01.09.20 Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE
 
In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1 of the Solid Waste Rules and Regulations, the Central Weston County Solid Waste Disposal District has submitted a closure permit application for the
Osage Landfill. 
This facility will cease disposal of solid waste. The 10.760 acre facility is located 1.25 miles SSW of the Town of Osage. More specifically, this facility is located in the SW¼, SW¼ of Section 16, T46N, R63W in Weston County, Wyoming. 
The Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (DEQ) has reviewed the application and determined that it is generally complete and suitable for publication. The DEQ’ s solid waste rules, in Chapter 1, require that the applicant must provide public notice that a proposed permit has been issued and inform the public that there is an opportunity to file comments on the proposed permit before it is issued in final form. The notice is also required to indicate that the public may file formal written objections to issuance of a final permit. This publication provides notice of those opportunities. 
Copies of the permit application, the DEQ’s review of the application, and the proposed permit can be viewed at DEQ’s Casper office 152 N. Durbin Street. Suite 100, Casper, WY 82601. at the Weston County Public Library (23 W. Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701), and the Weston County Clerk’s Office (1 W. Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701). 
Any interested person has the right to either: provide comments on the proposed permit, which DEQ will consider prior to taking final action on the permit application, or file formal written objections to the proposed permit. The period for providing comments, or filing formal written objections to the proposed permit, shall begin on January 9, 2020 and end on February 17, 2020. Any comments or formal written objections must be received by 5:00 PM on the last day of the notice period. Comments or formal objections must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Todd Parfitt, Director, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002. Formal written objections must be accompanied by a statement of the facts upon which the objection is based. If substantial written objections are filed, a contested case hearing will be held by the Environmental
Quality Council. 
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. 
 
 
(Publish January 9 and 16, 2020)