Omya uses a small fraction – approximately 10% – of its land holdings to support our quarry and mineral processing operations. The remaining acreage contributes to the scenic landscape while supporting Vermont’s heritage, tourism, rural economy, and recreational lifestyles.
Interim Certification
Correspondence Related to the Interim Certification Application
- 02.21.07 Omya Response
(225KB) to ANR’s 1.16.07 letter. In this document Omya addresses the areas that ANR highlighted or requested additional information. - 01.16.07 Letter from ANR (145KB) reviewing Omya’s responses to the issues raised in the 4.18.06 technical review comment letter. This document evaluates the adequacy of each response and highlights specific areas where more information is needed.
- 06.15.06 Omya Response (176KB) to the 04.18.06 Letter from Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). This document provides specific responses to ANR’s technical review comment letter.
- 04.18.06 Letter from ANR (84KB) saying that a number of items need to be addressed before the application can be considered “technically complete” and a draft certification and fact sheet issued.
- 10.11.05 Letter from ANR (55KB) saying the Interim Certification application is administratively complete
On August 15, 2005 Omya submitted an Interim Certification Application for its tailings management areas to the Solid Waste Program of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), the issuing agency of the Certification. The Certification, which is valid for two years, requires compliance with Vermont Solid Waste Management Rules and is issued to a “person who does not qualify for a solid waste management certification under the statutory or regulatory requirements.” The application below contains information necessary for the certification of the tailings management areas, and is currently under review by ANR.
Full Interim Certification Application (39.7MB) *
Appendices (60.8MB) *
* Note: These files are large and may take some time to view; you may instead want to right click on the above link to the document and then download it (“save target as”) to a folder on your computer.
Expanded view of the sections:
- Cover Letter (137KB)
- Executive Summary (45KB)
- A. Administrative
- A.1 Application Form (621KB)
- A.2 Application Checklist (21KB)
- A.3 Property Deeds (1.5MB)
- A.4 Tax Maps (1.8MB)
- A.5 Notice of Application (35KB)
- A.6 Notice to Municipality (13KB)
- A.7 Planning Requirements (1014KB)
- A.8 Financial Assurance (14KB)
- A.9 Background Disclosure (29KB)
- A.10 Statutory and Regulatory Response (932KB)
- A.1 Application Form
- B. Facility Management Plan (95KB
- C. Site Characterization
- C.1 Site Characterization Report (192KB)
- C.2 Monitoring Plan (5.39MB)
- C.1 Site Characterization Report
- D. Engineering Design
- D.1 Engineering Report (87KB)
- D.2 Engineering Drawings (9.5MB)
- D.3 Calculations (16.5MB)
- D.4 Closure/Post-Closure Plan (349KB)
- D.5 Grass Growth in Tailings Product Study Report (1.7MB)
- D.1 Engineering Report
- E. Operations Plan (82KB)
Interim Certification Technical Review Comments and Revised Application (6.15.06)
Working with Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., Omya completed a technical review of its Interim Certification Application and developed responses to the April 18, 2006 review comment letter. Omya’s Response to Technical Review Comments and Revised and New Interim Certification Application Components are provided below as re-submitted to ANR.
Expanded view of the revised sections:
- Cover Letter (53KB)
- Executive Summary (69KB)
- Response to Technical Review Comments (186KB)
- A. Administrative
- A.1 Part A-8 Financial Assurance (16.5KB)
- A.2 Part A-10 Statutory and Regulatory Response (495KB)
- A.1 Part A-8 Financial Assurance
- B. Facility Management Plan (126KB)
- C. Site Characterization
- C.1 Site Characterization Report (421MB)
- C.2 Appendix 1 (813MB)
- C.3 Appendix 2 (61.3MB)
- C.4 Appendix 3 Geotechnical Report on Tailing Product (NEW information) (1.09MB)
- C.5 Appendix 4 MSDS (NEW information) (6.56MB)
- C.6 Appendix 5 (5MB)
- C.7 Appendix 6 (2.73MB)
- C.8 Addendum D (NEW information) (6MB)
- C.9 1997 Geomapping Associates, Ltd. Report (NEW information) (2.55MB)
- C.10 Monitoring Plan (8.52MB)
- C.1 Site Characterization Report
- D. Engineering Design
- D.1 Engineering Report (66.1MB)
- D.2 Engineering Drawings (10.2MB)
- D.3 Slope Stability Calculation (revised) (7.38MB)
- D.4 Closure/Post-Closure Plan (778MB)
- D.1 Engineering Report
- E. Operations Plan (66MB)
INFORMATION REPOSITORIES
The Interim Certification Application can be found at the Verpol plant site and at the following information repositories:
Pittsford Town Offices
426 Plains Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
(802) 483-6500
Website
Rutland Free Library – Central Branch
10 Court Street
Rutland, VT 05701-4058
(802) 773-1860
Website
Directions
Additionally, copies of Omya’s Application for Interim Certification can be viewed at:
State of Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Conservation
Solid Waste Management Program
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
(802) 241-3808
Website
Directions
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