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Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in North Carolina
Greg PeverallSolid Waste Management Services336-723-35512515 Greenbrier RoadWinston-Salem, NC 27104
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Landfills in North Carolina
Industry committed to reducing solid waste through various initiatives, including recyclingLandfill locations decided at the local levelProcess involves public input and controlModern lined Subtitle D landfills are safe
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Current Process
Modern landfills located in open and public mannerLocal authorities control location and size of new landfillsOpportunities for public comment and input
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Federal Regulations
Federal law created regulatory structure that governs solid waste management in the United States.
Congress clear state and local governments, not the federal government, had final control over solid waste management.
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Federal Regulations
Federal laws required the US EPA to create regulatory structure for managing solid waste: Subtitle D regulations. North Carolina enacted a solid waste management program pursuant to the federal law.
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Local Government Permitting
Subtitle D landfill permitting begins at the local level many years before permit applications are submitted to the NC DENR.Cities and counties have authority to approve or deny the construction and operation of the Subtitle D landfill.
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Local Government Permitting
Local approval and permitting includes the following steps:1. Franchise Ordinance 2. Franchise (Preliminary) Agreement
and site identification3. Zoning and Land-Use Approval4. Local Government Approval and Final
Franchise
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Local Government Permitting
Local permitting process includes at least 7 to 10 public meetings/hearings along with additional public education sessions Local permitting costs to private industry can range from $1 million to $3 millionMany landfill projects do not get past this process (i.e., Franklin, Halifax, Forsyth, Guilford, Duplin, Green, Chatham, Union, Surry and Burke)
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Local Government Permitting
Franchise Statute Amendments enacted in 2006 Session to add flexibility and clarity to the franchise processAmendments provided that franchise awarded only after public notice of the location of the landfill
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Permit application to NC DENR
After local government approval, Site Feasibility Study and Permit Application submitted to Division of Solid WastePermit review involves exhaustive evaluation by state and federal agencies, including Water Quality, Fish and Wildlife, Corps of Engineers, Dept. of Interior
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Landfill Design
Environmental safeguards in Subtitle D regulations provide:
Location restrictionsProtective liner systemsLiquid collection systems, surface water management and groundwater monitoringAdvance technology to manage methane Final caps
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Landfill Design
Additional environmental safeguards include:Long-term monitoring after closureFinancial AssuranceOperational qualifications/restrictions
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Private Solid Waste Industry in NC
Annual payroll over $152,000,000Over 3,400 jobs
Capital Investment of over $600,000,000
Annual host fees over $6,700,000
Property tax paid in excess of $4,000,000
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MSW Landfills in North Carolina
The private solid waste industry operates 7 of the 40 modern lined landfills located in North CarolinaBertieSampsonPersonAnsonMontgomeryCabarrusCaldwell
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Privately operated Subtitle D landfills
Private facilities in NC serve principally NC customers
Represents 40% of the garbage managed by NC
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Recycling
Members of the Solid Waste Industry are some of the largest recyclersMajor private recycling facilities in NC, including, Raleigh, Conover, Winston-Salem, New Bern, TroyExamples, Raleigh MRF 5,200 tons/month
Uwharrie MRF 1,000 tons/month
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Industry commitment
Industry committed to providing integrated services to assist in the reduction of the waste streamNo matter how much recycling and source reduction, there will still be a need for Subtitle D landfills for the foreseeable future
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Landfill Gas Program
Twelve North Carolina landfills operate landfill gas (LFG) recovery projects The majority of these projects use LFG for heating and steam In four cases, the gas is used to generate electricity with a total of 12MW (power needs for @ 9,000 homes).
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Landfill Safety
The new modern Subtitle D Landfill is safe In the US, no modern Subtitle D landfill has been required to fund any clean-up costs associated with leaks or failures In NC, no base liner leaks have been detected from any of the 42 lined facilities permitted since 1990
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Summary
Industry is committed to reducing the amount of solid waste going into landfillsThe public controls the current process for locating landfillsModern lined landfills are safe