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Clermont County wastewater staff brief commissioners on two-year leachate-treatment renewal with Seacoast landfill
Summary
The county's wastewater treatment assistant director described a two-year renewal to receive and treat landfill leachate from Seacoast, reporting 972,000 gallons handled last year and revenue of $45,198; sampling and limits on contaminants are in place and the renewal includes a modest rate increase to cover utility costs.
Randy Davis, assistant director of wastewater treatment in the Clermont County Water Resources Department, updated the Board of County Commissioners on July 16 about a two-year renewal of an agreement to accept and treat leachate from the Seacoast landfill.
Davis said the county treated 972,000 gallons of landfill leachate last year and received $45,198 in compensation. He told commissioners the department raised its fee slightly in the renewal to cover increasing utility costs. "Last year, we accepted 972,000 gallons of the waste leachate. You would collect with $45,198," Davis said.
Commissioners asked about what is in the leachate and how the county monitors it. Davis said the landfill's leachate is sampled at least twice a year and that the county runs at least one control (blank) sample annually. He said the county looks mainly for metals and that some polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be present but the samples taken are below regulatory thresholds.
Davis described the operational handling of the material: tankers deliver the leachate to the county plant, which directs it to the digester or biosolids side of the treatment system rather than discharging it to streams. He told the board the arrangement prevents direct discharge to surface waters and provides a "win-win" for the county and the landfill by keeping the leachate out of local watersheds.
The leachate contract renewal appeared on the meeting's consent agenda and was approved when the board adopted the consent items by roll call later in the session (Commissioner Corcoran, yes; Commissioner Bachelor, yes; Commissioner Painter, yes). Davis said the county maintains monthly oversight, conducts unannounced visits when necessary, and retains contractual access to children and facilities when placements are involved; for the leachate item, he emphasized routine sampling and the county's authority to monitor the effluent.
No public opposition or additional conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes for this item.
