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Charlotte County board OKs $29,000 contract to pursue landfill post‑closure termination
Summary
The Board of Supervisors authorized a $29,000 contract with engineering firm Dewberry to seek removal of the county landfill from Virginia DEQ post‑closure monitoring, a step administrators said could save tens of thousands in recurring testing costs.
The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize staff to execute a proposal with engineering firm Dewberry to pursue termination of the county landfill’s post‑closure care (PCC) obligations monitored by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The board also approved appropriating $29,000 from designated reserve funds to pay for the services.
Board member Mister Green told supervisors Dewberry expects the county can secure a termination and that, if full termination is not granted, the county could pursue a partial termination to reduce ongoing obligations. “She informed us that she felt pretty confident that we would be able to get out of this, the post closure,” Mister Green said, citing Dewberry’s conversations with DEQ and the firm’s environmental engineer, Catherine Lynch.
County administrators said the county currently spends roughly $50,000–$80,000 a year on monitoring and corrective action activities related to the closed landfill. The packet shows the county spent about $279,000 on related work over the past five years. Proponents of the Dewberry contract argued that the one‑time investment could yield substantial savings over time by removing or reducing the county’s monitoring obligations.
Supervisor Speaker 3 moved to authorize the contract and to appropriate $29,000 from reserve funds; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The contract directs Dewberry to pursue DEQ procedures for PCC termination and, if full termination is not approved, explore partial termination options that could reduce the county’s recurring corrective action costs. The board did not discuss a timeline for DEQ review; staff said more details would be available as Dewberry begins the process.
Next steps: staff will execute the Dewberry agreement and return to the board with updates as the DEQ review proceeds.
