Housatonic Valley Railroad Permit Application For Construction and Operation of a Solid Waste Facility
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Permit Application for Construction and Operation of a Solid Waste Facility, dated April 13, 2009 plans for storage of over 20,000 cubic yards of tires, tire shreds, and crumb rubber.
What does 20,000 cubic yards look like?
A standard pick up truck holds 2 cubic yards.
| Type of Solid Waste | Maximum Volume of ON-Site Storage |
Storage Method |
| Casting Sand | 2856 tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Coal Fly Ash | 2856 tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Construction and Demolition Waste |
1666 cubic yards 6300 cubic yards |
Indoor - Phase II Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Contaminated Dredge Spoils | 2856 tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Contaminated Soils | 2856 tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Residue (Ash generated from the combustion process at a Resource recovery facility | 2856 Tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Scrap Tires (crumb rubber) (cy) | 1666 cubic yards 6300 cubic yards |
Indoor Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Scrap Tires (shreds) (cy) | 6300 cubic yards | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Scrap Tires (whole) (cy) | 6300 cubic yards | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Sludge Ash | 2856 tons | Rail Cars - Rail Operation |
| Wood, treated (painted, creosoted, etc) (cy) | 1666 cubic yards 6300 cubic yards |
Indoor Rail Cars - Rail Operation |