01-20-11 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Buddy Garcia, Chairman Larry R. Soward, Commissioner. Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Commissioner Glenn Shankle, Executive Director TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Protecting Texas by Reducing and PreiJentin~ Pollution June 24, 2008 Mr. Brian Botnmer La Porte Real Property 1655 Louisiana Street Beaumont; Texas 7770] Re: La Port~ Real Property, LLC - Harris County Landfill No. 3- Harri~ <;9unty Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) - Revoked Permit No. 1105. . '.' .', '. Pavement Construction Over a Closed MSW Landfill Tracking No. 12333843 Dear Mr. Bommer: On June 16, 2008, . the MSW Permits SectiOl} of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality received a request for the revision of the previously approved authorization to' disturb final cover of the closed Harris County MSW Landfill No.. 3 (fonnet MSW Perm:it No. 1105) in order to redevelop it as a shipping container and chassis storage parking area. The request has been prepared by SCS Engineers, and it has beel' sealed and signed by Mr. David J. Mezzacappa, P.E,; on behalf of La Port Real Property, LLC. The site of the closed municipal landfill is located at 900 N. Broadway Street; east of State Highway 146 in La Porte, Harris. County; Texas. \ The proposed activity, as previously approved, included site clearing, site grading and repairing of the areas with waste exposed or seeps, by adding fill sbil over those areas and the a~eas which have less then 2 feet of final cover, paving activities including lime/flyash stabilization of the uppei- foot of soil, a layer of crushed concrete with geogrid reinforcement, the upper layer of asphalt, and installation of gas vent trenches and perforated pipes beneath the paving section. The approved documentation described the existing conditions of the final cover, waste characterization and methane production, the proposed project and its potential environmental impacts, tbe construction procedures and the design features including filling, grading, final cover, paving, drainage, and landfill gas management. It also addresses the long tenn maintenance, and the safety and monitoring during the construction and after the project completion. The revised request modifies the paving section (drawings and narrative) to replace the asphalt millings with an asphalt emulsion to be bladed into the top 2-3 inches of the crushed concrete layer. The documentation submitted certifies that the redevelopment will not create a threat to the public health or the environment, and indicates that no enclosed structures or underground utilities are planned to be located over waste disposal areas, and that any waste encountered during the grading process will be removed, characterized and disposed to a permitted facility. The described procedures for waste excavation and characterization, as well as for contaminated water discharge appear to comply with the provisions of Title 30 Texas Administrative Code .(T AC) Section (~)330.955. The submittal indicates that the construction activities will be done with respect to the 30 TAC Subchapter T provisions. The supporting documentation includes the required revisions to the original approved workplan. P.O. Box 13087 · Austin, Texas 78711-3087 · 512-239clOOO · p;"!nb <:1 IJJl Ju"'.'tiu: p;:p~( u:;in:.:: .~O~'.h;l:i-eU in:: Internet address: www.tceq.state.tx.us EXHIBIT G