Benton Crossing Landfill Supplemental EIR

Benton Crossing Landfill Supplemental EIR

The revised permit includes the following: 1. An increase in the total acreage from 95.05 acres to 145.06 acres with a defined disposal area of 71.51 acres. 2. A vertical expansion over the existing solid waste footprint consisting of an increase in the average height from 16 to 22 feet above existing surrounding grades and an increase in the average height from 16 to 22 feet above existing surrounding grades. The new maximum height of hte landfill will be defined as 6,951 feet above mean sea level. 3. An increase in permitted tonnage from 10 tons per day to 54,600 tons per year with a maximum peak of 500 tons per day. 4. Defines the permitted traffic volume as 100 vehicles per day. 5. A change in hours of operation from 8:30am to 5:30pm daily except Wednesday to 7:30am to 5:30pm seven days per week with defined holidays of New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. 6. Defines the total airspace design capacity as 2,617,900 cy with a waste capacity of 1,814,400 cy. 7. Operational activities at the landfill include: 1) a separately permitted sludge handling operation, where dried sewage sludge from the local waste water treatment plant is mixed with native soil for use as an alternative daily cover; 2) the use of other state-approved alternative daily cover methods such as synthetic tarps, wood chips, and spray-applied cementitious products; 3) periodic use of a propane cannon or other methods for bird control.

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