First Municipal Landfill Solar Cap in the Country

Barton & Loguidice designed an innovative exposed flexible membrane photovoltaic system as an integral part of the Madison County Department of Solid Waste's Westside Landfill closure project. This photovoltaic system is comprised of a composite of flexible solar panels, geomembrane, and associated wiring to generate 40 kW of electrical energy primarily for use on the site with the option of providing excess electricity to the local utility via a net metering arrangement.

The project has been sized to mirror the generation of this photovoltaic system with the power consumption required to operate the county’s Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) located adjacent to the landfill. This effectively allows the county to provide environmentally secure closure to the waste within their landfill and supplement their on-site renewable energy generation, with the additional value of a significant reduction in the operating cost of their county-wide recycling facility.

As part of this project, B&L prepared a grant application on behalf of the County utilizing the technical merits and specifications of the project along with the cost estimates generated during the design process. This application resulted in the County receiving more than 65% of the project’s required funding via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation Funding for Small Municipalities administered by NYSERDA. 

Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority

B&L was the principal author of an Environmental Impact Statement and alternatives analysis that resulted in the issuance of a Corps of Engineers wetland permit to allow for 46.6 acres of federally regulated wetlands to be impacted by development of the Regional Landfill.  B&L also prepared the applications and received regulatory approval of the solid waste permits and Title V air permit for the 150-acre Subtitle D landfill facility.  Following issuance of the permits, B&L prepared final plans and specifications for the site access roads, leachate storage and loadout facility, the first 23.6 acres of double composite liner, leachate pump station, fueling facility, scale, operations and maintenance facility, storage facilities, site-wide SCADA system, and an extensive stormwater management and staged sediment control system.  B&L was responsible for all construction administration and inspection for the project.

City of Auburn Landfill

B&L provided the permitting, design, and construction administration and inspection services for the collection of landfill gas from the closed 42-acre landfill and from the active 20-acre landfill. The collected gas is conveyed to the City's existing water pollution control facility via a 2-mile compressed gas pipeline and is used to operate the sludge incinerator. Excess gas not used for sludge incineration is sent to a flare at the landfill site.

B&L prepared final design and bid documents for a 13-acre liner expansion as well as the Title V permit application for the Subtitle D landfill. In addition to the liner design, B&L designed a new scale house, leahcate conveyance system enhancements and site-wide SCADA system for landfill monitoring. The liner system design included a state-of-the-art double composite liner system which incorporated tire chips in the primary collection layer. Construction administration and inspection services were provided by B&L.

Ontario County Landfill

B&L completed the final design of a leachate recirculation system for a 13-acre section of the active 2,000-ton-per-day Subtitle D landfill. The existing leachate pump station was retrofitted to accommodate the recirculation system. B&L also designed the active landfill gas collection system for the facility which incorporates both horizontal and vertical collection techniques. The collection system draws over 2,000 cfm of gas to an on-site landfill gas to energy plant which generates more than 5.6 MW of electricity.

B&L completed the remedial investigation and feasibility study for this 44-acre hazardous waste (Superfund Site) inactive landfill. B&L provided the remedial design and construction administration and inspection services for the closure. The work included relocation of waste to improve the landfill grades and to consolidate the footprint. The landfill cap features a 40 mil linear low density polyethylene geomembrane, a composite geonet drainage layer and extensive stormwater management system,and gas management system.

B&L provided the permitting, design and construction administration for two open top transfer stations. Both stations are located within the Adirondack Park and required compliance with the Adirondack Park Agency's stringent permitting requirements. The stations include a 3,600-square-foot building enclosure that houses a 2,400-square-foot tipping floor and a 100-cubic-yard open top container. The waste is transported to a regional landfill for disposal.