Farnsworth Paper Works Inc: Fly Ash Dumping & Pelletizing Proposal

This document presents a proposal from Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. to the Department of Natural Resources Region No. 4 for a permanent solution to manage fly ash disposal. The proposal outlines a plan involving both pelletizing a portion of the fly ash for use as a low-grade fertilizer and disposing of the remaining ash in a Type III landfill located on the company's property. The pelletizing process aims to convert 500 tons of fly ash annually into fertilizer for retail sale, while the landfill will accommodate 500-700 tons of residual ash. The proposal includes measures to prevent groundwater contamination, such as the establishment of monitoring stations and contingency plans to address any potential issues. The project schedule includes planning, implementation, and closure phases over two years, with the goal of achieving safe and economic fly ash disposal while adhering to environmental regulations.

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Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc.
20 Tituba Lake Road, Ossentuck, Washington 00000
Proposal: Company Fly Ash Dumping and Pelletizing Permit
To: Vern Fenkel, Manager
Department of Natural Resources Region No. 4
Fredonia, Washington 00000
From: Sol Weidman, Chief Environmental Engineer
Generated by Gillianne Edwards, Environmental Engineer
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc.
20 Tituba Lake Road
Ossentuck, Washington 00000
Subject: Company Fly Ash Dumping & Pelletizing Proposal
Date: June 22nd 2018
Summary
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. is in search of a permanent solution of an economic and
useful dumping of its fly ash after its temporal solution for over a decade ago seems to be

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ineffective. This memo provides a solution making a proposal of fly ash dumping and
pelletizing plan alongside justifications for the same. Methods for the same and time
schedule are provided as well.
Introduction
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. is in the search for a long-lasting solution to the problem of
dumping its fly ash. Over a decade, a short-term solution was successful in meeting the
company requirements of fly ash dumping. Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. doesn’t possess a
license sanctioned by the Department of Natural Resources Region No.4 (Washington State).
After a rigorous research on the plans initiated with other organizations in the community and
neighbourhood corporations that produce papers, a proposal of an effective plan has been
made which is aimed at regulating the needs of the DNR.
Proposed Solution
Based on the research and understanding of a number of environmental engineers,
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. makes the following two proposals to be implemented as an
official license for fly ash and distribution with the authorization of Mr. Vern Fenkel of the
Department of Natural Resources Region No.4:
1. Surplus fly ash (300-500 tons annually) not disposed in the Type III landfill will
be pelletized into fertilizer
In order to dump our waste without needlessly harming the ecosystem, we will have to start
pelletizing approximately 50% if our ash. This will be achieved by converting 500 tons per

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year into a low-grade fertilizer and will be sold in retail portions to the farmers. As a result,
the ash that was prone for dumping will have been eliminated economically (Brännvall, et al.,
2015: Pan et al., 2008). Furthermore, the end substance is equally safe as the potash that is
currently being used for this objective.
Thus, the costs to be incurred for the exercise will be generated by the process itself, and
consequently be of value to the community (Haynes, 2009).
Moreover, Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc. has gone an extra mile to meet the fundamental
matters of regional Department of Natural Resources office as outlined below:
 Plans to make fertilizer and lower the use of landfills (30-50% of yearly fly ash)
 Assessing the surrounding groundwater to observe chemical contamination
 Implementation of verified and safe landfill classification namely Type II and Type
III (Banks, Katherine, and Paul Schwab, 2010)
2. Farnsworth Paper Works will dispose of fly ash (500 -700 tons annually) in a
landfill found on the organization's property. This space is an absorptive Type
III landfill.
The ash that is left after pelletization cannot be used further because it comprises of fused
Sand (Obidziński et al., 2012) and thus has to be safely dumped as is appropriate. Dumping
itself possess a great challenge because the existing facilities do not have any additional
space, and as a result, we will have to locate another space for dumping the 500 to 700 tons
that are generated annually.
The good news is that the Type III landfill that is situated near our property can serve this

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need because it is 40 acre. Based on the findings of our survey, the fly ash will not be harmful
to Lake Tituba or the nearby areas of the local water table. Additionally, a preventive
measure of distributed supervision stations will be developed to ensure that the groundwater
is not contaminated with alkalies (Boulding, Russell, and Jon Ginn, 2016). The established
stations will continuously measure the extent of primary minerals. In the event that there is
clear information revealing that a change in the flow of groundwater links with the lake with
our pile, then an instant response will be undertaken to modify the land structure (Aksoy et
al., 2009).
Method
i. Pelletizing plan
The activities expected to be undertaken to accomplish the pelletization plan include:
 Conversion of 500 tons annually into low-grade fertilizer
 Subdividing the produced fertilizer into small sizes for gardeners
 Conducting a survey of the surrounding groundwater to assess chemical
contamination
ii. Fly ash dumping
The fly ash dumping is expected to be accomplished through various activities (Pandey et al.,
2012):
 Familiarity with the dumping regulations of the Department of Natural Resources
 Obtaining a dumping permit
 Conducting serious groundwater testing in the surrounding vicinity

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Schedule
Project Name: Company Fly Ash Dumping & Pelletizing Permit
Goals: Safe and economic dumping of fly ash
Team Members: Project sponsor, Project manager, IT security team, Field engineers,
Risk Analyst
Project activities: Timeline
Start Year 1 Quarter 2
Plan Year 1Quarter 4
Implement Year 2 Quarter 2
Close Year 2 Quarter 4
Sol Weidman, Chief Environmental Engineer.
Kind Regards

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