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Enforcement Order EPD-SW-2815

Facility ARGOS USA, LLC. (Inert landfill located at 4700 Broadway, Macon)
County Bibb County
Cause of Order Failed to transfer Permit to operate the Facility; failed to cease receipt of waste and complete closure of the Facility by June 1, 2015; non-inert waste had been placed in the Facility; openly dumped scrap tires were present at the Facility that posed vector and fire hazards; failed to obtain coverage under the Industrial Stormwater Permit; allowed the disposal of solid waste in state waters; did not establish BMP's at the Facility in order to control the migration of sediment; encroached upon the established 25-foot buffer
Requirements of Order Ceased receipt of waste at the Facility in April 2018; w/in 10 days, submit a written corrective action plan to the Division outlining the company's intentions for recycling or disposing of unused concrete in the future; w/in 30 days, remove the openly dumped C&D waste and scrap tires from the Facility and submit transaction receipts to the Division demonstrating proper disposal or recycling; w/in 120 days, have a Georgia-certified Professional Engineer submit a plan, which shall become become part of this Order, to properly close the Facility; w/in 60 days, obtain coverage under the Industrial Stormwater Permit and develop a Storm Water Pollution Plan if Respondent continues to recycle concrete at the Facility; w/in 90 days, update the official plat and deed of the property to reflect the operation of the inert landfill and submit two official copies of each to the Division; w/in 90 days, update the official property deed and include a statement that the area identified as "Operational Area" on the attached map "Consent Order Exhibit 10/31/18" shall be covered w/ 2 feet of final cover soil and vegetated if the property is ever sold or will no longer be used to process unused concrete; w/in 120 days: ensure slopes are graded, apply 2 feet of final cover to all areas except the area defined as "Operational Area", provide a final contour topo map of the landfill, mulch and vegetate all disturbed areas outside of the "Operational Area"; shall be allowed to recycle, process and store concrete in the "Operational Area" and store finished materials on the "Finished Materials Stockpile Area"; upon completion of conditions 1-9, any remaining material located in the buffer shall be allowed to remain in the buffer
Settlement Amount
Legal Authority Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act
Date Executed 26‑Nov‑2018
Publication Date For Executed Order 3‑Dec‑2018
File Attachments None