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Enforcement Order EPD-SW-8892

Facility Toombs County Board of Commissioners
County Toombs County
Cause of Order Unlawfully engaged in solid waste handling; failed to cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material or cover; failed to maintain vector control; failed to maintain a 10-day supply of daily cover within 200 feet of the working face; failed to maintain effective erosion and sedimentation control to prevent sediment runoff and slope erosion; failed to apply the final cover; failed to provide Notice of Final Closure
Requirements of Order Comply with Rules, Act, and Permit; uniformly cover by the end of each working day all disposed solid waste at the MSW Landfill with 6 inches of clean earth and continue to properly cover all disposed solid waste; properly stabilize bare soils and disturbed and eroded areas with vegetation and mulch; continuously maintain all erosion and sedimentation structures and inspect all erosion and sedimentation structures after each rain event; submit the Notice of Final Closure; complete the requirements of closure of the C&D Landfill; provide a certification signed by a registered professional engineer to verify that compliance with the closure requirements has been satisfied
Settlement Amount $3,500.00
Legal Authority Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act
Date Executed 17‑Apr‑2020
Publication Date For Executed Order 20‑Apr‑2020
File Attachments None