RATIONALE FOR REISSUANCE
Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. 
Madison County
Solid Waste Permit No. SW0450020526
Date of Application: May 4, 2016

I.	FACILITY INFORMATION

Facility Name:  	Madison South Rubbish Land Fill
Facility Owner:	Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc.
Facility Address:	2950 North County Line Road
Ridgeland, MS 39157    
Permit No.:		SW0450020526
SIC Code:		4953
Permit Writer:		Ross D. Williams, RPG 
Waste Division:	Solid Waste Permitting Branch

II.	NATURE OF BUSINESS AND PROPOSED SOLID WASTE PERMITTING ACTION

Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. currently owns and operates a class I rubbish site at the referenced location.  The Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. was originally permitted in November 2006. The existing class I rubbish disposal area is permitted for 40 acres within total approximate properties of 300 acres.  

Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. has submitted a renewal application without modification for the existing rubbish site and requests the reissuance of Solid Waste Permit Number SW0450020526.  

III.	LOCATION INFORMATION AND TOTAL PROPERTY AREA

The Madison South Rubbish Land Fill is located in Sections 19 and 30, Township 7 North, Range 1 East, Madison County, Mississippi.   The physical address is 2950 North County Line Road, Ridgeland, Mississippi. The total  property area owned by Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. is approximately 300 acres.

IV.	LOCAL SOLID WASTE PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION

Based on the timing of the renewal application submittal, the proposed permit action is consistent with the Madison County Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) and Madison County zoning requirements. The facility was originally recognized in the Plan by Commission Order No. 4923 04 issued on December 13, 2004 for a disposal area of 40 acres. A letter dated April 22, 2005 from the Madison County Planning and Zoning Department states that the facility “is in compliance with all applicable Madison County laws, ordinances and regulations”.

V.	APPROVED SERVICE AREA

The Madison County Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) also includes an approved service area for the Madison South Rubbish Land Fill as approved by the Madison County Board of supervisors.  The approved service area includes Madison and Hinds counties. 

VI.	SITING CRITERIA

Under the Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations (Regulations), an applicant of a solid waste facility must demonstrate compliance with a variety of siting criteria. No variances to the currently permitted siting criteria are proposed with this renewal application.  

VII.	GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND LINER SYSTEMS
A geologic investigation was completed at the site to characterize the shallow subsurface geotechnical conditions. Fifteen soil borings were completed as part of this geologic investigation. Five of these soil borings were converted to temporary piezometers to characterize the hydrogeologic conditions of the site. All soil borings were drilled to and terminated at a depth of 30 feet.  The surface and shallow subsurface sediments at the site consists of sands, silts, and clays of the Forest Hill Formation to depths ranging from 12 to greater than 30 feet followed by dense low permeability clays of the Yazoo Formation.  

Much of the overlying Forest Hill Formation has been previously mined (Surface Mining Permit No. P99-043A), but residual sediments of this geologic formation remain in-place above the relatively undisturbed sediments of the Yazoo Formation. Therefore, the applicant has proposed  and will construct a two foot minimum re-compacted clay liner for the disposal operations.  The cell bottom will be two feet of soils with a permeability less than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec.  Side walls will be constructed to a thickness of three feet of soils with a permeability less than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec.

VIII.	HOURS OF OPERATION AND SITE SECURITY

The standard operating hours are 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Site security is provided by locked gates and some fencing around portions of the site in addition to existing and maintained natural vegetation.  The gate is locked at all times personnel are not on-site.

IX.	WASTE ACCEPTANCE

The class I rubbish site will continue to accept and dispose of authorized, nonhazardous class I rubbish wastes as defined by the regulations. The applicant anticipates a waste acceptance rate of approximately 541 tons per week. 

X.	WASTE COVER SCHEDULE

Six inches of earthen cover will be applied to the rubbish waste at least once every two weeks on Friday. Twelve inches of earthen cover will be applied on all areas that have received no waste for 30 days. 

XI.	FINAL COVER SYSTEM AND HEIGHT

Upon closure, a final cover system must be constructed in accordance with State Regulations and the approved closure plan. An updated closure plan describing the final cover system must be submitted and approved by MDEQ prior to beginning final closure activities. The final cover system will be developed with no more than 25% exterior side slopes and a top crest with a minimum slope of 4%. Madison County has a zoning ordinance which limits structures to a maximum of 40 feet above natural grade.  This ordinance applies to disposal facilities. Madison County Planning and Zoning office provided the Department with correspondence dated March 24, 2008 which set a benchmark elevation of 388.4 feet mean sea level as the point of compliance for natural grade.  Therefore, the final height of any part of the disposal area shall be no greater than 428.4 feet mean sea level.  Based on this information, the facility has a submitted design plans with a final capped height of 420 feet mean sea level with 4:1 slopes.

XII.	DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

In accordance with State Law, the applicant filed a disclosure statement describing the company’s structure, key officers and members, other affiliated businesses and any civil or criminal violations. The disclosure statement for Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc.  was reviewed by the MDEQ Legal Division and determined to be complete on April 5, 2017. The 2022 annual report filed on behalf of Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. indicated there had been no changes to report to the disclosure statement.

XIII.	FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr. Joel Hurt
2950 North County Line Road
Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 
(601) 720-7466 

XIV.	OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc.  is required to employ at least one person to manage site operations who possesses a Certificate of Competency as a Commercial Class I Rubbish Site Operator in accordance with Rule 1.6.E.(15) of the Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Regulations. The currently certified operators are Mr. Garrett Jones, RSO-295 and Mr. Dewayne Price, RSO-188. 

XV.	OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Madison South Rubbish Land Fill, Inc. received National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. MSS060330, on March 28, 2019 and will expire on February 29, 2024.  Additionally, the site has a surface mining permit, P99-043A, for 300 acres, with an expiration date of July 22, 2024.