Pursuant to the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) Rule 218, MBARD solicits written comments to the preliminary decision to approve the issuance of the Title V Permit renewal and modification to Waste Solutions Group of San Benito, LLC (WSG) for the John Smith Road Landfill located at 2650 John Smith Road in Hollister.

Pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XXX Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, the landfill, which has a design capacity of greater than 2.5 million megagrams and 2.5 million cubic meters, is subject to Title V regulations.

The facility has added a new Bioxide® storage and treatment system used to mitigate sulfides in the landfill leachate before it is discharged to the City of Hollister Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Bioxide® Storage and Treatment System is a closed loop system with negligible emissions.

The proposed permit will be forwarded to the US EPA for a 45-day review period. MBARD will not issue a permit to which EPA objects. The public may petition the US EPA, Region 9, Operating Permits Section, within 60 days after the US EPA 45-day review period to object the issuance of the final permit. This petition shall be based only on objections that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise the issue during that time period.

The MBARD Evaluation Report of the renewal and major modification of the Title V permit is available to dowload below.

Public Comments: The public has an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed project. Written comments must be submitted by email or mail to the address below and be postmarked by Monday August 4, 2025.

Email: ajimenez@mbard.org

Mail: Monterey Bay Air Resources District, Attention: Armando Jimenez, 24580 Silver Cloud Court, Monterey, CA 93940