Title
Resolution Approving Conditions for a Life of Site Permit by the NCDEQ for Phase 3 of the White Street Landfill
Body
Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and Provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Department: Field Operations
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Dale Wyrick, 373-2783
Contact 2 and Phone: Chris Marriott, 373-7612
PURPOSE:
The Field Operations Department is requesting City Council approval for the renewal of the landfill permit to the NCDEQ's life of site permit to operate Phase 3 of the White Street landfill in accordance with the conditions provided in the attached resolution.
BACKGROUND:
In 2001, the Greensboro City Council voted to discontinue the disposal of all municipal solid waste (MSW) at the White Street landfill. In 2006, the City began transferring approximately 200,000 tons of MSW through its Burnt Poplar Road transfer station to a landfill in Montgomery County, NC. Today, that MSW is transferred to a landfill in Randolph County, NC.
Since 2006, Phase 3 of the White Street landfill has been receiving less than 10,000 tons of ash and dewatered sludge annually from the city's Osborne Waste Water Treatment Plant. Staff recommends the continued use of Phase 3 for this purpose for the use of its permitted capacity.
The Solid Waste Section of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is the agency responsible for issuing operating permits for municipal solid waste landfills in North Carolina. The City of Greensboro was issued a 5 year operating permit amendment for Phase 3 of the White Street landfill in 2015 under the conditions specified in the attached letter. That permit amendment, Permit No. 4112-MSWLF-1997, will expire in 2020. Staff recommends that the City apply for a life of site permit from NCDEQ in accordance with the following conditions:
1. This permit amendment, for Phase 3 of the White Street Landfill, shall be for the facil...
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