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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
In a meeting Thursday night the Board of Supervisors voted to award the contract for construction of the next phase of the landfill to Rappawan, Inc., for $187,668. The also awarded the contract for the liner for the next phase to Attalla Lining, Inc. for $35,677.
The total comes to $223,295, which is less than the $277,000 the engineering firm had estimated for the project.
The first phase of the landfill will be closed this summer, and the next phase will cover about one acre. It is expected to last through 1993, when the county will have to open a new section that meets more stringent environmental requirements.
The county is continuing to negotiate with R. Stuart Royer for the engineering contract for designing the next section. It is expected to cover 4.5 acres.
Although the bid from Rappawan was under the estimate, Hampton District representative Mike Massie felt it was high. “The hole is already there,” he said.
County Administrator John McCarthy said the contract would cover achieving a gradual slope for the new cell, tying it to the leachate collection pond, and a four-foot pad for the liner.
“So there’s more to it than putting a piece of plastic down,” Mr. Massie said.
The supervisors had thought the landfill cell to be used starting in 1994 would have to have a double liner. They have learned of a heavier composition liner that could be used as a single liner if the soil under it is right. The soil in that area does not have quite enough clay in it. Part of the work of the new engineering firm will be finding a source of clay and estimating its cost compared to a double liner.
The major savings of a single liner comes from having the landfill cell last longer. The supervisors noted that the landfill cells also would last longer if the county was not covering each day’s trash with six inches of soil.
Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham said’there is an artificial cover the county could use by putting it down each evening and removing it each morning before trash is deposited. He said the county could also save money, but not landfill space, if it would agree to accept “fluff.”
“Fluff” comes from pulverizing discarded automobiles. After the metal is removed the “fluff” remains. It comes from upholstery, carpeting and miscellaneous plastic. Col.
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