Solid Waste 

On November 9, 2023, DEQ provided Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility, LLC, (the applicant) with a conditional Part A approval letter, identifying an area of the applicant’s property located near US Route 60, Pinegrove Road, and Miller Lane in Cumberland, VA, that appear to be suitable for development of a sanitary landfill.  The Part A letter outlines additional conditions that must be met for full site approval and allows the applicant to develop and submit Part B of the solid waste permit application which includes plans outlining the proposed landfill design, operation, landfill gas and groundwater monitoring, closure, and post-closure care aspects of the proposed sanitary landfill for DEQ’s review. 

The Part A letter is based on the Part A application submission dated August 3, 2023 presented below. All previous correspondence continues to be available at the bottom of this page.

• FINAL Response to TR-2 Response Letters and PTA Form (August 3, 2023)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 Transmittal Letter Certification and PTA Form Fee (August 3, 2023)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 Attachments I-VIII (PTA and NOI)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachments IX-X (Maps and Ownership)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachments XI-XV & XXIII (Hydrogeotech Supplemental)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachment XXIIIa (Schnabel Report)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachment XVII (LIS and DHR)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachments XVI & XVIII-XXI (VDOT and miscellaneous)
• FINAL Response to TR-2 PTA Attachment XXII (Wetlands agency coordination)
• Updated Disclosure Statement (August 8, 2023)

Part B Application

• The Part B Application, review correspondence, and revisions will be posted below as available. 
• Meeting notices will be published on this site, in local newspapers and on the Virginia Town Hall.
• The solid waste permitting process has several steps including an opportunity for the public to provide comments if a draft permit is proposed. See the factsheets in Resources for details.
• Part B Application Documents:
  •  1_Application_Attachment_I
  •  2A_Attachment_III_LF_Des
  •  2B_Attachment_III_SW 1-3
  •  2C_Attachment_III_SW Fin
  •  3_Attachment IV_V
  •  4A_Attachment VI_Apps 1-4
  •  4B_Attachment_VI_App 5
  •  5_Attachment VII_VIII
  •  6_Attachment IX_X_XII
• Part B Completeness Review Final Letter (May 30, 2025) 

Air Permitting 

• State Major Air Permit Application (Received August 6, 2024)
• DEQ Comments - 30 Day Review Letter (dated September 4, 2024)
• 53184-01 Local Government Certification Verification 07012024
• 53184-01 Activity Suitability and Value Letter 10282024
• 53184-01 Activity Suitability and Value Letter 09032024
• 53184-01 Activity Suitability and Value 09162024

Next steps 

The air permitting process includes several steps including an opportunity for the public to provide comments once a permit is drafted.

• Once received, DEQ will review the application in accordance with the Virginia Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution.
• The application, review correspondence, and revisions will be posted and available on this website.
• Meeting notices will be published on this website, in local newspapers and on the Virginia Town Hall.

Contact

GreenRidgeLandfill@deq.virginia.gov

Note: A formal comment period has not yet been established. Citizens are welcome to submit questions or information at any time but, as noted above, the project is in the early stages of review and answers may not be available.

Previous Correspondence

Solid Waste documents submitted by Green Ridge:

• Part A Application Form
• Attachments I – VIII (Notice of Intent)
• Demonstration of Need Preliminary Statement (added Aug. 21, 2020)
• Attachments IX – XI (Maps, Proof of Ownership, and Hydrogeological & Geotechnical Report)
• Attachments XII – XIV (Boring Logs, Lab and Field Data, and Material Volume Calculations)
• Attachments XV – XVI (Maps and Cross-Sections, VDOT Adequacy) 
• Attachment XVII – Landfill Impact Statement and Appendix 1
• Landfill Impact Statement Appendix 2_Sections A-E
• Landfill Impact Statement Appendix 2_Sections F-I and Appendix 3
• Phase 1 Cultural Investigation (part of Section F: Historic Sites) (added March 12, 2020)
• Attachment XVIII – XXIII (Adjacent Property Notification, Public Interest, FEMA Coordination, Wetlands Coordination, and Seismic Demonstration)
• Completeness review 1 Facility's response for completeness review 1 (April 16, 2020)
• Completeness review 2 and 3 Facility's response for completeness review letters 2 and 3 (Disclosures, Oct. 28, 2020)
• Supplemental information to the Notice of Intent and Demonstration of Need (Jan. 8, 2021)
• Additional disclosure statement (DISC-01, Jan. 26, 2021)
• Supplemental Information Regarding Public Water Supplies (February 16, 2021)
• Facility's Response to the First Technical Review of the Notice of Intent and Part A Permit Application (Oct. 1, 2021)
• Attachment VII (Schnabel Report ) of Supplement to Facility's Response to First Technical Review (April 7, 2022)
• Supplemental Information to Facility's Response to First Technical Review (April 13, 2022)
• Updated Disclosure Statement (March 14, 2023)
• Updated Disclosure Statement (March 31, 2023)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 NOI PART A Cover Letter (May 12, 2023)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Addendum NOI PART A Cover Letter
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Updated NOI Cover (PTA form and PTA transmittal)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Updated Disclosure Statements
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Attachments IX-XI (Boundary Maps, Ownership, and Hydrogeotech)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Attachments XII-XXIII (Borings, Data, Calcs, GeoMaps, VDOT, LIS, Owners, Public Interest, Airports, FEMA, and Seismic)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Updated Attachment XXII (Wetlands Cover)
• DRAFT Response to TR-2 Updated Attachment XXII (Wetlands, PJD, and Supplemental Information)

Solid Waste documents created by DEQ (requests and review letters to the applicant):

• Review of May 12, 2023 Draft Response to TR-2 (June 29, 2023)
• Addendum to Second Technical Review of the Notice of Intent and Part A Permit Application (October 25, 2022)
• Second Technical Review of the Notice of Intent and Part A Permit Application (June 16, 2022)
• First Technical Review of the Notice of Intent and Part A Permit Application (April 8, 2021)
• Final Completeness Review for the Notice of Intent and Part A of the application (Dec. 11, 2020)
• 3rd Completeness Review of the Part A Notice of Intent (Aug. 06, 2020)
• 2nd Completeness Review of the Part A Notice of Intent (July 01, 2020)
• Acknowledgement of Part A Notice of Intent (Feb. 07, 2020)
• Completeness Review 1 (March 20, 2020) 

Stream and Wetlands permit application documents submitted by Green Ridge:

• Joint Permit Application Part 1
• Joint Permit Application Part 2
• Joint Permit Application Part 3
• Joint Permit Application Part 4
• Joint Permit Application  Part 5
• Joint Permit Application Part 6
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Submittal (Email)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Part 1
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Part 2
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Part 3
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Part 4
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 7, 2021 - Part 5
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - May 10, 2021
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - Jan. 11, 2022 - Part 1
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - Jan. 11, 2022 - Part 2
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - Jan. 11, 2022 - Part 3
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - Corrected Attachment 8A for documents received on Jan. 11, 2022
• Request for extension of comment response received on March 14, 2022
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Cover Letter
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 1 (Purpose and Need & Alternatives Analysis)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 2 (Miller Ln Realignment Memorandum)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 3 (DAA Drawings)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 4 (Impacts Plates)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 5 (Impact Summary Table)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 6 (USM Forms)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 7 (Wetland Determination Data Form)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 8 (NC DWQ Stream Identification Form)
• Supplemental VWP Permit Application Information - April 29, 2022 - Attachment 9 (Concept Mitigation Plan)
• Request for extension of comment response received on July 12, 2022
• Request for extension of comment response received on October 13, 2022
• Request for extension of comment response received on January 29, 2023
• Request for extension of comment response received on May 26, 2023
• Request for Joint Permit Application withdrawal received on July 21, 2023

Stream and Wetlands documents created by DEQ (requests and review letters to the applicant):

• Request for Additional Information: 20-1619 Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility (Sept.17, 2020)
• Request for Additional Information: 20-1619 Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility (May 21, 2021)
• Request for Additional Information: 20-1619 Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility (Jan. 26, 2022)
• Request for Additional Information: 20-1619 Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility (May 13, 2022)
• Notice of Administratively Withdrawn Application: 20-1619 Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility (July 26, 2023)