Proposed Permit: Johnson County Solid Waste Disposal District, Buffalo Landfill

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality sent this bulletin at 08/25/2022 08:00 AM MDT

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Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Public Notice: Proposed Permit: Johnson County Solid Waste Disposal District, Buffalo Landfill

 

            In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1 of the Solid Waste Rules, the Johnson County Solid Waste Disposal District has submitted an application for a major permit amendment for the Buffalo Landfill.

            This facility provides for the disposal of municipal solid waste and construction and demolition waste which have been generated within Johnson County.  The 106 acre facility is located approximately three and one-half miles southeast of Buffalo, Wyoming.  More specifically, this facility is located in the NE ¼ Section 5, T50N R81W, and the SE ¼ Section 32 T50N R81W in Johnson County, Wyoming.  The total volumetric capacity of this facility is estimated to be approximately 1,791,306 cubic yards of solid waste.  The remaining life of the facility is estimated to be approximately 40 years.

            The purpose of the major permit amendment application is to allow the operator of this facility to construct a new construction and demolition disposal unit which will provide an additional 142,000 cubic yards of disposal capacity and increase the total permitted disposal capacity by more than 5%.

            The Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (DEQ) has issued a proposed permit for this facility.  Copies of the major permit amendment application, the DEQ’s review of the application, and the proposed permit can be viewed at DEQ’s Casper office
444 West Collins Dr., Suite 1400, Casper, WY 82601.

            Any interested person has the right to file written comments, including objections on the proposed permit.  The period for providing written comments on the proposed permit, shall begin on August 25th 2022 and end on October 3rd  2022.  Any written comments must be received by 5:00 PM on the last day of the notice period.  Comments must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Todd Parfitt, Director, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY  82002 or submitted using the DEQ comment portal provided at https://shw.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. 

            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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