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Engineer: San Benito County landfill has limited airspace; closure estimated by 2036, transfer-station options studied
Summary
Lewis Engineering told the task force the county landfill had about 1,360,000 cubic yards of remaining capacity as of April 2025 and that staff has identified two in-county transfer-station options; a closure date of May 2036 was estimated and preliminary design/cost work is underway.
A county-contracted engineer told the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force that San Benito County’s landfill has limited remaining airspace and that the county needs to develop alternatives before closure.
"As of April 2025, there is about 1,360,000 cubic yards [of] waste capacity remaining," said Sangeeta (Sangita) Lewis of Lewis Engineering during a presentation on landfill capacity and disposal…
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