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In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1 of the Solid Waste Rules, the Eastern Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District (ELCSWDD) has submitted a new permit application for a ELCSWDD Transfer, Treatment and Storage Facility.
This facility will provide for the transfer, treatment, and storage of municipal solid waste and construction and demolition wastes which have been generated within the towns of Burns, Albin, Egbert, Hillsdale, Pine Bluffs and Carpenter, as well as rural residents in Wyoming, parts of Western Nebraska and portions of Northern Colorado. The facility will be located adjacent to the Eastern Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District Landfill and will be situated within a 160-acre area, specifically the Transfer, Treatment and Storage facility will be located in the SW¼ of Section 28, Township 15 North, Range 62 West. The total volumetric capacity of this facility is estimated to be 80 cubic yards (CY) with 100 CY emergency storage capacity on the tipping floor. The life of the facility is estimated to be indefinite.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has reviewed the application and found it to be complete. Copies of the permit application and the DEQ’s review of the application can be viewed at DEQ’s Cheyenne office, 200 W 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002. Any interested person has the right to file comments on the permit application and the DEQ’s completeness review. The period for providing comments shall begin on October 23, 2024 and end on November 29, 2024. Comments must be received by 5:00 PM on the last day of the notice period. Comments on this application must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Suzanne Engels, Administrator, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division, 200 W. 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 or submitted using the DEQ comment portal provided at https://shw.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/.
DEQ is now conducting a review of the application to determine if it complies with applicable technical standards for a facility of this type. If DEQ finds that the application complies with the technical standards, DEQ will issue a proposed permit and provide public notice and further opportunity to comment on the proposed permit.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
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