Administrative law judge upholds permit revocation for landfill

  • March 2, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard
An administrative law judge upheld the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's request to revoke the permit for a construction and demolition debris landfill in Wedgewood. D.R. Alexander, a judge in the Division of Administrative Hearings, signed the order, dated March 2. Online records indicate the owners have six months to comply the conditions of the permit and consent order on file with DEP. The notice was issued in July to South Palafox Properties LLC, owners of the Rolling Hills CD&D facility at 6990 Rolling Hills Road. It cited compliance issues including the facility operating outside permitted dimensions and failure to implement the Remedial Action Plan approval order issued by the department on July 3, 2013. The parties can file exceptions to Alexander's Recommended Order within 15 days and the agency is expected to issue a Final Order revoking the Rolling Hill's permit after the 15 days have passed. Gloria Horning, who has been advocating on behalf of neighbors in Wedgewood concerned about the impact that borrow and debris pits could have on the community, said the ruling is a "good start for these families to begin living in a healthy community."

"It is not easy to fight 'city hall,' but it can be done with united voices."

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May had led the charge to revamp county regulations on borrow and debris pits in response to residents' complaints about noise, dust and air quality concerns.

The county recently extended a moratorium on issuing new permits for land clearing and construction and demolition debris pits in the county until August, while county staff work on those regulations.

Those plans include determining the best way to notify residents when air quality monitors detect elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in the neighborhoods. The gas, which is given off by decomposing drywall, is an irritant to the respiratory system and can exacerbate symptoms for people with asthma and other breathing problems.
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