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Lycoming County approves landfill equipment and leachate forcemain contracts; officials describe methane cogeneration and disposal hazards
Summary
Commissioners approved multiple contracts for security systems and landfill operations, extended an electronics-recycling agreement, and awarded a $1.22 million contract for a new leachate forcemain; county staff described onsite methane-to-energy generation and concerns about lithium batteries in the waste stream.
Lycoming County commissioners on May 1 approved a suite of contracts and amendments tied to county landfill operations and awarded a $1,223,721 contract to R & L Development Company for a leachate forcemain project.
Gary Staggart, deputy director at Lycoming County Resource Management Services (LCRMS), briefed commissioners on landfill operations and several agenda items. The award to R & L Development will fund installation of a new 6-inch forcemain to pump leachate from the county’s lagoon to the WBRA wastewater treatment plant. Staggart said the existing line is a three-inch…
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