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Committee discusses donated clay and soil sources for landfill liner and cover
Summary
Committee members reviewed a vendor-donated clay pile and discussed logistics, testing, access permissions and hauling to the Saltworth landfill. The donation is small compared with the 25,000 yards needed for the liner project, but could be used for cover or stockpiled.
The Solid Waste Committee discussed a donation of clay that could be used at the Saltworth landfill, including logistics to test, transport and store the material.
Staff reported that KCS had donated a pile of clay at a nearby location and that an initial quantity discussed was about 1,040 yards. Committee members noted the parish requires written permission to operate on third-party property and said they wanted an agreement on paper that clarifies liability and access before moving equipment onto donor property.
Staff said the high-quality clay needed for the landfill liner project is substantially larger (about 25,000 yards) than the KCS donation, but the donated material could serve as cover or be stockpiled for future needs. A staff member said he had reviewed a sample with the parish environmental inspector and that the sample appeared suitable for part of the liner work, but that additional testing and verification would be needed for use in the full liner project.
Several logistics were discussed: haul distance, the condition of crossing the highway, truck availability and the need to clear and prepare parish property to store the material (26 acres to the north was mentioned as a potential storage area). Committee members and staff discussed coordination with Allen Ross (the original material owner/subcontractor) and noted Canadian Pacific and KCS were involved in the chain of custody for the excess material that had been over-ordered.
No formal motion was taken. Committee members directed staff to obtain written permission from the landowner and to coordinate testing and logistics with vendors before committing parish equipment or trucks to haul the donated clay.
