| December 5, 2007 |
| Tim Vandersall | Will Flower |
| General Manager | Corporate |
| Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility | Republic Services, Inc. |
| Telephone: 330-874-3855 | Telephone: 954-288-0388 |
The following are proactive steps Countywide has taken to ensure it is not only in compliance with OEPA orders, but is applying toward remediating the reaction beyond these orders:
- Numerous studies and research conducted by experts to determine the causes and extent of the reaction as well as management techniques to be employed.
- Conducted a treatability study to determine if any chemicals or suppressants could be injected into the landfill to reduce the reaction (none were found to be effective).
- Installation of 144 additional landfill gas collectors (from 64 collectors at the beginning of 2006 to 208 collectors at present).
- Installation of seven (7) additional landfill gas flares and associated equipment.
- Installation of over 14,000 linear feet of header and lateral gas collection lines.
- Extensive ongoing management of the gas management systems including well replacements, monitoring and control of oxygen infiltration, addition of improved collection piping, etc.
- Detailed daily survey and monitoring of the condition of the landfill.
- Daily monitoring for the presence of smoke (no smoke has been observed).
- Mobilization of a full time 3rd party team to monitor and report odors, respond to complaints, and document results.
- Ongoing and exhaustive study of ambient air quality to determine if the landfill is impacting air quality in the area.
- Installation and anchorage of 34 acres of impervious temporary cap over the reaction area.
- Construction of a physical separation of waste.
- Installation of 55 pumps in gas wells to enhance gas collection.
- Performed detailed measurement and analysis of the stability of the waste slopes.
- Installed temperature measuring devises in the waste and under the waste in the landfill.
- Collected and analyzed gas quality data in over 100 gas collection wells, resulting in, to date, over 500,000 data points.
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