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Ford Motor Company (Ford) owns and operates the Ford River Raisin Warehouse (Facility) located at 3200 East Elm Avenue, Monroe, Michigan, along with two closed hazardous waste landfill cells approximately 54 acres in size. Ford built the landfill to dispose of soil and sludges generated by the removal of on-site lagoons. Ford treated the soil and sludges from the lagoons by mixing them with stabilizing agents that react similarly to cement and bind with the hazardous components in the waste, preventing them from traveling in the environment. Ford stopped disposing of hazardous waste and closed the landfill cells in 1999. Ford has been performing postclosure maintenance and monitoring of the landfill cells since closure.
Christine Matlock
MatlockC2@Michigan.gov
517-290-4612
The current license, approved on September 30, 2022, specifies the postclosure obligations that need to be performed for the closed landfill cells, referenced as containment cells east and west in the license and application materials. Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, and the administrative rules, and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, RCRA, and the corresponding regulations, identify the standards that must be met when handling hazardous waste management, from generation to disposal. These regulations specify how the facility must operate to protect human health and the environment. They also identify the authorities EGLE has in licensing and overseeing hazardous waste operations.
Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are highly regulated, highly engineered facilities, with extensive design and oversight requirements. The hazardous waste rules that prescribe the standards that must be met in any postclosure operating license action taken by EGLE include, in part: personnel training, compliance inspections, preparedness and prevention, contingency planning, recordkeeping and reporting, environmental monitoring, corrective action, and financial assurance.
EGLE issues postclosure operating licenses for the management of closed hazardous waste landfills that remain effective for ten years, with a review at five years, in accordance with state and federal regulations. To reissue a postclosure operating license, EGLE's review must conclude:
After approving the License application for completeness and technical adequacy, EGLE conducted a public comment period for the draft License from August 15, 2022, to September 28, 2022. No comments were received during the public comment period. Following the completion of the public comment period, EGLE issued the License on September 30, 2022. All documents related to the final decision of the License are available electronically (below), and in hard copy at the following locations
EGLE, MMD, conducts oversight of the postclosure maintenance and monitoring activities of the closed hazardous waste landfill. This includes reviewing environmental monitoring reports that are submitted to MMD and performing an inspection of the hazardous waste landfill every three years. This inspection involves ensuring that the landfill cap is being properly maintained and monitored, reviewing records, and taking groundwater samples. The review of environmental monitoring reports and performing inspections are to ensure that Ford is properly monitoring and maintaining the closed landfill.
Complete this form to be placed on the official Ford River Raisin Warehouse facility mailing list to receive required notifications from both EGLE and Ford River Raisin Warehouse.
Through your observations and reporting of activities of concern, you play a valuable role in helping the EGLE protect human health and the environment. To file a complaint or share details about improper waste handling or disposal, contact EGLE through the Pollution Emergency Alerting System (PEAS) Hotline at 800-292-4706.
