2007-02-06 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
A permit processor initiated a public notice for the reissuance of Arbor Hills Remediation Area's NPDES permit (MI0045713) in February 2007, requesting publication in the Northville Record.
Key data point: No specific factual readings or violations are stated in this administrative form.
2007-02-01 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This is a QA/QC report documenting permit MI0045713 for the Arbor Hills Remediation Area, issued in 2007. The permit governs treatment of contaminated groundwater and compost pile runoff, with final effluent limitations for parameters including BOD, suspended solids, nitrogen, phosphorus, volatile organic compounds (benzene, dichloroethylene), dissolved oxygen, pH, and mercury.
Key data point: No specific measured readings provided. Document is a permit template with regulatory limits and monitoring requirements only.
2006-12-07 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
MDEQ's Surface Water Assessment Section reviews Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill's NPDES permit reissuance application (MI0045713) from March 2006, recommending discharge limits and monitoring requirements for treated groundwater to an unnamed tributary of Johnson Creek. The review identifies potential mercury contamination concerns and recommends quarterly monitoring using EPA Method 1631 to determine if a Pollutant Minimization Program is needed; other contaminants (BETX, benzene, dichloroethenes) and parameters (phosphorus, pH, temperature) retain existing limits.
Key data point: No measured data provided; document is a permit review recommending monitoring protocol for mercury at water quality standard of 1.3 ng/L and existing limits for BETX, benzene, 1,1-dichloroethene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene, total phosphorus (1.0 mg/L monthly max), and pH (6.5–9.0 units).
2006-11-02 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
Oryx Arbor Hills Landfill submitted a Notice of Intent to obtain coverage under Michigan's NPDES General Permit for storm water discharges associated with industrial activity. The facility is located at 10690 West Six Mile Road, Northville, MI, and discharges to an unnamed tributary to Johnson Drain. The submission includes certifications regarding storm water operator qualifications, a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, and compliance with nonstructural and structural controls.
Key data point: No specific quantitative readings or violations stated; this is a permit application/filing document dated November 2, 2006.
2006-08-25 · Arbor Hills Landfill · procedural · routine
This is an Air Quality Division permit to install issued August 25, 2006 to Gas Recovery Systems, LLC for landfill gas recovery and energy generation equipment at Arbor Hills Landfill (SRN N2688). The permit authorizes four gas turbines, three duct burners, and two flares to burn landfill gas, with specific emission limits for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and volatile organic compounds.
Key data point: Total facility-wide nitrogen oxides emission limit: 205 tons per 12-month rolling time period (including 165.6 tpy from other combustors).
2006-06-16 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Bureau staff reviewed Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill's permit application (MI0045713) and found exceedances of CBOD5, ammonia, TSS, and total phosphorus in 2004–2005, primarily from compost operation discharges. Staff noted the permit application did not adequately describe compost runoff ("leafate") management and recommended clarifications to treatment methods and removal of industrial storm water language.
Key data point: CBOD5, NH3, TSS, and Total P exceedances documented in 2004 and 2005 from compost operation discharges; facility uses ion exchange resin (substituting for activated carbon) and vegetated ditch for treatment.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
EGLE's Permits Section notifies Allied Waste that its NPDES permit renewal application for Arbor Hills Landfill (permit MI0045713) is administratively incomplete. The agency requests analytical data for toxic substances in facility effluent, specifically BTEX, benzene, 1,1-dichloroethene, and trans-1,2-dichloroethene, with a May 31, 2006 deadline.
Key data point: No specific measured or permitted readings provided; request for toxic chemical analytical data (BTEX, benzene, 1,1-dichloroethene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene) in effluent.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
EGLE (then MDEQ) sent Allied Waste Industries a draft NPDES permit (MI0045713) for Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill and invited comment before the public notice phase. The letter, dated January 22, 2007, set a February 12, 2007 deadline for the operator's feedback on permit terms and effluent limitations.
Key data point: No specific factual readings or violations stated; procedural notification letter only.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This 2006 Basis for Decision Memo authorizes BFI Waste Systems (operator of Arbor Hills Remediation Area) to discharge 0.1 MGD of treated groundwater and compost pile runoff through Outfall 001 to an unnamed tributary of Johnson Creek. The permit sets seasonal effluent limits for parameters including CBOD5, suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, and temperature, with discharge prohibited May–November unless unavoidable.
Key data point: No measured readings stated. Document is a permit authorization setting discharge flow (0.1 MGD) and effluent limits; no actual operational data provided.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality proposes to reissue a discharge permit (MI0045713) for the Arbor Hills Remediation Area, authorizing BFI to discharge treated groundwater and compost pile runoff to an unnamed tributary of Johnson Creek. The draft permit modifies effluent limits for dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and ammonia, and includes new monitoring requirements for mercury and reduced monitoring frequency for volatile organic compounds.
Key data point: No specific factual measurements or violations stated; this is a permit reissuance notice with a comment deadline of March 15, 2007.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This is an NPDES permit reissuance scheduling sheet for the Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill filed in April 2006. The application requests a bypass of conventional pollutant limits and focuses on toxics review, with the facility claiming no industrial or toxic priority pollutants in effluent and no longer using groundwater treatment additives.
Key data point: No specific factual readings or violations are stated; this is a procedural scheduling document with permit application details.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
BFI Waste Systems reissued a permit for Arbor Hills to discharge 0.1 MGD of treated groundwater and compost pile runoff to an unnamed tributary of Johnson Creek. The reissued permit modified effluent limits for dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and ammonia, added mercury monitoring and a Pollutant Minimization Program, and reduced monitoring frequency for volatile organic compounds from twice monthly to monthly.
Key data point: No specific measured readings provided; this is a permit reissuance notice with regulatory modifications only.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This is a 2007 NPDES permit (MI0045713) reissued to BFI Waste Systems for the Arbor Hills Remediation Area in Northville, Michigan, authorizing discharge of treated groundwater and compost runoff to an unnamed tributary of Johnson Creek. The permit specifies effluent limitations for parameters including CBOD5, suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen, phosphorous, mercury, and volatile organic compounds, with monitoring and reporting requirements. The permit was effective June 1, 2007, and expired October 1, 2011.
Key data point: No specific quantitative factual reading (measured temperature, CO level, or violation) is stated in this template document; it is a procedural permit issuance with permitted discharge limits and monitoring parameters.
2006-04-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This is a 2006 fact sheet for BFI Waste Systems' NPDES wastewater discharge permit (MI0045713) for the Arbor Hills Remediation Area groundwater treatment system. The document describes the facility's treatment infrastructure, receiving water (unnamed tributary to Johnson Creek), existing effluent quality data from May 2005–May 2006, and proposed effluent limitations for various pollutants including BOD, ammonia, suspended solids, and volatile organic compounds. A public comment period was announced for February–March 2007.
Key data point: No specific urgent or substantive data point. Document is a procedural permit fact sheet with historical effluent data (BOD5 max 21 mg/L, ammonia max 13 mg/L, benzene 0.0 mg/L) but no temperature, CO, or violation readings relevant to landfill overheating or air quality concerns.
2006-04-07 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
BFI Waste Systems applied in 2006 to renew NPDES Permit MI0045713 for the Arbor Hills Remediation Area in Northville, Michigan. The facility operates a groundwater treatment system including purge wells, gradient control wells, a Kinetico treatment unit, an aeration ditch, and two aeration ponds that treat approximately 60 gallons per minute of groundwater and discharge to an unnamed tributary of the Johnson Drain. The application documents the facility's groundwater remediation operations and treatment processes.
Key data point: No specific factual readings reported. This is a permit application and renewal form documenting the facility's operational structure and treatment processes, not a monitoring or inspection report with measured data.
2005-12-09 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · evidence · routine
MDEQ laboratory analysis of seven water and compost samples from Arbor Hills Landfill (ONYX) collected in October 2005, testing for volatile organic compounds, base/neutral/acid compounds, pesticides, PCBs, and inorganic parameters. Most results are non-detected; detected compounds include trace chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, and nutrients in ppb/ppm ranges typical of landfill leachate.
Key data point: Detected analytes include 1,1-dichloroethane (9.6 ppb, ONYX-INF), benzene (1.1 ppb, ONYX-INT), cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (16–17 ppb), and vinyl chloride (3.6–4.0 ppb); arsenic ranging 4.7–14 µg/L; lead detected at 1.8 µg/L; TOC at 18–140 mg/L across samples.
2005-12-09 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · evidence · notable
A December 2005 DEQ Water Bureau post-inspection report documents a wastewater treatment facility (Onyx Arbor Hills LF) treating contaminated groundwater and compost runoff. The inspection on 10/25/05 found satisfactory conditions across most operational and monitoring areas. However, the report details 12 active effluent violations spanning from January 2004 to May 2005, involving exceedances of BOD, ammonia, total nitrogen, total solids, and phosphorus limits.
Key data point: 12 active effluent violations (BOD, ammonia, nitrogen, total solids, phosphorus) from January 2004 – May 2005; highest measured: 202 mg/l total solids (permit limit 30 mg/l), 111.1 lbs total solids (permit limit 25 lbs/day), ammonia 0.72 mg/l (permit limit 0.5 mg/l).
2005-11-28 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · evidence · notable
DEQ Water Bureau conducted a Compliance Sampling Inspection on October 25–26, 2005, of the remediation area east of Arbor Hills Landfill under NPDES Permit No. MI0045713. All tested parameters met effluent limitations at the time of sampling, but the site reported six exceedances in the prior 12 months (January–May 2005), primarily in Total Phosphorus and CBOD5, likely from compost pile runoff.
Key data point: Six NPDES permit exceedances reported in past 12 months: Total Phosphorus at 1.4 mg/L and 0.96 lbs/day (limits 1.0 mg/L and 0.8 lbs/day, January 2005); CBOD5 at 21 mg/L and 14.3 lbs/day (limits 10 mg/L and 8.3 lbs/day, May 18, 2005).
2005-10-24 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · evidence · notable
This is a pre-inspection report for the Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill (Permit MI0045713) dated October 2005, documenting a planned Compliance Evaluation Inspection. The facility treats contaminated groundwater and compost pile runoff, discharging to an unnamed tributary via Outfall 001A. The report identifies eight active effluent violations spanning 2004–2005 for total solids and phosphorus exceedances in both loading and concentration limits.
Key data point: Eight active effluent violations detected 2004–2005: Total Solids up to 202 mg/L (limit 30 mg/L) and Phosphorus up to 1.4 mg/L (limit 1.0 mg/L), Outfall 001A.
2005-02-02 · Arbor Hills Energy · procedural · routine
This 1998 air permit supplement authorizes Browning-Ferris Gas Services to operate a landfill gas collection and thermal oxidation system at the Northville site (Permit No. 913-90D), setting emission limits for NOx, CO, SO₂, HCl, and VOCs from flares, turbines, and duct burners, along with monitoring and operational requirements.
Key data point: Total NOx emission rate shall not exceed 165.6 tons per 12-month rolling period; flares limited to 20.0 lb/hr NOx and 54.9 lb/hr CO; turbines and duct burners have tiered limits; flare operation requires minimum 1600°F temperature and 0.5-second retention time.
2004-06-15 · Arbor Hills Energy · procedural · routine
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality issued Permit to Install No. 274-03 on June 14, 2004, to Gas Recovery Systems, Inc. for a landfill gas energy recovery system at Arbor Hills Landfill (SRN N2688) in Northville. The permit authorizes installation of four gas turbines, three duct burners, and two flares to combust landfill gas and generate electricity, with specified emission limits for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and volatile organic compounds.
Key data point: Facility-wide NOx emission limit of 192 tons per 12-month rolling time period (including 165.6 tons from prior Renewable Operating Permit); individual turbine (EUTURBINE4) limited to 5.95 lbs/hr or 26.0 tons/year NOx.
2002-11-27 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
EGLE (Michigan Water Division) issued a Certificate of Coverage (MIS210766) to Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill on December 6, 2002, authorizing operation under the Storm Water General Permit. The facility was classified as an A.1.i Storm Water Management Industrial Site and the operator had submitted a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
Key data point: No specific factual measurement or violation stated. This is a permit issuance confirmation letter with no quantitative data.
2002-11-27 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality issued a Certificate of Coverage (No. MIS210766) on December 4, 2002, authorizing Onyx Arbor Hills Landfill to discharge stormwater under the SW-Industrial General Permit MIS219000. The permit authorizes discharge of stormwater meeting specified criteria to an unnamed tributary to Johnson Drain, contingent on the facility's compliance with source identification, operator certification, and pollution prevention measures.
Key data point: No specific factual readings or violations stated; this is a permit issuance document acknowledging certification of compliance with stormwater pollution prevention plan requirements as of September 27, 2002.
2002-06-02 · Arbor Hills Remediation Area · procedural · routine
This is an NPDES permit (MI0045713) issued in 2002 authorizing BFI Waste Systems (later Onyx) to discharge treated groundwater and compost runoff from the Arbor Hills Remediation Area near Northville, Michigan, into Johnson Creek via an unnamed tributary. The permit sets effluent limitations for parameters including CBOD5, suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen, phosphorus, and volatile organic compounds (BETX, benzene, dichloroethenes), with monitoring requirements for influent, intermediate, and discharge stages.
Key data point: No specific quantitative factual readings (e.g., measured temperatures, CO levels, or violation counts) are contained in this permit template document. It is a regulatory authorization with permitted concentration and loading limits, not a report of measured site conditions.
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1997-11-20 · Arbor Hills Energy · procedural · routine
This is a 1997 air permit supplement (913-90D) for Browning-Ferris Gas Services' landfill gas collection and thermal oxidation system at the Northville facility. It establishes emission limits for NOx, CO, SO2, HCl, and VOCs from flares, turbines, and duct burners, along with monitoring and operational requirements including continuous temperature monitoring of flares and sulfur content analysis of fuel.
Key data point: No measured data presented; this is a permitted ceiling document. Key limits include: flare NOx max 20.0 lb/hr, CO max 54.9 lb/hr, total system NOx max 165.6 tons per 12-month rolling period; flare minimum operating temperature 1600°F.
1996-12-23 · Arbor Hills Energy · procedural · routine
This is a 1996 air permit supplement for Browning-Ferris Gas Services' landfill gas collection and thermal oxidation system at Northville, Michigan. The permit establishes emission limits for NOx, CO, SO2, HCl, and VOCs from flares, turbines, and duct burners, along with monitoring and operational requirements including continuous temperature monitoring and hydrogen sulfide fuel analysis.
Key data point: Thermal oxidizer minimum operating temperature 1600°F, minimum retention time 0.5 seconds; continuous temperature monitoring required.
1996-06-14 · Arbor Hills Energy · procedural · routine
This is a 1996 air permit supplement for Browning-Ferris Gas Services' landfill gas collection and thermal oxidation system at the Northville, Michigan site. It establishes emission limits for NOx, CO, SO2, HCl, and VOC from flares, turbines, and duct burners, along with monitoring and operational requirements including continuous temperature monitoring and flame detection systems.
Key data point: Thermal oxidizer must maintain minimum 1600°F and 0.5 seconds retention time; continuous temperature monitoring required.