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Leachate within statutes; expansion feasibility expected before year-end, landfill officials say
Summary
Committee heard that leachate levels have been within statute limits for three months, final-cap work on about 10 acres is nearly complete, replacement gas wells and cell construction are ongoing, and a state feasibility determination for an expansion is expected before the end of the year.
At the Oct. 6 Landfill Standing Committee meeting, the committee heard that leachate levels have been “within statutes” for the past three months and that the state-level feasibility determination for a proposed landfill expansion is expected before the end of the year, officials said.
The compliance officer told the committee that recent audits show the average depth of leachate on the liner is under a foot and that recent work on the leachate force main appears to have resolved earlier issues. The report said the new cell is where most incoming waste is being placed while final-cap construction continues elsewhere on site.
Committee members were told final-cover construction has focused on a roughly 10-acre area.…
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