Cool Springs Road Landfill Closure

Summary
Faced with an estimated $5,000,000 closure cost, the City retained Resource to explore alternative capping plans.

Alternative Capping Plans
Using geophysical techniques, Resource determined that the landfill could be closed as two separate disposal areas. The municipal solid waste section required one cap design, and the construction demolition debris portion required a less costly cap design. Resource also identified portions of the site that were inactive and closed prior to the effective date of the current landfill closure regulations. These actions resulted in significant closure cost savings to the City of approximately $2,500,000.

Closure Alternative Analysis
Resource also performed a closure alternatives analysis for the City that evaluated the potential for mining the facility and ultimately "de-listing" the site as a former landfill. This work included a landfill mining seminar at the Center for Innovative Technology that helped raise public awareness of that alternative to landfill closure.

Closure Plans
Resource prepared a complete set of closure plan and provided construction administration services during the closure construction activities. Groundwater monitoring services Continue to be provided at the landfill, which include preparation of the facility's annual groundwater monitoring report to the VDEQ.

Post-closure Care Inspections
Resource provides post-closure care inspections of the facility and associated landfill gas monitoring to determine whether landfill gas is migrating off-site.