City of Gainesville - File #: 120127.

• File #: 120127.
• Version: 3
• Name: Old Landfill Remediation Referral (NB)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Filed
• File created: 6/7/2012
• In control: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee
• On agenda: 4/4/2013
• Final action: 4/30/2013
• Title: Old Landfill Remediation (B) This item is to provide information on Old Landfills for which the City has responsibility as well as an update on the progress of the Airport Landfill Remediation project.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/30/2013	3	City Commission	Placed on File
4/4/2013	3	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
2/25/2013	2	Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee	Approved, as shown above - See Motion(s)
6/7/2012	0	City Commission	Referred	Pass

Title
Old Landfill Remediation (B)

This item is to provide information on Old Landfills for which the City has responsibility as well as an update on the progress of the Airport Landfill Remediation project.

Explanation
The Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee heard a presentation from City staff on this referral on February 25, 2013 and discussed relevant issues.

The Data and Analysis section of the Solid Waste Element of the City of Gainesville’s Comprehensive Plan includes a section on the History of Solid Waste Management. This section identifies the landfill operated by the City of Gainesville at the Gainesville Municipal Airport, a City operated dump for combustible refuse near the South Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plan, and a third landfill operated by the City located on Archer Road five miles from downtown which accepted junk vehicles, large logs, and other items not considered suitable for the airport landfill. Each of these landfills was closed prior to 1985; therefore are exempt from Florida Administrative Codes regarding Landfill Closure regulations.

The Old Dump located off South Main Street was a remediation project that the City became aware of in 2001after Florida Department of Environment Protection (FDEP) staff conducted an investigation of the Sweetwater Branch as an extension of the Depot Park Coal Tar Remediation project. The banks of the landfill were shared with the banks of the Sweetwater Branch. Erosion of the banks resulted in exposed landfilled material. The City’s Old Landfill Bank Stabilization project included the reconstruction and stabilization of the banks to prevent further exposure with a total cost of approximately $2 million.

The Airport Landfill consisted of three areas: trash area, garbage area, and construction and demolition debris area. The trash area reportedly operated in the 1940’s when the airport was constructed and operated as the Alachua Army Air Base. The garbage area reported...