How many gallons of water/day will they be using? Recycling operations can be very water intensive. Can city water system handle it without lowering water general pressure?
[Wladyslaw Bankowski September 26, 2012 11:17:06 AM EDT]
- The Hamtramck Resource Recovery Center is projected to use approximately 72,000 gallons of waste per day, 4,500 gallons of water per hour and 75 gallons per minute (GPM). The proposed facility has a 6” water main used to deliver water to the plant. It is our intent to work closely with Wayne County and the City of Hamtramck to make sure the facility’s water requirements do not have any negative impact on the city’s existing water pressure. With the exception of facility requirements (washroom, lawn sprinklers, drinking fountains, etc.) the only water used at the plant is to generate steam for processing organic material. No water is used in processing or recovering recyclable material.
This one is even more important. They will have heavy trucks delivering waste and taking recycled materials out. How many truck/day are they expecting? Will this be a problem for residents in the area?
[Wladyslaw Bankowski September 26, 2012 11:17:06 AM EDT]
- Based on projected waste volumes there will be approximately 150 inbound trucks per day delivering waste material to the plant. Of the 150 trucks, approximately 50 trucks will be delivering yard waste, but only from April through November, so from December to March the volume of inbound trucks will be reduced by 1/3. Based on the current operating plan, these trucks will be received M-F from 6am to 6pm, a 12 hour period, 12-13 trucks per hour. 7 trucks per day will originate from the City of Hamtramck. Based on the projected volume of recovered commodities and material that will require disposal, approximately 70 outbound trucks per day will be moving material from the plant. Of the 70 trucks, we are projecting approximately 40 trucks for moving biomass from the plant. We are working to ship the biomass and some recovered plastics via rail that would reduce the outbound truck volume over 65%. With the exception of the waste collected in the City of Hamtramck, all inbound and outbound material will come to the plant via I94 to Mt. Elliot to Conant St. to Missant St. Other than the .4 mile distance on Conant St. from Missant St. to the Mt. Elliott split truck traffic is moving through non-residential areas. We could look at circling the GM facility and reducing this exposure if required. The receiving area of the plant can receive and stage in excess of 30 trucks, so once trucks are received at the plant they will not be visible from Conant St. The existing facility was previously used for warehousing, shipping and receiving of automotive parts. During the plants operational days, 25-30 trucks moved in and out of the plant, on a one shift basis, on a two shift basis an equivalent number of trucks would have been 50-60 per day.
What type of air pollution might be created? What are EPA standards on this?
[Wladyslaw Bankowski September 26, 2012 11:17:06 AM EDT]
- No air pollution is created in any of the processes. Naturally there are truck exhausts and emissions from the steam boilers. Since we are using natural gas in the boilers they will require an air permit. As far as the organic processing is concerned, an air permit could be required, but since we are using a closed loop system there are no off take points for air emissions. As you are probably aware, we will have to go through the full permitting process with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) before we can construct or operate the facility. We have a very good environmental engineering team as well as one of the state’s top environmental attorneys. The company is committed to complying with all applicable regulatory statutes as it applies to the HRRC.
Recycling/waste companies, it has been shown with one company trying to move into Redford, sometime hire “illegals”. Are there provisions to avoid this in Hamtramck?
[Wladyslaw Bankowski September 26, 2012 11:17:06 AM EDT]
- We are not aware or able to find documentation of the example you have referenced. As part of our proposed Hosting Agreement with the City of Hamtramck, facility owners are committed to hiring qualified workers. The following is contained within the Hosting Agreement that specifies hiring priorities: Section 10. Benefits to the City. Part b. Jobs shall be first offered with local newspaper announcements and preferred local hiring with the hiring of veterans a priority.
