Cherokee Run Landfill, Inc., in Logan County, is seeking Ohio EPA's permission to construct an expansion adjacent to its existing landfill. The current location is located on the east side of U.S. Route 68, approximately two miles north of U.S. Route 33. The proposed expansion would to be located approximately 200 yards southwest of the currently operating landfill. The proposed new unit would be 94.8 acres and hold approximately 18.2 million cubic yards of waste.

At the 2007 average waste acceptance rate of 1,873 tons per day, the landfill would have an expected life of 49.8 years. At 4,500 tons per day, which is the maximum amount of waste receipt allowed per day, the landfill would have an expected life of 12.7 years.

The application requests Ohio EPA grant the landfill an exemption request from a state rule that prohibits a landfill from being located above an unconsolidated aquifer system capable of sustaining a yield of 100 gallons per minute for a 24-hour period.

To prevent the migration of liquid from the landfill, the facility proposes to install a double composite liner system. The proposed system's primary and secondary liner would be comprised of recompacted clay soils, geosynthetic bentonite liner and high-density polyethylene geomembrane.

Ohio law requires the permit applicant to hold a public meeting to describe the proposed project. The applicant's meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., September 10, 2008, at the Bellefontaine Airport, 3100 SR 47 West, Bellefontaine. Ohio EPA will hold its own public meeting at a later date to be announced.

After the applicant's meeting, Ohio EPA will begin to review the permit application and notify the applicant if there are any problems or deficiencies in the application. The applicant then has the opportunity to correct the proposal. If Ohio EPA deems the permit application to be complete and in compliance with Ohio's solid waste laws, the Agency would issue a draft solid waste permit. In order to construct this project, the applicant also would need an air permit-to-install, which would be subject to Ohio EPA review and must comply with all Ohio air pollution control laws.

If Ohio EPA issues a draft solid waste permit, it would trigger an official 30-day public comment period and an Ohio EPA public hearing. The documents noted above are public records. The application and correspondence related to the application are available for review at Ohio EPA's Dayton office, 401 E. Fifth St., Dayton by first calling Sally Brown at (937) 285-6357 and referencing solid waste permit-to-install application 664805.