PERMIT_INFORMATION.pdf

PERMIT

INFORMATION

February 14, 2024

NOTICE OF PERMIT MODIFICATION

E-mail jtimmons@scgov.net

In the Matter of an Application for Permit by: Sarasota County Jason Timmons. P.E. Solid Waste Engineer WACS # 51614 Sarasota County Solid Waste Department Central County Solid Waste 4000 Knights Trail Road Disposal Complex Sarasota, FL 34275

Attention: Mr. Timmons DEP File No: 0130542-037-SC-IM

Pursuant to Sections 403.061(14) and 403.707, Florida Statutes, the Department hereby issues modification number 0130542-031-SC-01. The following conditions of permit number 0130542- 022-SO-01 are modified as follows:

SPECIFIC

CONDITIONS

FROM TO TYPE OF MODIFICATION

Title Page Existing Amended Addition of Permit Modification No. 0130542-037-

SC-IM

1.C. Existing Amended Addition of leachate storage ponds description 2.B.1. Existing Amended Revised to include leachate storage ponds and the referenced drawings 2.B.2. Existing Amended Revised to include leachate storage ponds 2.B.4. Existing Amended Revised to include CQA for the leachate storage ponds Appendix 2 Existing Amended Addition of Documents 3 through 7 related to

Permit Modification No. 0130542-037-SC-IM

Attached is Permit Number 0130542-031-SC-01 as modified by this Order. The attached permit replaces all previous permits and permit modifications for this facility.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

Environmental Protection

Bob Martinez Center 2600 Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400

Ron DeSantis Governor

Jeanette Nuñez Lt. Governor

Noah Valenstein Secretary

Sarasota County Solid Waste Department February 14, 2024

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

Judicial Review Upon issuance of this final permit, any party to this order has the right to seek judicial review of it under Section 120.68, F.S. by the filing of a notice of appeal under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.110 and 9.190 with the Clerk of the Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of General Counsel (Mail Station #35, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000) and by filing a copy of the notice of appeal accompanied by the applicable filing fees with the appropriate district court of appeal. The notice must be filed within 30 days after this order is filed with the Clerk of the Department.

EXECUTION AND CLERKING

Executed in Tallahassee, Florida.

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Kimberly A. Walker, Program Administrator Permitting and Compliance Assistance Program

Attachment(s):

1. Permit No. 0130542-031-SC-01 as modified by 0130542-037-SC-IM

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned duly designated deputy clerk hereby certifies that this document and all attachments were sent on the filing date below to the following listed persons:

Benjamin Lopez, Sarasota County, belopez@scgov.net Alison Eggleston, Sarasota County, aegglest@scgov.net George Reinhart, P.E., Jones Edmunds, GReinhart@jonesedmunds.com Tobin McKnight, P.E., Jones Edmunds, TMcKnight@jonesedmunds.com El Kromhout, P.G, FDEP PCAP Solid Waste Section, Elizabeth.Kromhout@FloridaDEP.gov Alan Willett, P.G, FDEP PCAP Solid Waste Section, Alan.Willett@FloridaDEP.gov

FILING AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

FILED, on this date, pursuant to Section 120.52, F. S., with the designated Department Clerk, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.

Clerk Date mailto:belopez@scgov.net mailto:aegglest@scgov.net mailto:GReinhart@jonesedmunds.com mailto:TMcKnight@jonesedmunds.com mailto:Elizabeth.Kromhout@FloridaDEP.gov mailto:Alan.Willett@FloridaDEP.gov

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

Environmental Protection

Bob Martinez Center

2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400

Ron DeSantis Governor

Jeanette Nuñez

Lt. Governor

Noah Valenstein Secretary

Permit Issued to:

Sarasota County Public Utilities Department

Solid Waste Division 4000 Knights Trail Road

Nokomis, Florida

(941) 861-5000

WACS Facility ID No.: 51614

Facility Name: Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex 4000 Knights Trail Road

Nokomis, Florida

Contact Person:

Jason Timmons, Solid Waste Engineer

JTimmons@scgov.net

(941) 861-1572

Solid Waste Construction Permit – Landfill Permit No.: 0130542-031-SC-01

Permit Modification No.: 0130542-034-SC-IM Permit Modification No.: 0130542-037-SC-IM

Permit Issued: September 16, 2020 Permit Renewal Application Due Date: July 17, 2025

Permit Expires: September 16, 2025

Permitting Authority Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Program & Permitting 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4565 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

(850) 245-8707 mailto:JTimmons@scgov.net

PERMITTEE NAME: Sarasota County Public Utilities Department

PERMIT NO.: 0130542-031-SC-01

FACILITY NAME: Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex WACS Facility ID: 51614

Updated: February 14, 2024

SECTION 1 - SUMMARY INFORMATION

A. Authorization

The permittee is hereby authorized to construct the facility described below in accordance with the specific and general conditions of this permit and any documents attached to this permit or specifically referenced in this permit and made a part of this permit.

This solid waste construction permit is issued under the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes, (F.S.), and Chapters 62-4 and 62-701, Florida Administrative Code, (F.A.C.).

This permit does not relieve the permittee from complying with any other appropriate local zoning or land use ordinances or with any other laws, rules or ordinances. Receipt of any permits from the Department does not relieve the applicant from obtaining other federal, state, and local permits and/or modifications required by law, including those from other Sections within the Department or of the Water Management District.

B. Facility Location

4000 Knights Trail Road Nokomis, Florida 34275

Latitude: 27° 12’ 11” N Longitude: 82° 23’ 16’ W

C. Facility Description

This permit authorizes the construction of Phase III (approximately 52.8 acres) of the Class I landfill.

The Class I Landfill includes closed Phase I (approximately 55 acres), active Phase II (approximately 63 acres of disposal area), leachate storage and related facilities, landfill gas collection and flare system, landfill gas recovery facility, yard waste processing facility, C&D processing facility, maintenance building, scale house, administration building, a Household Hazardous Waste and Citizen’s Convenience Center, and a waste tire processing facility.

General Information – Phase III Disposal acres Phase III: 52.8 acres Lowest elevation Phase III: +12 feet NGVD (Sump III-1) Bottom liner design Phase III: Double 60 mil HDPE geomembrane and drainage composite with a geosynthetic clay liner LCS Design Phase III: 10-inch LCS piping, 24” granular drainage layer with Hydraulic conductivity not less than 1x10-3 cm/sec, nonwoven, double-sided geocomposite drainage layer

LDS Design Phase III: nonwoven, double-sided geocomposite drainage layer

Leachate storage Pre-stressed concrete leachate storage tank and secondary containment tank, capacity 1.8 million gallons

Two double-lined leachate storage ponds, capacity 700,000 gallons each, total 1,400,000 gallons

Final elevation (including cover) +121 feet NGVD Slopes Phase III: 3H:1V, 5% top slope

D. Appendices Made Part of This Permit

APPENDIX 1 - General Conditions

APPENDIX 2 – List of Approved Documents Incorporated into the Permit

SECTION 2 - SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

A. Administrative Requirements

1. Documents Part of This Permit. The permit application as revised in final form replaced or amended in response to the Department's Request(s) for Additional Information are contained in the Department's files and are made a part of this permit. Those documents that make up the complete permit application are listed in APPENDIX 2.

2. Permit Modification. Any change to construction, operation, monitoring, or closure requirements of this permit may require a modification to this permit, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 62-701.320(4), F.A.C.

3. Permit Renewal. In order to ensure uninterrupted operation of this facility, a timely and sufficient permit renewal application must be submitted to the Department in accordance with Rule 62-701.320(10), F.A.C. A permit application submitted at least 61 days prior to the expiration of this permit is considered timely and sufficient.

4. Transfer of Permit or Name Change. In accordance with Rule 62-701.320(11), F.A.C., and

Rule 62-4.120, F.A.C., the Department must be notified by submitting Form 62-701.900(8) within 30 days: (a) of any sale or conveyance of the facility; (b) if a new or different person takes ownership or control of the facility; or (c) if the facility name or permittee’s legal name is changed.

B. Construction Requirements

1. Construction authorized. This Permit authorizes the construction of the 52.8 acre Phase III of the Class I Landfill and related appurtenances as shown on the Drawings dated April 2021 (Appendix 2, Document 2, Appendix A), the construction of environmental cutoff walls to facilitate construction dewatering and the construction of an infiltration basin to receive dewatering effluent, and the northeast corner of the Phase III area has been modified to phase the construction of the liner system over approximately 0.5 acres to accommodate the existing access road. This permit authorizes the construction of two double-lined leachate storage ponds covering approximately two acres adjacent to the existing leachate storage tank. The ponds will have a combined storage volume of approximately 1,400,000 gallons (700,000 gallons each). The ponds will be constructed as shown on the Drawings dated July 2023 (Appendix 2, Document 4).

2. General Construction Requirements. All construction of Phase III shall be done in accordance with the approved design, drawings (Appendix 2, Document 2, Appendix A), CQA plan and specifications (Appendix 2, Document 1 – Volume II, Appendix B), and the environmental cutoff wall specifications (Appendix 2, Document 2, Attachment G.2.f). All construction of the leachate storage ponds shall be done in accordance with the approved design, drawings (Appendix 2, Document 4), CQA plan and specifications (Appendix 2, Document 3 - Appendix B). The Department shall be notified before any changes, other than minor deviations, to the approved design are implemented in order to determine whether a permit modification is required.

3. Certification of Construction Completion. Upon completion of construction, the engineer of record shall certify to the Department in accordance with Rule 62-701.320(9)(b), F.A.C., that the permitted construction is complete and was done in substantial conformance with the approved construction plans except where minor deviations were necessary. All deviations shall be described in detail and the reasons therefore enumerated. The following documents shall be submitted along with the Certification:

a. The final report and record drawings showing that the liner system has been installed in substantial conformance with the plans and specifications for the liner system. The record drawings must include the results of the surveys of the liner (including anchor trenches), base grade and collection pipe slopes.

b. The final report showing the results of the geomembrane construction quality assurance program.

c. Results of testing of geosynthetic and soil components of the liner system, including the GCL, geomembrane, geocomposite, and geotextile.

4. Construction Quality Assurance. The Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Plan (Appendix

2, Document 1 – Volume II, Appendix B) submitted with the permit application shall be followed for preparing the subgrade and installing and testing the liner system and related components for Phase III. The CQA plan submitted with the permit modification application shall be followed for the preparation and installation of the leachate storage ponds (Appendix 2, Document 3 - Appendix B). The CQA engineer or the engineer’s designee shall be on-site at all times during construction of the liner system to monitor the construction activities including preparation of the subbase, placement of the liner components and leachate collection system, and placement of the drainage and protective layer over the primary liner.

5. Approval of Certification. The permittee shall not begin using newly constructed [describe] at the facility until one of the following has occurred: (1) the Department has stated in writing that it has no objection to the certification of construction completion; or (2) at least 30 days have passed since the certification was submitted and the Department has not responded in writing to the certification.

C. Operation Requirements

1. The facility operations are authorized under Solid Waste Operation Permit No. 0130542-022-

SO-01 and any subsequent modifications of the operation permit.

D. Water Quality Monitoring Requirements

1. The facility Water Quality Monitoring Requirements are included in Solid Waste Operation

Permit No. 0130542-022-SO-01 and any subsequent modifications of the operation permit.

E. Gas Management System Requirements

1. The facility Gas Management System Requirements are included in Solid Waste Operation

Permit No. 0130542-022-SO-01 and any subsequent modifications of the operation permit.

F. Financial Assurance and Cost Estimates

1. Financial Assurance Mechanism. The permittee may not receive waste for disposal or storage in any disposal unit for which financial assurance has not been approved. Proof that the financial mechanisms are established and funded in accordance with Rule 62-701.630, F.A.C.

shall be submitted to the Department at least sixty (60) days prior to the planned acceptance of solid waste in any disposal unit. When established, the permittee shall maintain, in good standing, the financial assurance mechanisms. Supporting documentation and evidence of increases associated with cost estimate increases shall be submitted within the time frames specified in Rule 62-701.630, F.A.C.

All submittals in response to this specific condition shall be sent to:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Financial Coordinator - Solid Waste Section 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4548 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

2. Cost Estimates.

a. The permittee shall submit closure cost estimates, including annual adjustments for inflation, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 62-701.630(3) and (4), F.A.C., and 40 CFR Part 264.142(a) using Form 62-701.900(28).

b. An owner or operator using an escrow account shall submit the annual inflation adjusted estimate(s) between July 1 and September 1. An owner or operator using a letter of credit, guarantee bond, performance bond, financial test, corporate guarantee, trust fund or insurance shall submit the inflation adjusted cost estimate(s) between January 1 and March 1.

c. A cost estimate covering disposal units not previously covered by financial assurance mechanisms must be submitted prior to submitting financial assurance for such disposal units.

d. All submittals in response to this specific condition shall be sent to the South District Office and a copy to the address identified in Specific Condition F.1. or to the following email address: Financial.Assurance.Working,Group@floridadep.gov.

e. For closure with an EGC, the closure cost estimate must include (1) a Site Specific Cost for soil conversion in item IV.13 of DEP Form 62-701.900(28), F.A.C. and (2) thirty years of long-term care including annual inspections of the EGC, and estimate for liner repair, liner testing, maintenance of the soil cover, and all other traditional long-term care items in accordance with SWAP 20-1 Approval of Alternate Procedures (Attachment 3).

G. Closure Requirements

Not Applicable

H. Long Term Care Requirements

Not Applicable

Permit originally executed in Tallahassee, Florida, by Kimberly A. Walker, Program Administrator for the Permitting & Compliance Assistance Program, State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection on September 16, 2020.

mailto:Solid.Waste.Financial.Coordinator@dep.state.fl.us

APPENDIX 1

General Conditions

1. The terms, conditions, requirements, limitations and restrictions set forth in this permit, are

"permit conditions" and are binding and enforceable pursuant to Sections 403.141, 403.161, 403.727, or 403.861, Florida Statutes. The permittee is placed on notice that the Department will review this permit periodically and may initiate enforcement action for any violation of these conditions.

2. This permit is valid only for the specific processes and operations applied for and indicated in the approved drawings or exhibits. Any unauthorized deviation from the approved drawings, exhibits, specifications, or conditions of this permit may constitute grounds for revocation and enforcement action by the Department.

3. As provided in subsections 403.087(6) and 403.722(5), F.S., the issuance of this permit does not convey any vested rights or any exclusive privileges. Neither does it authorize any injury to public or private property or any invasion of rights, nor any infringement of federal, State, or local laws or regulations. This permit is not a waiver of or approval of any other Department permit that may be required for other aspects of the total project which are not addressed in this permit.

4. This permit conveys no title to land or water, does not constitute State recognition or acknowledgment of title, and does not constitute authority for the use of submerged lands unless herein provided and the necessary title or leasehold interests have been obtained from the State.

Only the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may express State opinion as to title.

5. This permit does not relieve the permittee from liability for harm or injury to human health or welfare, animal, or plant life, or property caused by the construction or operation of this permitted source, or from penalties therefore; nor does it allow the permittee to cause pollution in contravention of Florida Statutes and Department rules, unless specifically authorized by an order from the Department.

6. The permittee shall properly operate and maintain the facility and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) that are installed and used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit, as required by Department rules. This provision includes the operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit and when required by Department rules.

7. The permittee, by accepting this permit, specifically agrees to allow authorized Department personnel, upon presentation of credentials or other documents as may be required by law and at reasonable times, access to the premises where the permitted activity is located or conducted to:

(a) Have access to and copy any records that must be kept under conditions of the permit;

(b) Inspect the facility, equipment, practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit; and

(c) Sample or monitor any substances or parameters at any location reasonably necessary to assure compliance with this permit or Department rules.

Reasonable time may depend on the nature of the concern being investigated.

8. If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any condition or limitation specified in this permit, the permittee shall immediately provide the Department with the following information:

(a) A description of and cause of noncompliance; and

(b) The period of noncompliance, including dates and times; or, if not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance.

The permittee shall be responsible for any and all damages which may result and may be subject to enforcement action by the Department for penalties or for revocation of this permit.

9. In accepting this permit, the permittee understands and agrees that all records, notes, monitoring data and other information relating to the construction or operation of this permitted source which are submitted to the Department may be used by the Department as evidence in any enforcement case involving the permitted source arising under the Florida Statutes or Department rules, except where such use is prescribed by Sections 403.111 and 403.73, F.S.

Such evidence shall only be used to the extent it is consistent with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and appropriate evidentiary rules.

10. The permittee agrees to comply with changes in Department rules and Florida Statutes after a reasonable time for compliance; provided, however, the permittee does not waive any other rights granted by Florida Statutes or Department rules.

11. This permit or a copy thereof shall be kept at the work site of the permitted activity.

12. The permittee shall comply with the following:

(a) Upon request, the permittee shall furnish all records and plans required under Department rules. During enforcement actions, the retention period for all records will be extended automatically unless otherwise stipulated by the Department.

(b) The permittee shall hold at the facility or other location designated by this permit records of all monitoring information (including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation) required by the permit, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit. These materials shall be retained at least three years from the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application unless otherwise specified by Department rule.

(c) Records of monitoring information shall include:

1. the date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;

2. the person responsible for performing the sampling or measurements;

3. the dates analyses were performed;

4. the person responsible for performing the analyses;

5. the analytical techniques or methods used;

6. the results of such analyses.

13. When requested by the Department, the permittee shall within a reasonable time furnish any information required by law which is needed to determine compliance with the permit. If the permittee becomes aware the relevant facts were not submitted or were incorrect in the permit application or in any report to the Department, such facts or information shall be corrected promptly.

APPENDIX 2

Approved Documents Incorporated Into the Permit

The approved application documents for Sarasota Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Construction Permit consist of the following:

1. Sarasota County Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Phase III Landfill Expansion

Construction/Operation Application, prepared by Jones Edmunds for Sarasota County Public Utilities Department, Solid Waste Division, dated June 15, 2020 and received by the Department June 17, 2020.

Volume I:

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.31458 7.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

Volume II:

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.31458 9.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

Documents for Permit Modification No. 0130542-34-SC

2. Sarasota County Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Phase III Landfill Expansion

Intermediate Construction Permit Modification Application, Prepared by Jones Edmunds for Sarasota County Solid Waste Department, dated April 6, 2021 and received by the Department April 6, 2021.

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.32408 1.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

Documents Associated with Permit Modification 0130542-037-SC-IM

3. Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Leachate Storage Ponds Construction and Operation Permit Intermediate Modification Application, dated July 7, 2023 and received by the Department on July 7, 2023.

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.36032 9.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

4. CCSWDC Leachate Storage Ponds Drawings, prepared by Jones Edmunds for Sarasota County, dated July 2023 and received by the Department July 7, 2023.

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.36033 0.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.314587.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.314587.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.314589.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.314589.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.324081.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.324081.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.360329.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.360329.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.360330.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&%5bguid=8.360330.1%5d&%5bprofile=Permitting_Authorization

5. Sarasota County CCSWDC Response to FDEP First Request for Additional Information, dated September 14, 2023.

https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.36361 6.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

6. Sarasota County CCSWDC Response to FDEP First Request for Additional Information, Supplemental Information, dated September 19, 2023 https://depedms.dep.state.fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=8.36370 3.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization

7. Sarasota County CCSWDC Operations Plan, dated July 2023, with Closure and Long-Term Care Plans.

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