Ongoing Meadowbranch Landfill Updates
26 New wells and 4 horizontals continue to increase vacuum. 300+ scfm increase pre to post installation.
• New landfill gas system well pumps purchased November 2022, 7 pumps, installations occurring as weather permits for installation of air and forcemain. Expected completion January 2023.
• 26 wells installed all under vacuum, as of Oct. 28, 2022.
• Leachate Evaporator temporarily demobilized October 13, 2022. Taken offline October 3, 2022.
• There will be a 3rd party construction crew on-site at Meadow Branch Landfill over the next 2-3 weeks (beginning 09/19/2022) installing/re-drilling approximately 20 landfill gas collection wells.
• The gas plant increased its capacity in early September through addition of membranes and related items. This allows all gas to be processed through the gas plant. Flare is therefore turned off and will be operational if the plant is unable to receive all available flow.
• New landfill gas system well pumps installations as of May 2022, 5 pumps.
• Horizontal gas well installation scheduled for June 2022.
• Cell construction to be completed by end of June 2022.
• New landfill gas system well pumps installation as of 4/29/2022, 8 pumps.
• New air/forcemain for landfill gas system wells is complete as of 4/27/2022.
• New flare blower motor installed 4/29/2022.
• April gas system tuning was completed as of 4/22/2022.
• Phase 2 (5 acres) expected by end of May 2022.
• Phase 1 (6 acres) of temp cap geosynthetics is complete as of 4/26/2022.
• Soil excavation and placement within temporary cap areas is complete, April 2021.
• Temporary Cap installation started on 4/18/2022. Trenching in waste may be observed during the installation activities.
• Evaporator back online after regular maintenance shutdown at 10:20 pm on 3/28/2022. Will be at minimum rates until 8 am, then increasing.
• Evaporator planned shutdown occurred at 4:00am on 3/28/2022
• Evaporator will be preforming a planned preventative maintenance shutdown on Monday 3/28/2022. Evaporation rates will be reduced started at 11:00pm on 3/27/2022 to get to minimum rates by 4:00am
• We will be upgrading the gas collection system between the dates of April 17th and May 6th. This includes the addition of approximately 2,400 ft of horizontal collection pipe and 5 to 6 horizontal well collection points to the gas collection system.