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SPSA secures permits for landfill expansion through 2060; board weighing 20‑year processing contract
Summary
Southeastern Public Service Authority officials told Norfolk council they secured permits to expand landfill Cells 8 and 9 — extending regional landfill capacity to 2060 — and are negotiating a large mixed‑waste sorting contract that would guarantee significant diversion and require member communities to amend use‑and‑support agreements.
Southeastern Public Service Authority executives told Norfolk City Council that regulatory permits for landfill Cells 8 and 9 are finalized and that SPSA is negotiating a large alternative‑disposal contract that would reduce landfill tonnage and require member communities to amend their current use‑and‑support agreements.
SPSA Executive Director Dennis Bagley said the agency recently received the required Section 401 and Section 404 permits to construct Cells 8 and 9, which — with existing inventory — extend regional landfill capacity through 2060. "By getting the permits to expand the regional landfill in Cells 8 and 9, [that] will give you capacity through the year 2060," Bagley said, noting the permitting process took about five years and required tradeoffs because much of the expansion is in wetlands.
Bagley said SPSA issued an RFP for alternative waste disposal and is finalizing negotiations with Commonwealth Sortation LLC, a…
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