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COUNTY OE

June a, 1995

In regular session on Junem 19L+, the Commissioners approved the - Count effective June #, 1995.

This approval is the first s tep towards General Statute 130A-294 (bl) (3) which rE

Inc. to obtain a franchise f o r sanitary landfill before permits will be Solid Waste, This ordinance provides tk of the franchise which I understand is c attorney in coordination w i t h Our attorr will vote upon the franchise document wk attorney I

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COUNTY ATI'ORNEY

--- - CounCy Board of ' Landfill Fanchise Ordinance,

amplying w i t h N o r t h Carolina yires - County the operation o f the granted by the bivision of

framework for the qrantina afted by your

The Board in it 1s available from your

I have enclosed a copy of the ordinance or your files and will forward a copy of the franchise after it is subsequently approved,

Sincejcel

,,county Managet

cc: Edward F. Mussler, 111, DEHNR

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TWT WEREA!4, pursuant to

Program); 153A-121 [General

153A-134 [Regulating and Licensirg

ONSLOW CLEAN COUNTY

N.C.G.S. 13051-294 [Solid Waste Management

Ordirance-Making Power]; 153A-46 [Franchises];

Buafnesses, Trades, Etc.]; end 153A-136

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the s torage , collection, transportat ion,

t i a n o f s o l i d wastes within its

[3,3 ha8 the s t a t u t o r i l y mandated

t o an applicant f i l i n g for a new

subs tant ia l amendment t o a permit

uae, disposal , and other dispas i -

bxmdaries, and under N.C.G.S. 130A-294 [bl]

3uty to adopt a f r e n c h i s e Ordinance prior

iermit, thF renewal of a permit, or a

for a 6ar?i twy landfill s i t u a t e within

its geographical boundaries; and

WEHEAS, i n order t o protect

t h e citizens of - County, ard

mandate, the County Board

and convenient t o e s t a b l i s h the

those sanitary l a n d f i l l s over which

special p r i v i l e g e s i n the form o f

operation of such landfills, inc luding

closure requirements applitxble

t h e public health, welfare, and safety o f

to a l so comply with said l eq l i s l e t ive

o f Commissioners has found it necessary

requirements f o r d i s p o s a l o f s o l i d wastes i n

It exercises' j u r i s d i c t i o n and t o grant

f ranch i ses f o r the c r e a t i o n and/or

but no t l i m i t e d t o pre and post

thereto.

Now. THEREFURE, the Hoard

doth ordain:

Section 1: CEFINITXUNS. Unless

the following d e f i n i t i o n s

of

a

sha:.l

the Hoard a t Cammissionera fur the County of - I

hmmissinners for the County of-

d:Lfferent meaning is required by the context,

apply throughaut t h i s Ordinance:

mems the C&y"hensive Environmentel Response, Cam-

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pensa t ion , and L i a b i l i t y Act

42 U.S.C. 9601 et. s e q . , as

Reauthor iza t ion Act o f 1986,

amended.

ONSLOW CLEAN COUNTY

of 1980, Puh- L. No. 96-510,534 Sta t . 2767,

emended, and t h e Superrund Amendments and

Pub. L. No. 99-499,100 a t a t . 1613. as

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and human waste.

[5] " l andf i l l " means a dispascl

fac i l i ty where sol, id waste i s

t r aa tmen t f a c i l i t y , a surface

waste long-term storage f a c i l i t y

facility or a

placed i n or an

impoundment, a n

or a surface

[3] wDisposa2m means t h e dis harge, d e p o s i t , i n j e c t i o n , dumping,

s p i l l i t q , lcaking or placing

water so t h a t the solid waste o r any c o n s t i t u e n t part thereof may enter

t h e environment or be emi t ted into the a i r ur discharged i n t o any mtzrs,

includinl! but not l i m i t e d t o roundwaters.

[43 "Garbage" means all putra cible wastes, inc luding animal o f f a l 811r.l

ca rcas s86 , and r e c o g n i z a b h i d u s t r i a l by-products, bu t excluding sewage

f any s o l i d waste into or on any land or ! i

part of a d i s p o s a l

land and which is no t a land

i n j e c t i o n well, a hazardous

storage f a c i l i t y .

WC1osurem means t h e cessa i on o f operation o f a so l id waste manage-

ment facility and the ac t of

s i g n i f i c a n t t h r e a t t o human he l t h ur t h e envlornment.

eeuring the f a c i l i t y so that it: w i l l pose no

171 "Operator" means any perso i , i n c l i d i n g t h e owner, who is prin-

o f the day. I c i p a l l y engaged i n , and is i n harge af , the actual operation. auper-

viaion, and maintenance of B s l i d U S t E management fac i l i ty and includes

t h e person i n charge o f a shif OF periods o f operat ion dur ing any part

!

[a] "R!rsonD means an i h d i v i d u a l , c o r p o r a t i o n , company, association,

p a r t n e r s h i p , unit of local government, state agency, federal agency or

a t h e r l ega l e n t i t y . I

l

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ERCRFIm means t h e Resour e Conservation and Recovery Act o f 1976,

L. 94-580.90 S t a t .

"fieruseg means a l l trescible waste.

%anitary landfil l '

42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et . seq., as amended1

s 8 f a c i l i t y for disposal of Solid waste

on l and i n a s a n i t a r y manner i n accordance w i t h t h e r u l e s concerning sani

tary l a n d f i l l s adopted by t h - o r any a p p r o p r i a t e f deral q e n c y .

S t a h of NorCh Carol ina and the County o f ! (121 "Sludgem means any soli

a munic ipa l . commercial, i n s t u i a n a l o r industrial wastewater treatment

p l a n t , water supply treatmen

any o t h e r waste having simil

[13j "Solid wasteN means any zardous or nonharzardous garbage, refuse

OF s l u d g e from a waste treat t p l a n t , water supply treatment plant o r ail

p o l l u t i o n control f a c i l i t y ,

t r e a t m e n t thereof i n s a n i t a r ewage collectiap, treatment and disposa l

systems, and o t h e r material

lated, stored or treated p r i

o r i g i n a l in tended use and i s

semisol id or cotrtained geseo materfal refwltfng f rom i h d u s t r i a l , fn-

s t i t u t i o n a l , cammercial and/

a c t i v i t i e s . The term does n

s e m i s o l i d or l i q u i d w 5 t e generated Prom

p l m t o r air p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l f a c i l i t y , or

r charesteristics and effects.

estic sewage and sludges genera ted by the

t is e i t h e r d i s c a r d e d or is being accumu-

t a being discharged, or has served i t s

nerally discarded , i n c l u d i n g s o l i d , l i q u i d ,

a g r i c u l t u r a l operations, and from community

a. Fecal waste fram f o mals other than humans;

b. Solid or dissolved terial i n :

1. Domestic sewage s udges and genera ted by treatment t h e r e o f i n 1 san i tary sewage cc@lec t ion , treatment and disposal systems

des igned t o d i s c h i r g e effluents t o the surface waters: I

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2. Irrigation return

3. Wastewater disch irges

generated by

permits granted

Control Act, a s

under N . C . G . S .

Commission. Houever,

hazardous waste

the purposes o f

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Plows; and

and the sludges inc ident ia l t u end

treEtment which are point sources subject to

under Section 402 of t h e Water Pol lut ion

emended [P.L. 92-SOOJ, and permits granted

143-215.1 by the Environmental Management

any s ludges that meet the criteria f o r

mder RCRA shall ala0 be 8 solid waste for

$ h i s Ordinance;

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c.

d.

e .

C14] " S l i d a s t e Disposal. Sile" mans any p lace a t which solid wastes

are disposed o f by Incinerat len , sanitary l a n d f i l l t3r any other method. !

[lSJ "Solid Waste t&nagement"\mesns purposeful , systematic control af the

ONSLOW CLEAN COUNTY

generation, s torage , cullec'.ion.

processing, r e c y c l i n g , recowry

[16) A l l add i t iona l definit:.ons

are not s p e c i f i c a l l y set fozlth

Ordinance, as amended, or ery

t ions being incorporated

Section 2- GRANT OF FIUINCHISE

A. Prior t o obtaining from

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transport. separatiun, treatment,

and disposal o f s o l i d waste.

set out in N.C.G.S . 290CaJ which

herein but which may be u t i l i z e d i n t h i s

franchise issued hereunder. Such d e f i n i -

herein 5y reference thereto.

t i e North Caroline Department of Environment.

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permit, or a substantial

located, a l l or i n p a r t , i n

shall, i n accordance w i t h thE

obtain from the Board a franchise

t o the exclusionary provisicm

B. Any person operating or

County pursuant t o a contractis1

a t t h e time of adoption o f

amendment t o a permit for a sanitary l a n d f i l l

1- County, the operator o f such l a n d f i l l

provisions af this Drdinance. apply for and

t o operate such l a n d f i l l , subject Dnly

of Paragraph 0 of t h i s Section 2.

maintaining a sanftary l a n d f i l l in-

qreement with- County in erfect

thl.s Ordinance, and who, pursuant to a c t i v i t y

- - Natural Resource \?-a new permit , a renewal of a

authorized under such agreement, become8 subject t o t h i s Ordinance based

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C1 An Application far a franchf

s h a l l be f i l e d with the Boar

not n e c e s s a r i l y be limited C

1. Name and address of t h

submitted pursuant to t h i s ordinance

the follQwfng information:

ship, carparation, ur tnership , with d i s c l o s u r e of the owner-

ship in teres ta ;

2. An application Fee as by the Board of Commissioners;

3. A list o f equipment PO

the applicant and used

the franchise is reque

4. The numher of employee

5. A balance sheet or equ

the applicant's lest b

person filing the appl

the operation of the l a n d f i l l far which

applicant expects to ifsc i n i t s business;

t f inancial statement as of the Close of

6 s year, shooing the net worth o r the

6. A des ignat ion o f t h e p n t o be served, including a dos-

cr ipt ion o f the geogra

A study or other infar

t h e need o f the design

7. i s f a c t a r y t o the Board detailing

for the sanitary landfill;

6. Traf f ic studies demons e adequacy of existing road

s truc tures f o r t h e esti ease in traffic t a , from, or around

the l a n d f i l l site: and. ng roads are inadequate, plans for

road improvements;

9. A descr ip t ion of' the \rolu+e and characteristics o f the waste

stream :

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10. A project ion on tha

11. The i n i t i a l proposzd

l a n d f i l l .

0. This ordinance s h e l l not

or a substantial amendmerit

was issued by DEHNR p r i m

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useful l i f e of the l a n d f i l l ; and

fee schedule far fees t o be charged a t t he !

apply to any new permit, renewal o f a permit

t o a permit far a sanitary l andf i l l 'which

t o the adoption of t h i s Ordiance.

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and w i t h all laws and requ

United States o f America

t icular san i tary l e n d f i l l

t o t h i s Ordinance.

Section 4. FEES. - The Board s h a l l approve all .

sanitary l a n d f i l l not opereting

ardianee or not otherwise

date of t h i s Ordiance. The

he changed by the Baard a3

at ions of t h e State o f North Carolina and th

wLth respect t o t h e operation o f t h e par-

%r wh1r.h a franchise may be grented pursuant:

fees t o be charged by the operator o f a

a t the time o f the adoption o f t h i s

subject t o exist ing contrect terms as o f the

fees tcr be charged by any such operator may

it deems necessary or expedient. Such sani-

days prior to the

Section 5- TE3W. _I_

A franchise s h a l l

lowable by law st

proposed p f f e e t i v e d a t e o f the fee changes.

be for a term o f years

the time Qf the f i l i n g I

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nut tu exceed the maximum a l -

o f a franchise applicatiun pur-

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w a n t t o t h i s Ordinance.

hereunder s h a l l not be for a

who has been granted a franciise

be subjec t t o the provis ions

SECTION 6. TEFsrINATIUU/SWPSION

The Board may terminate or

portiun o f a franchiae grantzd

remms :

1. Fai lure of the operat:.or

schedule ;

2. Failure of the operator

nance, any franchise

any regulations o f

are applicable t o a

proposed or requested

3 . Feilure of the operatcr

of the - County

County Recycling

4. Failure o f the operator

or RCRA which are

suant t o t h e pruposed

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Provided, however. that any franchise granted

term less than f i v e E51 years. Any person

f o r a san i tary l a n d f i l l hereunder sha l l

and requkssments n f t h i s Ordinance.

OF FRANCHISE,

smpend. upon notice and hearing, a l l or any

hereunder f a r any o f t h e fallowing

t o comply u i t h the authorized fee

t o comply with any provision o f t h i s Ordi-t

ciocument issued i n Conhefition herewith. o r

DHiNR OF of the United S t a t e s nf America which

srnitary l a n d f i l l operated pursuant t o the

f ranch i se ;

t a comply with any appl i cab le provision

Solid Waste Ordinance or o f any-

Ordirance, now or hereafter enacted:

ta comply with provisions o f CERGUr\/SARA

appl icable t o a sanitary landfill operated pur-

or requested franchise: or

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franchise.

SEETION 7. A!3!SIEWWXUTY.

No franchise or any portion thereof may be assigned without prior written

s u t h a r i z a t l o n u f the Board. : I

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A. Any person vio lat ing th;.s

punishable by B fine no';

time o f t h e v i o l a t i o n .

separate offense.

R . Any v io le t ion o f t h i s

enforcement of t h i s

issuing from 8 court o f

prohlbitory injunction

a court o f competent

to correct or cease the

Section 9- SEU~9IUTY,

If any sentence , clause,

Ordinance shall be judged by

and o f no legal a f f e c t , such

Sentences, clauses, paragraphs,

nance, and the same shall.

declared i n v a l i d end o f no

Ordinance.

sectinn 8. PWLTIffi.

Ordinance shal l be guilty of a misdemeanor

t o exceed the maximum alhWablE by law a t t h

E3ch day's v i o l a t i o n shall be treated 8s a

Grdinence ghall subject the offender tu j u d i c i a

Ordinance by an appropriate equitable remedy

zampetent j u r i s d i c t i o n , or by mandetnry or

e id order of abatement, issuing f r o m OT througl

jurisdiction, wherein t h e offender is commanded

v i o l a t i o n s [ s ] -

parbagraph, subsect ion, or section o f t h i s

a court af competent j u r i s d i c t i o n as invalic

decisionCs) shall n o t affect the remaining

subsections, or s e c t b ~ s of t h i s Ordi-

t h e r e a f t e r be construed as if that portion

effect had never been included i n t h e

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I Section 111- EFFECTIVE DATE. I

This Ordinance shall be in fill force and effect on or a f t e r the - -

This the - day o f = - -

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Mr. Edward F. Mussler, 111 E.1.T. S o l i d Waste s e c t i o n North Carolina Department of Environmei Health & Natural Resources Post Office Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687

Dear Mr. Mussler:

Tn regular session on -, 19-, tI Commissioners voted unanimously to awai sanitary landfill to T h i s franchise was granted pursuant to by the- County Board of Cammiss: both the franchise and ordinance are el

There documents are provided on behalf assignee of-rights under our lam N.C. Gen Statute 130A-294(bl) ( 3 ) w h i c l permits to ob ta in a landfill franchise p e r m i t .

Please feel free to contact me if them

Sincerely , I coun ty Manager -

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COUPiTY ATTORFEY

t, Box 2 7 6 8 7

e -County Board of d a franchise for o eration of a

a s o l i d waste ordinance adopted oners on-, lg-. Copies of closed.

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requires applicants for landfill to ta the granting of such

are any f u r t h e r questions.

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ONSLOW CLEAN COUNTY

OF SANITARY ZANd

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F.ILL FRANCHISE

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Upon motion by - the following Resolution was County Board of Commissioners:

WHEREAS, pursuant to N . C . Gen. of Coramissioners of - county approved the long-term contract

, seconded by unanimously adopted

S t a t . 5 153A-299.1, the Board ( the vaBoardta) autharized and

€or s o l i d waste disposal titled

"us, by letter dated Health Director provided certain Div i s ion o f Solid Waste Management:

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May I, wa, the 0 County contract clarifications to the of the N o r t h Carolina Department

, - County contracted and things, 0 to construct and or the disposal of solid waste, cyclable materials, a landfill and demolition debris and yard by the Agreement as consisting of property nore particularly

e m c o n t a i n i n g up to a t o t a l of cribed by the Agreement; and

WHEREAS , by Wesolution Local Government Approval of y +-he tap+ en AIllzrjust", ig-, Sanitary L h i ~ d f i i l 2exd.t"

the Board granted prior or issuance of a sanitar

and landfill permit by the D Y solid Waste Management to

WHEREAS, pursuant County has agreed to CD to obtain such sanitary Sanitary Landfill. as may

WHEREAS, pursuant 5 130AW294(bl)(3), an applicant for a new of a permit or a

obtain, p r i o r to f o r the

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substantial amendment

operation of the

approved by the Board on June 1, and

.19-, and again on June m, 19m;

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assignee of- in the future be

WHEREAS, the Board has dete ed that it is in the best

ise grants to

Landfill and, as permitted under t l authorized pursuant to t h i s franchic North Carolina. the right to accept s o l i d waste population residing, doing businesr waste in the State sf North characteristics of the waste stream commercial s o l i d waste, industrial as approved by the North Carolin Health, and Natural Resources ("D waste, a l l as more p a r t k u l a r l y d e

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e Agreement, such landfill is e to serve t h e e n t i r e State of 1-n shall have from and serve a l l of the

1 in, or otherwise generating Zarolima. The vslume and shall be any household waste,

so l id waste, and special waste L Department of Environment, ZHNR"), and such other s o l i d scribed and authorized i n the

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Agreement, tor which t h e m s a n i t a r y andfill is now or m a y in the

and permitted for the u t i l i z a t i o n of 11 portions of Si tes as defined in the A eement, w i l l be o less t h a n m y e a r s and AO m o ~ e t h a n d y e a r e from the f om t h e m d a y of October,

This franchise shall be effecti e €or - years from its ’ future be permitted b the I ” R to a cept . It is proJected that the useful life af t h e b S a n i t a r y La dfill, as l i t may be

t i 1-

effective date as indicated below,

This franchise ordinance shall n be deemed to l i m i t , affect, alter, modify, revoke, or invalfda the Agreement, the prior approval by this Board of the or the term of the Agreement.

This the - day of July

ATTEST: ._ CQMMI

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