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Louisa County staff warns landfill capacity could require new land acquisition within decades
Summary
County staff told the Board of Supervisors that current landfill capacity could last about 7 years for the active cell and roughly 34 years for the next engineered cell when accounting for growth; staff said regulatory permitting timelines mean the county should begin planning land acquisition now.
Louisa County staff told the Board of Supervisors in May 2025 that the county should begin planning land acquisition for a future landfill cell because permitting and regulatory timelines mean new land will likely be needed decades before current capacity is exhausted.
Mister King, a staff member presenting the update, told the board the county averages about 22,000 tons of solid waste a year and is seeing a 4.6% year‑over‑year increase. He said the cell currently being filled has roughly 7.2 years of capacity remaining and that the engineered design for the next large cell would hold, under the presentation’s assumptions, about 34 years of use when…
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