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DPS Gas Collection & Control System (GCCS) - $17,446
Division of Solid Waste
Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868), Scott Lockhart (x2642)
(Revised)
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Authorizing the disappropriation of $17,446 from the Capital Improvement Fund Articulating Truck purchase; authorizing appropriation and expenditure of $17,446 from the Capital Improvement Fund for Gas Collection & Control System improvements; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Federal regulations and Hoffman Road Landfill's Title V air permit require that a Gas Collection & Control System (GCCS) be installed and operating at the landfill. Certain components of the GCCS are reaching and in some cases, operating beyond their predicted useful life, presenting an increasing risk of failure. Federal regulations and the landfill's Title V air permit also dictate a timeline for expanding the GCCS. The GCCS continues to age and deteriorate, decreasing the overall effectiveness of landfill gas recovery. Regular replacement, repair and/or rehabilitation of GCCS components are essential to ensure continued regulatory compliance, to maintain GCCS effectiveness, and mitigating the risk of undesirable landfill operational issues such as odors or landfill gas migration. Collecting landfill gas effectively and efficiently also increases the value of the GCCS as an asset in any energy recovery project.
Expenditures are necessary to install new GCCS components and/or repair/rehabilitate the existing GCCS infrastructure to maintain and operate the GCCS in compliance with environmental regulations and improve collection efficiency. Ordinance 28-18 authorized the expenditure of $46,189.73 towards GCCS improvements and this Ordinance will bring the total capital funding for 2018 GCCS improvements to $63,635.73.
Ordinance 406-17 authorized expenditures to purchase an Articulated Truck for the landfill operations. The diligenc...
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