not Applicable - End of Permit Conditions -