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Since June 2005, a number of residents and businesses located near the
APAC/Reno Construction & Demolition Landfill at 167th and Metcalf have
been complaining about odors emanating from the landfill. The odors
which smell like "rotten eggs" are caused by hydrogen sulfide emissions
that can occur when large quantities of drywall disposed in the landfill
get wet. The Johnson County Environmental Department (JCED) and the
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) have been working
with the landfill to abate the hydrogen sulfide odors. KDHE has directed
the landfill to take a number of actions intended to eliminate the
odors. JCED has also been monitoring the hydrogen sulfide levels at the
landfill boundary. KDHE and JCED have requested that the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) review the existing
monitoring data and recommend whether additional assessment is needed to
determine the health impacts of the hydrogen sulfide emissions on nearby
residents and businesses. ATSDR is an arm of the federal Centers for
Disease Control which is part of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
On September 19, 2005, KDHE and JCED held a public meeting to update
the residents and businesses about efforts to eliminate the odor
problems and to field questions from the public about their concerns.
ATSDR also provided general information about the health impacts of
exposure to hydrogen sulfide emissions.
In order to provide continuous access to updated information
concerning the odors, JCED will post information as it becomes available
on this website. Currently, the three presentations made at the
September 19 public meeting are posted, along with additional
information about hydrogen sulfide provided by ATSDR and a summary of the
question and answers from the public meeting.
If you cannot find the answer to your question here or want to share
your concern about the odors, you may contact JCED
by email
or by phone at 913-715-6900; or you may also contact
KDHE by email
or by phone at 785-296-1600. If you have health questions contact
Denise
Jordan-Izaguirre by email or by phone at
913-551-1310.
2007 Public Hearing Announcements
Permit Update to
Include the Current Landfill Disposal Area and a Vertical Expansion at
the APAC-KS, Inc. Construction and Demolition Landfill
An informational meeting and public hearing will be held in conjunction
with the public comment period on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Pleasant
Ridge Middle School Commons Area located at 9000 West 165th St. The
informational meeting will be from 6:00 to 6:45 pm. At the informational
meeting, concerned individuals can ask KDHE personnel questions
regarding the landfill in an informal setting. At 7:00 pm a public
hearing will be held. The hearing will provide a format for individuals
to make formal comments, which will be recorded by the KDHE. The KDHE
will subsequently respond to all formal comments in writing. For more
information, click here to view the Public Notice.
To access the permit documents, visit KDHE's website at the link below:
Bureau of Waste Management --
Solid Waste Public Notices
2007 KDHE Public Meeting
Public
Participation Meeting Scheduled February 15, 2007
Permits
KDHE Issues Conditional Permit for APAC-KS, Inc. C&D Landfill in
Overland Park -- NEW
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a
conditional permit for the APAC-KS construction-demolition landfill in
Overland Park to continue waste disposal activities only until December
2010.
APAC-KS, Inc. C&D Landfill
– KDHE Permit Decision – Fact Sheet
KDHE Press Release
Draft KDHE Permit Documents and Public Notice for Water Discharge Permit
KDHE Public Notice No. KS-07-003/005
Kansas Water Pollution Control
Permit and Authorization to Discharge Under NPDES
KDHE NPDES Permit
Statement of Basis
APAC / Reno C& D Landfill Expansion Permit Application
Application for
Permit Modification for APAC C&D Landfill, KDHE Permit No. 487,
submitted to KDHE, January 2006
A hard copy of this document including the engineering drawings can be viewed at the Johnson
County Environmental Department between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Monday through Friday. The drawings are too large to post on the web.
BOCC Briefing Materials
(all are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
2006 Briefing Sheet on Solid Waste Plan Certification
APAC-Reno Landfill
Map
APAC-Reno Time Line
of Odor Corrective Actions
Presentations
The following files were created in
PowerPoint. After the new window opens, click anywhere on the screen to
go to the next slide.
Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions -- KDHE
- 2005
Johnson County Environmental
Department Involvement - 2005
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- 2005
Additional Information
All of the documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
APAC-Reno Fact
Sheet
Groundwater
Monitoring Well Locations
Reno Landfill Odor Log
Letter from the Johnson County
Board of County
Commissioners dated 11/28/05 - Please note that the
Environmental Dept's telephone number has changed since this letter was
mailed. It is now 913-715-6900.
Second Letter from the
Johnson County Board of County Commissioners dated 1/25/06 1 - Please note
that the Environmental Dept's telephone number has changed since this
letter was mailed. It is now 913-715-6900.
Public Health Statement -- Hydrogen Sulfide - 2004
Summary of Questions and Answers from Public
Meeting - 2005
Updates
Foul Order at Landfill Fading
From an article that appeared in the KC Star on July 8,
2006
The poisonous gas causing the smell at the site has not been
detected since March.
Periodic Updates
Starting November 2006, updates will be posted monthly or more
frequently when pertinent
information/activities occur.
May 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
End of 2006 Status Summary
December 2006
November 2006
Week Ending...
June 10, 2006
May 19, 2006
April 15, 2006
April 8, 2006
March 18, 2006
March 11, 2006
March 3, 2006
February 25, 2006
February 18, 2006
February 11, 2006
February 4, 2006
January 28, 2006
January 21, 2006
January 7, 2006
December 24, 2005
December 12, 2005
December 5, 2005
November 14, 2005
November 4, 2005
Links
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for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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