Conditional Use Application - Bethlehem Landfill CU 01-23 Documents

Location Information - All hearings are expected to be held at the Lower Saucon Township Building unless otherwise noted.

Tentative Hearing Schedule


Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to approximately 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - CANCELLED
Friday, March 17, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - CANCELLED
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.- CANCELLED
Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.- CANCELLED - PUBLIC NOTICE
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Lower Saucon Fire Rescue Hall - (formerly Se-Wy-Co) PUBLIC NOTICE
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Friday, April 14, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CANCELLED
Friday, May 5, 2023 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Friday, May 12, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - CANCELLED
Friday, May 19, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Friday, June 16, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - CANCELLED (see Letter of Stay below)


Township Documents


• Notice of Public Hearing
  
• 2023-01-06 Bethlehem Landfill Conditional Use Application
  
• 2023-01-06 Bethlehem Landfill Conditional Use Plan Set
  
• 2023-01-06 Martin and Martin Transmittal Letter
  
• 2023-01-24 - CU01-23 HEA Review Letter- Bethlehem Landfill Company- Phase V Expansion- Conditional Use Application- 2335 Applebutter Road
  
• 2023-02-23 Revised CU01-23 Document Transmittal Letter
  
• 2023-02-23 Revised CU01-23 Document Response Letter
  
• 2023-02-23 Revised CU01-23 Document Project Narrative
  
• 2023-02-23 Revised CU01-23 Document Exhibit A - Project Narrative
  
• 2023-03-03 - HEA- Review of Revised Bethlehem Landfill Company Conditional Use Documents
  



Stay of Hearing Information


• 2023-06-14 - Letter from Scott MacNair Notification of Stay
  
  
  

  EXHIBITS
  

  Applicant Exhibits
  

  • BLC 01 - Google Earth Aerial - Hellertown Borough - 2011 Spring Hill Road
    
  • BLC 02 - Google Earth Aerial - City of Easton
    
  • BLC 03 - Google Earth Aerial - D&L National Heritage Corridor
    
  • BLC 04 - Google Earth Aerial - McClarin - 2198 Riverside Drive
    
  • BLC 05 - Google Earth Aerial - Bono - 3905 Wilson Ave
    
  • BLC 06 - Google Earth Aerial - Base Map
    
  • BLC 07 - 02.16.23 - Bethlehem Landfill Company's Notices to Attend the Conditional Use Hearing
    
  • BLC 08 - Google Earth Aerial - Opthof - 2700 Redington Road
    
  • BLC 09 - Google Earth Aerial - Hunt - 2197 Cook Drive
    
  • BLC 10 - Google Earth Aerial - Pagoda - 2078 Hilltop Road
    
  • BLC 11 - Google Earth Aerial - Palumbo - 2566 Kings Mill Road
    
  • BLC 12 - Google Earth Aerial - Saucon Creek Watershed
    
  • BLC 13 - 01.31.23 - Recorded Deed for Hahn Property
    
  • BLC 14 - 01.24.23 Hanover Engineering - BLC Phase V Expansion Conditional Use Application review letter
    
  • BLC 15 - 02.10.23 - LST Planning Commission Memo to LST Council re BLC Conditional Use Application
    
  • BLC 16 - 02.23.23 M & M Response to 01.24.23 Hanover Engineering Review Letter (w-Exs A and B)
    
  • BLC 17 - Richard Bodner, P.E., CV
    
  • BLC 18 - Martin & Martin Statement of Qualifications
    
  • BLC 19 - Bethlehem Landfill Iterative Plan Set
    
  • BLC 39 - 08.17.22 PA DEP Environmental Assessment Letter for Northern Realignment
    
  • BLC 40 - Affidavit of Melissa March, PA DEP, MW Permit Forms Webpage Printout
    
  • BLC 41 - PA DEP, MW Permit Forms Webpage Printout
    
  • BLC 42 - Checklist For Major Mod. to a MSW Landfill Permit
    
  • BLC 44 - GIF (General Information Form), Instructions, and Checklist
    
  • BLC 45 - Form D
    
  • BLC 46 - Doc. No. 012-0200-001 - Policy for Consideration of Local Comp Plans and Zoning Ordinances in DEP Review
    
  • BLC 47 - Google Earth Aerial - Segaline - 2075 Leithville Road
    
  • BLC 48 - Google Earth Aerial - Duffy - 2710 Redington Road
    
  • BLC 49 - Google Earth Aerial - Perez - 650 Berger Road
    
  • BLC 50 - Google Earth Aerial - Carver - 2387 Wassergass Road
    
  • BLC 51 - Google Earth Aerial - Freemansburg Parcel
    
  • BLC 52 - Josh Roth, P.E. CV (SCS Engineers)
    
  • BLC 53 - 02.09.23 SCS Engineers Statement of Qualifications
    
  • BLC 54 - 02.28.19 Title V Permit
    
  • BLC 55 - 08.03.22 - Bethlehem Landfill Northern Realignment Plan Approval Application
    
  • BLC 56 - 07.07.22 - Bethlehem Landfill Plan Approval for Two Additional Flares
    
  • BLC 57 - GP-3 and GP-9 for Crusher
    
  • BLC 58 - 06.29.18 - GP-11 - Tipper
    
  • BLC 59 - Form K and Instructions - Gas Management
    
  • BLC 60 - Form G(A)-Air Resources Protection
    
  • BLC 61 - Form G(B)-Air Resources Protection NMOC Emissions Estimate and Control Plan
    
  • BLC 62 - 2017-2022 Bethlehem Landfill Title V Annual Compliance Certifications
    
  • BLC 63 - GCCS Map
    
  • BLC 64 - 02.2022 - Northern Realignment Application Nuisance Minimization and Control Plan Summary Table
    
  • BLC 65 - 02.2022 - Enhanced Odor Mitigation Plan
    
  • BLC 66 - 2021 PA Climate Action Plan Excerpt Cover through Exec. Summary
    
  • BLC 68 - 03.03.23 Revised Hanover Engineering Review Letter
    
  • BLC 69 - 05.13.20 Aria Final Plan Approval Permit (48-00115A)
    
  • BLC 70 - 05.19.20 Aria General Permit
    
  • BLC 71 - Joseph McDowell, P.E. CV
    
  • BLC 72 - Phase V Conceptual Final Grading Plan
    
  • BLC 73 - Typical Landscaping Notes and Details
    
  • BLC 74 - Phase V Conceptual Closure-Vegetation Plan
    
  • BLC 75A - Bethlehem Landfill - Phase V Expansion Comparison Chart
    
  • BLC 76 - Proposed Conservation Plan
    
  • BLC 77 - Timothy Kramer, P.E., PTOE - CV
    
  • BLC 78 - Bethlehem Landfill - Highway Occupancy Permit
    
  • BLC 79 - Aerial of PA DEP Approved Haul Route
    
  • BLC 80 - December 2022 Transportation Impact Analysis, Pennoni Associates, Inc.
    
  • BLC 081 - Todd A. Lowrey, P.G., CV
    
  • BLC 082 - Meiser & Earl, Inc. Selected Examples of Landfill Project Experience
    
  • BLC 083 - Meiser & Earl, Inc. Municipal-Residual-Hazardous Waste Landfills Site Investigation Experience
    
  • BLC 084 - Form F Soil Information - Phase I
    
  • BLC 085 - Form 6 Geologic Information - Phase I
    
  • BLC 086 - Form 7 Hydrogeologic Information - Phase I
    
  • BLC 087 - Form 8 Municipal Waste Landfills Baseline Ground Water Analyses
    
  • BLC 088 - Form 11 Mineral Deposits Information - Phase I
    
  • BLC 089 - Form 12 Alternative Water Supply - Phase I
    
  • BLC 090 - Form 18 Water Quality Monitoring System - Phase II
    
  • BLC 091 - Form 51 Municipal Waste Landfill Groundwater Assessment Plan
    
  • BLC 092 - Form 53 Municipal Waste Landfill Abatement Plan
    
  • BLC 095 - Form 19 Municipal Waste Landfill Quarterly and Annual Water Quality Analyses
    
  • BLC 096 - Form 50 Municipal Waste Landfill Leachate Analyses
    
  • BLC 097 - Apr. 2023 - Meiser & Earl Overlay on Conditional Use Development Plan Sheet 10 of 12
    
  • BLC 098 - Feb. 2023 - Leachate Drainage Areas (w-Wells) Drawing
    
  • BLC 099 - Matthew W. Allen, RLA, CV
    
  • BLC 101 - Figure 1 - Viewshed Map (3 Mile Study Radius)
    
  • BLC 102 - Figure 2 - Viewshed Map (2 Mile Radius)
    
  • BLC 103 - Figure 3 - Photo Location Map with Viewshed Overlay (2 Mile Study Radius)
    
  • BLC 104 - Figure 4 - Photo Location Map without Viewshed Overlay (2 Mile Study Radius)
    
  • BLC 105 - Figure 5 - Project Visualizations
    
  • BLC 106 - 4-17-23 PADEP Approval of Major Permit Modification for Northern Realignment and Permit Renewal Application
    
  • BLC 107 - Bethlehem Landfill - Safety Handbook
    
  • BLC 108 - Representative Examples of Landfill Enforcement of Rules and Regulations
    
  • BLC 109 - Representative Customer Acknowledgements of Landfill Rules and Regulations
    
  • BLC 110 - Transportation Compliance Plan - Last Updated September 2021
    
  • BLC 111 - Nuisance Minimization and Control Plan - Summary (Revised Feb. 2022)
    
  • BLC 112 - Enhanced Odor Mitigation Plan (February 2022)
    
  • BLC 113 - 7-7-21 Letter from PA DEP re Response to 5-24-21 V. Opthof-Cordaro Letter re Landfill Odor Complaint reporting process
    
  • BLC 114 - Inspection Frequency and Maintenance Plan (Active Landfill Operation) (Revised February 2022)
    
  • BLC 115 - Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan) (October 22, 2020)
    
  • BLC 116 - Bethlehem Landfill Company - LST Committee Report - 2022 Q3
    
  • BLC 117 - Bethlehem Landfill Committee Meeting Minutes - 10-20-22
    
  • BLC 118 - Recorded Memorandum and Notice of Covenant (b-w BV Motorcycle Club and BLC
    
  • BLC 119 - 2-28-20 - Disposal Capacity Agreement (BLC-Northampton County) and related correspondence
    
  • BLC 120 - Representative Municipal Contracts-Disposal Capacity Guarantees - Hellertown Borough
    
  • BLC 120A - Representative Municipal Contracts-Disposal Capacity Guarantees - City of Bethlehem
    
  • BLC 121 - Industrial Waste Discharge Permit - City of Bethlehem POTW
    
  • BLC 122 - Industrial Waste Discharge Permit - Lehigh County Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant
    
  • BLC 123 - Recorded Memorandum of Lease (b-w Bethlehem Landfill Company and Aria Energy East, LLC
    
  • BLC 124 - 9-30-16 - NPDES Permit No. PAR502205
    
  • BLC 125 - 4-16-23 - PennDOT Letter re Highway Occupancy Permit Application No. 302360
    
  • BLC 126 - Action Plan for Radioactivity Monitoring (July 2019)
    
  • BLC 127 - 5-3-23 Charlie Schmehl (Urban Research & Development Corporation) Expert Report
    
  • BLC 128 - Redacted Version of Agreement - Executed by BVMC on 11-3-22 and Executed by BLC on 11-14-22
    
    
  
  

  Hearing Officer Exhibit
  

  • Exhibit 9 - Court of Common Pleas May 8, 2023 Order and Reasons
    
  
  

  Potential Exhibits - None at this time
  

  MOTIONS
  

  • 05-05-2023 Motion for Directed Verdict from Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba