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Municipal Solid Waste officials report methane levels at Merrill Field; mayor signs emergency procurement for gas-collection repairs
Summary
Solid Waste Services told the Anchorage Assembly a failing landfill-gas collection system at the historic Merrill Field landfill exceeded lower explosive limits in some tenant buildings, ADEC has required a remediation timeline and the mayor signed an emergency procurement to repair and replace the system.
Solid Waste Services (SWS) told the Anchorage Assembly that the historic municipal landfill beneath Merrill Field is producing landfill gas at concentrations that have exceeded lower explosive limits in some tenant buildings, prompting an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) enforcement timeline and an urgent procurement to repair gas collection infrastructure.
“On 03/11/2025, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation required a timeline for remediation,” SWS staff reported, and staff said ADEC later cited the situation as a potential violation of AS 60.805 if left unaddressed.
Nut graf: SWS told the assembly the landfill dates to the 1940s, was closed in the 1980s, and a…
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