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City describes excavation and modernization plan for east landfill reclamation
Summary
City staff outlined a reclamation project for Fargo’s east landfill that would excavate historic unlined waste from a 160-acre site, relocate material to lined cells, install leachate collection sent to the wastewater plant and reduce long-term environmental liability.
City staff presented detailed plans for a sanitary landfill reclamation project covering what staff described as the old landfill—about 160 acres used for unlined dumping from roughly 1950 through 1980.
The presentation described removing old waste and contaminated soils, relocating that material into the city’s active lined landfill cells, and constructing a new lined cell on the excavated footprint built to North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards. Staff said the new cell system would include a base liner and a leachate collection system to capture contaminated water and route it for treatment at the city wastewater treatment facility.
Officials said the city monitors groundwater year-round around the site and that reclamation reduces long-term environmental liability, preserves land the city already owns, and avoids the costs and permitting associated with obtaining and developing a new landfill elsewhere. Staff said excavating the older material removes a legacy contamination risk and creates usable landfill capacity without new site acquisition.
No contract awards or formal actions were taken at the meeting; staff presented the project concept and described next steps for permitting and construction planning.
