Slide 1: Speaker Introduction
Speaker Introduction • John Perkey: Vice President – Compliance and Government Affairs, Waste Connections • Corey Judd: District Manager, Dunn Mine and C&D Facility • Curt Taylor: Region Engineer, Waste Connections • Amy Knight: Consulting Engineer, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Landscape Archi
Slide 2: Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks • DEC Environmental Permit Review Process • Public Participation • Time Limit – 2 minutes per speaker • Order: • In-Person • Zoom Participants • PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME • Additional Opportunities to Comment • Summer/Fall Meeting – Date/Time To Be Determined and Notice Provided • Writt
Slide 3: History of Facility
History of Facility • Sand and Gravel Mining since 1800s • Mine Reclamation – Grading with construction and demolition debris fill (Landfill) approved by NYSDEC in 2012. • Landfill Operations • Construction began in 2014 • Landfilling began in 2015 • Mining and Landfill Operations Continue
Slide 4: Ongoing Operations
Ongoing Operations 6NYCRR360.2(b)(61) Construc tion and demolition debris or C&D debris means waste resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition of • Sand and Gravel Mining/Export structures, buildings and • Grading at Construction Projects roads. C&D debris includes • Asphalt Prod
Slide 5: Environmental Controls - Water
Environmental Controls - Water • Baseliner System Protects Groundwater • Composite Liner – Low Permeability Clay and High Density Polyethylene Membrane • Constructed to high standards to protect groundwater • Water Quality Monitoring (Facility AND NYSDEC) • Groundwater Wells Upgradient and Downgradi
Slide 6: Environmental Controls - Air
Environmental Controls - Air • Gas Collection and Control System Controls Odors • Vacuum applied to Collection Wells Installed throughout C&D Fill Areas • Collected gases are combusted in a flare • Controls odors • Destroys pollutants including greenhouse gases • Air Quality Monitoring (Facility AND
Slide 7: Environmental Controls - Dust/Litter
Environmental Controls – Dust/Litter • Waste Covered Daily • Progressive Vegetation in Inactive Areas • Hydromulching • Seeding and Erosion Control Matting • Litter Fencing • Stone surfacing of Roads • Limited Mine Configuration March - May • Water and Calcium Applications • Facility Shutdowns in hi
Slide 8: Additional Environmental Controls
Additional Environmental Controls • Full Time On-Site Monitor • Works for/reports to NYSDEC • Costs invoiced to the Facility • Truck Noise • No Jake Brakes • Truck Count Limit • Trucks subject to noise standards of NYSDOT and local law enforcement • 24-Hour Contact Line • (518) 292-0449 • Third-Part
Slide 9: Economic/Fiscal Benefits
Economic/Fiscal Benefits S.A Dunn is proud of the contribution it has made to Rensselaer, the broader Capital Region and New York State as a whole, both in terms of providing a vital service and in expanding and improving economic conditions. • Annual operations support 73 jobs • Total annual econom
Slide 10: Pending Application
Pending Application • Permit Renewal • No Changes proposed to Mining or C&D Operations • Permit Modification • Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Berm • Provides Screening of Operations from Areas North of the Facility • Reduces Waste Footprint AND Capacity
Slide 11: Site plan of proposed landfill phases and limits
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Slide 12: MSE Landfill Berms
MSE Landfill Berms • Right (2 photos) – 4 years after construction in NE Pennsylvania • Left (3 photos) – Ongoing 2022 construction in Albany County • Taller/steeper earthen berms constructed using highly engineered geogrid reinforcing
Slide 13: Line-of-Sight Cross Sections
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Slide 14: Public Comment
Public Comment • Zoom Participants • If you wish to speak, please use the “Raise Hand” function. At the bottom of your Zoom screen, you will see a “Raise Hand” option. • Please click “Raise Hand”. • We will call on you and unmute you once it is your turn. • If you are participating on your phone onl
Slide 15: Additional Opportunities to Comment
Additional Opportunities to Comment • Additional Opportunities to Comment • Summer/Fall Meeting – Date/Time To Be Determined and Notice Provided • Written or verbal: • Email: Dunn.Public@wasteconnections.com • PH: (518) 243-8015