Pine Tree Landfill Operator Seeks Capacity Boost By Raising Height
Posted on: Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 15:00 CDT
BANGOR - The operator of the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden is expected to file a request for a permit to increase capacity and create a containment wall, which will raise the landfill's height by approximately 20-24 feet.
Increased capacity at the landfill, in turn, will create additional wastewater that is treated at the Bangor treatment plant, an issue taken up during Tuesday night's City Council meeting.
"We probably have the capacity, but this [whether or not to accept an increased volume of wastewater] is not a staff, but a council decision," said Brad Moore of the Waste Water Treatment Plant, who recounted for councilors what he told Pine Tree Landfill representatives.
In order to expand the facility, the Department of Environmental Protection may require Casella Waste Systems Inc., which owns the landfill, to first resolve its issue with treating contaminated groundwater.
In the original agreement with the Bangor plant, approved in 1998 with a 28-year contract, Pine Tree purchased capacity at the treatment facility and a user fee was established for an average volume of 28,000 gallons a day.
The requested increase in capacity would result in more wastewater, so Pine Tree will ask to increase the wastewater processed by the Bangor plant to 40,000 gallons a day.
In May, a particularly wet month, the landfill sent 3.6 million gallons to the treatment plant for processing and was billed $26,524. In the winter month of January, the landfill only sent 1.2 million gallons.
The wastewater received from the landfill is more polluted than normal city wastewater and requires additional treatment.
Moore offered several solutions to the City Council to resolve his concerns. First, he suggested the city could develop a fee for the additional plant capacity used by Pine Tree and second, have the landfill participate in efforts to upgrade the pump station.
No decisions were made and no specific date was designated to reconvene and discuss the topic.
City Council member Geoffrey Gratwick, who is the Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, posed questions for future discussion concerning the actual extra capacity at the plant and the money required to keep the Perry Road pump station running.
Source: Bangor Daily News
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