Write to: Ms. Michelle W. Owenby, Director, Division of Air Pollution Control, Davy Crockett Tower, 7th Floor, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 or email: air.pollution.control@TN.gov
Make your concerns heard! You are encouraged to write a letter or email. Volunteer Regional Landfill is seeking permission to increase the capacity of their current leachate evaporator to 72,000 gallons per day. This is emitting pollutants into the air.
Look HERE on the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) Dataviewer for all letters, applications, and items related to this application. Click on PDF symbol to view.
Notice given on August 11, 2025:
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (TDAPC) has received requests for construction and/or modification of air contaminant sources as noted below. The proposed construction and/or modification is subject to part 1200-03-09-.01(1)(h) of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Regulations, which requires a public notification and 30-day public comment period. Interested parties may express their comments and concerns in writing to air.pollution.control@TN.gov or Ms. Michelle W. Owenby, Director, Division of Air Pollution Control, Davy Crockett Tower, 7th Floor, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 within 30 days of the date of this notice. Questions concerning a source may be addressed to the assigned Division personnel at the same address or by calling 615-532-0554.
Construction permits issued by TDAPC do not grant any authority to operate, construct, or maintain any installation in violation of any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, or regulation of the State of Tennessee or any of its political subdivisions.
Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate should contact the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate such participation. Such contact may be in person, by writing, telephone, or other means, and should be made no less than ten days prior to the end of the public comment period to allow time to provide such aid or services. Contact the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ADA Coordinator, Davy Crockett Tower, 6th Floor, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 532-0200. Hearing impaired callers may use the Tennessee Relay Service (1-800-848- 0298).
The applicant is Scott Solid Waste Disposal Company dba Volunteer Regional Landfill with a mailing address of 300 Roberta Lane, Oneida, TN 37841. The applicant seeks to obtain an air contaminant permit (Division identification number: 76-0071 and 983571) for construction at the following address: 300 Roberta Lane, Oneida. The permit request is for the modification of the following: The capacities for leachate throughput and heat input shall be increased for the express purpose of optimizing water removal efficiency from leachate. A Demister is used to control emissions. There would be physical construction. Regulated air contaminants are emitted by this source. Information regarding this source can be found in the Division of Air Pollution Control Dataviewer link which can be found at the bottom of the Division of Air Pollution Control webpage.
Eric King is the assigned Division person.