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County engineers outline corrective plan after landfill violations; Board authorizes repairs
Summary
Engineers told the Clay County Board that state inspectors noted violations at the landfill and recommended a timeline-driven corrective plan including tighter daily cover, limiting active disposal space, record-keeping, and a 4 p.m. intake cutoff; the Board authorized specific repairs and next steps.
Engineers and landfill staff told the Clay County Board of Commissioners that the county’s landfill is currently out of compliance with state requirements and needs a structured corrective plan.
"It is for sure the County is not in good standings with the State and that we need to address the issues involved with violations," Geologist Brad Wohler told the board, urging faster action to reduce potential fines. Engineer Jared Brooks (Schwab Eaton) outlined steps the county should take, including drafting a formal response to the State with timelines for each corrective project.
Brooks recommended the landfill use the required amount of daily cover — whether soil or alternative daily cover — and noted that once each week the working face must receive six inches of soil cover when soil is used. He suggested reducing the operation to a single active disposal phase to limit the daily cover area, instituting a hard cutoff (close intake at 4 p.m.) so crews have time to complete daily cover and records, and improving litter control and mowing to make mechanical raking more effective.
Landfill Director Rhonda Carroll requested permission to call JP Electric for a fuse-box repair, obtain a repair estimate on the white pickup, and purchase a new cable for the roll-off truck; the Board granted permission for these three items. Brooks also recommended developing a plan for a permanent berm around the working area and maintaining meticulous daily records to demonstrate progress to the State.
The engineer said Shilling Construction would continue sampling road and site materials as needed, and Brooks committed to drafting the letter to the State for Board approval. The Board instructed staff to pursue the corrective actions and to return with documentation and a timeline for each item.
Next steps: Brooks will draft the response letter to state regulators, Carroll will pursue the authorized repairs and estimates, and the Board will monitor completion and documentation of the remedial measures.
