Landfills | Regulation | Solid Waste | Standards
Raleigh, NC – Smith Gardner, Inc. is pleased to announce that Stacey A. Smith, P.E., President, has been appointed by Governor Pat McCrory to serve as an engineering member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Mr. Smith will serve as one of nine Board members who are charged with the licensure…
READ MOREDec 16, 2013
Revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Increase Reporting Requirements for Landfills
EPA | Landfills | Legislation | Regulation | Solid Waste
EPA recently made amendments to 40 CFR Part 98, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. These changes may have major implications on emissions calculations and reporting across all sectors, including municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills (Subpart HH) and industrial landfills (Subpart TT). A pre-publication copy of the amendments was made public on November 15, 2013, and…
READ MOREA hearing is scheduled for September 19, 2013 at 3:00pm to discuss proposed changes to North Carolina air toxics contained in Session Law 2012-91, signed into law June 28, 2012. Proposed changes include exemption from state air toxics rules for major sources of air pollution subject to federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) or area…
READ MORELandfills | Regulation | Solid Waste
It has been announced by NCDENR that the policy of requiring a detailed cost estimate with the Potential Assessment and Corrective Action (PACA) Financial Assurance of $2M has been put on hold for FY 2013 – 14. At this time, landfills will still be required to have $2M in PACA financial assurance; however, a detailed…
READ MOREMar 01, 2013
10-Year Landfill Permit Rule Comments Due
On January 2, 2013, the North Carolina Register published proposed rule changes to 15 NCAC 13B.0206, Option to apply for issuance of 10-year permit for sanitary landfill or transfer station (NC Register Volume 27, Issue 13, Page 1272). The proposed changes provide an option of extending the permitting terms for the design, construction, and operating…
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