Boones Mill

The North American Housing CDD landfill operated prior to the promulgation of current regulations governing disposal of solid waste. Accordingly, this landfill did not operate or conduct post-closure care under a permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Rather, post-closure care was conducted under the terms of a 1993 Consent Order.

The landfill changed ownership several times during its 12+ year post-closure care period. The current owner selected Resource to perform a Termination of Post-Closure Care Assessment (TPCA) in 2006. Resource completed the TPCA, and the landfill was subsequently one of the fist landfills in Virginia to be released from post-closure care requirements by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

Resource's services included:

• Detailed review of landfill history, including:
  • The Original Consent Order
  • The Closure Plan
  • "Statement of Threat Potential" correspondence
  • Records of correspondence between the owner/operator and the VDEQ during the post-closure period
  • Records of the groundwater monitoring program conducted during the post-closure period
  • Information provided by the owner/operator regarding periodic inspections and maintenance conducted at the facility.
• Visual observation of the landfill. This observation included examination and review of the vegetative cover, final cover, site drainage, site security, and groundwater monitoring systems; along with the performance of decomposition gas monitoring in existing monitoring wells and ambient air, and by use of punch probes.
• Statistical Trend Analysis of the full history of groundwater monitoring program to assess potential ramifications of its discontinuation.
• Public notification and conduct public hearing.