Central Connecticut Resource Recovery, Southington
Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve Permit to Construct and Operate a Solid Waste Volume Reduction Plant
Applicant: Central Connecticut Resource Recovery, LLC
Application No.: 202207376
City/Town: Southington, CT
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) hereby gives notice that a tentative determination has been reached to approve the following application submitted under Section 22a‑208a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Contact Name/Phone/Email: Ralph Holyst, (860) 426-8583, ralph@hqdumpsters.com
Type of Permit/Activity: Modified Permit to Construct and Operate
Facility Location: 65 Triano Drive, Southington, CT 06479
The Facility consists of a 110’ x 200’ building (22,000 square feet) with three (3) separate indoor tipping areas designed to receive and process putrescible Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”), non-putrescible MSW including Oversized MSW (“OMSW”), Construction and Demolition Waste (“C&D Waste”) and Recyclable Items; an outdoor storage area for various recyclables, processed and unprocessed Clean Wood and Regulated wood fuel; a site access gate; access road; scale; baler; various sized roll-off containers (indoor/outdoor) storage areas dedicated for the storage and staging of containers; and fire suppression equipment.
Central Connecticut Resource Recovery, LLC applied to modify activities authorized under Permit No. 13101334-PCO on June 29, 2022. Authorization is being sought to: increase the amount of waste processed from 545 tons/day (TPD) to 1,020 TPD; to increase the storage volume of solid waste from 11,470 cubic yards to 23,950 cubic yards; and to construct the following Facility improvements for operations as follows:
- Increase the building footprint from 22,000 square feet to 48,994 square feet to accommodate new equipment, an electrical/mechanical area and offices within the building, the addition of a loading dock and additional enclosed space around the north and east sides of the material load-out area.
- Installation of new equipment to include: a new baler with wrapping and/or bagging ability and a sorting line (Feeder, Trommel, Sorter, residual conveyor) to process C&D Waste and/or non-putrescible MSW including OMSW.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. 202207376; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the applicant’s contact noted above. The application and supporting documentation are available for inspection at DEEP, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at other times by appointment. Questions may be directed to Olimpia Brucato of the Solid Waste Permitting Program at (860) 424-3906 or Olimpia.Brucato@ct.gov.
Before making a final decision on this application, the Commissioner shall consider written comments on the application from interested persons. Written comments on the application should be directed to Olimpia Brucato, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, or may be submitted via electronic mail to Olimpia.Brucato@ct.gov no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice.
PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING
The Commissioner may conduct a public hearing if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby or shall hold a hearing upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons. Petitions should include the application number noted above and also identify a contact person to receive notifications. Petitions may also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if resolution is reached, withdraw the petition. Original signed petitions may be scanned and sent electronically to deep.adjudications@ct.gov or may be mailed or delivered to: DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, 3rd floor, Hartford, 06106-5127. All petitions must be received within the comment period noted above. If submitted electronically, original signed petitions must also be mailed or delivered to the address above within ten days of electronic submittal. If a hearing is held, timely notice of such hearing will be published in a newspaper of general circulation. For additional information go to www.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.
/s/ Gabrielle Frigon, Director
Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact Olimpia.Brucato@ct.gov if you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, or require some other accommodation. If you wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, you may submit your complaint to the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at (860) 418-5910 or via email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.
Published in the Hartford Courant on February 3, 2024.