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Solid Waste Section <br />Acknowledges the following areas of potential <br />Jason Watkins, Central District Supervisor <br />concern: <br />• The proposed Transfer Station facility is <br />adjacent to the closed Orange County <br />C &D landfill which has shown <br />exceedances of the 2L groundwater <br />standards in its monitoring system. If the <br />proposed facility were to utilize the existing <br />potable well on the property regularly, it <br />could potentially cause the contamination <br />plume to migrate (be pulled) towards the <br />proposed facility. <br />• The proposed facility location is in close <br />proximity to the Rogers Road community <br />that has raised concerns about the <br />placement of any future Solid Waste <br />facilities in this area. <br />Shawn McKee <br />Monitoring wells at the closed unlined <br />Compliance Officer <br />Orange County C &D landfill have shown <br />constituents above the NC2L standards for <br />inorganics (may be naturally occurring). <br />Chris Marriott <br />The increased water from an on -site well <br />Environmental Senior Specialist <br />may change regional groundwater <br />conditions by creating a cone of <br />depression and drawing water mounded in <br />the water mass towards the property line <br />between the landfill and transfer station. <br />• The Rogers Road community (approx. 0.5 <br />miles away) has been very vocal of the <br />existing adjacent MSW landfill. <br />NCDENR Division of Environmental Health <br />Public Water Supply Section <br />What is the projected on -site visits that will be <br />Michael Douglas, Regional Supervisor <br />able to access the drinking water? <br />Public Water Supply Section <br />Raleigh Regional Office <br />Completed checklist. <br />Jim McRight <br />