The Belt and Beyond I April 6th, 2017

April 6, 2017
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4-H Equine Garage Sale Open to the Public
Celebrating 24 years of serving the public and having fun! On
Saturday, April 8th, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm the annual Tack Swap
or “equine garage sale” will be held at the Northampton County 4-H
Center.
The Northampton County 4-H Center is located at 777 Bushkill Center
Road, 2.2 miles south of Route 512 and 3 miles north of Nazareth.
There will be new and used items for sale for all horse interests
and disciplines. Also, there will be horse crafts, Breyer model horses,
clothing, a feed representative from Poulin Feeds and other horse
related items.
There are outdoor spaces available on a first come/first serve basis for
those wishing to sell items. There are no consignments. No live animals
are permitted with the exception of service animals.
Food will be available during the sale hours, courtesy of Backtrackers
4-H Horse and Pony Club. This is a rain or shine event.
The 4-H program is open to youths between the ages of 8-19 years.
It offers over 150 hands-on projects, a wide variety of experiences and
builds life skills for the future. Volunteer leaders are always welcome.
Things are Hopping in The Garden of Giving!
The Garden of Giving is open for the season! Prep work has started
and the first main event which will be onion planting April 8th & 9th.
Irrigation for the Garden is a top priority and several fundraisers are
planned for this. April 23rd there will be a Doll Auction & Tricky Tray at
noon at the West End Fire Company. Extra hands are needed getting
baskets to the event & selling tickets. April 29th will be the annual Fill
the Truck Event at the Brodheadsville Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply will
also donate a portion of their proceeds to The Garden of Giving and all
contributors will receive a thank you gift. May 20th & 21st will be the
large seedling planting, & June 17th will be Family Fun Day. More details
to follow. Hope to see you come out to support The Garden of Giving's
mission to help our neighbors in need! For more information or to
volunteer visit www.thegardenofgiving.org or call 570-402-1282.
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SYNAGRO SUBMITS BUILDING PERMIT FOR SLATE BELT
HEAT RECOVERY PROJECT
Synagro, today, requested a building permit to develop its Slate Belt Heat
Recovery Center tying directly into the Green Knight Energy Center and within the
township’s solid waste zone.
The facility, which would dry biosolids to create a Class A pellet that can be used
as a fertilizer or a fuel, is a permitted use in the township’s solid waste zone. This
site adjoins the land on which the Green Knight Energy Center operates. The waste
heat from the Green Knight facility will be the energy used to dry the biosolids.
In November, Synagro proposed building the center a short distance away in
a commercial-industrial zone where the facility would be considered a nonconforming
use. This proposal remains before the Plainfield Twp. Zoning Hearing
Board.
“The new application fully complies with the Plainfield Township Zoning
Officer’s determination letter dated December 15, 2016. We have spent the last
three months undertaking a comprehensive redesign to locate the facility in the
Township’s solid waste zone, and in full conformity with the original waste heat
recovery design of the Energy Center,” said Jim Hecht, Synagro’s Project Developer.
Synagro expects to spend up to $26 million constructing the facility. Construction
will create an estimated 40 temporary construction jobs and operation of the
facility will create 16 permanent, family-sustaining jobs. Here are other project
details:
The Slate Belt Heat Recovery Project will meet or exceed all applicable
regulations, including those enforced by the EPA, PADEP, Delaware River Basin
Commission, and the National Fire Safety Bureau.
Synagro has nine drying facilities currently operating in the US, some with
residents much closer than at this site. None of those facilities have received odor
complaints. The control of potential odors is inherent in the design and operations.
The building and process air will be captured and treated by engineered airscrubbers
designed and proven to eliminate odors before indoor air is exhausted
into the outdoors. The facility will comply with all air emission standards.
Water generated by the facility’s drying process will be collected and treated
by an on-site wastewater treatment system to meet or exceed all applicable
environmental regulations for discharge.
The facility will be equipped with all fire prevention and suppression systems
required by local and state building codes.
Synagro expects the plant to receive 20 in-bound trucks each day and its
manufactured fuel or fertilizer product will be shipped in five trucks per day. All
in-bound and out-bound trucks will be covered and subject to all state and federal
transportation laws.
Mr. Hecht said the company operates a plant in Philadelphia that services the city
and a number of other nearby municipalities. Recently Synagro hosted an in-depth
tour opportunity for members of the community to visit the Philadelphia Bio-Fuels
Dryer.
“We have a demonstrated track record of being a good neighbor with compliant
operations at the dryer facilities we operate and we look forward to being a reliable
partner for the Slate Belt community,” Mr. Hecht said.
More information about the project can be found at: www.synagro.com/locations/
sbhrc/
About Synagro - Founded in 1986, Synagro, www.synagro.com, provides
a system of solutions for civic and commercial organizations that manages
by-products to create new, environmentally compelling options. The Company’s
reliable, lasting system transforms industrial and municipal waste into
environmentally-sustainable resources that benefit our communities. As the largest
recycler of organic by-products in the United States, Synagro uses best-in-class
processes, from beneficial reuse to renewable energy that adhere to the strictest of
environmental regulations to provide sustainable solutions for communities across
the nation. Serving more than 600 municipal and industrial water and wastewater
facilities throughout the U.S., the Company’s leading systems of by-product
management services help municipalities of all sizes save money and meet
environmental regulations.
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