Allan Gerlat, News Editor

September 12, 2011

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Ohio EPA grants landfill expansion

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has granted a permit to Tunnel Hill Partners LP for an expansion of its landfill in New Lexington, Ohio. The state EPA also agreed to a modification of its wastewater discharge permit.

The final solid waste permit allows for a lateral and vertical expansion of the 544-acre landfill. It will bring the landfill’s footprint to 118 acres from its current 11.7, although it was previously approved for 49 acres, the Ohio EPA said in a statement.

The permit also increases the landfill’s maximum authorized daily waste receipt to 8,000 tons from 5,000. If it took 8,000 tons a day, it would have a life of 11.5 years.

The modification of the landfill’s wastewater discharge permit was required because the surface area contributing storm water runoff to the sediment pond will change. Landfill leachate is not permitted to go to the sediment pond.

The landfill is in Perry County in southeast Ohio and spans Pike, Harrison and Clayton townships.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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