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Virginians, like the rest of Americans, are learning that solid waste disposal with environmental safety gauges is a costly project.
New state regulations require that all sanitary landfills be underlain by a double-liner system. To insure that the liners are not leaking, groundwater and gas monitoring is also mandated. In addition, liquid emerging from the waste must be collected and treated under the required leachate monitoring program.
The Commonwealth’s 22 planning districts recently assessed their solid waste management needs for the next 20 years. Landfill costs in Virginia will reach $1.2 billion, estimated Harry Gregori of the State Department of Waste Management.
The estimated landfill and recycling costs for Planning District Commissions in the Northern tip of the state, PDCs seven, eight and nine, total $193 million. The estimated cost for the Lord Fairfax PDC, which includes Clarke and Warren counties among others, is $53 million.
The costs for the Northern Virginia PDC are estimated at $83 million. The Rappahannock-Rapidan PDC may reach $57 million.
“Landfills are becoming more and more expensive,” said Gordon Jones, regional planner for the Rappahannock-Rapidan District. “The cost has gone from something rela
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