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New Laramie Landf ill A COMMUNITY PROJECT Thank you for being part of our community’s dedication and hard work in moving forward through information and resources to keep our infrastructure current, safe and healthful for everyone. Mayor Dave Paulekas City of Laramie please see landfill progress at www.newlaramielandfill.com Landfill 112 Roger Canyon Road, Laramie, 82070 Open: Monday – Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:50 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Office of Solid Waste 1167 North 4th Street, Laramie, 82072 Office Hours: Monday – Friday to 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. telephone [PHONE REDACTED] I fax [PHONE REDACTED] photographs courtesy trihydro corporation Construction is underway The Laramie Landfill Improvements Project went out to bid on April 30, 2013. Five qualified contractors submitted bid packages. On June 18th, 2013 the project was awarded to DelHur Industries, Inc. Construction began in mid-July 2013. Construction progress may be seen on the project Web site’s “Project Photos” section. General Overview The City of Laramie’s landfill is located ~1.5 miles north of the City limits on Rogers Canyon Road (North 9th St.). Operated through the Public Works Department, Solid Waste Division, it serves both City and Albany County residents. City collection crews, a private company, the University of Wyoming, and the public use this facility to dispose of all local-area generated solid waste. Volume & Organization The landfill’s annual solid waste volume received is 72,000 cubic yards (or 36,400 tons). One attendant and one to three equipment operators are on site daily. The landfill is a Type I permitted facility, employing a multiple-trench design with “haul-back” operations, encompassing 250 acres, with an annual budget of $1,204,349. Life Expectancy The landfill currently has a remaining life-expectancy of 40 years at current disposal rates. However, in the last 10 years, significant State and Federal environmental regulatory requirements in the landfill industry have occurred. The Solid Waste Division reports this landfill meets all current Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, thereby assuring protection of our area’s land, water, and air resources. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Wyoming State Legislature passed a law in 2006 requiring operators of existing landfills to prepare 20-year integrated solid waste management plans. The intent was to encourage operators of these existing facilities to carefully consider using larger regional facilities and systems that are more cost- effective to operate and provide more environmental protection. The Cities of Laramie and Cheyenne, and the Eastern Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District, joined in evaluating future planning alternatives for solid waste handling. With no economical regional facility located nearby to accept Laramie’s solid waste, the July 2009 report recommended the City move forward independently to the next phase of Federal and State requirements. Laramie’s City Council approved the 2009 draft report recommendations and requested City landfill facility upgrades funding through the Specific Purpose Tax. Through competitive selection, in September 2010, the City hired an engineering team: Trihydro Corporation, Coffey Engineering & Surveying Associates, and Contour Consulting, to design the new landfill. The “new” Laramie landfill will employ new solid waste handling approaches, with the next phase located directly north (and adjacent to) the existing area. The current landfill has minimum infrastructure: no electricity, no water, no sewer, and no scale to measure how much waste is received. The new landfill will have all of these assets; and—most importantly—it will have waste disposal pits (“cells”) that are more protective of the environment because each cell is constructed with an “Engineered Containment System.” Solid Waste Facility 1 SCALEHOUSE (Weigh-In-Scales) — All users visiting the facility will first check-in at the Scalehouse. 2 DIVERSION DEPOT — users will back vehicle to a dock and drop heavy items into bins: scrap metal, tires, and construction/demolition waste. 3 RECYCLING CENTER — receptacles for batteries, used oil, single-stream recyclables, electronic waste, and white-goods/appliances. 4 COMPOST YARD — users may deposit branches, leaves, grass, sod, and hay and straw at the compost yard, (some items free of charge). Users may also pick up finished composted product. 5 BALER BUILDING — regular household garbage may be disposed of in the Baler Building. 6 ROAD TO LANDFILL — animal waste and large quantities of construction/demolition materials may be disposed of at the landfill. Baler Building—loads are first weighed- in, then waste dumped inside the baler building, out of the weather – eliminating litter and excessive moisture-intrusion into the waste. Landfill staff will also have a better visual of what is in the waste stream to remove recyclables and hazardous waste. The remaining waste is then baled for final disposal in landfill cells. This building will also allow the City to bale single- stream recyclables for transportation to a materials-recovery facility. Landfill liners are required by State and Federal Regulations to help protect the groundwater. The liner at the Laramie Landfill will consist of a clay layer topped with a 60 mil HDPE liner. A protective soil cover is placed over the liner; then the baled trash can be stacked in place for final disposal.