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OFAHEALTH
March 6, 1992
Scott Hahn
Town of Erie
645 Holbrook
P.O. Box 100
Erie, Colorado 80516
RE: Landfill Expansion
Denver Regional Landfill (South)
Weld County
Dear Mr. Hahn:
The Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division (the Division) of the Colorado
Department of Health has received and reviewed your letter of February 28, 1992 regarding
the Denver Regional Landfill (South) expansion.
The review of the application is performed under the authority of the "Solid Waste Disposal
Sites and Facilities Act," Title 30, Article 20, Part 1 of the Colorado Revised Statues, as
amended (the Statute), and the "Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Disposal Sites and
Facilities." The Regulations were adopted for the implementation of the Statute and are
contained in the Colorado Code of Regulations, 6 CCR 1007-2 (the Regulations). The
intent of the revised landfill application is to provide the site characterization, design and
operations plan for the Denver Regional Landfill (South) expansion. The expansion area
is contained wholly within the existing Certificate of Designation area. The Division does
not view this application as an amended Certificate of Designation, but rather as a
substantial change in operations, meaning a redesign or planned construction which would
significantly change the planned design performance of the facility as originally designated.
A substantial change of the planned design or construction of the solid waste facility
necessitates the submittal of an amendment to the Design and Operations Plan, and a
Division technical review.
For a new solid waste disposal site and facility, the Statute requires that the applicant
provide to the governing body having jurisdiction, in this case Weld County, a copy of the
application for a Certificate of Designation [Statute 30-20-103]. Also, the Statute requires
that the governing body provide a public forum to hear written and oral testimony presented
by governmental entities and residents concerning such proposed site or facility [Statute 30-
20-104 (3)] prior the issuance of a Certificate of Designation. The planned expansion of the
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Denver Regional Landfill (South)
March 6, 1992
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Denver Regional Landfill (South) is not an application for a Certificate of Designation, but
rather an amended Design and Operations Plan. Weld County has no Statutory
requirement to implement specific procedures or notifications for an amended Design and
Operations Plan.
As part of the Divisions' technical review process, a News Release has been published in
the local newspapers requesting public comment. In addition, the amended Design and
Operations Plan has been forwarded by Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc. to the Weld County
Health Department for technical review. The Division is currently in process of completing
its technical review. Comments are welcome up to and including March 31, 1992.
Since, the Division does not have statutory authority to require Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.
to comply with your request, it is recommended they you contact Laidlaw directly in an
effort to obtain a copy of the amended Design and Operations Plan. A copy of this letter
is being forwarded to the Laidlaw Waste Services, Inc. They have informed me that they
do not object to providing the Town of Erie with the amended plan.
Please contact me at this office, if you have any additional questions.
incerely,
it
Austin N. Buckingham
Geologist
Solid Waste and Incident Management Section
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
cc: R. Allison, Weld County Planning
B. Doty, Doty & Associates
R. Hoffman, Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.
G. Lacy, Weld County Commissioner
J. Pickle, Weld County Health Department
file: WLD/LAI South/correspondence
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