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Gloucester supervisors delay decision on Waste Management request to match DEQ tonnage limits
Summary
After a lengthy review and extensive questions about landfill life, traffic and compensation, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors asked Waste Management and staff for additional documentation before deciding whether to align the county operating permit with the Commonwealth's higher DEQ tonnage limit.
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors heard a detailed presentation from Waste Management on a proposed amendment to the county's operating permit that would align local annual tonnage allowances with Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) limits.
Brian Lewis, introduced as engineering services director for WM, told the board the county's current host agreement caps annual tonnage at 660,000 tons with a daily limit of 4,000 tons. He said the DEQ permit allows up to 1,200,000 tons per year and that, "If we get the 1,200,000 tons approved and we actually hit 1,200,000 tons, it would be roughly $2,100,000 in host fees for a year." He also estimated the landfill's remaining life is about…
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