The proposed project would expand the landfill’s MMSW disposal capacity by nearly 23.6 million cubic yards.
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Burnsville Sanitary Landfill is proposing to increase the size of its landfill by nearly 23.6 million cubic yards. This expansion will also increase the peak height of the landfill by 262 feet. The draft permit is currently open for public comment for 45 days. MPCA permitting staff used data gathered and findings from the SEIS to inform the draft solid waste permit for the BSL facility.
The Burnsville Sanitary Landfill (BSL) is owned and operated by Waste Management in Burnsville and accepts multiple types of trash:
- Normal trash picked up at the curb from homes and commercial properties; it’s also known as mixed municipal solid waste (MMSW)
- Industrial waste
- Construction and demolition debris
The proposed project would expand the landfill’s MMSW disposal capacity by nearly 23.6 million cubic yards. In addition, the expansion would modify and shrink the current waste disposal footprint from 216 acres to 204 acres. This project would increase the peak height of the landfill by 262 feet. BSL estimates that the proposed expansion would extend the useful life of the landfill by 40 years to 2062.
Earlier this year, the MPCA made a determination of adequacy (DOA) on the BSL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS). The DOA means that the FSEIS adequately addressed all potentially significant issues raised in SEIS scoping, provided responses to comments on the draft SEIS, and was prepared in compliance with applicable state environmental review rules. The FSEIS adequacy decision is not an approval or disapproval of BSL’s proposed landfill expansion project. The FSEIS is an informational document that must be considered by governmental units as they prepare permits for the BSL project.
More than 80 percent of the solid waste entering the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill comes from Hennepin and Dakota County. Solid waste forecasts expect that the need for landfill disposal will continue to increase, and the need for this expansion project was identified during the MPCA’s Certificate of Need process.
Courtesy: www.wasteadvantagemag.com
