Complete Renewal Application for Grasslands Industrial Landfills

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Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Complete Renewal Application for Grasslands Industrial Landfills

In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1 of the Solid Waste Rules, the Republic EES, LLC has submitted a renewal permit application for the Grasslands Industrial Landfill

            This facility provides for the disposal of RCRA exempt E&P waste, petroleum contaminated waste and non-hazardous industrial solid waste which have been generated within Wyoming.  The 130-acre facility is located one mile north of the Town of Bill, WY on highway 59.  More specifically, this facility is located in Section 21, T38N, R70W, in Converse County, Wyoming.  The total volumetric capacity of this facility is estimated to be number cubic yards.  The life of the facility is estimated to be 18 years.

            The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has reviewed the application and found it to be complete. 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 June 29, 2022, and end on August 5, 2022.  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.

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