RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Landfill Management Inc.
Washington County
Solid Waste SW0760040438

I.	FACILITY INFORMATION

Facility Name:  	Landfill Management Inc.
Facility Address:	Leland Landfill Road
Leland, MS 38756    
Permit No.:		SW0760040438
SIC Code:		4953
Permit Writer:		Sandra Lanier-Taylor 
EPD Branch:		Mining and Solid Waste Management Branch

II.	NATURE OF BUSINESS AND CURRENT CONDITIONS

Leland Landfill Management, Inc. (facility) operates as an industrial solid waste landfill and a class I rubbish site.  The facility has a total property size of 174.28 acres of which approximately 4 acres are utilized for the industrial solid waste landfill. 

III.	PROPOSED PERMITTING ACTION(S)

The industrial landfill portion of Landfill Management Inc. consists of 3.97 acres used for disposal of cotton seed, cotton lint, packaging wrap, empty seed bags, pallets and as well as waste received from cotton processing facilities.  This portion of the facility is surrounded by its class I rubbish site (R1-036) on the north, south, east and west.

IV.	LOCATION AND TOTAL PROPERTY AREA

The facility is located on Leland Landfill Road in Section 21, Township 18 North and Range 7 West in Washington County.  The total property area is 174.28 acres. 

V.	SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN INFORMATION

No plan amendment is required by Mississippi State Laws and Regulations. 

VI.	SERVICE AREA

The facility services the counties of Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, LeFlore, Bolivar, and Washington

VII.	DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Updated by applicant on April 15, 2013 with no changes to the originally approved Disclosure Statement 

VIII.	SITING CRITERIA

The facility’s class I rubbish site (R1-036) surrounds the industrial solid waste disposal site on the north, south, east, and west.  The buffer distance is greater than 200 feet in all directions and therefore meets the setback requirements defined in Section III.T.c. of the Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations.

IX.	WASTE ACCEPTANCE

MDEQ’s Commercial Landfill Annual Reporting Form indicates that 1338 tons of industrial waste was accepted in 2010 and 1449 tons of industrial waste was accepted in 2011.  No report is present in the file for 2012.  The application for reissuance of the facility’s Industrial Waste Permit states that the facility has not disposed of any industrial waste since October 2011. 

X.	FINAL HEIGHT 

The final height of the industrial landfill will be 50 feet above natural grade (141 MSL) 

XI.	COVER SCHEDULE

Earthen cover is applied the first and third Thursday of each month, more frequently if needed.  Two feet of earthen will be applied as final cover. 

XII.	GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION

The liner of the facility’s industrial landfill consists of 5 feet of naturally occurring soils, which are characterized as clay(CH) and silty-clay(CL).  The permeability in the material is less than 1.69x10-6.  Five feet of buffer material (soil) lies beneath the liner material.  The uppermost groundwater aquifer lies directly beneath the buffer material (soils) and is located at 17 feet below grade.  This facility meets the geological requirements detailed in Section III.L.3. of the Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations. 

XIII.	FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr. Tommy Hendricks
Landfill Management, Inc.
P.O. Box 870
Leland, MS 38756

XIV.	STORMWATER/RECEIVING STREAM
Storm water Coverage Number MSR500064 authorizes storm water runoff to an unnamed tributary of Red Bridge Bayou.  Coverage was issued on March 23, 1994.

XV.	OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

NONE