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Kent County approves bonding to design PFAS treatment systems for three landfill sites
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution allowing the Department of Public Works to recover pre-bond design costs and to advance design for PFAS treatment at the North Kent, Kentwood and South Kent landfills. The department estimated a total project cost of $12–$15 million and said treatment will be financed by bonds repaid from landfill operating fees.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to authorize recovery of design-phase expenditures and to move forward with design of PFAS treatment systems at three county landfill facilities.
The measure, moved by Commissioner Steck and adopted by roll call, allows the Department of Public Works to include pre-bond design costs in the eventual financing package. Director Darryl (last name not specified in the record) told commissioners the department expects total borrowing needs of about $12 million to $15 million to design and build systems to capture and treat PFAS at the South Kent Landfill, Kentwood Landfill (a closed legacy facility) and the North Kent Landfill.
Why this matters: Kent County officials said the systems will treat groundwater and leachate that come in contact with landfill waste and will help meet permit requirements for multiple sewer authorities…
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