A concise summary of the Chemung Landfil project.

1. Joint Workshop of the Budget and Multi-Services
Committees
December 1, 2014
Summary of Expansion Permit
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Single Stream Recycling Facilities CNG-Fueled Refuse Fleets
Landfill Gas Power Plants Anaerobic Digesters for Food Waste

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5. GHG Impact – Low Emission Landfills
As we implement our Low Emission
Landfill model, capture efficiencies
will continue to improve, particularly
at Chemung with the installation of
the Gas-to-Energy Plant installation.
Former 75% capture efficiency
assumption is based on decades
old modeling. Recent facility
reporting and studies indicate that
capture efficiencies are higher and
fugitive methane emissions are
lower than old models predicted.
Casella LFs Capture Efficiency - 2012
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6. OMLA signed on Sept 23, 2005
• Contemplated with the signing…
– Purchase of the adjoining property, (Nelsen)
– Increase in annual capacity to 417,000 tons per
year, years before development of the Marcellus
Shale.
• Included a schedule that would have had the
417K tpy permit in place in 2008
• Includes a Property Protection Plan to protect
residential property owners for fair market
value. 7 properties have been purchased
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7. Chemung County Facility Overview
• Currently permitted to accept 200,500 TPY/ 655
TPD
• MSW Permit for 180,000 tons per year
• C&D Permit for 20,500 tons per year
• 16 years of contract life remaining
• Currently employs 18 full time and 5 part time
employees
• Currently operates 5 convenience stations , 1
transfer station and the landfill
• Currently accept recycling at transfer station.
• ZERO VIOLATIONS
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8. Financial Benefit (since beginning of OMLA)
– County - $24,450,000
• $11M in OMLA lease payments
• $9.6M in First Amendment Payments
• $0.15M in recycling host fees
• $0.1M in property taxes (School, Town, County)
• $0.68M County Owned Nelson Property
• $0.75M County Reimbursements
• $0.42M Career Development and Scholarship
• $0.39M Assumed Employee
• $0.45M Small Project fund -
• $0.41M Hoffman House / Friends of the Chemung River
• $0.45 M for Household Hazardous Waste Days
• $0.05 M assistance with SWMP
– Town of Chemung- $3,711,200
• $3.3M in solid waste host fees
• $0.41M for Fire District Payment
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9. Where Chemung’s waste went in 2013
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ALLEGANY
48%
CHEMUNG
41%
STEUBEN
6%
ONTARIO
5%
2013 Chemung Waste Destination
Total Generation - 78,019 tons
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10. Where the Tons came from in 2013
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PA
34%
CHEMUNG
21%
TIOGA
16%
STEUBEN
8%
NJ
7%
CHENANGO
6%
TOMPKINS
3%
CT
1%
DUTCHESS
BROOME
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11. Drill Cuttings at Chemung Landfill
Chemung Drill Cuttings through Aug. 2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
Total Waste & BUD 174,638 201,390 230,690 223,177 148,459 978,354
Total Drill 58,477 73,518 82,184 67,975 52,216 334,370
% Drill Cuttings 33% 37% 36% 30% 35% 34%
Avg tons per Load 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5
Est Truck Loads 3,773 4,743 5,302 4,385 3,369 21,572
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12. Where does PA send Drill Cuttings
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13. 2014 Drilling Activity in PA
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14. Why a permit increase does not mean more drill
cuttings today
The rush of drilling activity was over in 2011
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15. Are we using the right detectors?
Some have claimed that the detectors we use
are not the right ones.
• According to the EPA, Radium-226, the
most common Radium isotope, is an alpha
emitter, with accompanying gamma
radiation, and has a half-life of about 1600
years. http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/radium.html
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16. Radioactivity in Leachate
The maximum level of
Radium that can be
accepted at a Sewer
Treatment Plant is 600
pCi/l, blue line.
The treatment plant can
only discharge 60 pCi/l to a
stream, green line.
Our leachate is well below
the discharge limit , red
dots.
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17. The Expansion stays on
the original landfill
property
Includes relocation of
power lines and
construction of Cell 6
Significant upgrades to
Stormwater control
and leachate
management
Final elevation is the
same as current
landfill

18. The Chemung County Landfill Expansion Project:
Landfill Expansion:
• Approximately 40 acre expansion of lined landfill area to the south and
east of the current landfill area.
• Includes Cells V(41 acres, 10 acres of overlay) and VI(22 acres, 7 acres
of overlay).
• No change to height of landfill, 1152 feet above mean sea level.
• NO change to the existing, approved waste stream is proposed.
Capacity Increase:
• Increase of daily tonnage from 180,000 tons per year to 417,000 tons
per year.
• Operating hour change from 7 am to 6 pm to 7 am to 7 pm.
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19. Other Project Features:
• Soil Borrow Area: approximately 19 acres of soil borrow area on
the Former Nelsen Property
• Support Infrastructure:
– Three stormwater ponds, leachate storage lagoons and site access
roads to serve expansion
– Landfill Gas to Energy Facility:
– Construction of a building to house up to 2 landfill gas combustion
engines,
– Installation of necessary equipment to generate and transport
electricity
• Education Center: environmental stewardship and education
center: to be located at existing building on Casella-owned
property.
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20. SEQRA Process:
• Commenced in 2006 with preparation of Long EAF, Scoping
Process
• Project Delayed due to OML Negotiations, Permit Modification
• Project Reduced in Scope
• New Scoping Process completed December 2012-February
2013
• DEIS Accepted by County January 2014
• Public Comment Period for DEIS: January 14-March 4, 2014
• Public Hearing: January 30, 2014
• FEIS Prepared & Submitted to County Fall, 2014
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21. FEIS Contents:
• Introduction of Project & DEIS Public
Hearing Process
• Overview of Comments Received
• DEIS Text Revisions
• Responses to DEIS Comments
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22. FEIS Comments:
• Comments received from:
• Residents of Town and County of Chemung
• Two Citizen’s Groups
– RFPLC
– Sierra Club
• Two Involved Agencies:
– NYSDEC: Found EIS Sufficient, Noted Issues to
be Addressed During Permit Proceeding
– Town: Found EIS Accurate
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23. Environmental Comments:
• Stormwater & Surface Water:
– Management of water infiltrating landfill &
leaving site
– New stormwater storage areas
– Junction Canal
• Health Impacts:
– Increased Cancer Incidence in Chemung County
– Health Risks related to Marcellus Shale Wastes
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24. Environmental Comments, Continued:
• Population:
– Concerns that population will decrease due to Project
• Odor-Gas:
– Concerns that odor will not be properly managed
– Comments regarding calculation of methane emitted
• Liner System:
– Concerns that liner will fail due to age, heavier
liquid/drill cuttings
– Liner floating on groundwater
• Placement of waste over existing landfill cells
• Leachate system cleaning, leachate leaks
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25. Environmental Comments, Continued:
• Aquifer/Groundwater:
– Concerns regarding potential aquifer under expansion
– Groundwater suppression system
– Groundwater monitoring & Potential Contamination,
including Marcellus-related issues
• Traffic:
– potential increase in traffic due to increased hours &
tonnage
• Property Values:
– potential decrease in values due to Project
• Noise:
– potential increase in noise resulting from the Project
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26. Environmental Comments, Continued:
• Ecological Resources:
– presence of endangered or threatened species
• Visual:
– impact of project on recreational users, nearby
aesthetic resources, cemetary
• Historic/Archeological:
– Chemung Battlefield & other historic features
near project
– Impact on tourism from Project
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27. Procedural & Operational Comments:
• Comment Period:
– Requests for Additional Extension of Comment Period
• Alternate Disposal:
– Recycling: need for additional recycling and alternative waste
management
• Operations:
– Potential for fire
– Past issues with non-permitted waste, scope of wastes accepted
– Inspection process for wastes
• Community Need/Purpose:
– Need for expansion and capacity increase
– Reduced scope of project compared to 2006 project
– Long term risk of contamination
• General
– Comments related to Long EAF, SEQRA lead agency
– General Support & Opposition for Landfill
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28. Marcellus Shale Waste/Drill Cuttings
• Comments related to:
– Acceptance of this Waste
– Scope of Marcellus Shale Wastes Accepted
– Proper Study of Impacts
– Protocol for Waste Acceptance/Rejection
– Radiation Detection
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29. Marcellus Shale Waste/Drill Cuttings, Continued
• Comments related to:
– Expansion of Landfill to Accommodate More
Drill Cuttings
– Leachate Treatment & Radioactivity
– Leachate Sampling & Radioactivity
– Solid & Liquid Content of Waste
– Radon Release
– Pennsylvania’s Study of Marcellus Wastes &
Radioactivity
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30. Conclusion:
• No New Significant Adverse Environmental
Impacts Identified
• Vast Majority of Comments relate to Landfill
Expansion & Capacity Increase and
Marcellus Shale Waste/Drill Cuttings
• All comments addressed in the Response to
Comments, Section III of the FEIS.
• Proposed expansion meets the intent and
conditions of the original OMLA.
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