Guyton Waste Water Proposal Public Meeting

The City of Guyton hereby gives notice that the City of Guyton will hold a public meeting on January 10, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. in the Guyton Civic Center at the C.D. Dean Public Safety Complex at 505 Magnolia Street, Guyton, GA 31312.

The purposes of the public meeting are to:

1. Inform the public of the need for improvements to the City’s wastewater system.

2. To comply with Section 391-3-6-02 of Georgia’s Water Quality Control

Rules (and amendments thereto).

3. To encourage public involvement in the development of a plan to improve

the wastewater system.

The public meeting will attempt to identify public preferences for alternative

methods of improving the City’s wastewater facilities. These alternatives will

be evaluated and included in the City’s Facilities Plan and Environmental Information

document, the major planning document covering the wastewater

system.

Public participation is considered essential to the selection and development

of the final plan to be adopted prior to its approval by the State of Georgia,

Department of Natural Resources.

Please submit written comments to Mayor Michael Garvin at 310 Central

Avenue, P.O. Box 99, Guyton, GA, 31312, no later than the close of business on

Friday, January 6, 2012.

Ogeechee Riverkeeper comments will be ready to view by Friday morning.

Click Here for information from Guyton City records.

Environmental Information Document for Guyton

North Star Jefferson Renewable Energy Facility

North Star is proposing a facility for Jefferson County in Wadley, Georgia.

Jefferson County citizens have met with North Star officials to discuss the plant.  Ogeechee Riverkeeper has made comments to EPD and we hope that EPD will hold a public hearing to offer citizens a chance to make comments and ask questions.  ORK will post any new information on this facility on our website and on our Facebook page.  Please contact ORK with any questions 866-942-6222 ext 3 for Dianna Wedincamp.

North Star permit application can be viewed by clicking here.

Ogeechee River Fish Kill

Click here to access information on the Largest Fish Kill in Georgia's hisory.

Update on Atlantic Waste Proposed Landfill, Bryan County

Novemer 23, 2011 Update:  Citizens met in Pembroke to oppose the Atlantic Waste Landfill in Bryan County.  Over 200 citizens showed up to oppose the landfill.  Don Stack, attorney from Stack and Associates, received a round of applause for his comments opposing the landfill. 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that citizens attend the next Bryan County Commissioners meeting in Richmond Hill.  Help ORK spread the word and bring the whole family.  We can't leave a legacy of pollution for our kids and their kids. 

December 13, 2011 - Bryan County Commisioners meeting, Richmond Hill Annex, 5:30pm

For more information contact Dianna Wedincamp, 866-942-6222.

October 2011 Update: Citizens met at Black Creek Church to gather information on the proposed landfill by Atlantic Waste.  Don Stack from Stack and Associates was there to inform the citizens about the threats to the enironment and how to proceed going forward.

There are two meeting the citizens need to attend to make comments:

November 3rd - citizens need to be at the Bryan County Planning and Zoning in Pembroke at the Court House Anex at 7:00pm to voice your appinion about the text admendment. 

November 15 - Citizens need to be at the Board of Commissioners meeting at the DIxie Harn Building on Lanier Street in Pembroke at 6:30pm.  

For more information contact Bryan County Planning and Zoning office at 912-756-3177. 

March 2011 Update:  The proposed landfill in Northern Bryan County by Atlantic Waste continues to build strong opposition.  At a meeting held at Black Creek Church on Monday night, March 28th, the crowd was standing room only with very vocal opponents of the landfill filling up the room and spilling outside.

ORK has completed an initial technical review of the potential site suitability issues with this proposed landfill.  We submitted the letter to the Bryan County Commissioners, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the City of Pembroke this week.  You may view the technical memo and other documents in our library.

Landfills Under Consideration

Since the beginning of the year, we have had two reports of proposed commercial landfills in the Ogeechee basin.  The first is allegedly proposed in the Bryan County area near Pembroke and Black Creek.  It's Ogeechee Riverkeeper's understanding at this time that no permits have been filed, but the commerical interest is lobbying the Bryan County Board of Commissioners pretty hard.  Details to follow in the coming weeks.

The second proposed landfill is an inert landfill in Bulloch County in an old sand mining operation at the back of the industrial park.  The property backs up to Lotts Creek, and is potentially near drinking water wells.  The Bulloch County planning and zoning commission will take up the proposed landfill application on Feb 10, 2011 at 6:00 pm.  The application is available on our website, and we plan to have comments drafted on potential impacts in advance of the meeting.

All concerned citizens are encouarged to attend the planning and zoning meeting in Statesboro on Feb 10, 2011 6:00 pm.

Update on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 11:02AM by Ogeechee Riverkeeper

On Feb 10, 2011, the Bulloch County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the Bulloch County Commissioners denial of the conditional use permit for the proposed inert landfill near Lotts Creek.

The discussion by the Bulloch County Commissioners was tabled for the March meeting at the request of the applicant.  To our knowledge it is currently slated for review in April.  ORK has submitted our concerns to both the Planning and Zoning Commission and the County Commissioners.

The proposed municipal solid waste landfill in Bryan County near Black Creek has submitted an application for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) to the Coastal Regional Commission.  The application is available here. 

DRI review is the first step in gaining approval through the local planning process.  ORK is reviewing these materials as well as the potential impacts of this proposal and will be submitting comments to the local agencies within the coming weeks.