Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. would first like to request a future permit to begin the pelletizing and packaging of 300 to 500 tons of fly ash for retail sale. Along with this request, we would like to request a second permit allowing us to continue disposing of any remaining fly ash in a Type III landfill, which we have been taking advantage of on our property for the past two years. The amount of fly ash disposed of on our own property will range from 500 to 700 tons.
According to our recent research and analysis, pelletizing our fly ash waste and selling it to the public as low-grade fertilizer would rid us of approximately 500 tons a year. However, we do have the capacity to dump this harmless fly ash on our back 40 acres, an area of land that was classified as a Type III landfill in 1979. Due to a crackdown on the general public and their free dumping on our lot, our forty acres were not approved for fly ash, but now 35 years later the 40 acre landfill is safe and ready for use with no liability to be seen by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Farnsworth is aware of all precautions that the DNR must take to ensure ecological safety in all of the regions it governs; however after some general investigation and discussion with similar companies in our region, we have noticed
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As far as dumping goes, Tom Fleshman of the Richter Corporation, which happens to be located in the same DNR region as Farnsworth, has assured me that they have seen no repercussions for continuing their dumping practices regardless of the sanctions placed on them. Like Farnsworth, Freedom Power Company dumps wood fly ash on their own property. The difference is that freedom compacts their waste before disposal, but the DNR was not aware of this before writing them a permit to legally do
Municipal solid wastes are leftovers made by the population such as food, plastic bottles, household wares and many more. These items referred by most as “the garage” or “trash”. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2015) In the early 1900’s, incinerators were used to burn waste however by the Mid-20th century, lawmakers enacted the first government regulations in an attempt to address increasing concerns about the environmental impact of unregulated waste management practices. With the first waste management legislation being passed in 1965, brought along the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, thus bringing us into a new world of waste management.(Vault, n.d.)
On Florida’s Space Coast in Brevard County, the main landfill that is located on Sarno Road, is expected to exceed capacity within the next five years. Another large landfill, located in the north area of the county is expected to exceed capacity within the next twenty years. Because of the current need to fulfill the waste management needs for over Brevard County, the county has formulated a proposal to put the first cell of a Class III or construction and demolition waste, landfill, that will service Brevard County for about sixty years with the prospect of adding a more cells. This landfill will be located on land 2700 feet north of US- 192, just east of the Brevard and Osceola County border on land the county forced the Deseret cattle ranchers to sell as a public necessity, more than two decades ago, in 1991. The land was purchased for over ten million dollars by Brevard County and hundreds of thousands of dollars has been spent by the county in court, on 134 wetland credits that were required to be purchased by the county, by the state, outside research, maintaining the land, and the drafting of the landfill proposal itself .
Superfund sites are districts in communities that have abandoned hazardous wastes on territories that need immediate removal.In the early 70’s the Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 encouraged Superfund statues in Washington and these statues handle issues associated with land pollution and abandoned hazardous waste on territories .Superfund acts aid Washington and environmental agencies with removing hazardous waste and it also, allows them to pursue people and corporations that own hazardous waste territories. The principles for the Superfund acts include the quick removal of hazardous materials when environmental regulations demand it, bringing legal disputes against owners of hazardous waste territories, initiating communities and states in waste removal processes and developing extended programs that protect citizens from hazardous waste territories .In the late 70's environmental advocates discovered the contamination at the Superfund site called the Love Canal in Niagara Falls ,NY and they also discovered the surrounding territories contained pollutants and abandoned hazardous waste .The Love Canal is New York states first case of environmental neglect by a corporation and this community and facilities contained hazardous polluted water and dirt that resulted from years of accidental spills ,leaks and irresponsible business recycling
Coal Combustion Residuals, often referred to as coal ash, are currently considered exempt wastes under an amendment to RCRA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. They are residues from the combustion of coal in power plants and captured by pollution control technologies, like scrubbers. Potential environmental concerns from coal ash pertain to pollution from impoundment and landfills leaching into ground water and structural failures of impoundments, like that which occurred at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plant in Kingston, Tennessee. The need for national management criteria was emphasized by the December 2008 spill of CCRs from a surface impoundment near
The decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals should be affirmed. The state of Eastland’s waste disposal regulation is neither discriminatory nor protectionist. Historically, businesses and professionals know that licensing requirements and authority belongs solely to states and local governments. A state government does not violate the commerce clause when it sets licensing requirements for incineration and interment of fetal tissues pursuant to its autonomy and police powers in carrying out local activities that has always been its traditional functions to ensure the health and safety of its citizens. Also, a state acts legitimately and fairly when having properly taxed its citizens towards the provision of a safe means of disposal of
Actions are Unethical - Definition of ethical behaviour is broader than just its legality. Organizations have a broader responsibility to its stakeholders which include the surrounding communities and the environment. Government agencies are influenced by industry and do not always prioritize the interests of the public. How can any waste dumping be safe?
Toxic waste disposal should be on everyone's mind in the United States. Even if this problem does not affect our surroundings first hand, it may end up affecting us later down the road. The way toxic waste is disposed of throughout America is not always the most legal way or the most safe way. Toxic waste should be carefully watched, but it is always left to businesses to declare what they want to do with it. Whether they want to dispose of toxic waste legally or illegally, it's up to them. No matter what produced the toxic waste, the waste itself is always the last thought on the minds of the businesses. As long as the waste is disposed of and it doesn’t cost them a significant amount of money is all that matters to them. This should be a concern for everyone in the United States and not just the people in the vicinity of the toxic waste. The people in the vicinity of the toxic waste may be hit with the hardest problems, but we are all at risk. Toxic waste has the ability to move freely and could easily move anywhere in the United States. Toxic waste also doesn’t care who it affects. It will affect adults, animals, plants, kids and even kids that aren’t even born yet. It also does not discriminate against social class. The toxic waste comes and goes as it pleases, but is usually left until it becomes a problem and by that time it is usually going to take a lot more to fix the issue then if it was just dealt with the right way. By the time toxic waste is found, it will have
Over the past couple of years a new environmental issue has taken place illegal dumping, which is astoundingly different than the environmental issues that the City of Houston has been commonly known for, although it has devastating effect. In, fact what is rather unusual for this issue unlike the issues of air pollution the oil and gas industry has little to no involvement with creating the issue. While the city of Houston and Galveston had created guidelines for handling illegal dumping in 1999 the need to address this issue returned in early 2015.
Betty Blackacre is in contract with Donald Developer to sell a tract of land to him for the development of an industrial park. Several distinct issues have arisen concerning an EPA regulation, the Virginia fee structure for waste facilities, and the jurisdiction of the suit brought in NY by Donald Developer. We turn to question the legal validity of the EPA order, the constitutionality of the waste disposal fee structure under the commerce clause, and the grounds for which Betty’s motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction stand.
Because of this brotherhood, Jordan finds further purpose in helping his friends. Even at the end of life, Jordan sacrifices himself to save his comrades. For example, he states, “Think about them being away, he said. Think about them going through the timber. Think about them crossing a creek. Think about them riding through the heather” (FWTBT, 470). Jordan spends his last moments thinking about his friends and even sacrificing his own life. According to this thought, Killinger explains, “The first and basic sacrifice of a soldier is of his own freedom of thought and action.” Although he wished to live, Jordan gave up his life for other people; however, this sacrifice renews his spirit, spending his final moments “waiting until the officer reached the sunlit place where the first trees of the pine forest joined the green slope of the meadow” (FWTBT, 471). He creates purpose within himself to fight against hopeless odds. In his final moments, Jordan shows the existential tenet of creating new meaning.
In Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, privately owned land once stood as one of the most hazardous waste sites in the United States. This site known as the Helen Kramer Landfill included 66-acres of waste, 11 acres of unfavorably conditioned vegetation, and no onsite residents. Prior to the early 1960’s, Helen Keller landfill was a sand and gravel excavation operation, but soon began to incorporate the disposal of waste material for about a decade. After the landfill received numerous inspections and notices between 1971 and 1977, the owner Helen Kramer was informed to cease operation of the landfill. As New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reports indicated and area residents stated, “sporadic chemical
The Greeks invented the Olympic games which is being played in today’s modern world. The Greeks started the Olympic games to add a special sporting event, where they can play multiple types of games in one. “Every four years the Greeks held a special sporting festival at olympos- the olympic games. These inspired the modern Olympic which began in 1896”
The fly ash and bottom ash, FGD gypsum shall be delivered to ash storage yard .
In 1970, when Americans produced 121 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), three-quarters went directly into landfills, one-fifth was incinerated, and less
Hazardous waste and its proper disposal have become a major sociological problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and its potential to be lethal to all living things. In order for the United States and the rest of the world to save itself from a potentially life threatening problem they must fix the causes which lead to the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and like materials. Some reasons that hazardous waste has become a problem in the United States today is due to the breakdown in enforcing laws for the proper disposal of such wastes, a lack of initiative on big companies behalf to spend money on proper disposal, and the ease of disposing of such wastes illegally.