Sussex County Landfill – Section 2 Final Cap*
Owner: Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority
Approx. Revenue: $2,713,000.00
Description: Partial closure of approximately 7.5 acres of the existing Phase 1 and Phase 2A landfill cell. Work includes exposing the existing anchor trenches, grading the waste to states' slope requirements, installation of 12 inches of Intermediate Cover material, Geosynthetic Clay Liner, Geotextile, 40 mil White HDPE Geomembrane, Geocomposite, 12 inches of drainage sand layer, 6 inches of select fill material, blending and installation of select fill with geofibers and 6" layer of topsoil. Also includes the construction of an access road to the top of the landfill, installation of stormwater drainage manholes and piping, diversion swales, toe drains, seeding, mulching, installation of erosion control blankets and permanent gas extraction piping, temporary stormwater relief work in Cell 3 and the restoration of the site.
Completion: October 2008