STAFF’S EXPERIENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY. To have successful projects at the level of complexity and expense that are common to solid waste facilities and operations, there has to be an appropriate management system, not only at the operations level but at the capital improvements level also. Having a team that supports Buncombe County’s solid waste staff in carrying out their responsibilities would be best served if the leader of the support team had experience in both operations and in the design, permitting, and construction of the key facilities. That individual needs to have the ability to communicate clearly, coordinate professionally, but most of all must be capable of LISTENING to what the client’s needs are and based on his experience assist the client in achieving their goals. The proposed SCS team leader for your project has the experience of being responsible for not only the operation of a local government program but has also been the individual that developed that program. Ed took a solid waste program that was reliant on the private sector to operate on sites that did not provide adequate environmental conditions and moved the program into a modern facility. He worked hand-in-hand with design engineers that adapted a hazardous waste disposal facility concept to a solid waste disposal site. Ultimately, that North Carolina County, New Hanover, took over all landfill operations and expanded the solid waste program to include other management alternatives such as waste-to- energy, which not only made beneficial use of the waste but also reduced the volume of waste going into the disposal units 80-85 percent. Ed has been bringing this type of management approach to Buncombe County for many years – to bring the right engineers/scientists to address the County staff needs, to listen to what those needs are, and invest himself in working closely with the Buncombe/SCS team as though we are an extension of your own staff. He would be a good player on your Buncombe team. A Recent Success for Buncombe County! Partnering with the DEQ office in Swannanoa, North Carolina resolved issues of metals concentration exceedances in groundwater. The ongoing issues between Duke Energy and DEQ appear to have caused the agency to require that all lined landfills in the state to start an Assessment Monitoring Program or conduct an Alternate Source Demonstration (ASD). It was determined through discussion with County staff that the ASD method would be the preferred path. On June 5, 2018, we received the lette...
