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County programs $785,000 for landfill remediation plan after state-mandated corrective measures report
Summary
County staff said an assessment of corrective measures for two county landfills was submitted to the state; the estimated cost to implement the recommended measures is roughly $785,000 and staff recommended programming the funding in FY2013–FY2014.
St. Mary's County staff told commissioners May 14 that the county submitted an assessment of corrective measures for remediation at the St. Andrews and St. Clements landfill sites and proposed programming roughly $785,000–$786,000 in county funds for work in fiscal 2013–2014.
Why it matters: the assessment was submitted to the state on April 23 as required and represents a county estimate of the costs to implement recommended corrective actions. Staff said the state could approve, require additional work, or reduce the county's proposed measures, but the county needs to plan funding to remain in compliance.
Staff said the remediation project is an existing CIP item and that the new phase (described in the meeting as phase 4) must be completed to comply with state requirements. The project estimate presented to the board was approximately $785,000 and staff said it would be 100 percent county-funded unless the state takes a different approach.
George Erickson, a county staff member, told commissioners that while construction and major measures will conclude over a few years, long-term monitoring (20 to 30 years) will continue and create ongoing obligations. Erickson said, "You never really are done. You have a 20 to 30 year monitoring period, so you never really are done." Commissioners asked whether additional unanticipated costs could appear; staff said that based on current monitoring they were comfortable the project would not produce a large new liability but could not guarantee it would never occur.
Ending: Commissioners accepted the need to program funds for remediation in FY2013 and FY2014 and directed staff to include the project funding in the revised CIP and upcoming budget materials.
