There are no changes to the trash collection schedule over Memorial Day weekend for Dare County Public Works. All areas will operate on their normal schedule on Monday, May 25.
The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station, Rodanthe Recycle Center and Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.
Kitty Hawk’s Saturday trash collection for the east side (beachside) of the bypass will begin Saturday, May 30, and continue through Labor Day.
Dare County Public Works is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection [1] for Dare County residents and the agricultural community at three locations. Please label any unmarked containers before drop off if the contents are known.
For more information, contact Solid Waste Superintendent Doug Huff at 252-475-5843
PUBLIC NOTICE
Division of Waste Management, N. C. Department of Environmental Quality
Hazardous Waste Section
PUBLIC HEARING FOR DRAFT OPERATIONAL RENEWAL PERMIT
U.S. COAST GUARD BASE – ELIZABETH CITY
This is to notify the public of the issuance by the N.C. Division of Waste Management’s Hazardous Waste Section of a draft renewal operating permit for the U.S. Coast Guard Base – Elizabeth City facility, located at 1664 Weeksville Road in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
A public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. in the Pasquotank County Courthouse, located at 206 East Main Street in Elizabeth City. All attendees will have the opportunity to present five-minute oral statements regarding the draft renewal permit and/or to submit written comments and data. Written comments can also be sent during the public comment period of May 12, 2020 through June 26, 2020 to the following address:
Julie Woosley, Hazardous Waste Section Chief
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
MSC 1646
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
All data submitted by the applicant is part of the administrative record and available at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/laserfiche. Documents may be located by using the EPA ID# NCD2690308232 for the facility. The draft renewal permit and factsheet can also be found online at the following location: https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-notices-hearings.
A summary of the draft renewal permit follows: The U.S. Coast Guard Base – Elizabeth City is granted a renewal operating permit for storage of hazardous wastes at a designated storage building. This permit contains requirements to be followed for storage of up to 6,750 gallons of hazardous waste. The renewal operating permit also requires the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center to remediate contamination resulting from past waste management activities at the facility.
All comments received during the public comment period or at the hearing will be considered in the decision regarding this renewal permit. Comments received after the public comment period ends will not be considered. The statutory authority for calling the permit hearing is G.S. 130A-294(f). Applicable state rules are found in the North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Rules 15A NCAC 13A .0105, .0109, and .0113. These rules adopt the requirements of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mike Babuin at (919) 707-8211 or [email protected] or at the address listed above.
