Client required design and permitting services for an approximately 21-acre, 900 ton-per-day, municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station and construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling facility. The client wished to renovate existing industrial buildings for a MSW transfer station and to house a single-stream C&D and commercial paper recycling operation. Specific requirements included:

• Flagler County permitting, including Site Development Plan Application, applicable building permits, and Special Exception zoning;
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection Construction and Operation permit for a Class I municipal solid waste transfer station and Construction & Demolition Debris waste processing facility (WPF); and
• Florida Department of Environmental Proection Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) for a stormwater management system.

Permitting requirements included:

• Operations Plan;
• Topographic and boundary survey (to one-foot contours extending 150 feet from the site boundary);
• Geotechnical Engineering report;
• A detailed Engineering Report and civil engineering design to include: site plan, grading and drainage plan, fence details, landscape buffers, signage details, and prohibitions;
• General technical requirements, such as financial responsibility and cost estimates;
• Odor Control Plan;
• Reclamation and Closure Plan;
• Turning lane engineering design;
• Preparation of the permit application forms;
• Architectural, structural, leachate control, and utilities for municipal waste transfer station and scale house buildings; and
• Facility construction management.

The Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling area was designed and permitted for outdoor processing and storage and also included a groundwater monitoring plan.  Additionally, a due diligence report (Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment) was prepared to meet Small Business Association loan requirements to evaluate the environmental condition of the former lumber yard property.

• All permitting completed on time and on budget.
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits obtained within four months.
• Construction & Demolition Debris recycling facility capable of 1,680 ton-per-day throughput.
• Facility is open and fully operational.
• HSA Golden currently is currently performing ongoing groundwater quality monitoring and reporting.