Colonie Landfill Citizens

Awareness Meeting
Waste Connections
Town of Waterford
June 8, 2015

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

Town of Colonie Landfill

Partnering with the

Town of Colonie

Power Generation
The landfill gas is used to power
generators to create electricity,
approximately equivalent to
2,800 homes.
Reference:
www.epa.gov/lmop/projects-candidates/lfgecalculator.html

Landfill Updates
Compost removal
Gas collection system
construction and
maintenance updates

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

Area 7 Development
Accepted annual
and daily tonnage
to remain the
same

PROPOSED
TRUCK TRAFFIC
PATTERN

PROPOSED
ENTRANCE
AND EXIT
TOWN/
LANDFILL
PROPERTY
EXISTING
ENTRANCE
AND EXIT
PROPOSED
APPR. AREA 7
LINER AREA

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

98% of waste
comes from
Albany, Saratoga,
Schenectady,
Rensselaer,
Columbia, Warren
and Washington
Counties
Development will
occur only within
existing site
footprint

Area 7 Development
PROPOSED
STORMWATER
MGMT BASIN

Extends life
of landfill

PROPOSED
LEACHATE TANKS

New, safer
entrance

TOWN/
LANDFILL
PROPERTY

Leachate
storage
PROPOSED
APPR. AREA 7
LINER AREA

PROPOSED
STORMWATER MGMT BASIN

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

Area 7 Permitting Update

Submitted in February 2015
Minor MOD Application
Engineering Report

Wetland Permit Application

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

SEQRA Process
Environmental Assessment Form March 2014

Positive Declaration August 2014

Draft Scope for DEIS and Public Scoping Notice August 2014

Notice of Final Scope for DEIS November 2014

DEIS Submitted February 2015
DEIS Public Comment Period Likely Summer 2015

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Community Involvement
Waterford Tugboat Roundup

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Toys for Tots

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Christmas
Bike Donation

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Good Neighbors
Our Promise:
Commitment to
open
communication
Listening to
community
concerns
Be an active,
contributing
member of the
community

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Whats Next?
Next Citizens Awareness Meeting
September 14th 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Halfmoon Senior Center
285 Lower Newtown Road, Halfmoon

Area 7 Development Informational Website

www.townofcolonielandfill.com

Contact Information
Office 783-2827, extension 222
Community Hotline 783-2827 option #4

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