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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> April 2, 2009 <br /> Approved May 7, 2009 <br /> there have been <br /> Regarding the comments on air permitting within the last 2-3 months , there <br /> on with air <br /> major changes that the courts have ordered the EPA to follow throufig n for burn <br /> quality from burn sources . One of them has to do with nou shut down, and <br /> facilities for bypass events which are also known as start p , <br /> malfunction events . What this means is that a lot of the facilities that are the burn all <br /> facilities did not have to count in their compliance events when they would let gat made <br /> p <br /> their ollutants into the air directly with they passed through filter or not. T court <br /> all these facilities appear to be in compliance, because by law they were . Th That <br /> has ruled on a number of these facilities now that the EPA cannot exempt them . <br /> is a violation of the Clean Air Act. This will impact any discussion of any burn facility <br /> that we would have . <br /> The other thing that has happened is there is going to be major changes in the EPA <br /> ruling on carbon dioxide and the cap and trade system . If we do get to a WtE will be <br /> ex loration these are new pieces that have to be factored in because air qual ty <br /> p <br /> judged at a much higher standard . <br /> Bonnie Hauser asks has any one spoken to Chatham County about disposal . Are you <br /> aware that Chatham County officials are looking for disposal options, new landfill night Durham is running out of capacity so they are looking for <br /> site ? I heard the other n <br /> disposal options as well . I see this as our two neighboring partners need disposal and <br /> it is so difficult to open up a dialog and see if that makes sense . <br /> I don' t know why <br /> Wilson states that speaking recently with Chatham County (his counterpart) and <br /> reading the feasibility study report that was Lust completed in the last couple of <br /> ko <br /> weeks, it is getting ready to be presented to the Chatham County Board next lone with <br /> The report tells them they have no real future as far as Chatham County <br /> less waste , and the <br /> alternative technologies . They are somewhat similar to us, a little they consultant is recommending they consider a landfill and advisingorothem iftheursue <br /> Randolph <br /> a landfill that among the best potential partners would be Ash counter art there . I <br /> County and Orange County . I am maintaining contact with mY next week to see <br /> will be attending the Chatham County Commissioners meeting <br /> what' s said . <br /> I have also met with the City of Durham Solid Waste Director and they have serious <br /> financial problems like everyone else . They are in the process of considering <br /> privatizing their commercial collections and de -privatizing their in collections . <br /> p g <br /> They are also considering remodeling or upgrading their existing transfer station <br /> are in close communications with surrounding counties . <br /> Hauser states that what I' ve not heard is anything like leadership . Our neighbors are <br /> taken <br /> obviously looking for disposal options and I ' ve not heard anything where we ' ve <br /> 7 <br />