Volume 41 - Issue 43 - October 27, 2022
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Public Notice
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received an application to expand the Champlin Tire Recycling, Inc. waste tire monofill. The requested modification would expand the total waste tire monofill site from 32.17 acres to 62.20 acres and the permitted disposal area from 13.7 acres to 31.97 acres. The permitted volume would increase from 604,000 cubic yards to 1,504,000 cubic yards. The proposed monofill expansion would accept only waste tires as defined by Kansas Statutes and would be constructed and operated in conformance with state solid waste regulations. The proposed landfill expansion site is located at 1240 S. 190th St., Pittsburg, Kansas, in the W½ of the NW¼ of Section 14, in Township 31 South, Range 24 East in Crawford County.
The Crawford County Commissioners have previously certified that the landfill is consistent with the county’s solid waste management plan and local land use restrictions or zoning. KDHE has reviewed the application and found it to be in conformance with the state solid waste statutes and regulations.
KDHE is providing public notice of the intent to approve the proposed landfill expansion. However, a final decision to approve the expansion has not been made, and KDHE will consider information gathered during the public comment period before making a final decision. A copy of the administrative record which includes the permit application, engineering drawings, draft permit, and other information with respect to this permit action will be available for public review from October 27, 2022 through Monday November 28, 2022 during normal business hours at the following locations:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Waste Management
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612
Contact: Mindy Bowman, P.E.
785-296-1601
Pittsburg Public Library
308 N. Walnut St.
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Contact: Reference Librarian
620-231-8110
A copy of the permit application is also available at KDHE’s Southeast District Office at 308 W. 14th St., Chanute, KS 66720 where permit reviewer Charles Bowers can be contacted at 620-860-7242 (direct) or 620-431-2390. Additionally, the application form with primary permit information is available at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/676/Solid-Waste-Public-Notices. Anyone wishing to comment on the landfill’s permit modification should submit written statements postmarked no later than November 28, 2022 to Charles Bowers at the Chanute address, by fax at 620-431-1211, or by email to charles.bowers@ks.gov. Mailed comments postmarked by November 28, 2022 and received within one week thereafter will also be considered.
After consideration of all written comments received during the public notice period, KDHE will make a final decision on whether to issue the permit. Notice of the decision will be given to the applicant, anyone who submitted written comments during the comment period, and those who requested notice of the final permit decision.
Janet Stanek
Secretary
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