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Adams County solid waste staff report compliance work, new ADC approval and contained landfill fire
Summary
Staff reported on site operations: a successful City of Adams bulk-collection event, approval to use glass as alternative daily cover (ADC), need to install a fourth gas probe this year for compliance, and a small landfill fire the prior day that was contained.
Adams County Solid Waste staff told the committee May 13 that site operations are progressing while the department addresses several compliance and outreach matters, including approval to use glass as alternative daily cover, installation of a missing gas probe and a contained landfill fire.
"We are approved to use glass as ADC," Ruben (last name not specified), superintendent, Adams County Solid Waste, said, referencing an April 18 email from a colleague named Colin. Staff said the approval is documented in the facility plan of operations and that administrative steps to implement ADC use are complete.
Ruben also said the facility is currently short one gas probe used to monitor subsurface landfill gas and soil conditions. "Right now, we have 3 of them. We're supposed to have 4. GP 4 was supposed to be installed during the construction of Cell 5 or Cell 6. That was never planned. So in order us to stay compliant, we have to get this constructed this year," he said. Staff said Tetra Tech provided numbers for the installation and that the county is reviewing contracts.
Staff reported a landfill fire that occurred the day before the meeting and was contained with assistance from the Department of Natural Resources and the City of Adams fire department. "It was all taken care of. It was contained," Ruben said. He and staff said the on-site first responder began containment with sand until fire crews arrived.
Ruben urged public outreach on lithium and small batteries, which staff cited as a leading ignition source at the site. "No batteries in the garbage," he said. Ruben added that, in his experience, many ignitions stem from cell phone batteries, laptops, charging banks and cordless-tool batteries.
The site report also highlighted a City of Adams bulk-collection event held April 26, which staff described as "a huge success." Staff said four 30-yard containers were filled by 8:45 a.m., and overall nine 30-yard containers were used during the event, with a scrap-metal bin about three-quarters full.
Staff said they plan to bring a proposed contract for a Butterfly Garden project to the committee next month after additional internal review. No formal committee action was taken on ADC, gas-probe installation or the Butterfly Garden at the May meeting.
Committee members asked for further information about the gas-probe schedule and expected costs; staff indicated those cost estimates would appear in next month's project report.
