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36 <br />General Engineering and Environmental Management Services <br />Greenville County, South Carolina <br />INITIAL PLANNING EFFORTS <br />HDR and Greenville County have worked together on solid waste issues since the late <br />1980's. At that time, HDR was hired to pursue the implementation of a resource <br />recovery facility (RRF) in Greenville County. The purpose of the facility was to <br />significantly extend the life of the County's Enoree Landfill by reducing the waste stream <br />volume through energy and materials recovery. Although the Enoree site was <br />purchased in the mid 1970's and permitted in 1980, it was not developed as a landfill <br />until 1990. HDR was tasked with evaluating the feasibility and siting of an RRF and <br />recommended that a 1000 -tpd mass -bum cogeneration RRF be developed, with a <br />materials recovery facility (MRF) at the front end. County Council did not approve the <br />RRF, but instead decided to take a step back and review all options available for solid <br />waste management in Greenville County. Concurrent with this timing, the legislature <br />passed the South Carolina Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 (Act). <br />Passing of the Act led to development of the County's Solid Waste Management Plan <br />(Plan), which comprehensively reviewed waste management practices in Greenville <br />County. <br />From 1992 to 1993, HDR assisted the County with the creation of a county-wide <br />plan. The plan was developed under the direction of a 12 member Solid Waste <br />Advisory Council (SWAG). HDR participated in monthly and biweekly meetings over a <br />10 -month period to develop the plan. The plan included 13 recommendations, <br />covering management issues related to waste reduction, recycling, compliance with <br />solid waste bans, household hazardous waste, and solid waste disposal. <br />Recommendation #9 was to "pursue development of a single regional landfill for <br />in -county Subtitle D waste." <br />The Greenville Public Cooperative (Cooperative) was formed as an outgrowth of the <br />discussion, the Cooperative selected landfilling as the preferred option <br />I DEWIFICATION <br />By February 1995, HDR and the Cooperative had narrowed the field of 15 potential OF POTENTIAL <br />SITES <br />landfill sites to five. All five identified sites were located in the County's jurisdiction. L: tvZiFILI, <br />Around this time, the leadership of the project was transferred from the Cooperative fta, <br />to the County for site selection and development. The Cooperative's final report did <br />not identify the fives sites but instead stated that there were a number of potentially <br />good sites. <br />Page 21 faq <br />